Enamel Jewelry
1960s Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
1940s British Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Unknown Aesthetic Movement Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Late 19th Century Norwegian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Russian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Bronze, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 2000s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Malachite, Lapis Lazuli, Diamond, Coral, Enamel, Platinum...
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1990s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1860s American High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Mid-19th Century French Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Garnet, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
1980s French Medieval Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1850s Swiss Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1910s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 10k Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, Gold Plate, Enamel, 14k Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s European Modern Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary European Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Morganite, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Opal, Freshwater Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
Late 18th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
1810s English George IV Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel, 15k Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s English Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k 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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