Enamel Jewelry
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 19th Century French Art Deco Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Platinum, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, Tourmaline, Pearl, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Mandarin Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s American Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1820s Unknown Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Enamel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Yellow Gold
1890s French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Rose Gold, Silver
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Unknown Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Tourmaline, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 2000s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s American Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Platinum, Enamel
1890s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s German Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, 18k Gold, Enamel, White Gold
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1960s Italian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
1960s Italian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold, E...
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
19th Century American Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Gold
2010s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1830s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Gold, 15k 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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