Gallery | July 1, 2022
Guest Post: Victoria the Great and my little oneWhy do certain pans capture the imagination?
Tag: historical interest
Gallery | March 26, 2022
Guest Post: A Tale of Two DuckiesIt can be said that every antique copper pan has a story to tell. Well, pour yourself some tea, because these two are a storied pair.
History | March 19, 2021
How it was made: High-top daubièreAs John Fuller Sr. says, “The cover is a difficult piece of work.”
Gallery | January 20, 2021
18cm saucepan with inverted “M”It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.
Cooking with copper | November 5, 2020
Cooking with a copper daubièreCongratulations! You’re the proud owner of one of the oddest pans in the French batterie de cuisine.
Gallery | August 16, 2020
16cm bain-marie, “Fontainebleau”There is quite a lot of story to this one little pot.
Gallery | March 25, 2020
34cm Jones Bros. saucepan “Moulton Paddocks”A historical house, a famous owner, a bygone maker — for me, this pot hits the trifecta.
Gallery | October 17, 2019
23cm braisière “Alfonso & Victoria Eugenie”This beautiful piece served in the Spanish royal court.
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 3, 2019
20cm Adolf Witt saucepan “1896”The number on this pan’s handle is the year it was made.
Gallery | August 20, 2019
19cm and 20cm sauté pans “Louise”A reader has helped me identify the maker, and also the likely formal (royal) owner of these beautiful and unusual pans.
Gallery | July 23, 2019
16cm Lefèvre for Wagons-Lits soup pot, “3152”This hard-working little pot has a lot of history.
Gallery | May 21, 2019
Mauviel’s Masterpieces: Copper at the Grands Magasins Du Louvre, ParisThere are copper pans, and then there are copper pans.