Enamel Jewelry
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1870s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1840s French Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1930s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Oriental Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1860s British Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Chrysoberyl, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Gold
19th Century Russian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Hong Kong Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Tsavorite, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Sterling Silver, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
20th Century American Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Enamel, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1930s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Turkish Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Other, 14k Gold, Enamel
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1840s Austrian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Opal, Ruby, 14k Gold, Gold, Enamel
1870s Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Garnet, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14...
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Tourmaline, Star Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Peridot, Aquamarine, Yellow Sa...
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Silver, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1880s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco 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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