Enamel Jewelry
1880s Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 1...
1980s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Pearl, Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s Indian Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
1860s Hungarian High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Silver, Enamel
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, T...
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s Italian Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Baroque Revival Enamel Jewelry
Rubelite, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Gold, Enamel, Platinum, 18k Gold
1790s British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Enamel
1880s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Moonstone, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yello...
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 15k Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Renaissance Revival Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Baroque Revival Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Rubelite, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s British Modern Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Peridot, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl...
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1840s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Silver, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
2010s Australian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Peridot, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Enamel
Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Enamel, 18k Gold
20th Century American High Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Enamel
1860s British Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Tanzanite, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwat...
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Jade, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Multi-gemstone, Garnet, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1840s British High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel
Early 2000s Indian Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Cat’s Eye, Diamond, Emerald, Garne...
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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