Enamel Jewelry
1930s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Citrine, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Citrine, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Enamel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Citrine, Amethyst, Blue Topaz, Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel, Yello...
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Quartz, Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Citrine, Opal, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Gold, Enamel
1990s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Silver, Enamel
1890s French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Citrine, Garnet, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Quartz, Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Quartz, Amethyst, Peridot, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Quartz, Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 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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