Enamel Jewelry
Early 20th Century Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, Silver, Enamel
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1800s Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, Oriental Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Morganite, Pearl, Ruby, 18...
1830s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s Australian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Portuguese Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Chrysophrase, Onyx, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1850s British Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Lapis Lazuli, Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1890s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Russian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Enamel, Gold
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Swiss Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century American Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Onyx, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1880s French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1970s Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Silver
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1880s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Indian Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Tanzanite, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Cat’s Eye, Hessoni...
21st Century and Contemporary American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Opal, Freshwater Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
1790s Swiss Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 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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