Enamel Jewelry
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Purple Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s Indian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Emerald, Cultured Pearl, 10k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 9k Gold...
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Enamel
1940s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Oriental Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Belgian Artist Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Oriental Pearl, Enamel, Mixed Metal, Other, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Y...
1830s English George IV Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Natural Pearl, Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, T...
Mid-19th Century European Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1840s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Silv...
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 18th Century European Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Emerald...
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Silver, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, R...
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s English Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Natural Pearl, Pearl, 15k Gold, Gold, Enamel
20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yell...
Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Enamel, 18k Gold
1890s Russian Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Agate, Enamel, Gold, White Gold, 18k Gol...
1890s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century European Renaissance Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 10k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, ...
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Unknown Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Enamel, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, T...
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1940s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel
Early 1800s English George III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Enamel
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k 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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