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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 356447, member: 2844"]Yes, there is a 14k mark on the clasp. Tiny, but you can probably feel it when you go over it with your nail.</p><p>The clasp is original to the necklace. Most of these were made in Italy. Italian marking is not up to international standards yet, and certainly wasn't when this was made.</p><p>Many of these necklaces were marked as gold, but actually goldplated/filled, but there were also solid gold ones. Fakes often have multiple marks as well, so that is no indication.</p><p>Yours clearly has a bit of age, but I don't see any wear with other metal showing. It looks all gold. And it has been tested as solid gold.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 356447, member: 2844"]Yes, there is a 14k mark on the clasp. Tiny, but you can probably feel it when you go over it with your nail. The clasp is original to the necklace. Most of these were made in Italy. Italian marking is not up to international standards yet, and certainly wasn't when this was made. Many of these necklaces were marked as gold, but actually goldplated/filled, but there were also solid gold ones. Fakes often have multiple marks as well, so that is no indication. Yours clearly has a bit of age, but I don't see any wear with other metal showing. It looks all gold. And it has been tested as solid gold.[/QUOTE]
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