Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1880s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1980s English Vintage Enamel Jewelry
9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Chinese Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Enamel
2010s French Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Italian Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Colombian Artist Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Pearl, Gold Plate, Base Metal, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Renaissance Revival Enamel Jewelry
Rubelite, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1850s Swiss Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1980s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1940s Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Enamel
1880s American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s Russian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Bronze, Enamel
1970s Spanish Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1790s British George III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green ...
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Italian Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Pearl, Diamond, Enamel, 22k Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 18th Century Indian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 22k Gold, Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Coral, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1980s European Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Morganite, Diamond, Enamel, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Unknown Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Aquamarine, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, Gold, Enamel
1820s Italian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
1870s English High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 9k 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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