11-1/2" Ornate GAOR Villedieu Stamped Soup Server. 8lb. 9oz. As Found.

According to VintageFrenchCopper.org:
https://www.vintagefrenchcopper.com/identification/stamps/modern-copper-in-villedieu/#gaor
"GAOR made copper cookware in Villedieu along with a whole host of decorative platters, buckets, baskets, lamps, and more. The company’s roots are in the Pitel family, an old Villedieu name. I believe GAOR was Pitel’s line of cuivres d’art, the term for decorative items like vases, platters, and so forth. I have seen business records for GAOR dated to 1937. Georges Émmanuel Jules Pitel, born in 1919, took over the business and organized it into two ventures. The machine shop became Multiform (which operates to this day), and GAOR continued to produce copper to include cookware. There was also the “GAOR 50” line; I’m not sure what the significance is of “50” except that it is the postal code for Normandy and may be a nod to the “made in Villedieu” movement. Another distinctive feature of GAOR pans are their rivetless construction. Their handles are brazed or soldered to the exterior and do not have rivets that penetrate to the interior. I suspect this was a GAOR innovation leveraging the skills of Multiform’s machine shop."

STAMPED:
-GAOR
-50
-Villedieu France
-Marque Deposee

DIMENSIONS:
11-1/2" DIA
13-3/8" Tall
16-5/8" Length (Across Handles)

WEIGHT:
with lid:
3.88kg
8lb. 9oz.

without lid:
3.32kg
7lb. 5oz.

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