Enamel Jewelry
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1990s German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Marcasite, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, White Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s Indian Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s English Enamel Jewelry
Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Vermeil, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1870s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
1910s American Victorian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s English High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s European Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1960s Italian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Enamel
20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1930s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Topaz, Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Platinum, Enamel
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 2000s American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Rhodium, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Cat’s Eye, Hesso...
2010s British Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Sil...
1790s French Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Amethyst, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Unknown Aesthetic Movement Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Greek Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel, Rose Gold
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 22k Gold, Enamel
1950s Unknown Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1970s Greek Greek Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, 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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