Enamel Jewelry
20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Malachite, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary English Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1960s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Late 20th Century American Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
1870s American Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Rose Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Malachite, Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s French Byzantine Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Bronze, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel, Gilt Metal
1990s German Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
Early 2000s German Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Russian Russian Revival Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
19th Century English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
1940s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary European Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
2010s French Victorian Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s French Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Rhodolite, Silver, Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century European Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Silver, Enamel
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Belle Époque Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1850s Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Onyx, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century North American Art Deco Antique Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, 14k Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Black Diamond, Moonstone, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Byzantine Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gilt Metal, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold-filled, Enamel
1910s French Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling 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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