Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in Canada or France. It is inscribed Ste Anne de Beaupré commemorating the famous Saint from Canada. The top has a leaf design.

This bookmark was made in Japan of copper and brass. The top clip is a stork eating a fish. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark has a grouse claw holding a banded agate marble and silver plate blades. It is in the shape of a sickle. It was probably made in a Scotland about 1920 - 1930.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked Sterling on the back and has an unknown mark on the bottom of the middle blade. It is handmade with a hand hammered finish. The top has a brown and white agate stone. The date is 1920 - 1940.

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 was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is a doll bookmark with a velvet cape. The front is marked Bernadette and Max. The date is 1875 - 1890.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is made of mother-of-pearl and silver and had a red silk tassel on top. There is a photo of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. on the blade. It was most likely used as a letter opener as well.

This bookmark was made in the Norway. It has hand hammered blades and a fleur-de-lis on the top. It is marked P&B 830S on the back. Date is probably 1920 - 1930.