Enamel Jewelry
Early 20th Century French Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Peridot, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Artist Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Enamel
1620s Spanish Renaissance Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
2010s Emirian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 24k Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
2010s Turkish Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 24k Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze, Copper, Enamel
Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
20th Century European Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Peridot...
1820s British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Topaz, Multi-gemstone, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Citrine, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater...
2010s Turkish Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Turquoise, Enamel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel, Yellow Gold
18th Century Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Enamel Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1860s English Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1800s English Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Oriental Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1840s French Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
19th Century French Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1890s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s European Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1910s Unknown Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Fire Agate, Gold, Y...
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Tanzani...
Late 19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater P...
19th Century German Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
Early 1900s American Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl...
19th Century Dutch Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1880s English Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Early 18th Century French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl...
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, 15k Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Pearl, 18k 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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