Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1880s Italian Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel, Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
Late 19th Century German Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
1870s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Other, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, Silver, Enamel, 15k Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Moonstone, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
1890s Canadian Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Opal, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Silver, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Enamel, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Mixed Metal
1850s British High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
1870s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
1920s Victorian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapp...
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1870s Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1870s Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Morganite, Yellow 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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