Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in China around 1900 - 1910. It is unmarked but was tested to be sterling. The top blade has an old Chinese man decorated with enamel.

This bookmark was made in England. It has London hallmarks and is also marked "Made in England". Dead giveaway there. This is a figural of Mr. Pickwick from the Charles Dickens classic. The back is inscribed "Chops and Tomato Sauce". The date is 1911.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham. It is marked with the makers hallmark, sterling and the number 33. The top blade is in the shape of a leaf. It is one of 33 bookmarks sold in the Autumn 1888 silver catalog.

This bookmark was made in New Mexico sometime in the 1940's. It is made of copper and has a hand painted covered wagon being pulled by two oxen.

This bookmark is a William B. Kerr & Co. piece. It has the American Beauty hallmark, sterling and is stamped 1989. It is a high relief four leaf clover and was made around 1900.

This bookmark is sterling and was made in England. It has the hallmark for E H Parkin & Co with a date mark of London 1910. It is a large piece finished in a gold wash.

This bookmark was made in the US by Bay State Silver Co from North Attelboro, Mass. It is marked with the makers hallmark of an arrow through a box with the initals BS and the word sterling. It is an art nouveau shield design. The date is 1890 - 1893.

This bookmark was made in Norway. It is marked with a hallmark and 830S. The top is a bust of of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. Bjørnson (1832-1910) was a famous Norwegian writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1903. The bookmark is from 1932 and was made in connection with celebration of Bjørnson`s 100 year anniversary of his birth. On the front is the first part of Norway`s national anthem; “JA VI ELSKER DETTE LANDET”