Field guide to Lefèvre Frères
This venerable Villedieu maker lives on today as Atelier du Cuivre.
Field guides
Stamps and characteristics of specific copper makers
Field guide to Duval and Legry
Legry in the 20th century traces is origins to Duval in the 19th.
Field guide to Benham
I’m covering both Benham & Sons and Benham & Froud in the same field guide because the two firms are
Field guide to Pommier and Vanneuss
H. Pommier, a coppersmith in Brussels, Belgium, continues a long lineage: Van Neuss in the 19th century, and Vernimmen in
Field guide to Peter Brux
Peter was a coppersmith and kitchenware manufacturer based in Brussels, Belgium (the “Brux” in the stamp) from 1933 to 2006.
Field guide to Jacquotot
For me, this marque remains the most enigmatic of all the French makers.
Field guide to Havard
Havard is one of the few 19th-century Villedieu coppersmiths still active today.
Field guide to Lecellier
A piece of Lecellier copper is the work of a family with centuries of history in Villedieu.
Field guide to Matfer
This is an unusual field guide because I don’t believe Matfer actually manufactured any copper cookware.
Field guide to Dehillerin
Anyone venturing into the world of vintage French copper cookware will quickly encounter Dehillerin, an iconic and photogenic kitchenware store
Field guide to Gaillard
I have a deep interest in the work of Gaillard, makers copper pots from the early 1800s to the 1980s.