Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in Europe. It is large and heavy and was also used as a letter opener. It has a large piece of amber or agate at the top. It is marked 925 on the back. The date is 1920 - 1930.

This bookmark is made in Japan between 1890 - 1910. It is made of brass with a picture of a man holding a staff with a monkey on his back in relief on the smaller blade and an engraved flower on the larger blade. This is similar to number 164. The dealer said she found this with a collection of Japanese page turners that she purchased. This looks like smaller versions of them.

This bookmark was made in the US or Scotland. It is a masonic piece in the shape of a trowel with a goldstone handle. The date is sometime in the 1950s when goldstone was very popular.

This bookmark was made in the US by J.F. Fradley. It is marked on the back with sterling, the manufacturers hallmark of a cross, the number 7, and Oliver Twist. This is a figure of the Dickens character from the book with the same name. The date is 1890 - 1936.

This bookmark is American made in 1913 by Webster Company. It is an art nouveau piece marked only Sterling on the back.The top is a heart shape with pictures of cherub within it. It was sold as a letter opener in the 1913 catalog for 75 cents.

This bookmark was made in Glasgow, Scotland in 1920. It is marked with the hallmarks for this time and place and W.W.C for the manufacturer. It has a figural elephant on top balancing on two feet.

This bookmark was made in the US by F.A. Hermann Co. It is hallmarked sterling on the back. The top is an enamel orange with green leaves and a white orange blossom flower. The date is 1900 - 1910.

his bookmark was made in the US by J.F. Fradley. It is marked on the back with sterling, the manufacturers hallmark of a cross, the numbers 1864 and 21, and Petrucchio. This is a figure of the Shakespeare character Petrucchio from the play "Taming of the Shrew." The date is 1890 - 1936.