Enamel Jewelry
2010s European Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling ...
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
1950s Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
24k Gold, Brass, Enamel
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
19th Century Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
Early 1900s Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
19th Century European Renaissance Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, Peridot, Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
20th Century Spanish Romantic Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
1820s English Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Garnet, Enamel, 15k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Native American Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Silver, 18k Gold
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s French Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
1880s Russian Artisan Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Silver, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Palladium
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Moonstone, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel, Silver
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Rhodolite, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Rose Gold, Enamel
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1980s French Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s Unknown Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1890s Russian Modern Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Silver, 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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