Enamel Jewelry
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Italian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold, E...
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Gold, Enamel
1990s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s German Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Amber, Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Rose Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Coral, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s American Enamel Jewelry
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, E...
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, White Diamond, Coral, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold
1970s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, ...
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Coral, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Chrysophrase, Coral, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, ...
20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Coral, Gold, Enamel
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling ...
1950s Indian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Emerald, Cultured Pearl, 10k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s French Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater P...
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Tibetan Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Crystal, Lapis Lazuli, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Jade, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel, 18k Gold
1960s Contemporary Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, En...
Mid-19th Century High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Enamel, 15k 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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