Enamel Jewelry
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1960s Italian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow...
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Enamel, Silver
2010s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Silver, Sterling Silver, Rhodium
1840s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, 14k Gold, Enamel
1850s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold, Enamel
1980s Unknown Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel, 14k Gold, St...
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Rock Crystal, Lapis Lazuli, Emerald, Diamond, Crystal, Enamel, Gold
1970s Indian Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gold Plate
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1960s German Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Base Metal, Enamel
Early 2000s German Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1830s British William IV Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1960s American Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Palladium, Enamel
1910s Russian Russian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Silver, Gold, Enamel, Vermeil
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Rhodolite, Silver, Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 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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