Enamel Jewelry
1960s Unknown Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s French Renaissance Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gilt Metal, Gold, Brass, Bronze, Enamel
1960s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Stainless Steel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s French Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1960s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s Israeli Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
1960s British Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s French Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Unknown Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1960s Danish Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Silver
1960s French Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s European Post-War Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s North American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1960s Italian Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1960s Italian Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
1960s Italian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Italian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Enamel
1960s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Copper, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Chinese Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Vermeil, Silver, Enamel
1960s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1960s Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s Italian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1960s Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, White Diamond, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s English Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1960s French Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s French Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1960s French Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Copper, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1960s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Bronze
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
1960s English Post-War Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1960s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver Plate, Enamel
1960s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Bronze, Enamel
1960s French Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s French Artist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1960s Italian Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1960s Greek Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s French Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s French Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
1960s Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Base Metal, Enamel
1960s Norwegian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Sterling Silver
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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