Silver Bookmarks

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 is an art nouveau bookmark made sometime between 1904 and 1914. The manufacturer is F.S. Gilbert, a small maker of silverware in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. The bookmark is marked Sterling G.

This bookmark was made in the US by Unger Brothers. It is hallmarked with the manufacturers mark of the intertwined U and B. The top is a carnation flower.

This bookmark was made in England or Scotland and is made of brass. The top is a pair of leaves with a green and white banded agate thistle. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Denmark between 1940 - 1950. It is marked 935S and H Gr. The top is an enamel picture of a Norse ship with the word NORGE underneath.

This bookmark was made in the US between 1930 and 1940. It is a celluloid piece with two parrots sitting on branches at the top. The center blade has a red flower in the middle.

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, shaped like a trowel, is unmarked but tested to be 800 silver. It is English and was made circa 1900.