Enamel Jewelry
20th Century Unknown Classical Greek Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Norwegian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Citrine, Enamel, Silver, 14k Gold
1940s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
1890s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
1960s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
2010s Turkish Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
20th Century French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Classical Greek Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1890s French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1880s Dutch Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1830s English George IV Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Garnet, Enamel, 15k Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
1950s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s North American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Enamel
Early 20th Century Spanish Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
9k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Silver, Enamel, Copper, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Copper, Enamel
Early 2000s Indian Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, Gold, 22k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
1930s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Chalcedony, Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Rhodium, Enamel
20th Century Dutch Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s European Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow 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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