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A butter knife is also known as a butter spreader. A butter knife is any quasi-table knife with a dull edge and rounded point. Shop a range of vintage butter knives and other flatware on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
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Vintage Hans Turnwald Bone Buddha Butter Knife Set
By Hans Turnwald
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely vintage Hans Turnwald Bone Buddha butter knife set.
20th Century, circa 1980
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Knife Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Victorian Gold and Mother of Pearl Handled Butter Knife
By George Unite & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
pearl handled butter knife, boxed, an addition to our diverse flatware collection.
This exceptional
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Knife Boxes
Materials
Gold
19th Century Butter Knife
Located in High Point, NC
Late 19th century bone handled butter knife with a lovely hand carved bone handle, and a shaped and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century English Butter Knife
Located in High Point, NC
Late 19th century English butter knife with a bone handle and a silver plated blade which has
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Sculptural Japanese Butter Knife Stainless Steel
By Dansk
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Japanese Butter Knife
Stainless steel and wood
6.25 x 75 x .5
Preowned unrestored vintage
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Georg Jensen Continental Butter Knife 046
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
Georg Jensen sterling silver butter knife, item #046 in the Continental pattern, flatware design #4
Category
20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
$127 / item