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Antique 18th C. Dr. Wall Worcester Porcelain Covered Butter Dish & Underplate
Antique 18th C. Dr. Wall Worcester Porcelain Covered Butter Dish & Underplate

Antique 18th C. Dr. Wall Worcester Porcelain Covered Butter Dish & Underplate

By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique English porcelain covered butter dish. By Worcester. Dating to the First Period or

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century British Georgian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Delft Polychrome Butter Dish with Kakiemon Decoration, 18th Century
Delft Polychrome Butter Dish with Kakiemon Decoration, 18th Century

Delft Polychrome Butter Dish with Kakiemon Decoration, 18th Century

By Delft

Located in DELFT, NL

A fine Dutch Delft polychrome earthenware butter dish with domed cover, decorated in the Japanese

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Rococo Delft and Faience

Materials

Pewter

Cheese or Butter Dish, Brass with Blue Glass Liner and Goat Finial
Cheese or Butter Dish, Brass with Blue Glass Liner and Goat Finial

Cheese or Butter Dish, Brass with Blue Glass Liner and Goat Finial

Located in valatie, NY

Cheese or Butter Dish, Brass and Glass, and Goat Finial. 19th c probably French and was used for

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Serving Pieces

Materials

Brass

Antique Blue & White Canton Chinese Export Porcelain Butter Dish with Lid
Antique Blue & White Canton Chinese Export Porcelain Butter Dish with Lid

Antique Blue & White Canton Chinese Export Porcelain Butter Dish with Lid

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique Chinese export porcelain lidded butter dish. In the Canton pattern. With a figural

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Decorative Butter Dish Caviar Serving, Silver Quadruple Plate Lid, Spoon
Antique Decorative Butter Dish Caviar Serving, Silver Quadruple Plate Lid, Spoon

Antique Decorative Butter Dish Caviar Serving, Silver Quadruple Plate Lid, Spoon

Located in Wembley, GB

Antique James W. Tufts Boston Quadruple Plate Covered Butter Dish / Biscuit Server, Caviar Dish

Category

Antique Early 1900s American Hollywood Regency Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Other, Silver Leaf

Antique Silver-Plated Revolving Dome Caviar or Butter Dish on Ornate Box
Antique Silver-Plated Revolving Dome Caviar or Butter Dish on Ornate Box

Antique Silver-Plated Revolving Dome Caviar or Butter Dish on Ornate Box

Located in Wembley, GB

20th century Design: Revolving dome lid with engraved foliate decoration Use: Caviar dish, butter dish

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Butter Dish in Beveled Glass or Crystal, France 1970
Butter Dish in Beveled Glass or Crystal, France 1970

Butter Dish in Beveled Glass or Crystal, France 1970

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Rectangular star cut crystal dish or box with cover.

Category

Vintage 1960s French Crystal Serveware

Materials

Crystal

Butter dish Uranium glass cauliflower container possible Portieux Vallerysthal
Butter dish Uranium glass cauliflower container possible Portieux Vallerysthal

Butter dish Uranium glass cauliflower container possible Portieux Vallerysthal

By Portieux Vallerysthal

Located in Lugo, IT

Uranium glass cauliflower container possible Portieux Vallerysthal. Good condition. Thank you

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Glass

Materials

Uranium Glass

Early 20th Century Franz Anton Mehlem Royal Bonn Delft Sardine or Butter Dish
Early 20th Century Franz Anton Mehlem Royal Bonn Delft Sardine or Butter Dish

Early 20th Century Franz Anton Mehlem Royal Bonn Delft Sardine or Butter Dish

By Royal Bonn

Located in Dallas, TX

name for Franz Anton Mehlem), the dish is rectangular in shape and sits on an attached platter base. It

Category

Early 20th Century German Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Faience, Porcelain

George III antique sterling silver butter shell made by William Plummer in 1777
George III antique sterling silver butter shell made by William Plummer in 1777

George III antique sterling silver butter shell made by William Plummer in 1777

By William Plummer

Located in London, London

Silver Butter Dish, is of traditional shell form, standing on 3 shell feet, and featuring an engraved

Category

Antique 1770s English George III Platters and Serveware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Sterling Silver Butter Dishes & Knives by Finley & Taylor, 1891
Victorian Sterling Silver Butter Dishes & Knives by Finley & Taylor, 1891

Victorian Sterling Silver Butter Dishes & Knives by Finley & Taylor, 1891

By Edgar Finley & Hugh Taylor

Located in London, London

silver pair of butter dishes and knives is presented in a fitted case. Each butter dish is modelled in

Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Heart-Shaped Silver and Cut Glass Box, Antique English Vanity or Trinket Dish
Heart-Shaped Silver and Cut Glass Box, Antique English Vanity or Trinket Dish

Heart-Shaped Silver and Cut Glass Box, Antique English Vanity or Trinket Dish

Located in Wembley, GB

glass jewelry casket, English silver collectible, romantic antique decor, antique silver butter dish

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Mid-Century Danish Teak Butter or Cheese Tray with Acrylic Lid
Mid-Century Danish Teak Butter or Cheese Tray with Acrylic Lid

Mid-Century Danish Teak Butter or Cheese Tray with Acrylic Lid

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mid-Century Danish Modern cheese or butter dish in teak and acrylic. It features a sleek square lid

Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Teak, Acrylic

Beautiful Rectangular Star Cut Crystal Dish or Box with Cover
Beautiful Rectangular Star Cut Crystal Dish or Box with Cover

Beautiful Rectangular Star Cut Crystal Dish or Box with Cover

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

wear like a butter dish or a cigarette box The Box is in high quality crystal in excellent condition

Category

Late 20th Century Arts and Crafts Glass

Materials

Crystal

Pair of antique silver butter shells in the Paul De Lamerie style made in 1908
Pair of antique silver butter shells in the Paul De Lamerie style made in 1908

Pair of antique silver butter shells in the Paul De Lamerie style made in 1908

By George Fox

Located in London, London

. Each butter dish measures 4.25"(11cm) tall, by 5.25"(13.5cm) wide, by 4.75"(12cm) deep, and the pair

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Platters and Serveware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Tea Set
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Tea Set

Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Tea Set

By Herend

Located in Delft, NL

pot, 2 cups and saucers, 2 plates, a milk jug with under plate, a sugar bowl, a butter dish and a

Category

20th Century Hungarian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Tea Set from Memphis Designer Marco Zanini, 1980
Tea Set from Memphis Designer Marco Zanini, 1980

Tea Set from Memphis Designer Marco Zanini, 1980

By Marco Zanini

Located in Bruxelles, BE

named Marylin Butter dish named Greta And small sugar bowl.

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Faience, Earthenware

Cute Ceramic Leopard butterdish, hand made in South Africa
Cute Ceramic Leopard butterdish, hand made in South Africa

Cute Ceramic Leopard butterdish, hand made in South Africa

By Love Art Ceramic

Located in North Miami, FL

Leopard Butter Dish – Handcrafted by Love Art Ceramics Bursting with charm and vitality, this one

Category

21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Porcelain Tea or Coffee Set, Rosslau China Blau
Porcelain Tea or Coffee Set, Rosslau China Blau

Porcelain Tea or Coffee Set, Rosslau China Blau

Located in Chorzów, PL

, butter dish, milk jug, sugar bowl, 6 cups and saucers.

Category

Vintage 1980s German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Compound silver tea service
Compound silver tea service

Compound silver tea service

$12,775Sale Price / set|30% Off

Compound silver tea service

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Silver tea service consisting of a milk jug, coffee jug, sugar bowl, teapot and butter

Category

Antique 19th Century European Tea Sets

Materials

Silver

Lino Sabattini for Christofle Fleuron Silver Plated Apple-Shaped Butter Box, 70s
Lino Sabattini for Christofle Fleuron Silver Plated Apple-Shaped Butter Box, 70s

Lino Sabattini for Christofle Fleuron Silver Plated Apple-Shaped Butter Box, 70s

By Christofle, Lino Sabattini

Located in Roma, IT

plated box from the 1970s produced by Fleuron Christofle. A butter dish or a caviar dish, that's up to

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

10 Pc English Hammersley & Co Rose Point Strawberry Basket Tea Serving Set
10 Pc English Hammersley & Co Rose Point Strawberry Basket Tea Serving Set

10 Pc English Hammersley & Co Rose Point Strawberry Basket Tea Serving Set

By Hammersley, Shelley Pottery

Located in Dayton, OH

. Set includes handled serving tray with creamer and sugar bowl in the Rose Point pattern, butter dish

Category

Late 20th Century Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Lidded Cans/Bonbonniere Made of Pressed Glass, Hens in a Basket
Pair of Lidded Cans/Bonbonniere Made of Pressed Glass, Hens in a Basket

Pair of Lidded Cans/Bonbonniere Made of Pressed Glass, Hens in a Basket

Located in Hamburg, DE

sweets and biscuits in it or use the small ones as a butter dish. Both are in very good condition and

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

Arabia Finland Rosmarin and Ruska service by Ulla Procopé, 1960s
Arabia Finland Rosmarin and Ruska service by Ulla Procopé, 1960s

Arabia Finland Rosmarin and Ruska service by Ulla Procopé, 1960s

By Arabia of Finland, Ulla Procope

Located in Delft, NL

cm wide and 24,3 cm deep. The lidded butter dish is 7 cm high, 18 cm wide and 12.5 cm deep. The

Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Serving Pieces

Materials

Stoneware

Rosenthal porcelain dinner "Romanze" set by Björn Wiinblad, 1958
Rosenthal porcelain dinner "Romanze" set by Björn Wiinblad, 1958

Rosenthal porcelain dinner "Romanze" set by Björn Wiinblad, 1958

By Bjorn Wiinblad, Rosenthal

Located in Delft, NL

Sauce boat 10 plates of 19,5 cm diagonal 12 soup of 22 cm diagonal 1 serving plate 1 butter dish with

Category

Mid-20th Century German Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

RARE Noritake Art Deco 4 Piece Set
RARE Noritake Art Deco 4 Piece Set

RARE Noritake Art Deco 4 Piece Set

By Noritake

Located in Dallas, TX

: (1) 2 Handled Serving Dish. (2) Mini Cake Stand. (3) Lidded Butter Dish. (4) Jam Pot with lid and

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Art Deco Czech Glass Domed Cover & Plate, c1930
Art Deco Czech Glass Domed Cover & Plate, c1930

Art Deco Czech Glass Domed Cover & Plate, c1930

Located in Devon, England

Rather unusual as we've not come across one of these before from this style is this Cheese/ butter

Category

Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Glass

Materials

Cut Glass

Vintage Studio Nova Barrier Reef Hand Painted Dinner Serveware 68 Pieces
Vintage Studio Nova Barrier Reef Hand Painted Dinner Serveware 68 Pieces

Vintage Studio Nova Barrier Reef Hand Painted Dinner Serveware 68 Pieces

By Studio Nova By Sommerhuber

Located in W Allenhurst, NJ

Salt & Pepper 1 Butter Dish 8.5"x4.5"x2.5" 1 Large Salad Bowl 4"x4.5" 2 Serving Bowls 10"x2.25" 8

Category

Late 20th Century Thai Post-Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

French René Lalique Nippon Breakfast Service of 8 Pieces
French René Lalique Nippon Breakfast Service of 8 Pieces

French René Lalique Nippon Breakfast Service of 8 Pieces

By René Lalique

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

comprises a lidded butter, or fruit dish and seven coquetiers (egg cups), and dates from 1933. Part of the

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Tableware

Materials

Blown Glass

Important tableware China, circa 1950 / 1970
Important tableware China, circa 1950 / 1970

Important tableware China, circa 1950 / 1970

Located in Paris, FR

with lids, 1 soup tureen with lid, 1 salad bowl, 2 sauce boats, 1 butter dish, 4 ramekins 8 egg cups, 1

Category

20th Century Chinese Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Rosenthal porcelain dinner service "Maria", Germany 1966
Rosenthal porcelain dinner service "Maria", Germany 1966

Rosenthal porcelain dinner service "Maria", Germany 1966

By Rosenthal

Located in Delft, NL

pattern has a relief in the porcelain. The set consists of butter dish with lid ashtray bowl 26 cm square

Category

20th Century German Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Franciscan Desert Rose China 108 Pieces
Vintage Franciscan Desert Rose China 108 Pieces

Vintage Franciscan Desert Rose China 108 Pieces

Located in W Allenhurst, NJ

tray 12" x 7.5" 1 divided serving dish 11L x 7W 1 pickle tray 8" x 5" 1 lidded butter dish 8" x 4" 4 sP

Category

Mid-20th Century Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Regency SoHo Pottery Lidded Cheese Tray
Vintage Regency SoHo Pottery Lidded Cheese Tray

Vintage Regency SoHo Pottery Lidded Cheese Tray

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

crafted pottery, this piece functions beautifully as a covered butter dish, cheese keeper, or simply as

Category

Early 20th Century British Post-Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Enamel

Vintage Regency Limoges China Floral Serving Pieces - Set of 12
Vintage Regency Limoges China Floral Serving Pieces - Set of 12

Vintage Regency Limoges China Floral Serving Pieces - Set of 12

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

platter, a medium platter, a lidded tureen, a gravy boat with an attached underplate, a rare lidded butter

Category

Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Rosenthal Studio Line Dinnerware Set  Eduardo Paolozzi Design
Vintage Rosenthal Studio Line Dinnerware Set  Eduardo Paolozzi Design

Vintage Rosenthal Studio Line Dinnerware Set Eduardo Paolozzi Design

By Eduardo Paolozzi, Rosenthal

Located in Bastogne, BE

delicate butter dish: For serving your favorite spreads. A classic salt shaker: A functional yet beautiful

Category

Vintage 1970s German Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Faience Desvres Lidded Butter Bowl Dish, circa 1900
Antique French Faience Desvres Lidded Butter Bowl Dish, circa 1900

Antique French Faience Desvres Lidded Butter Bowl Dish, circa 1900

By Desvres

Located in Pearland, TX

A superb antique French faience Desvres lidded butter bowl dish tureen with attached underplate

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Serving Pieces

Materials

Faience

Domed French Silver Plate Repoussé Butter or Covered Dish Plate
Domed French Silver Plate Repoussé Butter or Covered Dish Plate

Domed French Silver Plate Repoussé Butter or Covered Dish Plate

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Acquired in Paris France, a Repoussé Domed plate. A great piece for butter, or condiments, and

Category

20th Century French Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

Villeroy & Boch Blue and White Faience Dinnerware Service, 29 Pieces
Villeroy & Boch Blue and White Faience Dinnerware Service, 29 Pieces

Villeroy & Boch Blue and White Faience Dinnerware Service, 29 Pieces

By Villeroy & Boch

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

boat W 22 × 13 × H 9 cm) • 1 Butter dish Ø 14 cm × H 8.5 cm) • 1 Teapot W 26 cm × Ø 14.5 cm × H

Category

20th Century German Tea Sets

Materials

Paint, Ceramic, Faience

Rare Art Nouveau ceramic 3-piece asparagus set by Julius Dessler, Austria
Rare Art Nouveau ceramic 3-piece asparagus set by Julius Dessler, Austria

Rare Art Nouveau ceramic 3-piece asparagus set by Julius Dessler, Austria

Located in Meulebeke, BE

: 7.5 cm x 23 cm x 16 cm - A small butter or sauce dish: 7.5 cm x 13 cm x 8 cm Together, these pieces

Category

Antique Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Very Large 10 Pc Antique Victorian Pairpoint Silverplate Quadruple Plate Tea Set
Very Large 10 Pc Antique Victorian Pairpoint Silverplate Quadruple Plate Tea Set

Very Large 10 Pc Antique Victorian Pairpoint Silverplate Quadruple Plate Tea Set

By Pairpoint Silver Company

Located in Philadelphia, PA

open sugar, a wastebowl, and a covered butter dish with its glass insert. The set is overall

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Collection of Orb Objects on Stands as Centerpiece or Object d ‘Art
Collection of Orb Objects on Stands as Centerpiece or Object d ‘Art

Collection of Orb Objects on Stands as Centerpiece or Object d ‘Art

Located in Topeka, KS

originally a pillar candle holder and were using it upside down! The last is a round chrome compote or butter

Category

20th Century Other Centerpieces

Materials

Copper, Chrome, Iron, Wrought Iron

Wedgwood Butter Yellow Potpourri or Bough Pot
Wedgwood Butter Yellow Potpourri or Bough Pot

Wedgwood Butter Yellow Potpourri or Bough Pot

By Josiah Wedgwood, Wedgwood

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

A pale butter yellow Wedgwood potpourri dish in the Neoclassical style, made in the early 19th

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Dishes and Vi...

Materials

Stoneware

Set of 6 Butter Pats Henriot Quimper, circa 1930
Set of 6 Butter Pats Henriot Quimper, circa 1930

Set of 6 Butter Pats Henriot Quimper, circa 1930

By Henriot Quimper

Located in Austin, TX

Set of 6 butter pats or bread dish signed Henriot Quimper, circa 1930. Nautical , shell pattern on

Category

Vintage 1930s French Rustic Serving Pieces

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

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Butter Dish For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the butter dish you’re looking for. Each butter dish for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and ceramic. Find 55 options for an antique or vintage butter dish now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer butter dish, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right butter dish, those designed in Victorian, Art Deco and Georgian styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one butter dish that is appealing in its simplicity, but Mappin & Webb, Charles Thomas Fox and Elkington & Co. produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Butter Dish?

Prices for a butter dish start at $125 and top out at $6,724 with the average selling for $814.

Finding the Right Serveware, Ceramics, Silver And Glass for You

Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?

Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.

Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.

Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.

“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”

Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.

At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.

Questions About Butter Dish
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    Butter dishes are normally just called butter dishes. They include a flat tray that you place a stick of butter on and a removable lid that keeps out debris and pests. A round container that you fill with butter is a butter crock, butter keeper or butter bell. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of butter dishes.