Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1890s European Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Tourmaline, Britannia Standard Silver, Base Metal, Berlin Iron, Brass, B...
20th Century British Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century American Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1820s Unknown Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1840s English Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
2010s Portuguese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s French Romantic Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
1880s Russian Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1940s Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1960s Italian Gothic Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s British Aesthetic Movement Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s French Egyptian Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1940s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s Italian Byzantine Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s Norwegian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Swiss Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s European Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s European Modern Enamel Jewelry
White Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1810s Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Topaz, Rhodolite, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
1950s European Greek Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Antique and Vintage Enamel Jewelry and Watches
From vibrant to subtle, elegant to cheeky, vintage and antique enamel jewelry and watches encompass a wide range of colors and styles, and there are almost as many techniques for creating these distinctive pieces.
Enameling is one of the oldest forms of surface decoration, used to add color to jewelry without having to rely on gemstones. Evidence of enameling goes back to ancient Greece. Throughout history, far-flung cultures favored different techniques. For example, cloisonné enamel was popular during the Byzantine Empire, while artisans living in France and Germany in the Middle Ages preferred champlevé. And Art Nouveau jewelry designers favored plique à jour.
At its core, enamel is the fusion of powdered glass to metal, and artists like enameling because it allows them to add a painterly or illustrative quality to their work.
Cloisonné (“cell” in French) is a technique in the creation of enamel jewelry that sees the use of thin wires of fine silver or gold to outline a design, which is then filled with enamel. The piece is subsequently placed in a kiln where the enamel is melted. Cloisonné is distinct because the individual wires remain visible, forming an outline of the motif.
Champlevé (“level field” in French) enamel is almost the opposite of cloisonné. In this technique, depressions in the metal are made by etching, engraving or chiseling, and then layers of enamel are built up until they rise slightly above the surface of the metal. The enamel is then fired and polished.
Guilloché is a technique in which translucent enamel is applied to a piece of metal that has had designs cut into it using a lathe. After the firing, the patterns on the metal become visible. Guilloché was made famous by Peter Carl Fabergé, whose jewelry house used the technique on many of its objets d’art as well as jewelry.
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