Enamel Jewelry
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sterling Silver, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s English Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel, 9k Gold
19th Century Unknown Modern Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
1870s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s French Regency Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1960s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century European Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1980s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 18k Gold
1820s British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Norwegian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Gilt Metal, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
1980s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Enamel, Silver, Gold Plate, 18k Gold
1940s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Platinum, Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1990s German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1800s English George III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Pearl, Diamond, Enamel, 22k Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Unknown Baroque Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary North American Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Russian Russian Empire Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1950s American Romantic Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, 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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