Enamel Jewelry
1950s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1930s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Amber, Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1950s French Romantic Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Steel, Stainless Steel
Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s British Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1990s French Retro Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Artist Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1920s Danish Greek Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary English Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 1900s German Aesthetic Movement Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Enamel, Silver
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1950s Norwegian Post-War Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
2010s English Enamel Jewelry
Rhodolite, Vermeil, Enamel, 14k Gold, 9k Gold
2010s Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Pearl, Onyx, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
1940s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1880s French Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Steel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1990s French Romantic Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Tourmaline, Other, Titanium, 24k Gold, Platinum, Palladium, Vermeil, Yel...
1870s European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Enamel
1870s Austrian Egyptian Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Pearl, Diamond, Amethyst, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Coral, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary English Enamel Jewelry
Rhodolite, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Vermeil, 9k Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k 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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