Just curious if anyone knows about these. Are they real copper and who made them?
They look like Brighton Ltd.
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/brighton-ltd-copper-cookware-set-pots-1852558290
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There’s no markings anywhere, though.
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I can only answer based on what you showed us. I have no idea if there are markings on the bottom or anywhere else not visible in the pictures. All I could do is offer a guess based on what is shown. Good luck.
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I’m sorry. I appreciate your help. I didn’t mean to be rude. I just realized I didn’t give much information. So adding to…no markings that I can see and they were inherited. My husband seems to think they’re French but he can’t remember.
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The distinctive “knob” on the lid seems to confirm that.
They’re not hammered either. Are they older and that’s why they’re unmarked and not hammered?
Also noticed the rooster is standing on the Brighton pictures and ours, it’s sitting.
I’m not certain Matt is wrong about them being Brighton. May be.
However, the loop handles are different, as is the thickness of the rooster finial. And this set looks like the linings are aluminum.
I have a sense that the set may be early Ruffoni pieces.
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I can’t find them anywhere. The Brighton set is the closest I could find. Now I’m super intrigued.
It’s a well-shaped set. But the outward signs are it is not high quality. Two-rivet escutcheons, rolled rims, brass handles, those funny-looking linings…
Unless the price is very favorable, and/or you must have the finials or a matching set, you can do better.
I’m trying to sell them and have no idea what to price them at.
Have you measured their thickness and weight? The market for copperwares has softened lately, but my estimate for the set would be $400-500.
Thanks. I will measure and weigh. I’m not sure what to compare it to. And how do I clean them? They’re not magnetized so it’s safe to say they are copper?
It’s hard to measure thickness with pans with rolled rims. If you can deform the metal with a strong push of your thumb, it’s likely between 1 and 1.5mm thick.
They already look pretty clean. If you want to make them really shine, I would polish the exteriors with Flitz or Simichrome polish. Meguiar’s makes a good aluminum polish.
Yeah, I think it’s safe to say they’re copper.
As one of the 2 foremost collectors of Brighton Ltd. copper cookware and copperware in the world, I’m confident these are not Brighton Ltd. They don’t match in any meaningful way. The roosters are totally different, the handles are different, the copper is not hammered, it appears to be aluminum and not tin-lined copper, the quality is poor. I am fairly confident they come from Portugal. The chickens look like stuff from Portugal and the quality here matches inexpensive copper usually produced there. I would say that although these may be perfectly funcitonal pots, they are not acceptable representations of copper cookware and could also be considered largely decorative. Resale value…very low, especially if aluminum.
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This is a super high retail estimate. These are not even considered copper cookware. Just FYI, the Copper Cookware Enthusiasts group on Facebook will provide much better information than the bad information you’ve received here.
Just saw this, but this is likely aluminum lined, very low end cookware. The chance these are French-made (or fine English-made copper) seems remote.
Edit – I see somebody else has weighed-in on this fact. He’s right.
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