Showcasing 1980s & 1990s Cloisonne enamel jewellery - Vintage Jewels Geek Blog

What is Cloisonne enamel jewellery?

Just a little history of Cloisonne enamel and we are showing some of its great jewellery from the 1980s and 1990s to today.

Bright 1980s Enamel Cloisonne jewellery

It was in the eighties when I noticed the bright enamel Cloisonne jewellery very much in fashion and available everywhere. Most were signed on the back and well made with fine enamelling. They have stood the test of time and here we are going to showcase the many pieces of enamel that we have found. Signatures include Fish, Fish with the crown symbol, The one's with two fish symbols and Sea Gems UK. Some are also unsigned. Today you will still find a smaller number of companies making this rather pretty enamel Cloisonne style of jewellery. Below are some of the copyright signatures seen also.

What is Cloisonne?

Cloisonne has been around for a very long time. It is a way of decorating metal with enamel. Fine wires are used to create the design and then filled in with different coloured enamel. It is not only used for jewellery but in ornaments, clothing accessories and beads as well. But in this Cloisonne jewellery blog, we are showcasing the 80s, 90s to today’s Cloisonne jewellery below. We have earrings, rings, bracelets, brooches, necklaces, keyrings photographs. Taken from the actual enamel jewellery we have owned… In re-writing this blog post. I realised some of the jewellery was destroyed in a storage fire earlier this year.

Showcasing Cloisonne jewellery:

Above is a Chinese dragon Cloisonne brooch - unsigned circa 1980s. This is in my own collection.

Fire shaped Cloisonne brooch in black and red. Vintage 1990s unsigned

Pretty pink and green floral circular Cloisonne enamel brooch. 

Pretty open cut enamel jewellery brooch in pink, red and green Cloisonne design by Two Fishes below.

Butterly pink Cloisonne brooch - large round brooch jewellery circa 1980s

Large pansy and butterfly brooch in Cloisonne enamel. Probably made in the 1990s

Pretty blue flower enamel brooch circa 1980s.

This Cloisonne brooch back shows the Fish and crown logo. Circa about 1980s. 

Cloisonne brooch with black and white flowers

Oval floral Cloisonne brooch 1980s. A lovely example by Fish and Crown of a black and white brooch in Cloisonne enamel.

Fish and crown logo signature

Long dropper enamel earrings in bright red and blue colours onto a navy background circa the eighties. Unsigned. See below

Fabulous blue hoop Cloisonne earrings by Fish and Crown.

Pretty drops of pink Cloisonne with fuchsia flowers. Earring from Fish.

Another Cloisonne piece from Two Fishes below. This shows the card that it originally came on. On the reverse, it says made in Thailand.

Striking pink and a black Cloisonne brooch of a parrot type of bird.

The sweet little mice pin below in Cloisonne was on a card that had the logo for Fish fine enamels. On the reverse, it was dated 1993/4 and this piece was designed for Fish by Heather S Buchanan. Quite a find for dating and identifying this pin.

Flowers are always a favourite for Cloisonne and the above purple and pink shaded flower earrings in Cloisonne enamel are very pretty. Clip style that was still a firm favourite as well for the eighty's era.

Small button Cloisonne clip earrings

Large Oval Cloisonne clip earrings 1980s

Flowers again in this eighties Cloisonne blue clamper bangle. This style of bangle was used extensively in the eighties and nineties. It had a spring opening and fitted close to your wrist.

Drop enamel earrings were also a firm favourite in Cloisonne. The pretty white flower pair is for pierced ears. With this style, if you do not like the idea of wearing a pair of second-hand earrings - then you can easily change the hooks for new ones. 

Long dropper Cloisonne earrings preowned.

At this point. I thought I would show a Cloisonne bowl with lid above. Pretty butterfly and flowers adore this bowl. But I want to draw your attention to the inside – the blue coating that you will see on Cloisonne. The darker the blue is that the older the piece. Just a handy tip for age assessment.

Pretty blue enamelled Cloisonne dolphin brooch and matching dolphin earrings

Blue dolphin brooch in Cloisonne enamel

Blue dolphin earrings in Cloisonne enamel

Cloisonne vintage hair comb by Fish with fabulous pink floral detail.

Vintage Signature of fish on Cloisonne hair comb accessory 

Pink and white enamel Cloisonne bangle bracelet from the eighties. We have found many colour combinations and designs of Cloisonne bangles and bracelets.

White floral Cloisonne bangle bracelet

Chinese Dragon Cloisonne fan shaped key ring

Fish and crown signature on the back of jewellery

Modern parrots drop earrings

More modern circa the 2000s – swan in red, blue, green and black enamel.

Parrot bird lapel pin in Cloisonne enamel.

Fish signature on the reverse of a brooch with the copyright sign.

Cloisonne butterfly scarf clip 1990s.

Oval butterfly enamel brooch in Cloisonne.

Just a few of the Cloisonne jewellery pieces I have found and photographed over the years.