Enamel Jewelry
1960s French Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Rose Gold, Enamel
1990s French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Mixed Metal
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1880s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Enamel
1940s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s German Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Coral, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1890s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Byzantine Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1980s German Baroque Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Mid-20th Century British Retro Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 18th Century Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
20th Century American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gilt Metal, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Spanish Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Enamel
1950s Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Swedish Aesthetic Movement Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1980s German Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
20th Century French Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
19th Century Italian Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1820s Unknown Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century British Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century Indian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, 14k 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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