Enamel Jewelry
1950s French Medieval Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Ruby, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow ...
1940s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1910s Austrian Renaissance Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver, Enamel
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1930s French Anglo-Indian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
1990s English Renaissance Revival Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1880s Dutch Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1860s Hungarian High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Silver, Enamel
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
1920s Asian Arts and Crafts Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Unknown Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, Amethyst, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
1870s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1940s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1990s French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, Chalcedony, Diamond, Emerald, White Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Moonstone, Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow...
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
1990s Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Enamel, Stainless Steel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Emerald, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1990s French Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, White Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Brass, Gold
1990s Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k 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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