Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is made in the US by Unger Bros. It is marked with the makers hallmark of an intertwined U and B. The top is a heart with an art nouveau woman whose hand is behind her head looking at the stars. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US as an advertisement for St. Raphael wine. It is painted tin and has a picture of a woman in the center.

This bookmark was manufactured in the US by Towle Silversmiths. It is marked with the familiar hallmark of the T enclosing a lion along with Sterling and the number 17. This is a very interesting piece because the front is a very detailed relief of a rose and the back has a scored picture of an angel. The date is 1890 - 1920.

This bookmark was made in the US by The Randahl Shop. It is marked Randahl Sterling. It was probably made in the 1930's. The dealer said it is from the Mooney collection.

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 is not that old. It's probably from the 1960's - 1970's. It is marked Tiffany and Co Sterling on the back. The front has a red enamel heart.

This bookmark is American made by The Napier Company. It is marked Napier Sterling. The top of the bookmark is in the shape of a flower. The date is somewhere after 1922.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling on the back and has a colored plique-a-jour enamel design on the top. The date is 1900 - 1910.