Enamel Jewelry
Mid-20th Century Russian Enamel Jewelry
Aventurine, Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Japanese Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
20th Century French Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, Diamond, 15k Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1850s Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Enamel
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1960s Unknown Modern Vintage Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Russian Russian Empire Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Other, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s British Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1790s British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Enamel
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Russian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Russian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Russian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Russian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Russian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Russian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Russian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Russian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Russian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Russian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s British Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
2010s Russian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s British Modern Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Chrysoberyl, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 18th Century British George III Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1850s British Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s British Modern Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Enamel
1890s Renaissance Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s British Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Chrysoberyl, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
1870s British Holbeinesque Antique Enamel Jewelry
Chrysoberyl, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel
1860s British Gothic Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Agate, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Gold, Enamel
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Enamel Jewelry
Ruby, Natural Pearl, Diamond, Enamel, 22k Gold, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Retro Enamel Jewelry
18k Gold, Enamel, Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1870s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
1880s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
1880s French Egyptian Revival Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Gold, Enamel
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Early 1800s British Georgian Antique Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k 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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