Enamel Jewelry
19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 9k Gold, Enamel
1840s British Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Stainless Steel, Gilt Metal
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s German Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s English Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Vermeil, Enamel, 14k Gold, 9k Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Jugendstil Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Russian Russian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Silver, Gold, Enamel, Vermeil
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1950s Norwegian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Morganite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Amber, Aquamarine, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Moonstone, Rainbow Moonstone, ...
1950s Austrian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
20th Century Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1940s American Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 2000s German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 18k Gold
Early 1800s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1910s Swiss Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
1930s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
1980s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Emerald, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
1970s American Aesthetic Movement Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s British Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1930s English Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel
2010s Israeli Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White 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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