Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Rose Gold, Gold P...
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-19th Century British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1870s English High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Enamel Jewelry
Zircon, Gold, 18k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1940s German Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1860s French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s British Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Roman Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 24k Gold, Enamel
1870s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Silver, Enamel
1860s American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Onyx, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Bronze, Cut Steel, Mixed Metal, Enamel, Copper, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Opal, Ruby, Diamond, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1830s Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Topaz, Ruby, Peridot, Garnet, Emerald, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century Chinese Aesthetic Movement Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
2010s Unknown Baroque Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Enamel
1950s Norwegian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Palladium, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, En...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Silver, Enamel, 18k Gold, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
1790s French Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Emerald, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1950s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1920s Egyptian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, 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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