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English Antique Sterling Silver Bookmark Page Maker 1901 Victorian
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English Antique Sterling Silver Bookmark Page Maker 1901 Victorian

19th century
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A superb Victorian English antique solid sterling silver bookmark or page marker. It is hallmarked for Birmingham 1901 with the maker being Adie & Lovekin Ltd. It has been beautifully made and is in superb condition being free from dings splits and repairs. It measures approx. 3.25 inches (8.5cm) long by over 0.25 inch (1cm) wide and weighs 2 grams. A very nicely designed example.

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The Silver Squirrel has dated this Victorian Sterling Silver Bookmark to the Victorian era.

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405/40/11
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A superb Victorian English antique solid sterling silver bookmark or page marker. It is hallmarked for Birmingham 1901 with the maker being Adie & Lovekin Ltd. It has been beautifully made and is in superb condition being free from dings splits and repairs. It measures approx. 3.25 inches (8.5cm) long by over 0.25 inch (1cm) wide and weighs 2 grams. A very nicely designed example.
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The Silver Squirrel has dated this Victorian Sterling Silver Bookmark to the Victorian era.

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SA1235546
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405/40/11
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English Antique Sterling Silver Bookmark Page Maker 1901 Victorian

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An antique sterling silver bookmark with a spiral twist handle and a flat page clip bearing English hallmarks.
ENGLISH ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER BOOKMARK PAGE MAKER 1901 VICTORIAN
Ref: SA1235546
An antique sterling silver bookmark with a spiral twist handle and a flat page clip bearing English hallmarks.
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  • ObjectBookmarks
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSterling Silver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsSpiral twist handle, Hallmarked blade, Slot clip design

This Victorian sterling silver bookmark functions as both a page marker and a page maker, crafted in a classic gentleman's library style. The piece presents a polished silver colour throughout, featuring a distinctive spiral twist handle with a rounded finial, a shaped spherical collar moulding, and a flat rectangular blade punched with English hallmarks and pierced with a long interior slot clip. It measures 8.5 cm long by 1 cm wide. Today, this functional accessory sits comfortably on an office desk, ready to be placed inside a ledger, journal, or reading book in a study, library, or home workspace. It offers a practical and tactile tool for marking reading pages while adding a traditional silver accent to desktop stationery.

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A Victorian sterling silver bookmark is a small utilitarian desk object crafted from 925 standard silver, designed to clip onto or sit between the pages of a book to preserve a readers place.

Antique silver bookmarks were typically wrought or cast from sterling silver, featuring stamped official assay hallmarks, flat page-clipping blades, and decorative handles such as turned spirals or figurative finials.

Authentic English pieces feature official assay hallmarks, including the lion passant mark for sterling silver, a town mark, a specific date letter corresponding to 1901, and an official makers mark stamped into the metal surface.

An antique silver bookmark can be displayed atop a stack of modern coffee table volumes, arranged within a glass cloche display on a bookshelf, or styled alongside traditional stationery on an office desk.

Antique sterling silver should be polished gently with a soft microfibre cloth and specialized silver cream to remove oxidisation, avoiding abrasive cleaners or submersion in harsh chemical solutions.
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