Looks like the pearls are half shells soldered together. The only marking I could find on the back of the naja are “D”
Any info would be appreciated
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@Thedow83 Hi & Welcome. That’s a nice looking turquoise squash blossom necklace. I agree with your thought about the silver beads. Have you tested to see if the necklace is sterling silver? (I usually just use a magnet to see if it sticks or not.) The turquoise is pretty & nicely matched, imo. Maybe from the 1970s or a little later. Single letter hallmarks can be very challenging to authenticate. There’s an online resource for hallmarks that could be helpful - https://www.art-amerindien.com
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We tried the magnet and some parts would stick and others would not. So we know its not 100% sterling silver
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if it’s ~70s vintage, the magnet test may not always be conclusive. they often used a backing material in those days (devcon, i believe) which responds to a magnet. You may be getting a reaction to the devcon, not the silver, especially if it is not reacting to the entire piece.
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This is very good information to know. Thanks for sharing it.
Can you link where you found that please?
I took your image over to google, clicked on the camera icon in the search field,
uploaded and viewed the results of similar items. google image search result links are
a mile long and have a very short lifespan.
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Thanks. We had tried that and did not have the same results