Enamel Jewelry
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1890s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Blue Topaz, Topaz, Citrine, Sterling Silver, Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1950s Finnish Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1950s German Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Rock Crystal, Diamond, Crystal, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum, Enamel
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
18th Century British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1850s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, White Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Silver, Sterling Silver, Rose Gold, Gold Plate
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 1900s Czech Jugendstil Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 20th Century Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1980s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1990s German Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
1940s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1940s Finnish Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Rose Gold, Enamel
1990s Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Enamel, Gold
Early 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Kunzite, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel, Silver
16th Century Renaissance Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1970s German Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, 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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