Enamel Jewelry
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Black Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Ru...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel,...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Tsavorite, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamo...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Jade, White Di...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Turquoise, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Onyx, Jade, White Di...
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Tsavorite, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamo...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Rainbow Moonstone, Tourmaline, Sapphire, Freshwater Pearl, Diam...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond...
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Tanzanite, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Opal, White Diamond,...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Onyx, White Diamond, D...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, R...
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Peridot...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Emerald...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater P...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Tanzanite, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Opal, White Diamond,...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, Emerald, Malachite, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Tiger's Eye...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel,...
1850s French High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Freshwater Pearl, Enamel, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Tanzanite, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Opal, White Diamond,...
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel,...
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Opal, Tanzanite, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond,...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Tanzanite, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwat...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Opal, White Diamond, Diamond, E...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond...
2010s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Opal, Freshwater Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Enamel, Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 9k Gold...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, Peridot, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White...
1960s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, 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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