A lovely and warm patinated French copper pot from A La Ménagère

(1863-1899), a 19th century Parisian department store. This is a sturdy

copper piece that has a wonderful patina and signs of life to its

surface. Cleaned and polished. Interior lining is tin. This piece is

ready to be refurbished! Tin lined copper cookware can be re-tinned by a

professional tinner. Sauce pan does NOT sit perfectly flat on an even

surface and and does show signs of wear.

*This piece should be professionally re-tinned and polished prior to interaction with food.*

Handwashing only recommended to preserve the life of the piece.

Markings:

- A La Ménagère // A Paris // B. Bonne Nouvelle 20 (the markings have been worn down from use. See photo #5.

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A sideways "8" is stamped on to the exterior side of the piece, likely

to indicate that it is either an 8 qt. pot or the 8th in a series of

cookware. See photos #11, 13, 14.

Measurements:

- Pot Height - approx. 5.5" tall

- Pot Diameter – approx. 10" round

- Interior Opening Diameter: approx. 9.75" inches round

- Thickness of Pot: varies; approx, 1mm

- Handle Length: approx. 9.25" inches long

- Total Length: just over 19" inches long (including pot + handle)

- Weight of Sauce Pan: 5 lbs. 12 oz.

Condition:

- *This piece should be professionally re-tinned and polished prior to interaction with food.*

- Antique condition with age appropriate wear for used cookware

- This pot has been used and is not in a perfect, unused state.

- This piece does NOT sit perfectly flat on an even surface and does show

signs of wear from the last 130+ years of life and action in a kitchen.

Shipping:

- Item will ship within 1-3 business days

- Item will ship via USPS Ground Advantage, UPS Ground, or UPS Ground Saver

- In an effort to recycle and reduce waste, I often ship with recycled

shipping materials -- you can reuse yourself after opening your package!