Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1910s Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s Italian Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Brass, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold Plate
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Rock Crystal, Silver, Enamel
1950s European Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Pearl, Diamond, Enamel, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1940s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold, Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1970s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1850s Unknown Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
9k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Opal, Fire Opal, Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Zircon, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Colombian Artist Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Pearl, Gold Plate, Base Metal, Enamel
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Natural Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold,...
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1770s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s French Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s German Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1960s American Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Late 20th Century American Artist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1940s Danish Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Platinum, Enamel
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1960s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1890s Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Multi-gemstone, Enamel, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Tsavorite, Rhodolite, Garnet, 14k Gold, Enamel
1850s French High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Freshwater Pearl, Enamel, Sterling Silver
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k 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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