Enamel Jewelry
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s English Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-18th Century Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Chrysophrase, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary English Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s French Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
1960s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 18th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel, 18k Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1990s French Renaissance Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
20th Century Italian Retro Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1910s European Aesthetic Movement Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Danish Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 20th Century North American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s English Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Hong Kong Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1890s Unknown Modern Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s French Revival Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Coral, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Enamel Jewelry
Labradorite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1940s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Copper, Enamel
Early 20th Century Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, 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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