Enamel Jewelry
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Black Diamond, Moonstone, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Quartz, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary European Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Diamond, Jade, Rock Crystal, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Coral, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Purple Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling ...
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s English Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold, 15k Gold
1950s French Anglo-Indian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Gilt Metal, Enamel, Brass, Bronze
17th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary English Enamel Jewelry
Rhodolite, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Vermeil, 9k Gold, 14k Gold
1950s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Fire Opal, Opal, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, Gold Plate, 18k Gold
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century European Renaissance Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Zircon, Base Metal, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Retro Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s French Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 20th Century Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary English Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Mexican Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Crystal, Brass, Copper, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, Chalcedony, Diamond, Emerald, White Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Hong Kong Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s English Enamel Jewelry
Rhodolite, Vermeil, Enamel, 14k Gold, 9k Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1990s Retro Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Moonstone, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1980s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1970s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
20th Century Spanish Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1820s French George IV Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 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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