Enamel Jewelry
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Jade, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel, 18k Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling ...
1990s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Gold, Enamel
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s Italian Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s European Baroque Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century Greek Artisan Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Silver, Enamel
1980s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Pearl, Gold Plate, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Artist Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Coral, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Enamel, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, St...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Coral, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Coral, Diamond, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Coral, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Coral, Enamel, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Emerald, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Coral, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
20th Century American Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapp...
1980s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Coral, Diamond, Gold, Enamel
1890s Unknown Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Coral, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Ruby, Pearl, Garnet, Emerald, Diamond, C...
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Blue Sapphire, Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Italian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, 14k Gold, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Coral, Diamond, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, ...
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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