Enamel Jewelry
1980s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
1940s German Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 22k Gold, Enamel
1980s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Coral, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Topaz, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver Plate, Bronze, Enamel
1880s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Italian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s American Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Hungarian Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Turquoise, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
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
Early 2000s American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary English Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Hungarian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Chinese Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, 10k Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel, Mixed Metal
1890s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Enamel
20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
2010s Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Gold
1940s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Platinum, Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century European Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Late 19th Century Swiss Neoclassical Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Opal, Silver, Enamel
1880s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Brass
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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