Enamel Jewelry
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
1870s Swiss Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Spanish Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1860s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century African Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Silver, Enamel
1980s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Byzantine Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Chinese Aesthetic Movement Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, 14k Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Austrian Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, 14k Gold, Enamel
1890s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Enamel
2010s Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Gilt Metal, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Retro Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
1980s French Renaissance Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Norwegian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Rock Crystal, Diamond, Crystal, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Silver
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Garnet, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s German Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
1970s French Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Zircon, Enamel
1990s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Chalcedony, Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s French Baroque Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1940s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, 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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