Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in France between 1900 - 1910. It is silver plate over brass with a filigree fleur-de-lis and a bull on top and a number of fleur-de-lis' on the top blade.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham Corporation from Providence, Rhode Island. It is marked with the manufacturers hallmark and 48. It is one of 33 bookmarks from the Autumn 1888 silver catalog. The top depicts the head of a Roman citizen. The date is 1888.

This bookmark was made in Denmark by Georg Jensen sometime after 1945. It is a fish hooked to a chain. The other end of the chainis a ball. This can also be seen in the new 1997 book on Georg Jensen silver.

This bookmark was made in the US by F.A. Hermann Co. It is marked with the makers mark and sterling. The top is enameled oranges and leaves with an orange blossom surrounded by a circle of white enamel. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Norway. It is marked with N and 925S indicating sterling. It has two silver and enamel flowers connected by a blue silk ribbon. The date is 1950 - 1960.

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, and the cross hallmark. Also inscribed on the back is "Sam Weller". Date is 1890 - 1936.

This bookmark was made in the US by F.A. Hermann Co. It is marked with a hallmark of the letter H inside of a triangle and Sterling. The top is an enamel with flowers. The date is 1900 1910.

This bookmark has an interesting shape and most people would not recognize it as a bookmark (but what else could it be?). It is made by Tiffany and marked Tiffany & Co Sterling on the back. It is a recently made bookmark but when I don't know.