This is a standard Descoware 8-inch skillet in a lemon yellow color. Descoware was Julia Child’s favorite enamelware, and the company later turned into the famous Le Creuset company. The vintage cast iron ware comes in many colors, but this yellow color is perhaps less well known than the common orange-red fade enamel.
We believe this type of skillet may have originally come with a lid, but we’re not sure if it was also an option to buy it without the lid. Skillet measures 8 inches from spout to spout and the handle is about 5 inches long. The pan depth is about 1 1/2 inches. Marked on the bottom with both an inkstamp and imprint into the cast iron: “81-C 19 E – Descoware Special Made in Belgium – FE Belgium”. We’ve read that the “Special” does not refer to the color but to the size of the skillet.
In good used condition, with some wear. There is some fairly heavy crazing to the exterior yellow enamel (please see pictures 4 and 5). There are a few bites to the enamel on the rim, but they aren’t too bad. There is some wear to the enamel on the underside of the handle. The interior enamel is grey (as opposed to white) and seems to be in fairly good condition – it has a little crazing and wear, but overall it feels smooth.
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