Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
1910s Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
2010s French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Gold Plate, Enamel, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14...
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1850s Russian Baroque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Gold
Early 19th Century Indian Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 22k Gold, Enamel
1990s French Baroque Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1980s German Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Amethyst, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
20th Century French Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1970s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Baroque Revival Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Scottish Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
2010s Greek Byzantine Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 22k Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1970s Victorian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold, Enamel
1950s Italian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1990s French Renaissance Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
2010s European Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
19th Century Indian Artisan Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
1810s British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
2010s Dutch Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s European Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold, Enamel
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1820s British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
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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