Enamel Jewelry
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1790s British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Enamel
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Agate, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Silver, 14k Gold
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s German Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, 18k Gold, Enamel, White Gold
Late 20th Century Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1970s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Citrine, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
1890s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 22k Gold
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Enamel, Silver, 18k Gold
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1940s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal, Gold Plate
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Indian Victorian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s German Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1990s Swiss Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Steel, Enamel
1940s Victorian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Aesthetic Movement Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold Plate
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Rose Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1800s Italian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s European Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
20th Century French Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Unknown Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1810s British Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Spanish Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
18th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, Gold
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s English Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1980s Unknown Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s French Baroque Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1950s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1830s French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 18th Century Indian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 22k Gold, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Go...
19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 9k 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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