Louis Baudet gilt silver watch chain

[niffler]

I went to a bunch of sales this morning and found a few things, but my find of the day is this gilt silver watch chain with a built in winder. The lady (who had an attractive Australian accent BTW) had it with a bunch of costume jewelry on a tray marked as $1 each. I didn't see the tiny marks until I got home, but it felt heavy and looked old so I thought I would take a chance and buy it. Looked it over and turns out it is made by Louis Baudet in Paris , France, probably around 1900. Marked Baudet, with a donkey, and has the 2 head stamps indicating silver, all marks very tiny. Weighs exactly 34 grams. HH niffler

 

[Indian Steve]

NICE!

 

[JimDon]

That is an awesome watch chain. Congrats

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice!

 

[A2coins]

that's a score

 

[diggummup]

That's a beautiful watch chain, congrats. Sale I went to this morning had a small box full of nice old gold rings and a necklace or two. That is until I asked how much. I got the dreaded reply of "oh dear that's not supposed to be out here. That's my mothers stuff from when she died." No problem I said, as I walked away empty handed and feeling full of despair. Ugh!