What kind of pearls are these?

Missladiev

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Is anyone able to tell me who the maker of these pearls are or what kind they are? The clasp has the manufacturer info of 14K585 and the clasp info is below. I have tried Google Image Search but nothing came up. I believe the symbol is good luck. The pearls seem to be iridescent and compared to fake ones appeared more white. The last picture below shows them on the bottom. They were my grandmothers and she was born in 1916. Thank you.
 

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Welcome to the forum!

Nice luster! They look like vintage Akoya to me. The 2nd pic's character means "bliss" or "good fortune" -- it's considered much bigger (and usually longer lasting) than "good luck", which has other characters for that meaning. The 3rd pic's character looks like an old artistic format of a character that means "longevity", but might be another old artistic format of a character that means "ten thousand", I am not sure. Cannot really tell the manufacturer, but the clasp was probably made in East Asian countries based off the characters.
 
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