Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is American made by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked Sterling. The top of the bookmark is the head of an Indian in the art nouveau style. Date is 1900 - 1920.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is a set of medallions depicting scenes from Shakespeares plays linked together with a medallion at the bottom of the head of Shakespeare himself. The other end has a large red tassel. The date is 1960 - 1970.

This bookmark is American made by an unknown manufacturer. It is made of brass and silverplate. The bird on the top is finely detailed. The approximate date of manufacture is 1900-1910.

This bookmark is from Oslo, Norway by Norsk Filigransfabrikk. It is marked with a makers hallmark and stamped 925. It is finished in a gold wash and has a translucent stained glass like design at the top called plique-a-jour. The dealer said it was made circa 1890 - 1900.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked Sterling 2. The front top is inscribed "Jamar". The date is 1900 - 1910.

This is an American made bookmark. The manufacturer is Gorham. It is marked with the manufacturers hallmark, Sterling and the catalog number 4. It large and heavy for a bookmark. It has the picture of grapes on a vine. It's nicely detailed. It is from the Autumn 1888 Gorham Catalog. It is one of 33 different bookmarks offered that year.

This bookmark was made in the US by Unger Bros. The top is a heart shape with an angel/cherub kissing someone in the water.

This brass bookmark has a medallion with a Billiken in the center. According to Wikipedia, the Billiken was a charm doll created by an American art teacher and illustrator, Ms. Florence Pretz of Kansas City, Missouri, who is said to have seen the mysterious figure in a dream. In 1908 she patented the Billiken who was elf-like with pointed ears, a mischievous smile, and a tuft a hair on his pointed head. His arms were short and he was generally sitting with his legs stretched out in front of him.