Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in Japan between 1900 - 1910. It is a high relief figural of a snake wrapped around some flowers. It is unmarked.

This bookmark is Canadian made circa 1920 - 1930. On the blade is written Victoria BC. At the top there is a crest made of enamel. The inscription, "Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense" means 'evil to him who evil thinks' in old Norman French. It is finished in a gold wash and is marked with a hallmark and the word Sterling.

This bookmark was made in France. It has two French marks but they are too small to make out. It was probably made after 1940. The top of bookmark is a crown on top of a fancy shield.

This is my least expensive bookmark. I paid only $3 for it. It is marked Sterling with no makers hallmark. It is probably of recent vintage.

This bookmark was manufactured in the US by Towle Silversmiths. It is marked with the familiar hallmark of the T enclosing a lion along with Sterling and the number 6. On top of the 6 is stamped the number 17. This is a very interesting piece because the front is a very detailed relief of a rose and the back has a scored picture of a woman with a feather hat. The date is 1890 - 1920.

This bookmark is made in London, England. The maker is JD and the hallmarks date this piece to 1897. The top is a figural tall sailing ship with three masts. The date is 1897.

This bookmark was made in Japan. It is made of copper and brass and has an octopus on top. Two of the optopus' tentacles are outstretched and have captured it's next meal which forms the top blade. Attached to the top by a chain is a flower. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark is made in Japan between 1890 - 1910. It is made of brass with a picture of a man holding a staff with a monkey on his back in relief on the smaller blade and an engraved flower on the larger blade. This is similar to number 164. The dealer said she found this with a collection of Japanese page turners that she purchased. This looks like smaller versions of them.