Enamel Jewelry
1770s Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel, Silver
20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Black Pearl, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1990s French Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century English Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
1980s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1880s European Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1790s Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
Early 1800s Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Silver, Enamel
20th Century Modern Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, 18k Gold, Enamel
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1870s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s British Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Blue Topaz, Citrine, Sterling Silver, Silver, Enamel, Rose Gold, Gold Plate
1920s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Classical Greek Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
18th Century Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Norwegian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Brass, Enamel
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Silver, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
19th Century Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Brown Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1990s American Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Gold-filled, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown High Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Enamel
1980s German Baroque 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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