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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lizjewel, post: 1778728, member: 13874&quot;]Yep, it&#039;s an Omega Clip alright. The flip-up ring on the back could also be clasping a pearl strand for enhancement. Or it fit into a collar notch without piercing the fabric like a brooch. Or slip scarf ends through it. When basic pearl necklaces became too boring in the 1950s (into the &#039;60s too), this little gem was a welcome touch of fashion. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for &quot;real&quot; pearls, I wouldn&#039;t bet the farm on it. More like dyed m-o-p with a bit of fine silica in the color mix which produces the same results as a tooth test, i.e. gritty. Oh, and one needs <i>natural </i>teeth [the ones that came with body originally] to test pearls for grittiness. Dentures won&#039;t do. </p><p><br /></p><p>Lovely little gem, and probably fairly rare. Maybe brought home by a tourist on a Paris vacation c:a 1955? There were many that year and into the 1960&#039;s, tourists that is. I lived there then so saw them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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