Marble Cottage
Marble Cottage
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9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
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9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
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Marble Cottage a small Demonstration Factory cum Retail Shopping Store in Agra India Just few Minute Drive By Car From Taj Mahal Gate. Marble Cottage was Established in Agra India in 1974 By Famous and Awarded Artist Late Mohammad Mubin whose Family Belongs to AGHA KHAN From Isfahan From Persian Countries. Today In Marble Cottage You May Found Four Craftsmen just for the Demonstration of the Inlay Art Similar Known as PIETRE DURE on the white Marble,And Here we explain and Demonstrate the Art Free of Cost to the Local or Foreign Travelers. If you would like to Visit our Factory so you may call us or tell us where you stay in Agra so We Pick up you from the Nearest Place. Here in Marble Cottage we make white marble table tops, coaster sets, chess board, tiles, medallions,marble dining table, marble interior art and handmade crafts, marble gifts articles, marble boxes, marble tray, marble plates,marble elephants and some other marble inlay art and handmade products.
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KLE2013
Centreville, VA3,502 contributions
Apr 2015 • Family
Visit this shop if only to observe the craftsmen using 17th techniques to produce the Pietra Dura, intricately carved inlaid floral designs of precious and semiprecious stones, similar to those that adorn the Taj Mahal. The showrooms are a kaleidoscope of colored table tops, trays, coasters and boxes and the proprietor and artists take great pride in showing their wares. Cold drinks are offered as you take in the bejeweled merchandise, and while the larger pieces were magnificent they would not work with our home's decor. But it was impossible to resist a delicate octagonal box with over 700 inlaid pieces,some as fine as a silver thread, that today gleams on my bedside table as a reminder of a treasured visit to the Taj Mahal.
Written May 15, 2015
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2019trip66
Milan, Italy8 contributions
May 2013 • Friends
The competence and professionality of this shop is really amazing. They provided not only high quality goods by excellent service in shipping the goods abroad and supported my purchases from the moment they left the shop in Agra to the moment they reached my house.
Do not forget to ask for Form A at the moment of the purchase, you will save the custom fee in Italy!
Do not forget to ask for Form A at the moment of the purchase, you will save the custom fee in Italy!
Written July 8, 2013
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cyanara
Kent23 contributions
Jun 2014 • Family
We bought a table and base here depicting the tree of life. Its beautiful and seeing the artisans at work certainly influenced our decision to buy. We paid a little under £2000 but were reassured that the craftsmen get paid a fair wage for the work that they do as we were buying from a cottage industry. The problem began once the table arrived in England. Despite reassurance from the owner that the only extra cost to pay would be the delivery from the port to our address, we were stung with £900 customs and port duties, which came as a bit of a shock.
Written May 12, 2015
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JR B
3 contributions
Feb 2024 • Solo
Be careful! I was brought here by my tour guide. Bought simple jewelry marble box, but I learned the same day that it was extremely overpriced. Like 3x the market price. I felt forced to even buy more of their items after spending one already. Just be mindful to explore other stores before listening to their pitch. After leaving the store the man who will show you how they are made ran after me and forcing me to buy a Taj magazine for 1,000 Rupees. Window shop before you buy. They are quite knowledgeable of the marbles and story of Taj, they sell very good looking marble tables and they ship internationally. Just shop around and compare and you get better deal. Funny now I can't see them on Google review. Matbe because theyre afraid to let the people know of their tactics.
Written February 13, 2024
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Maxime D
20 contributions
Aug 2016
They lied to us, did false representation and were extremely dishonest.
We ended up buying a stone elephant with another elephant carved inside: they sold it to us for ~10,000 rupees and we just saw the same thing in a large shop in Mumbai for ~3,500 rupees. My girlfriend bought cup holders which they sold us for ~8,700 rupees and we saw the same thing for 2,500 in Mumbai.
I would qualify their shop as fraudulent and unethical. You should not buy a single item in there. I still can't believe how much they rip off their customers
We ended up buying a stone elephant with another elephant carved inside: they sold it to us for ~10,000 rupees and we just saw the same thing in a large shop in Mumbai for ~3,500 rupees. My girlfriend bought cup holders which they sold us for ~8,700 rupees and we saw the same thing for 2,500 in Mumbai.
I would qualify their shop as fraudulent and unethical. You should not buy a single item in there. I still can't believe how much they rip off their customers
Written August 13, 2016
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Dear writer and trip advisor team...
I would like to request kindly remove this review from my trip advisor property.... since this person have not been to my shop and he give us negative review ...
We thought the person who wrote he is my competer.....
Thanks and Regards
Azhar
Written May 24, 2017
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Helen B
Cairns, Australia11 contributions
Aug 2013 • Friends
In August 2013 i visited the Marble Cottage with my friend and purchased a marble table to be delivered to Australia. When the package arrived, the marble top was exquisite and exactly as I had ordered. However there was no wooden base for it to sit upon. Upon contacting Azhar via email, he advised that the base was not included in the sale. This was a huge disappointment as how was I to display the marble top? My understanding was that the base and top made the table and we had measured the size in the store ensuring that it would fit snuggly in a corner of my room and there was a place for the light fitting to illuminate the marble top. The invoice read - "One table in white marble 12''. Several emails went back and forth with Azhar stated that he charged only for a table not a base and that he never sends wooden articles. I have a friend here in Australia who was sent a base with her marble top which she purchased in Agra and there were no problems. Now maybe there is confusion with the languages but to me a table is- a base with legs and a top! Finally Azhar offered to refund me the price of the base - 300 rupees - $5 or I could collect the base when next I or my friends visit Agra. Neither of these options are satisfactory. So sad that such a beautiful piece of artwork is sitting on the floor and that I have had to go through this disappointing experience.
Written November 14, 2013
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Jos K
Maaseik, Belgium232 contributions
Apr 2016 • Friends
Not a bad place to visit, but (a) far too expensive (at least 5 times to normal price), (b) far too pushing on buying and (c) I do not believe that all the work presented is handicraft...... You see some people working,but there some evident are sings that several objects are machine made. In all: its a tourist trap
Written April 12, 2016
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Hello Joskalders ......
This is Mohammad Azhar from Agra from Marble Cottage.....
I would like to request you that you may remove this review from my property.....
because you have not visited my store.....I think you have visited in others store......
And also I would like to request to trip advisor also that they remove this negative review since this Customer has not visited my store yet.....Your one negative review is make my store down.....So please check first where you have visited.......
Thanks & regards
Azhar
Written April 16, 2016
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ecb1005
Zagreb, Croatia10 contributions
Jan 2017
Save your money - they have the same stuff at every single market in India. Even if you don't negotiate at those markets, still 1/20th of the price. This place is a scam.
Written January 15, 2017
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Dear writer and trip advisor team...
I would like to request kindly remove this review from my trip advisor property.... since this person have not been to my shop and he give us negative review ...
We thought the person who wrote he is my competer.....
Thanks and Regards
Azhar
Written May 24, 2017
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
CecilieA503
Oslo, Norway30 contributions
Feb 2016 • Friends
Our guide was insisting on taking us here. He was keen on getting his cut of our purchases. I'm not a big fan of that kind of tricks. Why not play fair?
Written March 16, 2016
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Kumardip
Kolkata (Calcutta), India549 contributions
Oct 2015 • Couples
Most of the guides are their commission agents and will force you to visit this place in order to view taj mahal in different lights. They have build a marbel tajmahal dummy (3 feet size approx) and will put lights and will try to give you a feeling of tajmahal in different light. That's a 2 mins activity basically. Then starts the actual game of forcing you to buy things from the shop. Just avoid. and don't even go I would say.
Written December 19, 2015
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Hello. We purchased a black marble table top (24" X 36") with semi-precious stones from you on March 4 or 5. It is being shipped to Washington DC, USA, but it has not arrived. We are getting a little worried because you kind people said it would arrive on about Mar 10. Can you please check on this? Edward C Green Washington DC. My Mobile is +1 207 332 5066. Please respond!
Written March 15, 2015
Dear Customer.....
Thanks for your E-mail....
But Unfortunately I would like to inform you that you have not been to my shop....please check the bill Carefully....My Shop Name is Marble Cottage ....and I had check already that no one came to my shop in these days from your place and there is mistake by you to write like that.....
Please inform me when you will found where you have spent the Money...
Thanks & Regards
Azhar
Written March 27, 2015
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