Enamel Jewelry
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s French Renaissance Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Enamel
1970s Unknown Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, Onyx, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1910s Unknown Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
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19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1950s American Romantic Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
10k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1980s Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century North American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Amethyst, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Enamel
1910s Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1840s Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yell...
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Vermeil, Enamel
1950s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Enamel
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1980s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s European Artist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
2010s European Artist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s European Artist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
2010s European Artist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Artist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Enamel
2010s Cypriot Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s American Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1950s Unknown Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, 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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