sauté – Vintage French Copper

Gallery | July 2, 2020

These mid-20th century Gaillard pans still have 19th-century craftsmanship.

Gallery | May 23, 2020

A side-by-side comparison of pre-war and post-war Jacquotot construction.

Gallery | April 13, 2020

The rare stamp on this sauté is the missing link for me that connects two Gaillard “product lines” at the end of the 19th century.

Gallery | March 14, 2020

This pan is… strange.

Gallery | December 2, 2019

This pan watched the turn of the 20th century from the kitchens of one of the most glamorous rail routes in Europe.

Gallery | October 23, 2019

This pan has been restored — masterfully — by Rocky Mountain Retinning.

Gallery | October 6, 2019

This beautiful pan has served in one of the finest restaurants in the world — and I think I know which one.

Gallery | October 4, 2019

It’s unusual — and wonderful — to see an antique Jacquotot pan with its original lid.

Gallery | August 20, 2019

A reader has helped me identify the maker, and also the likely formal (royal) owner of these beautiful and unusual pans.

Gallery | August 12, 2019

These aren’t just lovely antique pans — they’re examples of 19th century retail branding.

Gallery | February 28, 2019

This is a beautiful example of Mauviel craftsmanship, and looking closely at it, I can make some educated guesses as to when it was made.

Gallery | December 21, 2018

I used this to make dinner last night and I’m in love.

Gallery | December 9, 2018

These are the most historical of the pans I have, and while they’re not monumental pieces, I find them and their backstory fascinating.

Gallery | December 5, 2018

Now this is a good-looking pan.

Gallery | December 4, 2018

When Erik Undiks at Rocky Mountain Retinning worked on this pan for me, he said it was the thickest sauté pan he’d ever handled.

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