Enamel Jewelry
Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Enamel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Tanzanite, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwat...
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Enamel
Early 2000s German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1990s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 9k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Multi-gemstone, Garnet, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Enamel, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Quartz, Carnelian, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
Early 2000s German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel, Gold
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Mandarin Garnet, 18k Gold, Palladium, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
1920s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
Early 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel, Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Unknown Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1920s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Jugendstil Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Swiss Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gold
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow ...
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Morganite, Peridot, 14k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 1900s Czech Jugendstil Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold, Enamel
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Platinum
Late 19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
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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