Enamel Jewelry
Late 18th Century British George III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1820s Unknown Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Enamel, 18k Gold
1890s Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Platinum, Enamel
1870s English Gothic Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k G...
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, White Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k...
1880s European Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1860s Austrian Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1870s English Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1910s Swiss Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Marcasite, Natural Pearl, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Rubelite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Unknown Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Moonstone, Natural Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century German Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1830s Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1870s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1830s British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 10k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, ...
Early 1900s North American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Peridot, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
1830s English George IV Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Natural Pearl, Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century European Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 18th Century European Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Enamel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
2010s Turkish Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 24k Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze, Copper, Enamel
Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1840s French Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yell...
1870s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Fire Agate, Gold, Y...
Early 18th Century French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s British Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s French Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yell...
Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1830s Unknown Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, Silver, Enamel
1930s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1860s British Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Enamel, 18k Gold
1870s English Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Natural Pearl, Pearl, 15k Gold, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k 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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