Enamel Jewelry
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1990s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown High Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold, Enamel
1980s German Baroque Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Star Sapphire, Amethyst, Gold Plate, Enamel, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Bronze, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Swiss Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s European Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1980s Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1790s Swiss Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century British Gilded Age Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Tourmaline, Indicolite, Niello, Cut Steel, Other, Mixed Metal, Gold-fill...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Hong Kong Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 2000s Chinese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Blue Topaz, Citrine, Enamel, Rose Gold, Gold Plate, 14k Gold
2010s English Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Vermeil, Enamel, 14k Gold, 9k Gold
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century American Retro Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1930s French Belle Époque Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Cut Steel, Base Metal, 14k Gold, 15k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold P...
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Cultured Pearl, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s European Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Unknown Retro Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
20th Century Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1820s French George IV Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century European Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, 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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