Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is a William B. Kerr & Co. piece. It has the American Beauty mark and is stamped 1320. It is a high relief crab. It was made around 1900.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham Mfg. Company. It is marked with the manufacturers mark, sterling and 48, the number from the catalogue. This particular bookmarks has the rooster date mark indicating 1890. The top has a highly detailed hummingbird and flower with the wing of the bird forming the top blade.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked only Sterling. It is in the shape of a cross with a diamond on top and the front is hand stamped. The date is unknown.

This bookmark was manufactured in the US. It is marked Sterling 925/1000. The manufacturer is unknown. The top has a relief flower in the victorian style which dates it between 1900 and 1920.

This bookmark is made in the US. It is marked Tiffany and Co. Sterling but was probably made by another company for Tiffany. The top is a bunch of intertwined feathers and leaves. The bottom blade is inscribed Philopena. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Norway. It is marked with a hallmark and 830S. The top is a bust of of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. Bjørnson (1832-1910) was a famous Norwegian writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1903. The bookmark is from 1932 and was made in connection with celebration of Bjørnson`s 100 year anniversary of his birth. On the front is the first part of Norway`s national anthem; “JA VI ELSKER DETTE LANDET”

This bookmark was made in the US by Woodside Serling Co. It is marked on the back with the makers hallmark of a wreath surrounding the letter W. It is an art nouveau piece with a fancy fleur-de-lis making up the top.

This bookmark was made in Denmark by Georg Jensen. It is marked with the makers hallmark and 925 Sterling Denmark. Attached to the top of this single blade bookmark is a long change with a ball at the end. The date is 1920 - 1940.