Enamel Jewelry
Early 1800s British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, 15k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Chinese Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Late 20th Century Romantic Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
1990s French Revival Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1890s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, 10k Gold, Enamel
1960s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s Czech Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
1970s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Hematite, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Zircon, Base Metal, Enamel
1820s French George IV Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold-filled
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1940s Danish Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1980s Unknown Artist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1850s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Retro Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1800s Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, Oriental Pearl, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Byzantine Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Silver, Yellow Gold, 24k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Other, Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Austrian Baroque Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Silver, Enamel
2010s Colombian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Enamel, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s French Victorian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Other, Titanium, Stainless Steel, Cut Steel, Gold-filled, Silve...
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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