Enamel Jewelry
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Marcasite, Rock Crystal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Opal, Silver, Enamel
20th Century Retro Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1860s Russian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Blue Diamond, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, E...
1970s French Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Chinese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1870s French Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1930s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Enamel
20th Century Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel, White Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1880s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
1980s French Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1960s European Empire Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1950s Norwegian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
18th Century British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Russian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1860s Hungarian High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Silver, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, 14k Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Silver, Enamel
Early 19th Century North American Art Deco Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, 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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