Enamel Jewelry
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Opal, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Gold Plate, Enamel, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Quartz, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold
1960s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1960s Italian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s European Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Go...
19th Century Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Gold Plate, Enamel
1980s English Egyptian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1910s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
1930s French George V Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Moonstone, Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Tourmaline, Gold, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, 15k Gold, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, 24k ...
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Norwegian Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, 24k Gold, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
1950s French Anglo-Indian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Gilt Metal, Enamel, Brass, Bronze
1920s Italian Empire Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Platinum
Early 2000s German Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Zircon, Base Metal, Enamel
1910s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Retro Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Tsavorite, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, 18k Gold
1950s English Post-War Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century German Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Labradorite, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
2010s Colombian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Enamel, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1960s American Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
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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