Enamel Jewelry
1960s American Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
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
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Colombian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Enamel, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1940s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel, Base Metal
Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, 18k Gold
1990s French Baroque Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Natural Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold,...
1850s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Gold
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Coral, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Gold
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1940s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s European Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1860s French Egyptian Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 15k Gold, Gold
1890s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1960s French Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 22k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Aesthetic Movement Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Vermeil, Enamel
1990s Portuguese Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
1980s German Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Austrian Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
1820s British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
2010s European Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gold Plate
1880s English Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1890s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Indian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1990s Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1960s French Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Enamel, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow 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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