Enamel Jewelry
Early 2000s Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Enamel
1930s American Artist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1950s European Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
Early 1900s Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Zircon, 18k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Danish Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Artist Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1980s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Mixed Metal
1970s American Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1920s European Anglo-Indian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Greek Classical Greek Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Tsavorite, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, ...
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
1980s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Hessonite, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1830s British William IV Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1840s European Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Enamel
1990s British Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, 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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