Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Tsavorite, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Chrysophrase, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Enamel
1940s Victorian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Brown Diamond, Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yello...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Tsavorite, Sapphire, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s British Modern Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Pearl, Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Opal, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Rose Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s Swiss Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s European Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s European Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Silver, Enamel
20th Century French Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Lebanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
2010s Lebanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Asian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel, Gilt Metal, Vermeil
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Silver, Enamel
15th Century and Earlier Greek Byzantine Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1960s Israeli Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
1850s Persian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Enamel
1950s Italian Post-War Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Blue Topaz, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 9k 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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