Enamel Jewelry
1990s American Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1980s Unknown Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Emerald, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Go...
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1790s French Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Emerald, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Enamel
2010s Dutch Modern Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s English Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s English Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Asian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Rainbow Moonstone, Tourmaline, Sapphire, Freshwater Pearl, Diam...
1940s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 18k Gold, Enamel
1930s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Moonstone, Enamel, Silver
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Enamel
2010s Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Palladium, Platinum, Rhodium, Silver, Britannia Standard Silver...
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 10k Gold, 18k Gold, Gold-filled, Palladium, Brass, Enamel
1820s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Lebanese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Citrine, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater...
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Tourmaline, Turquoise, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Enamel, 9k...
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Citrine, Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1920s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Onyx, Ruby, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Onyx, Ruby, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s British Modern Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Citrine, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1970s French Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Citrine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, Citrine, Gold-filled, Enamel
1990s British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Aquamarine, ...
Late 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Topaz, 14k 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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