This necklace is unmarked sterling silver from the Victorian era a very short 14 inches. It always amazes me how petite people were although those years ago this necklace would definitely be choker length on most everyone now . The necklace features a beautifully detailed pair of birds on a branch ornate detail I have not polished this piece and it has the Pantina of time. I would be happy to run a polishing cloth across it if desired, I tend to leave things in the state in which they are found the necklace has a spring ring class and this has been acid tested as authentic sterling silver as you can see in the last picture.