Enamel Jewelry
1970s American Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1950s Italian Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1960s Unknown Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
1960s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Enamel, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Silver
1980s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Topaz, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Mid-20th Century Spanish Retro Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
1870s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century Enamel Jewelry
Rose Gold, Enamel, 10k Gold
2010s Turkish Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Enamel, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Emerald, Malachite, Silver, Enamel
1960s American Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Gilt Metal
1950s Finnish Modernist Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Early 20th Century Austrian Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Jade, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, White Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold, Ye...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Indian Victorian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1980s Vintage Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Go...
1890s English Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century British Romantic Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, Enamel
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel, Steel
1870s American Etruscan Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1920s Greek Greek Revival Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Gold-filled, Enamel
Early 2000s French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
1990s Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, Peridot, Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Enamel Jewelry
Zircon, Base Metal, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Rhodium, 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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