Enamel Jewelry
Early 1900s Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, Silver, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, Enamel, Rose Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Pearl, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Chinese Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Diamond, Emerald, Rock Crystal, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Sapphire, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1950s North American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Padparadscha Sapphire , Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, Enamel, White Gol...
Mid-20th Century French Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gol...
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Black Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Ru...
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Opal, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1870s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Rhodolite, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Opal, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Amethyst, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Peridot, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1960s Italian Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Platinum
19th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold, Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s English Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose ...
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rhodium, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Artist Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Yellow 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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