Enamel Jewelry
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Emerald, Sterling Silver, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Spanish Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Italian Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
19th Century European Renaissance Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Austrian Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Blue Topaz, Topaz, Citrine, Sterling Silver, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1850s English Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1940s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
Early 2000s Chinese Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s English Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Fire Opal, Opal, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, Gold Plate, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1870s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century British Romantic Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Unknown Baroque Enamel Jewelry
Blue Topaz, Diamond, Enamel, Sterling Silver, 22k Gold, 18k Gold, 15k Go...
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Ruby, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow ...
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Malachite, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1970s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1970s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
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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