Enamel Jewelry
1920s Danish Greek Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, 14k Gold
1920s Greek Greek Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel, 18k Gold
1870s English Gothic Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k G...
1870s English Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 15k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Russian Russian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1920s Italian Baroque Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
1880s Austrian Egyptian Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Jade, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1950s European Greek Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
1930s Egyptian Renaissance Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Italian Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Hungarian Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Silver, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold, Gold, Enamel
1870s English Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 15k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold, Gold
19th Century European Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Austrian Renaissance Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver, Enamel
1920s Egyptian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Mid-19th Century French Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Turquoise, Silver, Enamel
1870s English Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s French Baroque Revival Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1920s Egyptian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s English Egyptian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s English Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, E...
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1920s Austrian Egyptian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1940s French Egyptian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s English Egyptian Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Austrian Egyptian Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Amethyst, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Rock Crystal, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Renaissance Revival Enamel Jewelry
Peridot, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Mixed Metal
1880s French Egyptian Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1950s Indian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Emerald, Cultured Pearl, 10k Gold, Enamel
1980s French Baroque Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
20th Century English Renaissance Revival Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Etruscan Revival Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century European Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Etruscan Revival Enamel Jewelry
Bronze, Enamel
Late 19th Century Hungarian Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Turquoise, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1870s English Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 15k Gold, Gold
20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Malachite, Silver, Enamel
1870s British Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Chrysoberyl, Garnet, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1850s French Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Baroque Revival Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Baroque Revival Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Russian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Silver Plate, Enamel
1860s English Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
1910s Russian Russian Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Silver, Gold, Enamel, Vermeil
Late 20th Century Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1880s English Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Rubelite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, 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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