Enamel Jewelry
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Tanzanite, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
1960s French Renaissance Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s French Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Mid-19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, 9k Gold, Enamel, White Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Mid-20th Century European Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gold Plate
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Emerald, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
1910s Swiss Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Platinum
1980s French Byzantine Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gilt Metal, Enamel, Brass, Gold Plate, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel, 14k Gold
1950s Finnish Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, Diamond, Pearl, Quartz, Fire Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Gold Plate...
15th Century and Earlier Persian Classical Roman Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Bronze, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1880s European Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, P...
Mid-20th Century Danish Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1870s European Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
1970s Indian Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Egyptian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Black Opal, Ruby, Opal, Diamond, Amber, Enamel, Sterling Silve...
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel, Gold Plate
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Tsavori...
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Brass, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel, Steel
1890s Swiss Baroque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
18th Century Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Byzantine Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Silver, Yellow Gold, 24k Gold, Gold
1990s Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Enamel, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s German Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century British Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1800s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Turkish Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, White 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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