Enamel Jewelry
19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Swiss Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century Retro Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s French Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Copper, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 10k Gold
1960s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1960s Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century English Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
1970s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Jade, 14k Gold, Enamel
1840s European George III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1960s Austrian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Chalcedony, Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Ruby, Spinel, Turquoise, Enam...
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Silver, Yellow Gold, 24k Gold, Gold
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Pearl, Diamond, Enamel, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1820s British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1890s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Rhodolite, Silver, Gold, Enamel
1850s Persian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Retro Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s British Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Silver, Enamel
1890s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Unknown Modern Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 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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