Enamel Jewelry
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Platinum, Enamel
Early 2000s Indian Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 22k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1850s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Enamel
1890s Russian Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel, 14k Gold
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
1930s Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
1990s German Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Amber, Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Pearl, 14k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Rhodium
1880s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Late 20th Century German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s French Baroque Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1950s French Regency Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1870s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
1970s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Silver
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1910s Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1990s French Renaissance Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
1940s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s French Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Artist Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Indian Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1980s Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Amber, Diamond, Garnet, Opal, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Druzy, 14k Gol...
Mid-18th Century British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Agate, 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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