Antique 9K & Carved Shell Cameo Brooch weeping willow with Alexander The Great being

with Alexander The Great being declared the metaphorical "Son of Ammon" by the Oracle at Siwa

Marks: BOCK

Circa 1920s-1930s

The griffin was a mythical figure

Typically they were delicately shaped metal and diamond bow brooches called Sévignés

Antique 9K & Carved Shell Cameo Brooch weeping willow with Alexander The Great beingA cameo is a form of glyptography, or bas relief carving, most often cut into glass, hard stones, and shells. Artworks were crafted to create two layers on one piece of material, the top of which protruded from its background, creating a multi dimensional artwork. These detailed reliefs were often used to adorn pieces of jewelry, including brooches, necklaces, bracelets and rings. The earliest cameos took inspiration from prehistoric petroglyphs,