Enamel Jewelry
1990s German Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1870s Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1930s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Platinum, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold, Gold, Enamel
1860s French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Silver, Enamel
1920s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Retro Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century British Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Base Metal, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 1900s Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Morganite, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 1800s Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Copper, Enamel
Early 1900s Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1910s Russian Russian Empire Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
2010s Turkish Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Spinel, Black Spinel, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
2010s Unknown Aesthetic Movement Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1920s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
1980s French Baroque Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Quartz, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Multi-gemstone, Enamel, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Quartz, Onyx, Amethyst, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1910s Unknown Victorian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
20th Century French Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 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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