Gallery | November 12, 2021
Guest showcase: Stephen’s 50cm sautéYes, you read that right: it’s almost 20 inches across, and that’s just the body of the pan.
Tag: behemoth
Gallery | September 3, 2021
36cm Dehillerin stewpot “Cité Universitaire de Paris”The swing handles are just one unusual element of this pre-war stewpot.
Gallery | September 26, 2020
36cm Gaillard for Wagons-Lits rondeau “1706”This Paris-made pan began its career on trains in Spain and Portugal.
Gallery | February 23, 2020
Guest showcase: 50cm dovetailed turbotièreThese kite-shaped fish poachers are perhaps the most eye-catching piece in the classic French batterie de cuisine.
Gallery | December 2, 2019
42cm Wagons-Lits sauté, “OC”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
40cm J. Gaillard 4mm rondeauI think there was a sweet spot in Gaillard production during the first two decades of the 20th century.
Gallery | November 28, 2019
Guest showcase: 38cm Dehillerin for Wagons-Lits rondeau, “2372”This rondeau served passengers on the finest railway lines in Europe.
Gallery | November 21, 2019
40cm Lamalle side-handled daubièreThis is like having two pans in one. Two big, really heavy pans.
Gallery | October 27, 2019
36cm rondeaux “Omnium Hotelier” and “The Bailey’s Hotel”These two pans present an opportunity to compare 19th and 20th century construction side-by-side.
Gallery | October 13, 2019
Guest showcase: 50cm restored Gaillard rondeauThis 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
41cm sauté with helper handle, “Waldorf Hotel”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
Guest showcase: 40cm Jacquotot sauté with original lidIt’s unusual — and wonderful — to see an antique Jacquotot pan with its original lid.
Gallery | September 15, 2019
Guest showcase: 46cm Gaillard rondeauThis gorgeous specimen belongs to reader and collector Stephen Whalen, and it’s a beauty.
