Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1820s Unknown Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Sterling Silver
2010s French Romantic Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Tsavorite, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Enamel
1830s British William IV Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Enamel
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
1840s Swiss Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Malachite, Emerald, Enamel, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Modern Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Artist Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1890s European Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold,...
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century British Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Silver, Enamel
1950s European Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s American Artist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Enamel
1950s Norwegian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Rhodolite, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Enamel
1920s European Anglo-Indian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, ...
1980s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Enamel
1990s British Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s German Baroque Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1770s Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Tourmaline, Gold, 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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