Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was possibly made in France by an unknown manufacturer. It is unmarked and is gold dore over brass. The top has a large crystal. The date is 1900 - 1920.

This bookmark was made in Holland. It depicts a Dutch woman carrying two buckets of water. The mark on it is a sword tilted slightly to the left. This indicates the fineness of the silver to be between .934 and .833. The mark was used until 1953.

This bookmark was manufactured in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked only Sterling. It is a depiction of a woman's head with a "Roaring Twenties" like motif. Date is probably from the 1920's.

This bookmark was made in the US by Henry C. Haskell, manufacturer. It is marked sterling and has a hallmark. It has a shape that is very similar to a bookmark in the Gorham 1888 Autumn catalog. The date is probably somewhere around that date.

This bookmark is made in France and is a Stanhope or 'peeper'" bookmark. It is probably silver plate over brass on the fleur de lis on top and brass blades. It was made between 1890 and 1920. If you look through the '"peep hole'" you can see 4 photographs of different scenes with '"A Memory of Peterborough'" in the center. The scenes are: (counter clockwise from the top) '"West Front Peterborough Cathedral'", '"Nave West'", Nave East'", and The Cathedral form the North East'". It also says Made in France."

This bookmark is made in the US by the Heintz Art Metal Shop in the Arts and Crafts era, circa 1910 - 1930. It has a orange and yellow enamel flower painted over sterling on top. The blades are finished in a green florentine patina over bronze.

This bookmark is probably made in Japan. It is made of brass and enamel and is unmarked. It is a picture of a bird with enamel wings resting on a branch. The date is probably very recent.

This bookmark is made in Norway by David Andersen. It is marked with his hallmark and 925. The David Andersen mark is described by the firm as a hammer and tong design, with the hammer in the center. It came into use in 1888. Norwegian law requires the degree of fineness to be followed by the letter S for silver. David Andersen chose to incorporate the S into their punch. Often the S was crossed by a diagonal line. It has an enamel four leaf clover on top and the blade is finished in a gold wash.