Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Pearl, Diamond, Enamel, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, ...
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, ...
1880s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Black Opal, Turquoise, Blue Sapphire, Opal, Diamond, Enamel, Gold
2010s Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1970s French Renaissance Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Bronze, Gold, Gold Plate, Copper, Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
Early 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel, Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Quartz, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 10k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Rhodium, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Contemporary Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 10k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Peridot, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Cat’s Eye, Hesso...
1810s French Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Malachite, 14k Gold, Enamel
1980s French Anglo-Indian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 20th Century Danish Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1910s Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown High Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1770s Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
Early 2000s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
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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