

She also headed the sub-Saharan Africa programme at the Institute of Strategic Research, Ecole militaire (IRSEM), French MoD think tank, in Paris.ĭr Gnanguênon was the director of War and Political reconstruction project (2012-2016), hosted by the Institut des mondes africains (IMAF) at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS), winning project “Emergences Program” of Paris City. She was previously project officer on regional security at the French embassy in Dakar and senior researcher at the Institute of Security Studies (ISS) in Dakar. She worked as a Senior advisor consultant for the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung on African collective security mechanisms and for the French Development Agency (AFD) on Early warning systems. She also contributed to the first edition of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) Conflict Analysis Handbook. She is a political analyst, who held several positions in the French government, think tanks and advised international organizations. Amandine Gnanguênon is a visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. You can almost see the light playing with and over these wings which translates into an almost fluttering butterfly.Dr.
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Thanks to the movement which is captured in the wings by giving them some slopes, the light has free play.


The longer you look, more and more details become visible. The creator has not only engraved the wings but also the body itself. The most beautiful thing about this butterfly is the abundance of engravings which almost brings the butterfly to life. For example animals but also plants were often depicted in jewellery but also as decoration on furniture and other utensils. Queen Victoria has devoted much attention on bringing nature into her home throughout her reign. Such as the abundance of details, the old cut gemstones and the subject of the brooch, nature. Because of this we can state that this floral brooch was made between 18, the years where this type of clasp was the newest invention and best type of clasp for valuable jewellery.Īlong with the clasp, the unmistakable characteristics were also typical and often used during the reign of Queen Victoria. A few decades later this safety clasp was improved therefore this kind of clasp was never made or used again for precious brooches like this one. These clasps were the first clasps who offered an additional guarantee. The clasp used to attach this beautiful butterfly to your clothes or necklace, is an early safety clasp. On top of this, the champagne colour of the gold gives this pretty butterfly an extra special touch. In addition to these sparkling gemstones, the edges of the butterfly are as remarkable. The lower wings are jewelled with old cut amethysts of approximately 0.11ct each. On each upper wing, this butterfly is decorated with two old cut emeralds each of approximately 0.02 ct and one old cut diamond of approximately 0.03 ct.

For sale is this cute and playful Victorian butterfly brooch.
