Elsewhere, Boucheron in 1879 unveiled the Point d’Interrogation necklace. Asymmetrical in design, the question mark-shaped gem does away with complicated clasps, affording freedom of wear.

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The house’s new high jewelry collection includes honeybees and beetles; Cartier, Dior and others have been inspired by nature, too.

Pockets, hoodie strings and hair bobbles aren’t naturally associated with high jewellery – until now, that is, with the Boucheron ... necklace, extra-flat pearls set with sapphire glass, usually seen ...