Enamel Jewelry
20th Century American High Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
1880s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1830s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel, White Gold
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold, White Gold
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s British Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s German Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Oriental Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1910s American Victorian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
1890s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1890s French Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Silver
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Emerald, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
1870s Italian Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1890s Unknown Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
1880s Unknown Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1890s Unknown Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, 18k Gold, Enamel
1860s American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Rock Crystal, Enamel, Silver
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k 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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