Enamel Jewelry
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Base Metal, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Coral, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1990s Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Enamel, Brass, Palladium, Gold-filled, 18k Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Aquamarine, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1980s Indian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Enamel
1990s Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1800s British Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Copper, Enamel
1910s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
2010s Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Silver, Enamel
1950s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Bronze, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel, 14k Gold
Late 18th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s American Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1990s French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, Chalcedony, Diamond, Emerald, White Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Retro Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Black Diamond, Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
1960s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Retro Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, White Gold, Enamel
1950s French Renaissance Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver Plate, Bronze, Enamel
Early 2000s European Modern Enamel Jewelry
White Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Chalcedony, 18k Gold, Enamel
1860s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 15k 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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