Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is made in Sweden. It is an enamel picture of Stockholm on brass. These are usually found on collector spoons. The date is unknown.

This letter opener was made in Denmark and exported to Sweden by Georg Jensen sometime after 1945. This is currently sold in the Georg Jensen catalog. Originally I thought it was a bookmark because of the tassel but it was put on after the fact and is not sold with one.

This bookmark is made in the US by Edward Todd and Co. It is marked with the makers hallmark and Sterling. The top has a tiny figural Cupid. The date is 1890 - 1900.

This bookmark was made in England. It is a piece of Tunbridge Ware. "Tunbridge ware is a form of decoratively inlaid woodwork characteristic of the spa town of Tunbridge Wells in Kent in the 18th and 19th centuries. The decoration typically comprises a mosaic of many very small pieces of different coloured woods that form a pictorial vignette. Shaped rods and slivers of wood were first carefully glued together, then cut into many thin slices of identical pictorial veneer with a fine saw. Elaborately striped and feathered bandings for framing were pre-formed in a similar fashion." The date is 1880 - 1900.

This bookmark was made in Birmingham England. It has the hallmarks for 1897 and a manufacturer of B&F. The top is a highly detailed relief bearded man in long robes.

This bookmark was made in France around 1900 - 1910. It is unmarked but was tested to be sterling. The top blade has a picture of Iris flowers.

This bookmark is made in Birmingham, England. It is marked with the the date mark of 1959 and the hallmarks for Birmingham. It is silver and enamel and has a shield of a cross flanked by two griffins. A cream colored tassel is attached to the top.

This bookmark was made in Peru. It is marked Peru 925 FS. It is in the shape of an Indian woman. The date is unknown.