Enamel Jewelry
20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
1970s Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
1980s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Tsavorite, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1970s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Gold-filled, Enamel
19th Century Retro Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s European Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Rose Gold, Enamel
1980s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s French Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s French Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s British Retro Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
1980s French Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gold Plate
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1940s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, Enamel
20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
1940s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Mid-19th Century Retro Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum, Enamel
1980s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century British Retro Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Belgian Retro Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Retro Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Enamel
1940s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, White Gold
1940s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Base Metal, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1940s Swiss Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s European Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1950s American Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Retro Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Retro Antique Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s European Retro Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Retro Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, 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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