Enamel Jewelry
1980s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
1980s French Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1980s English Egyptian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Jade, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
Late 20th Century Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k G...
Early 2000s American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 2000s French Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Cut Steel, Enamel, Copper, Bronze, Brass, Berlin Iron, Base Met...
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1910s French Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Greek Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
1920s Greek Greek Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Malachite, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1960s Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Austrian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Base Metal, Enamel
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Vermeil, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Opal, Fire Opal, Gold, Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Quartz, Enamel
1930s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
1790s British George III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 9k Gold, Silver, Enamel
19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Chinese Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1970s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century English Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Opal, Gold, Enamel
1910s Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary European Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Garnet, 14k Gold, Enamel
1970s Indian Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Indian Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 22k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1800s Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
1860s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1960s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 18k Gold, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Enamel, Yellow Gold
1910s Egyptian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k 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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