Enamel Jewelry
2010s American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
1980s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
Early 2000s Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Enamel
1880s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1950s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Copper, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, 10k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver Plate, Bronze, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Other, 14k Gold, Enamel
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Zircon, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel, 18k Gold
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Unknown Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1940s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Platinum, Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
1860s English Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Fire Opal, Natural Pearl, Pearl, Opal, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Gold
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Swiss Neoclassical Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Aesthetic Movement Enamel Jewelry
Gold-filled, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s German Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Amethyst, Citrine, Rock Crystal, Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, ...
2010s Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Opal, Silver, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century European Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
1960s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary English Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s American Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Pearl, Diamond, Enamel, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1970s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, 18k Gold, Enamel
1930s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
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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