Enamel Jewelry
1840s English Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s German Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1920s Egyptian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, En...
1980s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century European Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Brass
1990s British Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, White Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
1990s British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Hematite, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1990s Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Norwegian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
19th Century American Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
18th Century Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Indian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Enamel
Late 20th Century Chinese Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Silver, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Greek Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s European Modern Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Spinel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, ...
Early 2000s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
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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