Enamel Jewelry
20th Century Modern Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Retro Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Rose Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century Russian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s French Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 1900s Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Other, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Spinel, Black Spinel, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century Austrian Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Rose Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k G...
21st Century and Contemporary German Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1940s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Base Metal, Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k G...
20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
20th Century British Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Swiss Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gilt Metal
Early 20th Century Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, ...
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1860s British Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Chrysoberyl, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 2000s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Enamel
18th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Aesthetic Movement Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1830s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1790s British George III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1790s Swiss Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 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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