Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Tsavorite, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Enamel, ...
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1970s English Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold, Yell...
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Enamel Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Enamel, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Garnet, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Blue Topaz, Topaz, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Blue Topaz, Sapphire, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum, Enamel
2010s British Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold Plate, White Gold, Silver, Enamel
19th Century Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
2010s Greek Renaissance Revival Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Blue Topaz, Topaz, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Quartz, Amethyst, Enamel, Ye...
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, Citrine, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, Citrine, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, Emerald, Peridot, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k ...
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Artist Enamel Jewelry
Indicolite, Tsavorite, Tourmaline, Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, Rhodium, R...
Early 2000s British Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
2010s Spanish Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Black Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Brown Diamond, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Quartz, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 14k ...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Quartz, Amethyst, Enamel, Ye...
1950s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Tiger's Eye, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Agate, Enamel, Sterling Silve...
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Enamel, White Gold, 18k Gold
1950s Unknown Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1880s Italian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 10k 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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