Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Quartz, Onyx, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Onyx, Ruby, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater P...
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Quartz, Onyx, Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Quartz, Onyx, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s British Modern Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Onyx, Silver, Enamel
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Onyx, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Rose Gold, Gold P...
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Ruby, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Base Metal, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Enamel, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Enamel, Sterling Silver
1880s Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum
1970s Unknown Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel, White Gold
1890s Italian Retro Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Emerald, Diamond, Coral, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1880s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Emerald, Diamond, Coral, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1920s Portuguese Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Chrysophrase, Onyx, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold, Enamel, Platinum
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Enamel Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Onyx, Amethyst, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Rose Gol...
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1830s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Gold, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, 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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