Enamel Jewelry
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, Enamel
1970s American Aesthetic Movement Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1840s English Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
16th Century Renaissance Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, 22k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s German Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Unknown Aesthetic Movement Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1940s German Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rhodium, Enamel
1890s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1940s Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1850s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Opal, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1860s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
10k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1930s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s German Baroque Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Base Metal, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Russian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Silver Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Hungarian Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Turquoise, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary German Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1960s Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Pearl, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s French Byzantine Enamel Jewelry
Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Late 20th Century Aesthetic Movement Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s English Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Pearl, Enamel
1970s English Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century European Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 2000s Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gold Plate
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
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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