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 is American made sometime between 1900 - 1920. It is an art nouveau piece marked only Sterling 925/1000 on the back. It has a bunch of grapes and a grape leaf on the top. Manufacturer is unknown.

This bookmark was made in Israel in the 1950's. It is made of brass and leather and is marked "Made in Israel". It depicts two women carrying a bunch of grapes? suspended from a pole between the women. It is marked Israel in English and Hebrew.

This bookmark was made in the US as an advertisement for St. Raphael wine. It is painted tin and has a picture of a woman in the center.

This bookmark was made by Reed & Barton and is new. It is part of their Francis the 1st silverware design. It is marked REED & BARTON Sterling.

This bookmark was made in the US byF.A. Hermann Co. It has a hallmark on the back along with the word sterling. The top and the inner blade are finished in white enamel with flowers. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham. It is marked with the makers hallmark, sterling and the number 38. It only has one blade with a flower at the top and is one of 33 bookmarks sold in the Autumn 1888 silver catalog.

This bookmark was probably made in a Spain. It is marked sterling 925 and has a figural lyre on top. The date is unknown.