Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is probably hand made to order by an unknown artist. The top is silver and has the name Maurice and a family shield inscribed. The blades are tortoise shell. The date is unknown.

This bookmark was made in France in 1997. It is silver plate and inscribed, "Avec une pomme, je vais etonner Paris", a quote from Paul Cezanne which translates to "With an apple I shall astound Paris." It is marked Editions Basia Embiricos Paris 1997.

This bookmark was made in the US by The Whitehead and Hoag Co. of Newark, NJ. It is a celluloid advertising bookmark for Carnation Milk and a souvenir of the Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco 1915. The top is a carnation flower and the bottom has a picture of cows and a can of Carnation Milk.

This bookmark was made in the US by J. F. Fradley & Co., a small New York silver manufacturer in business from 1870 - 1936. It is in the shape of a man, Sam Weller, the servant of Samuel Pickwick from the book The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. It is marked Sterling, the cross hallmark, 1863 and The Metcalf Co. Also inscribed on the back is "Sam Weller". Date is 1890 - 1936.

This bookmark is made in Birmingham, England in 1903. It is marked with the standard Birmingham marks and the "d" date letter. The manufacturer was H.W. Ltd. It is in the shape of a piece of serving ware with a victorian design on the handle.

This bookmark was made in the US by Henry C. Haskell, manufacturer. It is marked sterling and has a hallmark. It has a shape that is very similar to a bookmark in the Gorham 1888 Autumn catalog. The date is probably somewhere around that date.

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 Denmark by Georg Jensen. It is marked Georg Jensen, Inc. Sterling on the back. The top has an Art Deco flower. The date is 1940 - 1945.