Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
1960s Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary English Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary English Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yell...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, 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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