Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold, Enamel
1960s British Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s English George III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s Emirian Enamel Jewelry
24k Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Lebanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1930s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel, Gilt Metal
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Norwegian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s North American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel, Gilt Metal
19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Enamel Jewelry
24k Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
1880s European Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Chalcedony, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Tanzanite, Diamond, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1830s French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Zircon, Blue Zircon, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Turquoise, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s French Byzantine Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel, Gilt Metal, Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Citrine, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater...
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel, Gilt Metal, Vermeil
20th Century American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum, Enamel
1980s German Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s Lebanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Emirian Enamel Jewelry
24k Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1990s Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Turquoise, Enamel, 18k Gold
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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