Featured Again jewelry. What kind of stones? Made in Italy?

Another mystery! I think it is marked Italy. What is this type of chain called? The tiny drop is amethyst with similar enameling. What is the big green stone on the pendant and earrings. I think it is gold but can't find any quality marks.
Thanks for your help. Patd

 

Gorgeous, pat. My kind of bling.
The green is malachite, the other could be fluorite or amethyst quartz.
The chain is called a Figaro chain.

 

What does the small mark on the earring in the last picture say?
There is also a mark in an oval on the chain, the side the clasp hooks into. There could be a similar mark on the other side of the 'Italy' marked bit.

 

The purple drop appears to have bubbles,or maybe it's the background. The large green stone is out of focus and poorly lite to say exactly what type of stone.

 

I'd say carved malachite. The chain is Italian; the rest looks Chinese. I'd check it for gold content, since the Chinese have been known to do screwy things. The earrings appear to be marked, so it may flat out tell you what's going on.

 

I don't think the chain relates to the pendant. Pendant looks to be nice Chinese vermeil or even gold filigree with, as others have said, carved malachite.

 

The chain and pendant may not have started life together. They were bought about 30 years ago. I don't know how much China was into jewelry then.
I have desperately tried to read the other marks but my 30+ loop isn't strong enough and the marks are a little 'smeared'.
Thank you for all your help.
Patd

 

High quality filigree work has been exported from China for centuries. Tha earring backs, especially, are pretty typical.

 

I agree, those wire mesh backs on the earrings are typically Chinese, as is the enamel with colour shading.
I wonder if it says 925 on the earrings?

 

Really?? Clear as a bell on my monitor. A lot better than some of the pics I've taken!

 

Clear on mine, too.

 

Usually malachite has distinct color lines which I don't see in the photos,maybe it looks different in person.

 

They are there. Maybe this helps, a little lighter:

 

After doing some looking, I think you all are right. The necklace is Italian. The other pieces are export type china made. Found some with very similar filigree and enamel work. Went to 60x magnification on the marks today. They are still too 'smudged' to see.
Thanks for everyone's help. Patd

 

Odds are good they marked the piece and then plated over the mark. That'll do it every time.

 

Well, surprise! I was looking for a small box today, found one and was about to throw out the little piece of paper in it but decided to read it. Here is what it said.

This pendant and earrings are sterling silver filigree work with hand carved Malachite stones that are reproductions of buttons used during the Qing Dynasty. The silver wires are hand fashioned with tweezers, then filled with enamel colors and fired in a kiln to become glass, then 24kt gold plated.

Guess it pays not tp throw things away!
Patd

 

God bless packrattery!

 

now put the jewelry back in the box !!