Enamel Jewelry
1910s Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1880s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Mandarin Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Quartz, Ruby, Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Sterling S...
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Black Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Ru...
1990s English Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, Enamel
2010s Australian Artist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Rhodolite, Garnet, Brown Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-19th Century French Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Austrian Renaissance Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Turquoise, Silver, Enamel
1820s English Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Onyx, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Unknown Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Ruby, Moonstone, Garnet, Emerald, Chrysophrase, Enamel, 22k Gold
2010s Asian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Asian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1870s British Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Chrysoberyl, Garnet, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
20th Century Modern Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, 14k Gold, Enamel
1770s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century German Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Portuguese Renaissance Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
Early 17th Century English Renaissance Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, 22k Gold, Enamel
1830s Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Garnet, Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1830s English George IV Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Natural Pearl, Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
1950s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Enamel
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Garnet, Enamel
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Silver, Enamel
1870s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Hungarian Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Turquoise, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Zircon, Topaz, Rock Crystal, Garnet, Amethyst, Gilt Metal, Rhodium, Enam...
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century French Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, Garnet, Quartz, Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1880s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Moonstone, Peridot, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
1850s British High Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Enamel
1870s British Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Chrysoberyl, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Mandarin Garnet, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1880s French Egyptian Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1930s Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Indian Anglo-Indian Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Cat’s Eye, Diamond, Emerald, Garne...
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Ruby, Emerald, Enamel, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s British Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Malachite, 14k Gold, Enamel, Gold, Yellow 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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