Silver Bookmarks

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 the US by Thomas F. Brogan of New York. It is marked with the makers hallmark which is a 5 pointed star and the word sterling. The top is a figural clover. The date is 1896 - 1930.

This bookmark was possibly made in France by an unknown manufacturer. It is unmarked and is gold dore over brass. The top has a large crystal. The date is 1900 - 1920.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham Mfg. Co. It is marked with the manufacturers hallmark, 1495M and an anchor as the date mark for 1887. The top is lyre surrounded by olive leaves.

This bookmark was made in Birmingham England. It has the hallmarks for sterling and the year 1896. It is in the shape of a knife with a handle that looks like a flower.

This bookmark was made in Holland for export to South America. It has the hallmark for small silver articles and the export hallmark on the front, and a manufacturers hallmark of APo and Silver on the back. The top is Simon Bolivar riding a horse and wearing a cape. The date is 1954 - 1965.

This bookmark has a design of two doves crossing each other within a round frame. It is marked Sterling "by Duchin" on the back. The date of this bookmark is unknown.

This bookmark was made in Japan of copper and brass. The top clip is a stork eating a fish. The date is 1900 - 1910.