Enamel Jewelry
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1910s Russian Russian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Silver, Gold, Enamel, Vermeil
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century American Byzantine Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Coral, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Tourmaline, White Gold, Enamel, Rhodium, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1950s French Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel, Gilt Metal, Mixed Metal
Early 17th Century American Modern Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s Italian Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Opal, Ruby, Diamond, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1930s Russian Aesthetic Movement Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, 18k Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Mid-20th Century Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Late 18th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Unknown Baroque Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Peridot, Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Chalcedony, Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Bronze, Cut Steel, Mixed Metal, Enamel, Copper, Silver
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, ...
Early 20th Century Swiss Modern Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Czech Jugendstil Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1990s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Coral, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1930s British Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1950s English Vintage Enamel Jewelry
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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