Enamel Jewelry
1870s English Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel, Gold, 10k Gold
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Rhodolite, Silver, Gold, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
1910s Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1940s North American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Peridot, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Rubelite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1850s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Rock Crystal, Pearl, Diamond, Crystal, Enamel, Platinum, White Gold, 18k...
Late 20th Century Unknown Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, 10k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Austrian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
19th Century French High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Quartz, Silver, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Peridot, Oriental Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pear...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Tsavorite, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamo...
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Peridot, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1940s European Baroque Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond...
1870s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century German Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond...
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Rainbow Moonstone, Tourmaline, Sapphire, Freshwater Pearl, Diam...
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, Platinum, 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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