Enamel Jewelry
1890s British Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Pearl, Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Tiger's Eye, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, E...
1890s British Arts and Crafts Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Mid-19th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, White Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, White Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Emerald, Diamond, Silver, Enamel, 14k Gold
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, 22k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, Emerald, Malachite, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Tiger's Eye...
19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Pearl, Rose Gold, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
19th Century Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Enamel, Silver
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1850s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s British Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gol...
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 15k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yell...
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Y...
Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Oriental Pearl, Sapphire, Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Revival Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Silve...
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Peridot, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Gold, Enamel, Silver, 18k Gold
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Renaissance Revival Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1850s French High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Freshwater Pearl, Enamel, Sterling Silver
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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