Enamel Jewelry
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Rose Gold, Enamel
20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Asian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1880s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1870s English Gothic Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k G...
Early 1900s Czech Jugendstil Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s German Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
2010s Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Brown Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Tourmaline, Gold, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, 15k Gold, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, 24k ...
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel, Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold-filled, Enamel, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Morganite, Peridot, 14k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s French Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
1990s French Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1790s Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Early 20th Century Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
1920s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
Base Metal, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary European Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s English Enamel Jewelry
Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Vermeil, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary European Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Chrysophrase, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, 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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