Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is probably not that old but it is 14K gold. It is marked JOST 14K on the front at the very top.

This bookmark was made in the US by William B. Kerr & Co. It is marked sterling 8 on the back. The top is a figural cherub head. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It has an unknown hallmark on the back along with the word sterling. The top blade is a high relief cluster of leaves. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in France. It is silver with the remnants of a gold wash which it had at one time. It has two French marks, the wild boars head and the lozenge with the makers mark inside. The boars head mark was discontinued in 1961 so the date of this is sometime before then.

This bookmark is made in France and is a Stanhope or 'peeper'" bookmark. It is probably silver plate over brass and made between 1890 and 1920. If you look through the '"peep hole'" you can see 6 photographs of different buildings. The center says '"In Memory of Grange'". The six photos are: '"The Station'", '"Cartmel Church'", '"Grange from the Station'", '"Grange from YEWBARROWCRAG'", '"St. Paul''s Church'" and '"Grange Hotel'". It also says Made in France. There is some lettering in the center that is too small to read but I think is says Dublin. The handle of the bookmark pulls apart and a mechanical pencil is inside."

This bookmark made in England and has the makers hallmark of C&N It is marked Silver after the hallmark (not Sterling). The top has an amber color citrine stone set in a silver thistle.

his bookmark is probably European made and is marked 830S. It has some kind of mark on the back but I can't make it out.

This bookmark was made in China. It is unmarked and is made of brass and cloisonne enamel. The top is a picture of a deer jumping over a tree branch.