Enamel Jewelry
1980s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Aesthetic Movement Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Artist Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
1870s English Gothic Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k G...
20th Century Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Zircon, Rhodium, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, White Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k...
1910s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1920s English George V Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Byzantine Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Silver, Yellow Gold, 24k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century British Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1920s Italian Baroque Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1790s French Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Emerald, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Silver, Enamel
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Enamel
Early 20th Century Norwegian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-18th Century British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Agate, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 19th Century Austrian Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1980s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1850s British Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Agate, 9k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel,...
1940s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s Unknown Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century European Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Enamel
1880s Austrian Egyptian Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1920s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Rock Crystal, Ruby, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1790s British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 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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