Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in Scotland. It is unmarked and is silver plate over brass. The top is a grouse claw gripping a rose quartz marble. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in England. It has the hallmarks for Birmingham and 1936. The top has a medallion which says George VI and Elizabeth crowned 1937.

This bookmark was made in Italy. It is marked Italy on the front and Bordini on the back. Made of brass with silver plating, the top has a figure of a lion holding a staff with a fleur-de-lis on top. Under the lion is the word Firenze (which means Florence). The date is 1920 - 1930.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham Corporation. It is a bookmark from the August 1888 Gorham catalog, item number 40. It is marked with the Gorham hallmark, sterling, 40 and the date symbol for 1888. The top blade is a leaf.

This bookmark is made of brass with enamel flowers on top. The manufacturer is unknown.

This bookmark was made possibly in the Isle of Man located in the Irish Sea in the middle of the the British Isles . It is marked EH & Co Sterling Silver. The top is a very detailed cat without a tail (a Manx). The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark is possibly made in France. It is only marked 800 on one of the tines but on the back is a possible mark similar to those used in France. The top of the bookmark is a boy holding a flower or something surrounded by leaves and flowers. The date is probably 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark is made in Japan between 1890 - 1910. It is made of brass with a picture of a small bird on a branch of a tree in relief on the smaller blade and a bird in flight near a plant engraved on the longer blade. This one also has the original bead and tassel at the top. The dealer said she found this with a collection of Japanese page turners that she purchased. This looks like smaller versions of them.