Real/fake/imitation or cultured

[Smithy26]

if any body could be of any assistance I would greatly appreciate it

 

[pattye]

Hi Smithy, You have a strand of imitation pearls. Look closely around the holes to observe how the coating has built up and also places where the coating has flaked off to show the bead underneath. The clasp is interesting; is it marked in any way on the underside?

 

[ennui]

The stones in the clasp remind me of marcasite.