Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary German Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
1790s Swiss Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s British Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver Plate, Enamel
19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Chinese Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Tourmaline, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1990s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel, Rose Gold
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 2000s English Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1840s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel, Rose Gold
1920s Egyptian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Retro Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
1980s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Gold-filled, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1980s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Enamel, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Hong Kong Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
1910s Swiss Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rock Crystal, White Diamond, Diamond, Crystal, Amethyst, Enamel, Yellow ...
1960s Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
19th Century Indian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Gold
1860s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s French Renaissance Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver Plate, Bronze, Enamel
Early 20th Century Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s French Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Copper, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, 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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