Enamel Jewelry
1980s German Baroque Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 1900s Norwegian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold-filled, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
2010s Emirian Enamel Jewelry
24k Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
2010s Emirian Enamel Jewelry
24k Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
1980s German Baroque Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Black Diamond, Sterling Silver, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
2010s Emirian Enamel Jewelry
24k Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
19th Century French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Lebanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s German Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s Emirian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 24k Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
Early 2000s North American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Enamel, Brass, Palladium, Gold-filled, 18k Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1980s Italian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s Lebanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Etruscan Revival Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Tourmaline, Amethyst, Gilt Metal, Rhodium, Enamel, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Gold, Enamel
1990s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold-filled, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
19th Century Unknown Artist Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel
2010s Emirian Enamel Jewelry
24k Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
2010s Emirian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, 24k Gold
Late 19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s German Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Imperial Topaz, Britannia Standard Silver, Sheffield Plate, Silve...
1880s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Tourmaline, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
Late 20th Century Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s English Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
Early 2000s French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1910s Unknown Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
1830s French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k 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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