Enamel Jewelry
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1830s English George IV Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Garnet, Enamel, 15k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1920s European Anglo-Indian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel, Ste...
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 2000s French Baroque Enamel Jewelry
Base Metal, Enamel
1950s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 2000s Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Cut Steel, Enamel, Copper, Bronze, Brass, Berlin Iron, Base Met...
Mid-20th Century European Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Retro Enamel Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel, 10k Gold
2010s Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1780s Neoclassical Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Enamel
Early 2000s German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1890s European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Opal, Silver, Enamel
1820s British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
1970s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Hungarian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Enamel
1960s Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s English Renaissance Revival Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, White Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1950s Unknown Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Copper, 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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