Enamel Jewelry
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Bronze, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
Early 2000s French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1990s French Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Enamel, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1870s European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1910s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k ...
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, White Gold, Enamel
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century European Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1890s Russian Modern Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
1930s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Chalcedony, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1910s Egyptian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver Plate, Enamel
Early 1900s Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1970s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Chinese Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1820s English Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Garnet, Enamel, 15k Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1960s Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Swiss Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Steel
1910s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1860s English Egyptian Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1990s American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Spanish Retro Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Hematite, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Swiss Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, P...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
1910s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Spanish Romantic Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Rhodolite, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Danish Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
19th Century Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Other, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1990s American Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
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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