Enamel Jewelry
1950s English Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
20th Century Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century European Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century British Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Gold Plate, Silver
1850s Persian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Enamel, Brass, Palladium, Gold-filled, 18k Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Unknown Aesthetic Movement Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, 15k Gold, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Ste...
19th Century British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, Brass, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold Plate
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Silver
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Colombian Artist Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Pearl, Gold Plate, Base Metal, Enamel
1890s Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1870s Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1870s American Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
1940s Finnish Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1910s Unknown Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum, Enamel, White Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Hong Kong Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Dutch Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s German Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Brass
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Enamel Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Tourmaline, Gold, Enamel
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
1790s German 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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