Enamel Jewelry
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Unknown Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1780s Neoclassical Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, White Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Brass, Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Retro Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1940s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Tsavorite, Rhodolite, Garnet, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Rock Crystal, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Retro Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Base Metal, Enamel
Late 20th Century British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
2010s British Enamel Jewelry
Rhodolite, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1910s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Gold Plate, Enamel, 14k Gold
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Base Metal, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Diamond, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1960s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, Amethyst, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Opal, Ruby, Fire Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Go...
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
9k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Diamond, Amethyst, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
2010s Turkish Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Morganite, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Jade, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k 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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