Enamel Jewelry
1970s British Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, ...
1960s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gilt Metal, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Rose Gold, Enamel
1960s Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Norwegian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold Plate, Enamel, 14k Gold, Silver
1660s Italian Art Deco Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Marcasite, Base Metal, Enamel
Early 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Steel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Gold Plate, Enamel, 14k Gold
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Pearl, Enamel, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 1800s English George III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
1850s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Morganite, Diamond, Enamel, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century British Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Base Metal, 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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