history – Vintage French Copper

Gallery | August 16, 2020

There is quite a lot of story to this one little pot.

Identification | July 29, 2020

I have a cockamamie idea. Heh.

Identification | June 19, 2020

Forged, wrought, cast

Think all iron handles are the same? I sure did.

Gallery | May 18, 2020

These ice cream molds are a link to a largely forgotten trade.

Identification | April 23, 2020

Three 19th century department stores, three lines of custom copper cookware.

History | March 3, 2020

Until you have spent some time online reading antique English cookbooks, my friend, you have not lived.

Field guides | October 16, 2019

Field guide to Jacquotot

For me, this marque remains the most enigmatic of all the French makers.

Gallery | September 30, 2019

When life hands you a dead duck, make canard à la rouennaise.

History | September 22, 2019

There was a time in France when nickel was touted as the ideal replacement for copper.

History | July 5, 2019

A reader asked me a great question: what do I mean by “antique” and “vintage”?

Identification | June 4, 2019

After World War II, Villedieu rebuilt its copper industry and flourished.

Field guides | May 29, 2019

Field guide to Havard

Havard is one of the few 19th-century Villedieu coppersmiths that survives to this day.

Field guides | May 27, 2019

Field guide to Lecellier

A piece of Lecellier copper is the work of a family with centuries of history in Villedieu.

History | May 26, 2019

Before the industrial revolution, poêliers in Villedieu forged and shaped copper pots completely by hand.

Gallery | May 21, 2019

There are copper pans, and then there are copper pans.

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