Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Rock Crystal, Pearl, Diamond, Crystal, Enamel, Platinum, White Gold, 18k...
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
1990s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Russian Russian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Platinum, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, Pearl, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1910s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Platinum, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Danish Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1950s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Copper, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel, Gold
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold-filled
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold Plate, Enamel
Mid-20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gol...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
15k 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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