Enamel Jewelry
1960s Unknown Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
2010s Belgian Artist Enamel Jewelry
Oriental Pearl, Pearl, Other, Mixed Metal, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 22k Gold...
1970s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s American Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Enamel, 22k Gold
1940s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Afghan Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1970s French Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Zircon, Enamel
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1960s European Empire Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1980s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Coral, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century European Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Unknown Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Austrian Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1890s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, Pearl, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Coral, Diamond, Gold, Enamel
1890s French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Sterling Silver, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Padparadscha Sapphire , Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, Enamel, White Gol...
1910s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Opal, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
1970s German Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
18th Century British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel, Rose Gold
2010s Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s German Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Victorian Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1930s Japanese Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel, 14k Gold
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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