Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was manufactured in London in 1898 (according to the date hallmark on the blade). The manufacturer's mark is S.M. & Co. for Sampson Mordan & Co. The top of the bookmark is a magnifying glass.

This bookmark was made in Denmark by Eiler & Marløe of Copenhagen. The back is hallmarked 830s and E & M. The top is a detailed bust of Hans Christian Andersen surrounded by a shield of deep blue enamel.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked with the makers mark and sterling. The top is an enamel picture of pink flowers The date is 1900 - 1910.

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 Norway. It is marked 830S with an H hallmark. The top is a figural flower with blue enamel petals and a white enamel center. The date is 1920 - 1930.

This bookmark was made in Holland by an unknown manufacturer. It is a detailed figural owl. The date is 1920 - 1940.

This bookmark was made in the US by Unger Bros. It is a two piece bookmark with a flower bud on one side and a blossomed flower at the other side of a purple silk ribbon. The full flower side clips over the binding of a book. It is marked with the manufacturers mark on each piece. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Japan between 1890 - 1910. It is made of bronze with pictures of storks and plants.