Enamel Jewelry
Late 20th Century Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1910s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Enamel
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, 14k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Plat...
1980s French Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1880s Austrian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
1910s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, 10k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Russian Russian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Enamel, White Gold, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1770s English George III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Pinchbeck
1970s American Artisan Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1870s Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Rhodium, Enamel
1980s French Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Diamond, Gold Plate, Enamel, 14k Gold, Silver
1920s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
1970s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1990s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, 10k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Peridot, Silver, Enamel
1970s European Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Ruby, White Diamond, Enamel, Brass, Gold Plate, ...
Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s American Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1930s American Romantic Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Modernist Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1850s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
1960s Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Mixed Metal
Mid-20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 15k 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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