Enamel Jewelry
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Diamond, Jade, Rock Crystal, Gold, Enamel
1970s French Byzantine Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century American Gilded Age Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Retro Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Zircon, Base Metal, Enamel
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
1880s Austrian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Pearl, Diamond, Enamel, Gold
Early 1900s European Art Deco Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1960s American Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1840s Austrian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Opal, Ruby, 14k Gold, Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1990s Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Tourmaline, Gold, Enamel
1970s Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1950s Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
2010s Hong Kong Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1910s American Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, En...
Early 20th Century English Enamel Jewelry
15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Swiss Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold, 15k Gold
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Quartz, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1940s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century European Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s French Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Star Sapphire, Amethyst, Gold Plate, Enamel, Silver
Early 1800s British Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century European Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Gold-filled, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Afghan Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1910s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k ...
1950s Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Enamel
2010s Hong Kong Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Rose Gold, 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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