Enamel Jewelry
1890s Swiss Baroque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1870s American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Chalcedony, 18k Gold, Enamel
1950s Italian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Tsavori...
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Zircon, Base Metal, Enamel
1850s French High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Freshwater Pearl, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century Retro Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Enamel
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s English Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Vermeil, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1950s Indian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Emerald, Cultured Pearl, 10k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1880s European Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Aquamarine, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1980s Unknown Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1850s English Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1850s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
Early 2000s Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1890s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s German Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Brass, Palladium, Enamel
1970s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
1980s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
1930s American Anglo-Indian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Base Metal, Brass, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century Mexican Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1910s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, 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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