Enamel Jewelry
19th Century Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Rock Crystal, Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Rose Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
19th Century Spanish Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1990s European Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Silver, Enamel
1980s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century George V Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Tsavorite, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1980s Italian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Pearl, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Post-War Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1910s European Early Victorian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s English Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s European Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Silver, Sterling Silver
1980s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
1980s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Retro Enamel Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s French Romantic Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century British Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1980s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
18th Century British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 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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