Enamel Jewelry
Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Tsavori...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Chrysophrase, Crystal, Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Pearl, Cultur...
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, 14k Gold, ...
1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Onyx, Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Norwegian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Tsavorite, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamo...
19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel, Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Rhodolite, Silver, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, E...
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Peridot, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s French Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 2000s European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s French Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Peridot, Oriental Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pear...
1990s Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Peridot, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond...
Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond...
Early 1900s North American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Opal, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow 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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