Enamel Jewelry
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, S...
1940s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s English Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Opal, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Fire Opal, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Tanzanite, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s English Neoclassical Antique Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Dutch Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Arts and Crafts Enamel Jewelry
Quartz, 15k Gold, 18k Gold, 9k Gold, Britannia Standard Silver, Berlin I...
Mid-20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1730s Unknown Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Tourmaline, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Enamel
1980s German Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Coral, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s European Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1820s English Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Garnet, Onyx, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, Silver, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Turquoise, Enamel, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s French Edwardian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
2010s Italian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s German Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
18k 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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