Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in Japan. It is brass and has a high relief pictures of a butterfly and flowers. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Italy. It is marked Italy and then within a shield, a five pointed star, 784 and FI. It is also marked 925.

This bookmark was made in the US possibly by S. Kirk and Sons. It is a circle with the initials SK in the center as the middle blade. The date is unknown.

This bookmark was made in the US by Bay State Silver Co from North Attelboro, Mass. It is marked with the makers hallmark of an arrow through a box with the initals BS and the word sterling. It is an art nouveau shield design. The date is 1890 - 1893.

This bookmark made in England and has the makers hallmark of C&N It is marked Silver after the hallmark (not Sterling). The top has an amber color citrine stone set in a silver thistle.

This bookmark is made in Japan between 1890 - 1910. It is made of brass with a picture of a small bird on a branch of a tree in relief on the smaller blade and a bird in flight near a plant engraved on the longer blade. This one also has the original bead and tassel at the top. 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 by an unknown manufacturer. It is only marked sterling on the back. The top of the mark is an art nouveau lady head wearing a hat surrounded by a wreath of leaves and flowers. The date is 1900 -1910.

This bookmark is Mexican. It is marked Silver Mexico. It has a small turquoise piece at the top. Date is unknown.