Enamel Jewelry
1890s American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1850s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Unknown Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Moonstone, Natural Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century German Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Gold
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1830s Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1870s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond...
Late 19th Century Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Diamond,...
2010s British Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Enamel
1830s British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 10k Gold, Enamel
19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Enamel, Silver
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, ...
Early 20th Century American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Retro Enamel Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Onyx, Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel, Gold
2010s North American Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
2010s Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Onyx, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1860s British Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s North American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Peridot, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
1940s American Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Pearl, Gold, Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s North American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s North American Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow 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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