Enamel Jewelry
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
1920s Greek Greek Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel, 18k Gold
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1790s British George III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 9k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s French Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Vermeil, Silver, Enamel
1970s Austrian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Base Metal, 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
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Malachite, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, 18k Gold, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Chinese Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1930s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Opal, Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 22k Gold, Enamel
1730s Unknown Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s French Byzantine Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 2000s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 22k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Rhodium
Early 2000s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Rose Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Greek Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Indian Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
1940s German Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1980s French Byzantine Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s American Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century European Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gold Plate
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 22k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold Plate, 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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