Enamel Jewelry
1850s French High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Freshwater Pearl, Enamel, Sterling Silver
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s British Enamel Jewelry
Rhodolite, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 9k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1810s English George IV Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel, 15k Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Early 20th Century Swiss Modern Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s French Renaissance Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1960s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s German Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
2010s European Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Marcasite, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1790s German Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
18th Century British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century British Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Victorian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Copper, Enamel
1890s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
1970s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s English Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Vermeil, Enamel, 14k Gold, 9k Gold
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Gilt Metal, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1940s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Blue Topaz, Citrine, Sterling Silver, Silver, Enamel, Rose Gold, Gold Plate
Early 20th Century European Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Swiss Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k 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.
Find antique and vintage enamel rings, bracelets, necklaces and other accessories on 1stDibs.