Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Italian Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
1970s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1790s French Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Amethyst, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s American Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1990s European Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Emerald, Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1880s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Moonstone, Peridot, Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 22k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
1960s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Revival Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Turquoise, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silve...
1970s Swiss Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
1980s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1890s French Neoclassical Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
16th Century Renaissance Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, 22k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
2010s English Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Enamel, Yellow Gold
1980s French Byzantine Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Late 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s European Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Late Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Gilt Metal, Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1750s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Black Diamond, 18k Go...
1930s Czech Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1940s American Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Pearl, Gold, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century British Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Chinese Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Tanzanite, Gold Plate, Enamel, 14k Gold
20th Century German Artisan Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Enamel, Gold Plate, Rose Gold
1980s Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Palladium, Enamel
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1960s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1860s British Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, 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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