Guest showcase: Stephen’s 50cm sauté
Yes, you read that right: it’s almost 20 inches across, and that’s just the body of the pan.
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Guest showcase: 22cm Jacquotot gratin
Reader Stephen W. has found a new-to-me Jacquotot stamp on this lovely oval gratin.
Guest showcase: Trio of tinned bains marie
This set of pots aren’t just lovely to look at — they’ve also solved a mystery.
Guest showcase: 26cm Smith & Matthews saucepan “Paddington”
The stamps tell the story of this lovely railway pan.
Guest showcase: 36cm Dehillerin daubière
The weight of this piece and its details make it exceptional.
Guest showcase: 16cm dovetailed Windsor
As owner Matt puts it, “My expectations were massively exceeded.”
20cm and 24cm Gaillard sautés
These mid-20th century Gaillard pans still have 19th-century craftsmanship.
Guest showcase: Early and late Jacquotot sautés
A side-by-side comparison of pre-war and post-war Jacquotot construction.
Guest showcase: 30cm oval cocotte for Blaser et Cie
This lovely cocotte has graceful touches that mark it as an antique pre-war piece.
Guest showcase: Trizac saucepans with lids
These beautiful saucepans and lids are everyday masterpieces from a lesser-known Parisian atelier.
Guest showcase: 20.5cm Leon Jaeggi bain marie
This pot is both lovely and sturdy, befitting its Swiss-English heritage.
Guest showcase: 50cm dovetailed turbotière
These kite-shaped fish poachers are perhaps the most eye-catching piece in the classic French batterie de cuisine.
Guest showcase: Elkington saucepans for P&O
These sea-faring saucepans — English-made and nickel-lined — belong to reader Roger W.
Guest showcase: Two Jules Gaillard oval cocottes
I think these are the work of young Jules Gaillard at the start of his forty-year career.
Guest showcase: L. Jean, Legry, and Jacquotot saucepans
A reader has given us an opportunity to see the work of three rare French makers side by side.
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: 40cm Jacquotot sauté with original lid
It’s unusual — and wonderful — to see an antique Jacquotot pan with its original lid.
Guest showcase: 46cm Gaillard rondeau
This gorgeous specimen belongs to reader and collector Stephen Whalen, and it’s a beauty.