Enamel Jewelry
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1960s Italian Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Silver Plate, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Platinum, Enamel
Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, 18k Gold, Enamel
1930s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Brown Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 14k Gold, Enamel
1930s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Base Metal, Brass, Enamel, Gilt Metal
20th Century French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel, 14k Gold
1970s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1960s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s American Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1930s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1920s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Platinum, Enamel
1990s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
1870s Dutch High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s Greek Renaissance Revival Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold,...
20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Citrine, Enamel, Silver, 14k 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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