Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling on the back and has a colored plique-a-jour enamel design on the top. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham. It is hallmarked on the back with the Gorham mark of lion, anchor, G and the date letter M signifying 1880. The top blade has a fancy design which could possibly be letter for some organization and the date 1872 - 1897.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling 1653 on the back blade. The top is a fancy fleur-de-lis. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark depicts the busts of King Edward VII and his wife in 1901 for his coronation. It is hallmarked for Birmingham England, 1901.

This bookmark was manufactured in Sweden. It is marked with the Swedish state marks and 830S. It has a figural flower on top. The front blade is marked 12/24 1938, no doubt a Christmas present for someone.

This bookmark is made in Japan between 1890 - 1910. It is made of brass with a picture of a man holding a staff with a monkey on his back in relief on the smaller blade and an engraved flower on the larger blade. This is similar to number 164. 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 Sterling and has a number AT180112. It is an arrow and a heart with a ribbon in between, where the heart is a clip that attaches to the binding and the arrow marks the page. The date is 1930 - 1950.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham. It is marked sterling, the hallmark for Gorham, 1569M and the date mark for 1887. The top is a figural crown with two leaves underneath it which are used as the top blade.