Enamel Jewelry
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Carnelian, Onyx, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel, Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
1990s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Diamond, Onyx, Rock Crystal, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s European Aesthetic Movement Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Chrysophrase, Crystal, Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Pearl, Cultur...
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Onyx, Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1820s English Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Onyx, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s English Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Opal, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1970s Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Silver, Rhodium, White Go...
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Coral, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Enamel
2010s Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Onyx, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Onyx, Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel, Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1840s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Silv...
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Emerald...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, White Gold, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, R...
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, Platinum, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Citrine, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater...
1870s European Antique Enamel Jewelry
Onyx, Pearl, 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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