Enamel Jewelry
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1850s English Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1910s Norwegian Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Silver
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel, 14k Gold
1960s Brazilian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel, 14k Gold, St...
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1960s European Empire Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, White Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold, Ye...
Early 2000s French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1940s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Austrian Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Quartz, Enamel, Copper, Brass, Berlin Iron, Britannia Standard Silver, 9...
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century North American Art Deco Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Afghan Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 2000s European Modern Enamel Jewelry
White Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century European Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, Pearl, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1890s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Enamel, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Coral, Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k 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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