No one really knows what Anne Boleyn actually looked ... Chief Stellene Volandes is a jewelry expert, and the author of Jeweler: Masters and Mavericks of Modern Design (Rizzoli).

It’s a shocking image. And yet it hints at the transgressive appeal of this type of necklace, which bisects a part of the body that is both graceful and uniquely vulnerable.

Thanks to her portrait, five centuries later Anne’s iconic ‘B’ necklace continues to be her most recognisable attribute— with actress Natalie Portman donning a replica of the trademark necklace in The ...

In fact, the whereabouts of the pearl ‘B’ necklace has become a bit of a mystery. After her death, it is said Anne Boleyn’s jewellery was passed down to her daughter Queen Elizabeth I but this ...

In the Pablo Larraín biopic Spencer, Princess Diana is haunted by the ghost of Anne Boleyn ... To be fair, Boleyn's jewelry preferences remain shrouded in mystery. All portraits of the queen ...

For her, the appeal comes from the necklace’s design. “I am quite surprised to know that it was modelled after Anne Boleyn’s necklace because of the modern, almost timeless design,” she says.