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about
The concept at Portcullis Jewels is to use simple, bold designs to encapsulate history in its hand-made, high quality pieces, which are comfortable to wear and have an element of difference about them. The raw materials used are sterling silver, copper and hints of gold. Some pieces can be made in gold on request. Semi-precious stones such as garnets and amethysts feature because they were popular during the Roman through to Medieval periods, often worn to symbolize certain beliefs or ward off superstitions (please refer to GEMS page).
The principle founder of Portcullis Jewels is Rachel Fineron, who started making copper and bead jewellery at an evening hobby class in 1997. She sold her products at a local craft co-operative in Norwich, England. A few years later she moved to New Zealand and trained for 2 years in Silversmithing and Jewellery Techniques. As Rachel researched historical jewellery, she discovered there was a strong likeness to various Roman and Medieval styles in her own designs. So this gave her the inspiration to return to her Yorkshire roots and set up Portcullis Jewels. she is currently based around Whitby in North Yorkshire.