Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in Glasgow, Scotland. It is marked W.H.C and the hallmarks for 1929. The top is a figural teddy bear with arms akimbo.

This bookmark was made in England by HW Ltd. It is a figural sword or knife and has hallmarks for Birmingham. The date is 1912.

This bookmark was made in the US. It is only marked Sterling Front It is a bust of Longfellow and was one of a series of bookmarks. A similar one with a bust of Tennyson can be seen in Group 8 No. 147. Date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was manufactured in Italy for Gucci. It is marked Sterling 925 and has a star symbol, number 525 and the letters FI. These are probably the manufacturers marks. The date is somewhere between 1970 and 1990.

This bookmark was made in Birmingham, England. It is marked with the hallmarks for that city and the date mark for 1923. It is in the shape of a trowel with multi-colored agates.

This bookmark was made in the US by J.T. Inman & Co. It is marked Inman Sterling and was made circa 1970 - 1980. It has a horse head on the top with a blue tassel.

This bookmark is made in Japan between 1890 - 1910. It is made of brass and bronze with a figural snail as the top blade. It is also a clip where you can squeeze the shell part of the snail to raise the body to slip the page between.

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.