Guest Post: A Tale of Two Duckies
It can be said that every antique copper pan has a story to tell. Well, pour yourself some tea, because […]
before and after
DITR: The craziest buy I ever made
Oh how I wish I could show you the original eBay listing.
Guest post: Fortt & Sons copper jelly mould
Copper jelly moulds represent a field of collecting in their own right, related to but somehow separate from the general
DITR: 24cm Miquelard sauté pan
When a seller underestimates the quality of a piece, it can mean that a deal is to be had.
Two sautés for Tissier and Émile Duval
The stamps on these pieces are from two stores in Paris at the turn of the 20th century.
Guest post: The wee Windsor
The title might ruffle a few noble feathers, but I’m an American, it’s what we did.
Guest post: Removing the layers
I’d been watching this pan on eBay for over a month and what attracted me to it was the stamp
Guest post: Restoring a pot at home, part 2
And now, on to the thrilling conclusion!
Guest post: Restoring a pot at home, part 1
The first installment of an epic tale of adventure, suspense, and discovery.
Guest showcase: Trizac saucepans with lids
These beautiful saucepans and lids are everyday masterpieces from a lesser-known Parisian atelier.
58cm diamond saumonière
I suspect this unusually-shaped fish poacher was a custom-made piece.
Guest showcase: 38cm Dehillerin for Wagons-Lits rondeau, “2372”
This rondeau served passengers on the finest railway lines in Europe.
Guest showcase: 50cm restored Gaillard rondeau
This newly restored pot is so beautifully proportioned that it doesn’t quite come across in photos just how enormous it
Guest showcase: 46cm Gaillard rondeau
This gorgeous specimen belongs to reader and collector Stephen Whalen, and it’s a beauty.
19cm and 20cm sauté pans “Louise”
A reader has helped me identify the maker, and also the likely former (royal) owner of these beautiful and unusual
40cm Gaillard rondeau
For me, the appeal of early Gaillard copper like this rondeau is both its craftsmanship and character.
30cm likely Dehillerin stewpot “W”
This is a lovely stewpot in an uncommon size, and though it’s unmarked, I think it’s Dehillerin and I’ll show
36cm J & E Gaillard sauté
When Erik Undiks at Rocky Mountain Retinning worked on this pan for me, he said it was the thickest sauté pan
