Tag: stamps
Identification | April 23, 2020
Copper from the great Parisian department storesThree 19th century department stores, three lines of custom copper cookware.
Gallery | April 13, 2020
24cm Gaillard saute and 27cm Jules Gaillard WindsorThe 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 | August 12, 2019
14cm Allez Frères saucepan and 22cm Grands Magasins du Louvre sautéThese aren’t just lovely antique pans — they’re examples of 19th century retail branding.
History | June 4, 2019
The copper renaissance in VilledieuAfter World War II, Villedieu rebuilt its copper industry and flourished.
Field guides | May 29, 2019
Field guide to HavardHavard is one of the few 19th-century Villedieu coppersmiths that survives to this day.
Field guides | May 27, 2019
Field guide to LecellierA piece of Lecellier copper is the work of a family with centuries of history in Villedieu.
Stamps | April 18, 2019
Index of store stampsSometimes vintage copper isn’t stamped by the place that made it but instead with the name of the store that sold it. This post is an ongoing effort to document them.
Stamps | January 25, 2019
Using typefaces to identify vintage copperI am a detail-oriented person. This is a post about details.
Field guides | January 19, 2019
Field guide to MatferThis is going to be an unusual field guide to Matfer copper because I don’t think Matfer ever made any.
Field guides | December 7, 2018
Field guide to DehillerinAnyone who ventures into the world of vintage French copper cookware will quickly come across the name Dehillerin, an iconic and photogenic kitchenware store operating in Paris since 1890.
Field guides | December 6, 2018
Field guide to GaillardI have a deep interest in the work of Gaillard — they made copper pots from the early 1800s to the 1980s and their early pots are considered real masterpieces.