Treasures from the past: a look at some of history’s most impressive and dazzling jewellery pieces

Best known among fans as the “honeycomb tiara”, the Greville Tiara was created in 1921 for Margaret Greville, a social butterfly during the turn of the century. It was made using 293 diamonds from her previous tiara, which she entrusted Boucheron to reset and redesign. The fashion-forward tiara was bequeathed to the Queen Mother upon Greville’s death and it was last seen adorning Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall’s head during the opening of parliament this year.

Bulgari is no stranger to dressing Hollywood stars in precious jewels. This sparkling necklace-slash-tiara transformable piece was chosen specifically by Ingrid Bergman to be worn during the filming of her movie, The Visit (1964). The platinum and diamond necklace features 13 circular-cut diamonds in varying sizes which are attached to a horseshoe motif set in an alternating sequence.

Trust a heritage brand like Cartier to make even royalty swoon. This tiara, made by Cartier in 1936, was gifted to the Duchess of York by her husband before he ascended the throne as King George VI. The tiara combines 739 brilliant-cut diamonds and 149 baguette-cut diamonds to create an airy, halo effect. It has since then adorned various heads of royalty, before it was worn by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, during her wedding in 2011.