Enamel Jewelry
1970s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Peridot, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Late 20th Century British Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 2000s French Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Enamel
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Silver, 18k Gold
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, Peridot, Sapphire, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Vermeil
Early 20th Century Unknown Retro Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Native American Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Retro Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
20th Century Gothic Revival Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 2000s Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Chinese Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Other, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Silver
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Palladium
1980s French Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
2010s Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
19th Century European Renaissance Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s French Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Rhodolite, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1990s American Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s French Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1960s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Agate, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, Gold Plate, Enamel, 14k Gold, Silver
Early 1900s Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Turquoise, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
20th Century American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel, Steel
1970s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Gold Plate, Enamel
Late 19th Century Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Turquoise, 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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