Enamel Jewelry
19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s British Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1980s English Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1870s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
1980s French Renaissance Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 18th Century Spanish Rococo Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1950s Norwegian Post-War Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1990s Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1940s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1890s British Arts and Crafts Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1990s Italian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1910s Egyptian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
2010s French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1960s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1980s German Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Russian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
2010s Greek Modern Enamel Jewelry
Black Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Emerald, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 22k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century European Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
18th Century Indian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Danish Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Quartz, Enamel, Copper, Brass, Berlin Iron, Britannia Standard Silver, 9...
Mid-20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s French Romantic Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Czech Jugendstil Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1970s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Peridot, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1870s English Antique Enamel Jewelry
Brass, 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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