Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Black Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Black Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Black Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Black Diamond, Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sterling Silver, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Chalcedony, Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Ruby, 9k G...
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Black Diamond, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, Platin...
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Black Diamond, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Chalcedony, Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Ruby, Enamel, 9k Gold...
2010s Greek Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, Rose Gold, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Classical Greek Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Black Diamond, Brown Diamond, Emerald, Gar...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Black Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, White Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century French Artist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Unknown Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
2010s European Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, South Sea Pearl, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Chalcedony, Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, Yell...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Crystal, Diamond, Black Diamond, Quartz, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Zir...
1890s British Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Black Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Chalcedony, Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 9k G...
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Black Diamond, Sapphire, South Sea Pearl,...
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Black Diamond, White Diamond, 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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