behemoth – Vintage French Copper

Gallery | September 26, 2020

This Paris-made pan began its career on trains in Spain and Portugal.

Gallery | August 29, 2020

The Three Bears

For me, these are straight out of a fairy tale.

Gallery | February 23, 2020

These kite-shaped fish poachers are perhaps the most eye-catching piece in the classic French batterie de cuisine.

Gallery | December 2, 2019

This pan watched the turn of the 20th century from the kitchens of one of the most glamorous rail routes in Europe.

Gallery | November 30, 2019

I think there was a sweet spot in Gaillard production during the first two decades of the 20th century.

Gallery | November 28, 2019

This rondeau served passengers on the finest railway lines in Europe.

Gallery | November 21, 2019

This is like having two pans in one. Two big, really heavy pans.

Gallery | October 27, 2019

These two pans present an opportunity to compare 19th and 20th century construction side-by-side.

Gallery | October 13, 2019

This newly restored pot is so beautifully proportioned that it doesn’t quite come across in photos just how enormous it actually is.

Gallery | October 6, 2019

This beautiful pan has served in one of the finest restaurants in the world — and I think I know which one.

Gallery | October 4, 2019

It’s unusual — and wonderful — to see an antique Jacquotot pan with its original lid.

Gallery | September 15, 2019

This gorgeous specimen belongs to reader and collector Stephen Whalen, and it’s a beauty.

Gallery | May 25, 2019

For me it was love at first sight.

Gallery | March 6, 2019

40cm Gaillard rondeau

For me, the appeal of early Gaillard copper like this rondeau is both its craftsmanship and character.

Gallery | January 12, 2019

This gorgeous rondeau traveled the glamorous railways of Europe.

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