Enamel Jewelry
1890s Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Other, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Sterling Silver, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century North American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Tourmaline, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Rhodium, Silver
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
20th Century Swiss Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1890s American Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Enamel
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Spinel, 22k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s American Victorian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Zircon, Blue Zircon, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Dutch Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
18th Century Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 10k Gold
2010s Spanish Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Artist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century European Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1960s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1940s North American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Rose Gold, 10k Gold
1930s Norwegian Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s European Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Retro Enamel Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
Early 2000s Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, Silver, Enamel
20th Century German Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Labradorite, 18k Gold, Enamel
1810s German Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1960s North American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1990s French Renaissance Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Gold Plate, 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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