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Welcome to Rachel Hartley Atelier

I am delighted to introduce my new home for handcrafted artisan gemstone jewellery, where every piece is created with intention, craftsmanship, and an appreciation for the natural beauty of exceptional gemstones.

I’m Rachel Hartley, founder and jewellery designer of Rachel Hartley Atelier. With years of experience studying and working with the healing properties and energy of crystals, my knowledge of gemstone selection extends beyond aesthetics. Each stone is chosen not only for its beauty and individuality, but also for the qualities it is believed to embody.

Every design begins with the gemstone. I work with carefully selected stones, combining them with sterling silver, gold vermeil, and copper to create jewellery that is both timeless and deeply personal.

Each piece is handcrafted in my studio with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring that every creation reflects the care, skill, and intention invested in its making. This is not mass-produced jewellery. It is created slowly, one piece at a time, for those who value authenticity, craftsmanship, and meaningful design.

Silver ring with a large purple gemstone on a beige fabric background
Ring with a purple gemstone on a person's finger
Silver ring with a large purple gemstone on a beige fabric background

Sterling Silver AAA Grade Amethyst Statement Ring

Rachel Hartley Atelier
£110.00
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Pickup available at Briardene , Holyoake Avenue

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Amethyst is a variety of quartz, its colour the result of iron impurities within the crystal lattice, shifted by natural irradiation into the violet range that has made it one of the most recognised and sought-after gemstones in the world. It is found across a wide geography, from the great geode deposits of Brazil and Uruguay to the mines of Zambia and the alluvial gravels of Sri Lanka, and its colour ranges from the palest lilac to a deep, saturated purple that approaches the richness of fine tanzanite. It has been worn by royalty, clergy, and healers across cultures for millennia, a stone whose beauty and meaning have remained consistent across time and tradition.

AAA grade is the highest commercial grading for amethyst, reserved for stones of exceptional colour saturation, clarity, and cut. At this grade, the stone carries a depth and evenness of purple that lesser grades cannot achieve: no windowing, no colour zoning, no visible inclusions to interrupt the light as it moves through the crystal. It is the grade at which amethyst stops being a gemstone and starts being a presence.

Amethyst is associated with the crown and third eye chakras, with clarity of mind, spiritual awareness, and the quieting of mental noise. It is said to support calm and focus, to ease anxiety and restlessness, and to bring a quality of clear, unhurried perception to those who wear it. It has long been associated with protection and sobriety, with the ability to transmute lower energies into higher ones, and it carries a quality of gentle authority: composed, luminous, and deeply considered.

This ring centres on a single AAA grade amethyst cut in a faceted rectangle, a form that gives the stone a clean, architectural presence on the hand and allows its full depth of colour to be read clearly. The faceting draws light into the stone and returns it with a richness that only the highest grade material can sustain. Set on a polished sterling silver band, the stone sits with a directness and confidence that is entirely its own. This ring is a size O. A piece that rewards wearing in good light.

Arrives gift-ready.

Curious about Amethyst? Discover more about the stone on our sister website, Hart, Body & Soul.