Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Enamel, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
1850s French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
17th Century Spanish Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1860s German Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Oriental Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Retro Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Enamel, Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tsavorite, Diamond, B...
1880s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapp...
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel
1980s French Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Cultured Pearl, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Sapphire, Topaz, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
1990s American Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Enamel
1860s French Neoclassical Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Cultured Pearl, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Ruby, Pearl, Garnet, Emerald, Diamond, C...
1870s Italian Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1870s French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Oriental Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, Silver, Enamel
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, White Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Topaz, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1890s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1990s English Modern Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Aesthetic Movement Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Natural Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Palladium, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Enamel, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Gold
1890s Hungarian Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Pearl, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1840s Austrian Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Peridot, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Byzantine Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century British Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Tsavorite, 14k 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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