Silver Bookmarks

This is a Fred Harvey era Navajo sterling silver and turquoise bookmark circa late 1920's - early 1930's. The top is a thunderbird with a turquoise cabochon stone and the blade has been stamped with an arrow design.

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 completely unmarked and was probably made in Europe, possibly Greece. The top has a medallion of the Acropolis in Greece.

This bookmark was made in France. It is French Palais Royal made of mother of pearl. The top is a carved figural poodle. The date is 1890 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in London, England by Ly & Co. in 1987 and is marked as such. It is a figural of a Celtic Cross.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham Corporation. It is a bookmark from the August 1888 Gorham catalog, item number 40. It is marked with the Gorham hallmark, sterling, 40 and the date symbol for 1888. The top blade is a leaf.

This bookmark was made in China. It is made of tin and enamel paint and is red with a Chinese symbol on the top. Written underneath the symbol is "Good Luck". The date is 1970 - 1980.

This bookmark was made in a South American country or Guatemala. It is marked 900 on the back for 900 fine silver. (Sterling is 925). It is an Aztec figural on the top with a piece of unpolished turquouise. The date is 1960 - 1970.