Enamel Jewelry
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Portuguese Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 18th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Enamel, Gold
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s English Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Jade, Gold, Enamel
1890s Unknown Modern Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Swiss Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1990s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Citrine, Enamel, Silver, 14k Gold
1910s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1880s European Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1970s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Enamel, Silver
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
2010s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, White Gold, Enamel, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
1970s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Coral, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
17th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
1940s Japanese Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary English Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Pearl, Diamond, Amethyst, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Black Opal, Ruby, Opal, Diamond, Amber, Enamel, Sterling Silve...
Mid-18th Century Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Enamel
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
Early 1900s Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Turquoise, Silver, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Quartz, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Moonstone, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, Gold Plate, Enamel, 14k Gold, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s French Anglo-Indian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Gilt Metal, Enamel, Brass, Bronze
1840s Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary English Enamel Jewelry
Rhodolite, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Vermeil, 9k Gold, 14k Gold
2010s English Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1950s Norwegian Post-War Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, 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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