Enamel Jewelry
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
1850s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
2010s English Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Vermeil, Enamel, 14k Gold, 9k Gold
Early 20th Century Swiss Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Tourmaline, Indicolite, Niello, Cut Steel, Other, Mixed Metal, Gold-fill...
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1870s European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Enamel
1810s British Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1860s European Gothic Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Chinese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
20th Century Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1820s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, Silver, Enamel
1970s French Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, Gold
1820s French George IV Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1960s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1790s Swiss Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Mid-20th Century British Gilded Age Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century European Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
10k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1880s American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Other, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1960s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel, Gilt Metal
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 Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s Unknown Retro Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Spanish Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 18k 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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