15cm Gaillard marmite bombée, “Marilyn”
This voluptuous piece is from Gaillard’s silver-plated orfèvrerie line.
This voluptuous piece is from Gaillard’s silver-plated orfèvrerie line.
Okay, stamp detectives, get out your magnifying glass — you’ll need it for this one.
The swing handles are just one unusual element of this pre-war stewpot.
This little pot holds a lot of interest for me.
Readers Martin and Nick figured out the provenance of the monogram on this little pot.
This pot hasn’t just been repaired — it’s been remade.
Help me get a handle on the handle on this helper-handled pot. Heh.
These mid-20th century Gaillard pans still have 19th-century craftsmanship.
This antique piece is a master class in clever construction.
I suspect this unusually-shaped fish poacher was a custom-made piece.
H. Pommier is Belgian, not French, but this Windsor is every bit as beautiful as its French cousins.
These two pans present an opportunity to compare 19th and 20th century construction side-by-side.
This is the Jimmy Stewart of soup pots — tall and skinny and quite charming.
This is a charming and well-made glazing saucepan, but I’m not entirely sure it’s French.
Seeing these two together reminds me of an old Grace Jones song: I’m not perfect, but I’m perfect for you.
This gorgeous rondeau traveled the glamorous railways of Europe.
This is not a flashy piece of copper and yet I find it one of the most beautiful in my
I had a really clever reason for naming this daubière after Henry VI, but really, when it comes down to
Of all the types of copper pots and pans I have, it is the daubières that seem to have the