Enamel Jewelry
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1790s German Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1820s Unknown Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Enamel, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
1730s Unknown Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1850s Unknown Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 2000s French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver Plate, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1980s Italian Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1990s American Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1960s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Rose Gold, Enamel
1980s French Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Cultured Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century English Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Moonstone, Enamel
2010s Colombian Artist Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Pearl, Gold Plate, Base Metal, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, 9k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
10k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s American Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Rose Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Chinese Aesthetic Movement Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Silver Plate, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1910s Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Late 20th Century French Modern Enamel Jewelry
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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