Can these pearls maker be identified please

Ashley

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These are old, any help with maker and gold type would be appreciated, thanks
 

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Cultured baroque akoya pearls and a mabe pearl on the clasp. On my computer the pear shaped stones are the color of garnets. I can't tell if the round stones are black or if that's just a patina of grime.

I don't see any gold marks and would have expected to see them on the back of the clasp or the tongue, but you should also check the safety catch; a mark could be there. I think you may just have to have the gold tested.

If the clasp isn't original, it could be non-precious metal and imitation stones.
 
The clasp and the pearls may not have originally been together, or they might have been. If the clasp is antique, it might be silver over gold, which would explain the tarnish / oxidation around the white stones.

I'm kinda getting an Indian vibe off the clasp. I wonder if it was made in India. I agree with Pearl Dreams on the pearls.
 
I checked a chart of London gold marks. To me, the marks look like a leopard (London) with the head of a woman wearing a crown. That’s the year Queen Victoria was inaugurated, 1837. Google London gold marks to find a chart and check it out.
If this is the case and I were you, I’d find a jeweler that deals in historic jewelry and get her opinion. If the pearls are original to the clasp, they’ll be natural, non-cultured pearls unless they are coated glass.
 
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