Enamel Jewelry
20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
1970s English Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Aquamarine, Enamel, 18k Gold
1910s American Victorian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Base Metal, Enamel
2010s Italian Gothic Revival Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Art Deco Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1930s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
1980s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1750s Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, 9k Gold, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1790s Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
1950s English Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Agate, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century British Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1980s German Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Enamel
Mid-19th Century European Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
1980s Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1940s American Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Lapis Lazuli, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1860s French Egyptian Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 15k Gold, Gold
1910s German Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1980s Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Austrian Baroque Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modernist Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Topaz, Gold, Enamel
1890s French Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel, White Gold
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 20th Century Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Silver, 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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