Enamel Jewelry
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1970s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1970s American Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1970s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Rose Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s British Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Unknown Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1970s Greek Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Gold, Enamel
1970s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1970s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s German Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1970s German Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s English Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold, Enamel
1970s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1970s French Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Amethyst, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s Unknown Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Ruby, Moonstone, Garnet, Emerald, Chrysophrase, Enamel, 22k Gold
1970s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1970s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold, W...
1970s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s French Byzantine Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Brass
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1970s French Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1970s French Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18...
1970s Italian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Vermeil, Enamel
1970s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, White Gold
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Unknown Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gold Plate
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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