Enamel Jewelry
Mid-20th Century French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
1950s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1940s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
1950s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Bronze, Enamel
Late 20th Century European Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
18th Century Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Gold-filled, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Malachite, Lapis Lazuli, Diamond, Coral, Enamel, Platinum...
20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 20th Century Chinese Aesthetic Movement Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
18th Century Indian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary European Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1980s German Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Spinel, 14k Gold, Enamel
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Rose Gold, Enamel, 15k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1970s English Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold, 22k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1870s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1980s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Silver Plate
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Silver, Yellow Gold, 24k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
1890s French Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gilt Metal
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1990s British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Hematite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel, Gilt Metal
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 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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