Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in France circa 1890 - 1900. It is made of silver with mother of pearl blades. The silver has an art nouveau design. The silver is unmarked.

This bookmark was made in France. It is unmarked gilded brass and has a cameo on top. The date is 1890 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Norway. It is marked 830S with an H hallmark. The top is a figural flower with white enamel petals and a red enamel center. The front is inscribed "Tine". The date is 1920 - 1930.

This bookmark was made in the US by the Alvin Corporation in 1896. It is marked with an older Alvin hallmark and the word sterling. Also on the back is inscribed "Edna '96". The top has the word "Easter" and has a picture of flowers and a chick hatching out of an Easter egg.

This bookmark is probably American. It is only marked Sterling on the back of the seahorse and on the stem. The manufacturer and the date are unknown.

This bookmark was made in Norway and imported into Sweden. It is marked with the Swedish import marks and the letter S. It is also marked Norge. The top is an art nouveau with flowers. The date is 1910 - 1920.

This bookmark was made in the US by F.A. Hermann Co. It is marked sterling and has half of a hallmark on the top back. The top is an enamel pansy flower in purple and yellow.

This brass bookmark has a medallion with a Billiken in the center. According to Wikipedia, the Billiken was a charm doll created by an American art teacher and illustrator, Ms. Florence Pretz of Kansas City, Missouri, who is said to have seen the mysterious figure in a dream. In 1908 she patented the Billiken who was elf-like with pointed ears, a mischievous smile, and a tuft a hair on his pointed head. His arms were short and he was generally sitting with his legs stretched out in front of him.