Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is a Masonic piece in the shape of a trowel with a jade handle. It is marked JS&S Sterling Silver. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Denmark or Norway between 1910 - 1920. It is marked C.V.C.L and 830S on the back. The top is a figural rose and the middle blade is inscrbed "Foster Thora."

This bookmark was made in the US by Tiffany and Co. It is marked Tiffany and Co. Sterling Makers and the letter L. The top is a figural heart. The date is 1930 - 1940.

This bookmark was made in Mexico. It is marked with the mark of the Union Nacional de Industriales de la Plata. The number 23 inside it is the makers mark. The back is marked Mexico Sterling. The inside blade is a cross with a crown and and eight pointed star. The date is unknown.

This bookmark was made in Sweden. It has the Swedish hallmarks on the back and the date mark Z8 for 1950. The top is a cutout picture of Stadhuset, the famous building of the City Hall on the island of Kungsholmen. It also has a gold and blue silk tassel, the colors of the Swedish flag.

This bookmark was made in France. It is a French Palais Royal mother-of-pearl hand carved figural dog sitting up on a pedestal. The date is 1880 - 1900.

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.

This bookmark is a William B. Kerr & Co. piece. It has the American Beauty hallmark, sterling and is stamped 1989. It is a high relief four leaf clover and was made around 1900.