Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is made in Norway. It is marked 830S and Norge. The top is a picture of a raised house and a tree. The date is 1930 - 1950.

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 an unknown manufacturer. It is completely unmarked but is believed to be silver. It has a figural of a long horn goat at the top. The center blade is inscribed MMB. The date is 1920 - 1930.

This bookmark was made in China. It is unmarked and is made of brass and cloisonne enamel. The top is a picture of a deer jumping over a tree branch.

This bookmark is probably European and has a makers hallmark with two letters both 'S'". It has 800 on the handle indicating that it is 800 silver. It also has a pencil inside the handle."

This bookmark was made in the US by Unger Bros. It is marked with the manufacturers hallmark and Sterling 925 Fine. It is also marked with a copyright of 1904. It is in the shape of a boy with his hands in his pockets wearing a cap and suspenders.

This bookmark is of unknown origin. It has an unknown hallmark on the back. The top is a detailed figural woman holding a basket on her head. The date is 1920 - 1950.

This bookmark was made in England and has the sterling hallmarks for Birmingham 1903. It is in the shape of a trowel with a crested handle from Glastonbury Abbey.