Enamel Jewelry
1810s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Hungarian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
Early 1900s North American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Opal, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Enamel
1910s Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1980s Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Spinel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rock Crystal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1960s Uruguayan Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s French Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1970s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Amethyst, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
1860s American High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
1880s Austrian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Go...
Late 20th Century English Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k G...
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Modern Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, Silver, 18k Gold
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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