Enamel Jewelry
20th Century Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 22k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Gold, Enamel
2010s British Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Sil...
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
19th Century German Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1820s English George IV Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1970s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
17th Century Asian Baroque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1950s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Copper, Enamel
1990s American Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Malachite, Lapis Lazuli, Diamond, Coral, Enamel, Platinum...
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 10k Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
19th Century Artisan Antique Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Other, Enamel, Gold, Other
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Diamond, Onyx, Rock Crystal, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Greek Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Enamel, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 2000s American Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century European Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
1930s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rock Crystal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century British Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Enamel
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 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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