Enamel Jewelry
Late 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Tourmaline, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
18th Century Indian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Opal, Ruby, Fire Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Go...
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Opal, Ruby, Diamond, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1920s Victorian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Enamel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Enamel, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
20th Century Retro Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Unknown Modern Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s French Byzantine Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
19th Century Artisan Antique Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Other, Enamel, Gold, Other
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1850s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Rose Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1890s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 22k Gold, Enamel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
1910s Belle Époque Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Unknown Aesthetic Movement Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, 15k Gold, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Ste...
20th Century Swiss Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Sapphire, Apatite, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold-filled, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1650s English Stuart Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, 10k Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1950s Indian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Emerald, Cultured Pearl, 10k 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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