Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is American made and is only marked H-RCO Sterling. It has an enamel picture of a rose at the top. Date is probably early 1930's.

This bookmark is made in Japan between 1890 - 1910. It is made of brass and bronze with a figural snail as the top blade. It is also a clip where you can squeeze the shell part of the snail to raise the body to slip the page between.

This bookmark is made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked Lions International, Brasil - N. York 1959, 42nd Int. Convention. It is made of brass.

This bookmark was made in the US by La Pierre. It is marked with the manufacturers hallmark, sterling and 1681. It is a small bookmark with a fancy ribbon motif on the top.

This bookmark was made in the US by the Webster Company. It was made between 1910 - 1920 and was originally sold as a letter opener. The top is an anchor with flowers. It is marked only sterling on the back.

This bookmark was made in France at or around the turn of the 20th century. It is either marked with a french hallmark or it is unmarked and this is excess solder. You decide. The top is an art nouveau design of flowers.

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 bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked only sterling. The top is a shield with the letters ihs. The date is 1900 - 1904.