I've been a big fan of mid-century Dansk ever since I got into Danish Modern design. What is particularly nice about most of these pieces is that they are small in size, and therefore reasonable to ship. Therefore, my search range becomes much larger than for medium-to-large sized furniture. I'm slowly building up my Dansk collection. Most of it is comprised of teak pieces made in Denmark. I've been lucky enough to find Rare Woods series mutenye and wenge pieces at excellent prices, and have also picked up a Flamestone casserole and Kobenstyle fondue pot along the way. Yesterday, I made my first Quistgaard's Copper purchase. I've had my eye on this line of pots for a while, but they don't pop up too often. However an auction for a 3.5 quart saucepan (#1305) with an even-harder-to-find porcelain insert (#1305 P) stayed within my budget and I finally pulled the trigger. It should arrive within a few days. Since there is very little reference to the Quistgaard's Copper line on DA, I thought I'd start a dedicated thread for others to post on as well. In addition to the seller's-not-so-great photo of my pot, I have also included reformatted catalog images from a Dansk pre-1964 catalog, (compliments of the tpederzani wiki page) that documents this line at the time. Additional Quistgaard's Copper info from others for this thread would be most appreciated.
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It's amazing how prolific...
It's amazing how prolific Quistgaard was for not only Dansk, but also Kronjyden. I was initially interested in just the Congo ice bucket, but once I started looking for one Dansk item, so many other pieces gradually introduced themselves to me (there may yet be a few more gems out there).
I expect to add the cast iron spiral candelabra to the collection at some point in the near future as well.
More copper images found online . . .
additional design notes:
- Most (if not all) of the pots are designed to receive a detachable teak handle, which locks onto the brass loop handles. I find this design not only beautiful in appearance, but also very practical and useful from a thermal conductivity perspective.
- The insides of the pots are lined with tin. Nowadays, most copper pots (in the US as least) are lined with stainless steel instead. Tin performs better for heat transfer, but stainless is now preferred for durability, minimal food reaction, high temp accommodation, and longterm appearance.
latest acquisition . . .
. . . the aforementioned brass chafing dish. This one also comes with some type of brass insert piece. There are some shrinkage splits in the teak lid. They are not loose, so my hopes of glue-and-clamp repair will not work. So I guess the long-term plan is to keep an eye out for a partial chafing dish set (can be found without the base) at a good price then make the lid swap. In the meantime, I can live with a couple of splits.
Photos are from the seller, before I've had the chance to recondition the wood.
While not part of the Quistgaard's Copper line, I still thought this is the right thread to post the two latest additions to my Quistgaard collection from the last few weeks, based on some similarities with earlier posts.
First is a simple, but nicely-designed, black enamel cast iron pot with lid from the Dansk Orecast line, designed either late 60's or early 70's (ad from the 70's attached). The design is a small version of the flexible dutch oven concept, with the lid also usable as a small pan. The geometry of the cast iron also allows it to work as a double boiler as well. The teak handles of each piece have a semicircular cross-section, which form a full circle with the lid on top. This acquisition will probably go into the "active duty" category, as this size cast iron pot/pan was previously absent in the pot cabinet.
The second addition was one that I have had my eye on for quite some time: a covered blue enamel cast iron casserole with teak/cane/iron rod stand, designed in 1953/54 as part of the Anker line for De Forende Jernstøberier, just before Ted Nierenberg's trip to Denmark that inspired the creation of Dansk. This piece appears to have been actively used as well. However it is now going straight to the feature shelf on the bookcase, only to be used as an occasionally serving dish. As an added bonus, this set retains it's loose wood handle (teak with laminated beech slats?), that fits into the lid handle loop to turn it into a pan. I've only seen one other set online that still has the handle. I tried it out a couple of times, and it didn't have the most sturdy feel, so I don't think I'd do that very often. This casserole set is part of the permanent collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The pan design from the Anker line is also the pan from "A Saucepan for My Wife".
Now I just need to get the brass trivet/burner/stand for my copper pot, and I'll have the Quistgaard Pot/Stand Grand Slam (early Kobenstyle fondue pot with cast-iron/teak stand being the fourth).
Apologies for the crappy phone photos right under the yellow incandescent light.
For some reason, I cannot edit subsequent posts for any thread that I've started, but I can still edit the original post.
Two mistakes:
1) the handle is not laminated, but appears to have wood slat "stiffeners" inserted into cut grooves of the handle. Not sure if this make structural sense, but it sure does look cool.
2) typo: Forende should be Forenede
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