Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is only marked Sterling. It looks like it is an angel within a heart. Date unknown.

This bookmark was made at the Gebruder Schmidt factory in Oberstein, Germany. Thank you to @Lsmayergal (The World of LS Mayer) on Instagram and Facebook for the identification and dating of this piece. It is a sea dragon with a banded agate marble in it's mouth. It has green glass eyes and is highly detailed.

This bookmark was made in the US by Potter Mellen. It is marked Potter Mellen and their hallmark and Sterling. It is a figural of a man on top of a ladder who is reading a book with one hand, is holding a book with his other hand and has a book between his legs and under one of his arms. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Birmingham England. It is hallmarked for that city and the year 1905 and has the manufacturers hallmark L&S for Levi & Salaman. The top has an enamel coat of arms with a red crown on top.

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 was made in France between 1900 - 1910. It is a replica of Joan of Arc's sword with a very ornate handle and a round medalion on the smaller blade (magnified above). The medalion is a bust of Joan of Arc, the dates 1412 and 1431 and the word "Jenarre". The bookmark is silver plate over brass.

This is a woven silk bookmark made in Great Britain by Halon Gifts, Chester England. It is was made for the Bookmark Society in 2001. The package it came in says "Over 3000 Silk Threads Have Been Intricately Woven To Create This Charming Silk Bookmark Reminiscent Of Those First Produced In Victorian Times."

This bookmark was made in the US by Webster Company. It is marked with the makers hallmark and .925 sterling. The top blade is an art nouveau lady's hand pointing her finger. The date is 1900 - 1910.