Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by the Webster Company. It was made between 1910 - 1920 and was originally sold as a letter opener. The top is an anchor with flowers. It is marked only sterling on the back.

This bookmark was made in the US by Tiffany and Co. It is marked Tiffany and Co. Sterling Makers and the letter L. The top is a figural heart. The date is 1930 - 1940.

This is a Mexican bookmark in the shape of a fleur-de-lis. It is marked Sterling Mexico and 925 with the date of manufacture unknown.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. The top blade, in the shape of a leaf is inscribed LPW. The very top has leaves and a crown.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling on the back. The top is an art nouveau woman's head with long flowing hair.

This bookmark is Danish marked with the Swedish import marks. It is marked lmp. H.Gr. 830 S on the back. It has a scallop shell on the top and the blade is hand hammered. Date is 1917 - 1938.

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 England or Scotland and is made of brass. The top is a pair of leaves with a green and white banded agate thistle. The date is 1900 - 1910.