Enamel Jewelry
1970s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1850s Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Roman Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 24k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-19th Century European Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
2010s Turkish Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sterling Silver, Enamel, 14k Gold
20th Century French Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1980s French Renaissance Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1880s Swiss Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Coral, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
18th Century Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1930s Unknown Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Green Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire,...
2010s American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Opal, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1990s European Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1880s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1910s Unknown Victorian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1880s Austrian Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1790s British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gilt Metal, Enamel
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Agate, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Enamel, Silver, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Silver, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1970s Indian Victorian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s German Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, 18k Gold, Enamel, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, Gold
Late 20th Century Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1970s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Citrine, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1940s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal, Gold Plate
1890s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 22k Gold
1880s American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k 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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