Enamel Jewelry
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, Peridot, Sapphire, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1910s British Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Cultured Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Italian Retro Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
24k Gold, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Zircon, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Tourmaline, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1940s American Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
19th Century Indian Artisan Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s French Romantic Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Gilded Age Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Mid-20th Century British Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, Diamond, Emerald, Moonstone, Pearl, Ruby, Fire Opal, 14k Gold...
1910s European Aesthetic Movement Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s British Enamel Jewelry
Rhodolite, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Asian Arts and Crafts Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Retro Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1870s American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Retro Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Quartz, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Mid-18th Century Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Onyx, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Enamel Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Black Diamond, White Diamond, Diamond, Amethyst, Enamel, ...
Early 1800s English George III Antique Enamel Jewelry
10k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Tanzanite, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Russian Modern Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s French Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Enamel
1850s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Rhodolite, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, 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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