It’s 1957. Sputnik has launched, the Space Race is on. Everyone looks up at the sky, out into the universe, wondering what what we will find, what will we see. Down on earth, a jeweler captures the zeitgeist in a pair of earrings, arranging diamonds as the exuberant arcs of a comet’s tail.

‘Comet earclips in 18k white gold set with baguette and transitional brilliant cut diamonds. Approx 3.5 carats, F color VS clarity. c. 1950s - 1960s. 1.25” in length. Clip-on, can be converted for pierced ears.