Enamel Jewelry
1970s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Enamel Jewelry
Labradorite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow...
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 2000s French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Brass, Enamel
1890s European Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Tourmaline, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century Revival Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Danish Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Opal, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1940s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1840s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1830s English George IV Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Garnet, Enamel, 15k Gold, Gold
1860s English Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Fire Opal, Natural Pearl, Pearl, Opal, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Gold
20th Century Norwegian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1890s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Japanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel
Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Opal, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Base Metal, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 9k Gold...
1970s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1860s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s Egyptian Renaissance Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, Peridot, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White...
1830s Italian Byzantine Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Retro Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, Gold Plate, Enamel, 14k Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1960s Italian Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold, 15k Gold
Early 20th Century French Artist Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Enamel
2010s Dutch Modern Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold, 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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