Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked 925/1000 sterling. The top is a figure of a partial flower with some petals missing (on purpose). The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US between 1870 - 1900. It is a very large bookmark with a figural hand as the top blade. It was most likely used as a letter opener. It is made of brass with some remnants of silver plating.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling. The top has a figural cherub with arms and wings outstreached. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Mexico between 1930 - 1940. It is marked with the National hallmark for Mexico and Sterling 0.925. The rest of the mark is too warn to see. It is in the shape of an owl.

This bookmark was made in the US by The Whitehead and Hoag Co. of Newark, NJ. It is a celluloid advertising bookmark for Maltine. The back reads "Maltine plain, maltine with coca wine, maltine with cod liver oil, maltine with cascara sagrada, maltine with hypophosphites, maltine with wine of pepsin, maltine with creosote, malto-yerbine, maltine ferrated, maltine with peptones, maltine with phosphate iron, quinia and strychnia, maltine with pepsin and pancreatin." The date is 1905 - 1915.

This bookmark was made in Italy by the Anri workshop. It is carved of wood and depicts a bald man in a brown suit.

This bookmark was made in the US by Shiebler for Tiffany and Co. It is marked Tiffany and Co. Sterling and has the Sheibler hallmark and the number 1196. It's an interesting design, sort of arts and crafts. The date is 1890 - 1910.

This silver and enamel Egyptian Revival bookmark was made in Europe in the 1920s. It is a hollow repousse relief depicting a pharoh's head with two ankhs and stylized flowers. The piece is finished in a gilt wash over. It is marked 800 on the back and likely dates to the time when the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb inspired a new Egyptian Revival in design. The enamelled pharoah's head is set on a hinge, so it can be clipped over a page to help secure itself.