Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1930s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
Tsavorite, Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Artist Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Enamel
1920s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
1940s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s American Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s French Belle Époque Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1970s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Baroque Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1920s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k G...
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1910s French Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Chrysophrase, Coral, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Coral, Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
1910s French Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Silver, E...
1980s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1920s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Mid-20th Century French Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Silver, Enamel
1960s French Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1990s French Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s French Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1940s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow 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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