Enamel Jewelry
2010s American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Quartz, Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s American Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Greek Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 22k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1930s Russian Aesthetic Movement Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 22k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s Austrian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1970s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1880s Dutch Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1950s English Post-War Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s European Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gold Plate
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1910s Austrian Renaissance Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Enamel, Gold Plate, Rose Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Brass, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, Pearl, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s French Romantic Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Quartz, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel, Mixed Metal
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Modern Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, 14k Gold, Enamel
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Opal, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Copper, Enamel, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, 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.
Find antique and vintage enamel rings, bracelets, necklaces and other accessories on 1stDibs.