Antique Cook

Knife marks left from butchers and cooks long ago can still be seen in the work surface.

These jars were used for storing and preserving cooked meat. It would be beautiful with a bouquet of flowers or used in the kitchen to hold utensils.

Three Indian clubs were first re-purposed for juggling by an American, DeWitt Cook, in the late 19th century. Please note that the bottom inserts are not attached.

This storage process preserved the cooked meat without refrigeration and could then be enjoyed throughout the winter months.

Group of three handmade and forged copper cook pots. This set of three matching pots are polished and all have the original holes for hanging on a wall.

This large-sized clay pot is originally from Sacoj, Guatemala and was once used to cook beans. Please note the main photo is for display only, but the other photos represent the actu...

These jars were used for storing and preserving cooked meat. It would be beautiful with a bouquet of flowers or used in the kitchen to hold utensils.

The word confit means “to preserve" and these charming pots made it possible for country cooks to slowly cook the duck or goose and and preserve the meat in its own fat.

These jars were used for storing and preserving cooked meat. It would be beautiful with a bouquet of flowers or used in the kitchen to hold utensils.

This storage process preserved the cooked meat without refrigeration and could then be enjoyed throughout the winter months.

This storage process preserved the cooked meat without refrigeration and could then be enjoyed throughout the winter months.

The French confit pots go back several hundred years and they were simply a way to preserve your cooked foul. Most times, the French confit pots were placed in a stone lined larder, ...

The confit pots history goes back several hundred years and they were merely a way to preserve your Cook duck, or other traditional French foul dishes.

In a very good general and working condition, it heats and cooks as an oven, it separates in two parts, the upper and the down part for easier shipping.

These were placed in front of a fireplace in order to cook meats and poultry. A long pan was often placed beneath to collect the drippings.

These jars were used for storing and preserving cooked meat. It would be beautiful with a bouquet of flowers or used in the kitchen to hold utensils.

These pots were once used in the south of France to preserve food. The duck was cooked in its own fat to produce a duck confit that was placed in a pot (before the advent of refriger...

Knife marks and scrapes that were left by cooks, now long gone, can be seen and felt as if they were made yesterday.

These jars were used for storing and preserving cooked meat. It would be beautiful with a bouquet of flowers or used as a kitchen crock to hold utensils.

"Autodidact in ceramic, Camille Tharaud launches with passion in the researches and the development of enamels of high fire, cooked at 1400 ° C, for that reason crossing the whole Fr...

"Autodidact in ceramic, Camille THARAUD launches with passion in the researches and the development of enamels of high fire, cooked at 1400 ° C, for that reason crossing the whole Fr...

Think of the countless times that this practical work surface has served to chop apples from the garden, to roll out pastry with floury hands, to share a home-cooked meal.

Knife marks and scrapes that were left by cooks, now long gone, can be seen and felt as if they were made yesterday.

This large-sized clay Spanish Colonial pot is originally from Sacoj, Guatemala, and was once used to cook beans.  

Burgess Created by Elisha Cook for the H.S. Crocker Company Reference: Janice Tolhurst Driesbach, Harvey Jones, Katherine Church Holland, "Art of the Gold Rush" (University of Cali...

Turbotières can also be used to cook other flatfish and smaller fillets. Dimensions: 19.5" x 10.75" x 3.25" / Handle Height - 4.25" (Width x Depth x Height)

Indian clubs were first repurposed for juggling by an American, Dewitt Cook in the late 19th century. The large black pin in the back row has stripes that were applied with cloth tape.

This kind of pottery was used in Europe during centuries to cook on the fireplace, placing them on top of an iron tripod, thus its rounded base.

The prolific artist painted every day, completing a new piece about every three days and amassing an impressive body of work for the former cook at the Denver landmark, the Brown Pal...

The new 12 inch British terrestrial globe representing the accurate positions of the principal known places of the earth from the discoveries of Captain Cook and subsequent circumnav...

The cylindrical shaped body features an acanthus finial handle to the dome lid which contains a frame rings to hold the eggs while they are cooked, joined by scroll tripod legs on a ...

All of the floating motifs are hand sewn and represent the skills of the owner as a cook , a landowner and farmer. The burgundy border is exceptionally rare .

The prolific artist painted every day, completing a new piece about every three days and amassing an impressive body of work for the former cook at the Denver landmark, the Brown Pal...

The cups were used for heating bowls of food or cups of soup, coffee, or water, while the front hooks were stabilizers for horizontal iron rods from which pots and/or portions of mea...

The French Pottery Confit Pot was to cook your duck in and preserve the duck in its own fat.

The confit pot was to cook your duck in and preserve the duck in its own fat.

Spit jacks like this one turned a horizontal spit at hearth level, and when its bell rang, the Cook would know it was time to rewind the spring.

Spit jacks like this one turned a horizontal spit at hearth level, and when its bell rang, the Cook would know it was time to rewind the spring.

Of superior proportion for the larger batch Displays a desirable aged patina throughout Naturally weathered bronze to the exterior with muted golden hues More polished interior da...

Derived from the French word confire (meaning “to preserve”), confit pots were used to store cooked game in their own fat before the advent of refrigeration.

These jars were used for storing and preserving cooked meat. It displays beautifully, perfect with a bouquet of flowers or used in the kitchen to hold utensils.

The makers initials are also present for the silversmith, Collins and Cook. The top is crowned with an exquisite coloured Lilac coloured guilloche enamel with a bright patina show...

This storage process preserved the cooked meat without refrigeration so it could then be enjoyed throughout the winter months.

Spit jacks like this one turned a horizontal spit at hearth level, and when its bell rang, the Cook would know it was time to rewind the spring.

These big casserole pots were used for making duck confit and pot au feu, or slowly cooked stews, the snug lid keeping in the heat and the moisture.

Pots like these were used for food such as cooked meats. The pots were then either buried in the ground (leaving the bottom of these pots generally unglazed) or put in stone lined la...

Interesting world map, showing the extent of western knowledge of the world on the eve of Cook's 3rd and final voyage. The Northwest Coast of America is still largely uncharted, with...

This is an original Grimwade's quick cooker bowl once used to cook puddings more efficiently with a central piece which conducts heat to the center of the pudding.

Museum and Gallery Holdings: Chambéry: The Blue Bird Marseilles: Cooks Paris (Mus. du Petit Palais): The Coppersmith; Three Men from the Old People's Home

The Hsun Ok is a large stupa shaped vessel (top of a Buddhist temple), owned by well to do families and used for taking cooked food offerings to the monasteries. This Hun Ok is lacq...

Meat or poultry would be cooked long and slowly in its own fat, before being packed tightly into one of these pots, covered, and then buried three-quarters deep in the cool earth flo...

This kind of pottery was used in Europe during centuries to cook on the fireplace, placing them on top of an iron tripod, thus its rounded base.

The tradition declined as enthusiasm for neo-classical culture waned, and with the advent of accessible rail and steamship travel—an era in which Thomas Cook made the "Cook's Tour" o...

The confit pots history goes back hundreds of years and they were simply a way to preserve your Cook duck, or other foul, while using the natural cooling powers of the earth.

Confit pots were a way to Cook your duck and preserve the bird in its own fat.

Towards the end of the White House Cook Book, one will find various housekeeping tips and “Facts Worth Knowing.”

William Hodges was an English painter who is known for his work as the artist on board during Captain James Cook's second voyage, which took place from 1772 to 1775.