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Olympian, Tiffany & Co, Sterling Silver Flatware, 6 Place Setting for 10
Olympian, Tiffany & Co, Sterling Silver Flatware, 6 Place Setting for 10

Olympian, Tiffany & Co, Sterling Silver Flatware, 6 Place Setting for 10

Located in Surfside, FL

/4". 10 flat butter/spreader knife, 6". 10 teaspoon, 6". 10 oyster fork, 6 1/8"- 12 demi-tasse

Category

20th Century Flatware and Serving Pieces

Materials

Sterling Silver

12 ALAN ADLER 1970 SWEDISH MODERN FLATWARE 138 PIECES
12 ALAN ADLER 1970 SWEDISH MODERN FLATWARE 138 PIECES

12 ALAN ADLER 1970 SWEDISH MODERN FLATWARE 138 PIECES

Located in New York, NY

DINNER KNIFES 8 1/2" 12 BUTTER SPREADERS 6" 12 SOUP/DESSERT SPOONS 6 3/4" 12

Category

Vintage 1970s American Sterling Silver

OLYMPIAN Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware with 3 Serving Pieces
OLYMPIAN Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware with 3 Serving Pieces

OLYMPIAN Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware with 3 Serving Pieces

Located in Surfside, FL

/4". 10 flat butter/spreader knife, 6". 10 teaspoon, 6". 10 oyster fork, 6 1/8"- 12 demi-tasse

Category

20th Century Flatware and Serving Pieces

Materials

Sterling Silver

OLYMPIAN, Tiffany & Co, sterling silver flatware, 6 place setting for 10
OLYMPIAN, Tiffany & Co, sterling silver flatware, 6 place setting for 10

OLYMPIAN, Tiffany & Co, sterling silver flatware, 6 place setting for 10

Located in Surfside, FL

/4". 10 flat butter/spreader knife, 6". 10 teaspoon, 6". 10 oyster fork, 6 1/8"- 12 demi-tasse

Category

20th Century Flatware and Serving Pieces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Unique ELIEL SAARINEN Sterling Silver AMERICAN ART DECO Flatware Set 128pcs
Unique ELIEL SAARINEN Sterling Silver AMERICAN ART DECO Flatware Set 128pcs

Unique ELIEL SAARINEN Sterling Silver AMERICAN ART DECO Flatware Set 128pcs

By Dominick and Haff Silver

Located in New York, NY

/sauce ladle - 6". 1 butter/cheese knife 7 1/2". 1 cake/pie server 9 1/2". 149 pieces

Category

Vintage 1930s American Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Spratling Sterling Silver Flatware Heavy Silver Disk Set
Rare Spratling Sterling Silver Flatware Heavy Silver Disk Set

Rare Spratling Sterling Silver Flatware Heavy Silver Disk Set

Located in New York, NY

silver 60 piece (total pieces available 71) flatware set (plus six (6) variant individual butter knives

Category

Vintage 1950s Serving Pieces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mother of Pearl Caviar Spoons and Butter Knifes and Serving Cup Holder Shells
Mother of Pearl Caviar Spoons and Butter Knifes and Serving Cup Holder Shells

Mother of Pearl Caviar Spoons and Butter Knifes and Serving Cup Holder Shells

Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE

large mother of pearls set from 20 spoons (4.72in.), 8 butter knifes (4.72in), 1 large spoon (6.49in) an

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

Jens Harald Quistgaard Tjorn Sterling Silver Butter Knife
Jens Harald Quistgaard Tjorn Sterling Silver Butter Knife

Jens Harald Quistgaard Tjorn Sterling Silver Butter Knife

By Jens Quistgaard

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Jens Harald Quistgaard Tjorn butter sterling silver knife. Measures 16.6 cm / 6 17/32".      

Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Danish Stainless Steel Flatware Dinner Set of 87 Pieces, 1960s
Danish Stainless Steel Flatware Dinner Set of 87 Pieces, 1960s

Danish Stainless Steel Flatware Dinner Set of 87 Pieces, 1960s

By Lundtofte, Georg Jensen, Ib Bluitgen

Located in Belgium, BE

, one butter knife and two serving spoons.

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Knife Boxes

Materials

Stainless Steel

Erik Herlow for Copenhagen Cutlery “Obelisk” Flatware Service for Ten
Erik Herlow for Copenhagen Cutlery “Obelisk” Flatware Service for Ten

Erik Herlow for Copenhagen Cutlery “Obelisk” Flatware Service for Ten

By Erik Herlow, Copenhagen Cutlery

Located in San Francisco, CA

butter knife, and ten assorted serving pieces. Minimalist Mid-Century Modern perfection, with a fitted

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Strasbourg Sterling Silver Flatware Set Patented by Gorham in 1897
Strasbourg Sterling Silver Flatware Set Patented by Gorham in 1897

Strasbourg Sterling Silver Flatware Set Patented by Gorham in 1897

Located in Surfside, FL

blade knife as 1ounce troy each and butter knife as 1/2 ounce troy each). PLACE SETTING: 18 dinner knife

Category

20th Century Flatware and Serving Pieces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Baker Archetype Sofa Model #2386-80
Baker Archetype Sofa Model #2386-80

Baker Archetype Sofa Model #2386-80

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Chicago, IL

Baker archetype camelback sofa in deep red merlot mohair with a butter knife arm and symmetric

Category

1990s North American Modern Sofas

Materials

Mohair, Maple

Norwegian Lauffer Palisander Flatware Set
Norwegian Lauffer Palisander Flatware Set

Norwegian Lauffer Palisander Flatware Set

By Lauffer

Located in Chicago, IL

Eight five-piece place settings. Two serving spoons One butter knife. 43 pieces in total

Category

Vintage 1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

46 Piece Set of Toke Flatware by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
46 Piece Set of Toke Flatware by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk

46 Piece Set of Toke Flatware by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk

By Jens Quistgaard

Located in Dorchester, MA

serving pieces. Each place setting features a salad fork, a dinner fork, a butter knife, a dinner knife, a

Category

20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Gio Ponti "Diamond" Sterling Flatware for Reed & Barton
Gio Ponti "Diamond" Sterling Flatware for Reed & Barton

Gio Ponti "Diamond" Sterling Flatware for Reed & Barton

By Reed & Barton, Gio Ponti

Located in Brooklyn, NY

" dinner fork; 6-7/8" salad fork; 6" teaspoon; 6-3/4" soup spoon; 6-7/8" butter knife. Stamped "Reed

Category

Vintage 1950s American Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Wallace Grande Baroque Sterling Flatware Service for 12
Wallace Grande Baroque Sterling Flatware Service for 12

Wallace Grande Baroque Sterling Flatware Service for 12

By R. Wallace

Located in Vancouver, BC

 condiment spoon. One master butter knife. 142 pieces.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Baroque Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Sterling Silver  Engraved Crystal Caviar or Butter Dish Louis XVI Style
French Sterling Silver  Engraved Crystal Caviar or Butter Dish Louis XVI Style

French Sterling Silver Engraved Crystal Caviar or Butter Dish Louis XVI Style

Located in Triaize, Pays de Loire

strap ( shallow, no slot ) probably due to the installation of the butter knife. Please, look carefully

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Flatware and Serving Pieces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Silver Gilt Hors d'oeuvres Set
Silver Gilt Hors d'oeuvres Set

Silver Gilt Hors d'oeuvres Set

Located in East Geelong, VIC

This good quality silver gilt hors d'oeuvres set consists of a sardine fork, a butter knife, a pate

Category

Antique 1890s Belgian High Victorian Tableware

Materials

Silver

Gio Ponti "Diamond" Sterling Flatware for 10 by Reed and Barton
Gio Ponti "Diamond" Sterling Flatware for 10 by Reed and Barton

Gio Ponti "Diamond" Sterling Flatware for 10 by Reed and Barton

By Gio Ponti

Located in Hadley, MA

pieces. 77 pieces total. 6 piece service for ten: Butter spreader, dinner knife, dinner fork, salad

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Sterling Silver Flatware Set by Gorham, circa 1905
French Sterling Silver Flatware Set by Gorham, circa 1905

French Sterling Silver Flatware Set by Gorham, circa 1905

Located in Stamford, CT

round bullion spoons, three serving spoons, five table spoons, one butter knife, one pickle or olive

Category

Early 20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early 77 Pc. Set of Arne Jacobsen for Anton Michelsen Flatware, circa 1958
Early 77 Pc. Set of Arne Jacobsen for Anton Michelsen Flatware, circa 1958

Early 77 Pc. Set of Arne Jacobsen for Anton Michelsen Flatware, circa 1958

By Arne Jacobsen, Anton Michelsen

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

Tablespoon Butter knife Dinner knife Dessert spoon Coffee spoon Left handed spoon Two large serving

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Stainless Steel

Mappin & Webb Complete Set of Silverware in Original Chest
Mappin & Webb Complete Set of Silverware in Original Chest

Mappin & Webb Complete Set of Silverware in Original Chest

By Mappin & Webb

Located in Oakland, CA

knife with a fork, master butter knife and ice tong. Everything housed in an original ebonized oak

Category

Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Carl Auböck Maestro Flatware Service
Carl Auböck Maestro Flatware Service

Carl Auböck Maestro Flatware Service

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Lambertville, NJ

midcentury design executed in 18/8 stainless steel. The six-piece array is rare. Includes dinner knife

Category

20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Dansk Jens Quistgaard "Kongo" Serving Pieces
Dansk Jens Quistgaard "Kongo" Serving Pieces

Dansk Jens Quistgaard "Kongo" Serving Pieces

By Jens Quistgaard

Located in Lambertville, NJ

(two) and serving fork Ice tea/bar long handled spoons (three) Fruit knife Butter spreader Meat

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware

20th Century Modernist Gold Plate Flatware Set of 46 by Cambridge
20th Century Modernist Gold Plate Flatware Set of 46 by Cambridge

20th Century Modernist Gold Plate Flatware Set of 46 by Cambridge

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

1 sauce spoon: 6" L x 1.25" W 1 butter serving knife: 7" L x .75" W.

Category

20th Century Asian Modern Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Gold Plate, Stainless Steel

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Butter Knife For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the butter knife you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, silver and sterling silver, every butter knife was constructed with great care. There are 45 variations of the antique or vintage butter knife you’re looking for, while we also have 10 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer butter knife, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right butter knife, those designed in Art Deco, Art Nouveau and Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made butter knife over the years, but those crafted by Georg Jensen, Tiffany & Co. and Gorham are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Butter Knife?

The average selling price for a butter knife at 1stDibs is $276, while they’re typically $40 on the low end and $18,000 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Dining-entertaining 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 Knife
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    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.