Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in Holland for export to South America. It has the hallmark for small silver articles and the export hallmark on the front, and a manufacturers hallmark of APo and Silver on the back. The top is Simon Bolivar riding a horse and wearing a cape. The date is 1954 - 1965.

This bookmark was made in England. It is a piece of Tunbridge Ware. "Tunbridge ware is a form of decoratively inlaid woodwork characteristic of the spa town of Tunbridge Wells in Kent in the 18th and 19th centuries. The decoration typically comprises a mosaic of many very small pieces of different coloured woods that form a pictorial vignette. Shaped rods and slivers of wood were first carefully glued together, then cut into many thin slices of identical pictorial veneer with a fine saw. Elaborately striped and feathered bandings for framing were pre-formed in a similar fashion." The date is 1880 - 1900.

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 the US by Tiffany & Co. It is marked Tiffany & Co, 14Kt and the letter M. It is a simple yet elegant piece with the initials CSM on the top blade. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This silver plate and mother of pearl bookmark was made in France. The top has a fleur-de-lis and the the inscription on the top blade reads Amboise.

This bookmark was made in the US. It is silver plated over brass and was made sometime in the 1890's - 1910. It is a hand with a fancy cuff. It is unmarked.

This bookmark was made in Sweden. It has hallmarks GK a city mark for Stockholm, 3 crowns, S and V 8 for the year 1947. The top has a Buddha, an interesting subject for Sweden.

This bookmark was made in the US and signed by the renowned silversmith Frank Patania Sr. He started the Thunderbird Shop in Santa Fe, NM in 1927. The hallmarks are the 'thunderbird'", his initials FP and sterling. The top is a figural road runner with turquoise in the body and the eye. "