Enamel Jewelry
1860s European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Hungarian Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Turquoise, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century North American Art Deco Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
1870s French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1840s French Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1800s English Antique Enamel Jewelry
Oriental Pearl, Diamond, Enamel, Silver, 14k Gold, Gold
1820s British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1860s French Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1850s Persian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 22k Gold, Enamel
1860s British Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1880s Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Enamel, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1850s French Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1850s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1840s Austrian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Opal, Ruby, 14k Gold, Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
1880s European Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1820s English Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
1870s European Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1870s English High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1890s American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century British Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Bronze, Enamel
Late 19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1840s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century European Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
1880s European Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1810s English Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1840s European George III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
1860s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1850s French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1860s English Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 15k 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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