Amethyst and diamond cocktail ring

A cocktail ring featuring an unusual large harlequin-cut amethyst in a rich, even purple. The stone sits high in four claws, and the shoulders split either side of it, each set with a line of small diamonds, so the band seems to open up to carry the stone.

Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz, and the colour here is the deeper end of its range. A stone this size is meant to be seen across a room, which is what makes it a cocktail ring rather than an everyday one.