Guest post: Gerhard’s Trio Infernale
“They easily replace a dumbbell workout…”
sauté
Guest post: Jos Heinrichs copper/steel bimetal “KA-2”
“This is far thicker than the 2.5 mm at which modern stainless lined copper maxes out.”
Guest Post: A Tale of Two Duckies
It can be said that every antique copper pan has a story to tell. Well, pour yourself some tea, because
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.
28cm overstamped mystery sauté
Okay, stamp detectives, get out your magnifying glass — you’ll need it for this one.
DITR: 24cm Miquelard sauté pan
When a seller underestimates the quality of a piece, it can mean that a deal is to be had.
34cm sauté with fitted lid for Blaser et Cie
This hefty sauté pan is a beautiful example of 1920s-1930s copper.
Two sautés for Tissier and Émile Duval
The stamps on these pieces are from two stores in Paris at the turn of the 20th century.
27cm 3.8mm Gaillard sauté pan
This gorgeous piece is a snapshot of Gaillard’s work at the end of the 19th century.
Guest post: 20cm BIA Cordon Bleu sauté pan
“I found it in the basement of an antique shop for only $40.”
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.
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
30cm Grands Magasins du Louvre sauté
This pan has been restored — masterfully — by Rocky Mountain Retinning.
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
Guest showcase: 40cm Jacquotot sauté with original lid
It’s unusual — and wonderful — to see an antique Jacquotot pan with its original lid.
19cm and 20cm sauté pans “Louise”
A reader has helped me identify the maker, and also the likely former (royal) owner of these beautiful and unusual
14cm Allez Frères saucepan and 22cm Grands Magasins du Louvre sauté
These aren’t just lovely antique pans — they’re examples of 19th century retail branding.
30cm Mauviel sauté
This is a beautiful example of Mauviel craftsmanship, and looking closely at it, I can make some educated guesses as
Trio of pans “Edmond James de Rothschild”
These are the most historical of the pans I have, and while they’re not monumental pieces, I find them and
36cm J & E Gaillard sauté
When Erik Undiks at Rocky Mountain Retinning worked on this pan for me, he said it was the thickest sauté pan
44cm J. E. Gaillard sauté “Anglais”
This huge and heavy sauté pan has achieved a glorious state of patina.