behemoth – Vintage French Copper

Gallery | October 16, 2022

Let’s work through the possible age of this monumental (and unstamped) piece.

Gallery | June 8, 2022

This is a spectacular one-of-a-kind piece.

Gallery | November 12, 2021

Yes, you read that right: it’s almost 20 inches across, and that’s just the body of the pan.

Gallery | September 3, 2021

The swing handles are just one unusual element of this pre-war stewpot.

Gallery | September 26, 2020

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

Gallery | August 29, 2020

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.

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