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Swedish Butter Box with Zig-Zag Design
Located in Houston, TX
Swedish butter box with zig-zag design carved imprint. Light colored faded wooden finish. Note
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Swedish Butter Box with Zig-Zag Design
Swedish Butter Box with Zig-Zag Design
H 2.88 in W 7.13 in D 7.13 in
Staved Teak Lidded Butter Box / Container by Sigvard Nilsson for Sowe Konst
By Sowe Konst, Sigvard NIlsson
Located in San Diego, CA
A pristine staved teak lidded butter box / container by Sigvard Nilsson for Sowe Konst, circa 1960s
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Teak

Set for two butter box dish & two plates, fish, Art Nouveau ceramic 1910 Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Wonderful two-person set, consisting of a butter dish and two plates. The set is made of ceramic
Category

Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Mongolian Yak Butter Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
store a nutritious butter made from yak’s milk. Food was scarce on the Mongolian steppes and had to be
Category

Early 20th Century Mongolian Rustic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Bamboo, Elm

Butter Casket Empire Bronze Porphyry Sweden \\\'800
Located in Milano, IT
Casket in Swedish porphyry, the faceted cylindrical body is equipped with a slightly rounded circular lid with spiral facets, with a pinecone-shaped gilded bronze grip and connected ...
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porphyry, Bronze

An Ormolu Mounted Swedish Porphyry Butter Tub, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The delicately chamfered edges of the round tub and cover carved from Blyberg Porphyry with ormolu mounted acorn finial.
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porphyry, Ormolu

Antique Edwardian set of six butter knives
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Edwardian set of six butter knives with silver plated blades in the original fitted box. D
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Knife Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Edwardian set of six butter knives
Antique Edwardian set of six butter knives
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H 0.99 in W 8.08 in D 5.71 in
Vintage Hans Turnwald Bone Buddha Butter Knife Set
By Hans Turnwald
Located in Dallas, TX
it’s original box. This consists of a butter knife and fork with blade made of stainless steel and
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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
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Knife Boxes

Materials

Gold

Italian Black Leather Jewelry Box, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern black leather jewelry box. Sweet petite jewelry box in butter soft black leather
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Leather

Exquisite Limoges France Polychrome Porcelain Egg with Perfume Bottle Inside
By Limoges
Located in Tustin, CA
Exquisitely handmade and hand painted miniature Limoges porcelain egg shaped perfume box with a
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Late 20th Century French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass, Porcelain

Coopered Barrel Advertising Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
industry used barrels for shipping pickled and dried fish. Farmers used them for storing grains, butter and
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Coopered Barrel Advertising Tea Caddy
Coopered Barrel Advertising Tea Caddy
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H 10 in W 9 in D 5.5 in
Butter Pino Boxes by Antrei Hartikainen
By Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Butter Pino Boxes by Antrei Hartikainen Materials: Oak, Natural Oil Wax Dimensions: W 18 / 14, D 9
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2010s Finnish Modern Tableware

Materials

Oak

Butter Pino Boxes by Antrei Hartikainen
Butter Pino Boxes by Antrei Hartikainen
H 2.37 in W 6.3 in D 3.55 in
Antique Edwardian set of six butter knives
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Edwardian set of six butter knives with silver hallmarked blades in the original fitted box
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Antique Edwardian set of six butter knives
Antique Edwardian set of six butter knives
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H 0.99 in W 7.88 in D 5.91 in
Nautical Vernier Sextant, G.W.Butters, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Vernier Nautical Sextant, G.W. Butters, London. A fine curved frame vernier sextant, the
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Antique Early 1900s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Butter Dish in Beveled Glass or Crystal, France 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Rectangular star cut crystal dish or box with cover.
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Vintage 1960s French Crystal Serveware

Materials

Crystal

English Silver Butter Knifes by Maxfield & Sons Ltd, Sheffield 1913
By Maxfield & Sons Ltd. 1
Located in Delft, NL
, Sheffield England ( 1909-1921) butter knifes with shell pattern 6 Silver knifes boxed in leather and velvet
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Early 20th Century English Tableware

Materials

Silver

Butter Dish, Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, Berså / Bersa Green Leafs
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
. This was original made as a butter dish but can be used as a box as well. It is 16.5 x 11 cm in
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Edwardian Mother-of-Pearl Handled Silver Butter Knives, Set of Six
By Alexander Clark & Co.
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
Set of six butter knives in original box with label Alexander Clark London. Made for Goldsmith and
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Art Deco Sterling Silver Set Of 12 Butter Knives 1932 Goldsmiths & Silversmiths
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in London, London
Silver Butter Knives, are presented in their original box, and are in the Art deco taste. Each knife
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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early 20th Century Franz Anton Mehlem Royal Bonn Delft Sardine or Butter Dish
By Royal Bonn
Located in Dallas, TX
This faience decorative box was crafted in Germany, circa 1900; attributed to Royal Bonn (trade
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Early 20th Century German Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Faience, Porcelain

Beautiful Rectangular Star Cut Crystal Dish or Box with Cover
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
wear like a butter dish or a cigarette box The Box is in high quality crystal in excellent condition
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Late 20th Century Arts and Crafts Glass

Materials

Crystal

Full Set of Nickel Bronze Mid Century Modern Flatware 153pcs, Boxed
Located in Port Jervis, NY
forks, 12 butter knives, 10 desert forks and 11 serving PCs all boxed. Original documentation present
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Vintage 1970s Thai Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Nickel, Bronze

Mid-Century English Hand Painted Barbotine Majolica Sardine Cover Box and Plate
By George Jones & Sons
Located in Dallas, TX
with leaf motifs around the box and bottom plate. The sardine box is in excellent condition with rich
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Mid-20th Century English Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Majolica, Faience

Hacker Art Deco Moderne Chrome Corn Set in Fitted Box for Eight
By Donald Deskey, Gilbert Rohde
Located in Ferndale, MI
Streamlined Art Deco corn holders and butter pat holders in chrome. 24 pieces in leather covered
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Chrome

Prince Albert CG Hallberg Swedish 830 Silver Flatware Set Service Fitted Boxes
Located in Big Bend, WI
" 4 hollow handle butter spreaders with stainless paddle blades, 6 3/4" Includes the original
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20th Century Tableware

Materials

Silver

Wedgwood Amherst Pattern 20 Piece Set of Five Place Settings New in Box
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Lomita, CA
Brand new Wedgwood still in the box makes an impression in white with platinum trim and the blue
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2010s English Baroque Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Complete Bronze Dinner Service in Box with 78 Pieces in the Manner of Scanline
Located in London, GB
wooden box in the manner of Sigvard Bernadotte for 'Scanline', produced in Thailand 1970s. Complete
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Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Modern Tableware

Materials

Bronze, Nickel

Aria by Christofle France Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set 79 pcs in box
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Spoons, 7 1/2" 12 Hollow Handle Butter Spreaders, 6 1/2" 1 Potato/Rice Spoon, 8" 1 Large Salad Set, all
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20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Lauzun by Puiforcat Sterling Silver Flatware Set French 77 Pcs with Fitted Box
By Jean Puiforcat
Located in Big Bend, WI
, 5 1/2". One gravy ladle, 7". One hollow handle master butter, 7 3/4". One pie server, all
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20th Century French Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Richelieu by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Fitted Box 81 Pcs
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
handle butter spreaders, 5 7/8". Six serving spoons, 8 1/2". One cold meat fork, pierced, 9". One sauce
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Antique 1890s American Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Empire by Puiforcat France Sterling Silver Flatware Set Swan 96 pc Dinner in Box
By Puiforcat
Located in Big Bend, WI
1/2" 12 Place Soup/Dessert Spoons, 7" 12 Large Dinner Spoons, 8 3/8" 1 Flat Handle Master Butter, 6
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20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver "Acorn" Flatware
By Georg Jensen
Located in Bronx, NY
is assembled in a wood box & includes: 10 dinner forks 10 dinner knives 10 soup spoons 10 salad forks
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

JEAN E. PUIFORCAT - Silver Flatware 298 Art Deco Pieces
By Jean Puiforcat
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
24 people not encrypted. Presented in two boxes. Perfect used condition. Net weight 13,746 grs
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Flatware Service For 18, Richelieu Pattern
Located in Lambertville, NJ
pieces in total. The elegantly detailed set consists of 19 knives, 20 butter knives, 19 salad forks, 19
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Mid-20th Century American Adam Style Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Motoring Picnic Case, circa 1910
Located in London, GB
contains two enamelled tin food containers with lids, a ceramic butter pot, and two generously sized
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Vintage 1910s European Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Metal, Brass

Motoring Picnic Case, circa 1910
Motoring Picnic Case, circa 1910
H 6.88 in W 24.5 in D 15.38 in
173-Piece Set Silver Plated Tableware - Christofle - Malmaison - Complete
By Christofle
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
. Original Christofle canteen included, and 4 additional Christofle boxes. The composition of the set is as
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1990s French Napoleon III Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Sterling Silver Flatware Set, Francis 1st Total 95 Pcs
By Reed & Barton
Located in Lambertville, NJ
fork, soup spoon, tea spoon and butter spreader The added box from J. E. Caldwell of Philadelphia.
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Mid-20th Century American Baroque Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Wedgwood American Clipper Collectible Blue White Porcelain Partial 40-Piece Set
By Wedgwood
Located in Lomita, CA
plates 9 Bread & Butter plates 9 Salad/Dessert plates 6 Cups and Saucers 2 Vegetable Serving Bowls 9
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20th Century English American Classical Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Art Nouveau Silver Cutlery Set For 12 People In Original Case, Austria-Hungary
Located in Vienna, AT
wooden box. Dateing: circa 1900 Material: Massive silver '800' Form type: Elegant, simple design with
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Pair of 'Smusso' Pendant Lamps by Matti Syrjälä for Innolux
By Innolux Oy
Located in Glendale, CA
Design and Fine Arts in Lahti. Nowadays, lighting design is his bread and butter, both for homes and
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21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers an...

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Large 'Smusso' Pendant Lamps by Matti Syrjälä for Innolux
By Innolux Oy
Located in Glendale, CA
Institute of Design and Fine Arts in Lahti. Nowadays, lighting design is his bread and butter, both for
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21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers an...

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Small 'Smusso' Pendant Lamps by Matti Syrjälä for Innolux
By Innolux Oy
Located in Glendale, CA
Design and Fine Arts in Lahti. Nowadays, lighting design is his bread and butter, both for homes and
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21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers an...

Materials

Aluminum

Lap over Edge Plain by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Service
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Lap over edge by Tiffany & Co. sterling silver flatware set of 44 pieces in original vintage box
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Antique 1880s Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Sandringham Pattern Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Person
By Viners 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
pattern flatware service for twelve persons - boxed; an addition to our flatware collection The pieces of
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20th Century English Art Deco Tableware

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Entwine by Oneida Stainless Steel Flatware set 40 pcs Modern IN BOOK New Modern
By Oneida
Located in Big Bend, WI
Master Butter Knife, 6 7/8" Includes bonus brand new wooden drawer caddy (and Oneida boxes, as shown
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20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Stainless Steel

54 Pc Georg Jensen Acanthus Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Cutlery Set Denmark
By Georg Jensen, Johan Rohde
Located in Dayton, OH
work is both sensitive and understated. Service for 8 8 large knives 9 butter knives 9 small
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

136-Piece Set of Silver Plated Flatware in Canteen made by Wellner
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
, butter knife, 3 pickles spoons, 2-piece carving set, 2-piece fish servers, 2 piece salad servers. The
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Vintage 1920s German Louis XVI Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Vintage Yellow Lusterware Covered Serving Dish with Grapes by Sasha
Located in Van Nuys, CA
lusterware grapes box was made by Sasha in the USA sometime around the mid-century. It is signed by Sasha in
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Vintage 1950s American Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

107 Piece Sterling Silver Flatware by Georg Jensen Denmark, Acanthus Pattern
By Georg Jensen
Located in Toledo, OH
spoons 8" 18 dinner knives 9" 18 butter spreaders 6" 18 dinner forks 7 1/4" 18 salad forks 6.5" The
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Wedgewood England Bone China 65 Piece Service for 8 White & Hand-Paint Platinum
By Wedgewood
Located in Palm Springs, CA
comes with a cigarette box and four small ashtrays in the same pattern that are also hand-painted with
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Vintage 1960s English Modern More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Porcelain

Wallace Sir Christopher Sterling Silver 88-Pc Dinner Flatware Set for 12+Servers
By Wallace Silversmiths
Located in New York, NY
/8'' in length - 12 dinner knives measuring 9 3/4'' in length - 12 butter spreaders measuring 6
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20th Century American Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Collection of Orb Objects on Stands as Centerpiece or Object d ‘Art
Located in Topeka, KS
copper orb on wrought iron stand, carved wood globe box on cast iron stand, and chrome round lidded
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20th Century Other Centerpieces

Materials

Copper, Chrome, Iron, Wrought Iron

Original WWII Map of New Zealand - Natural & Industrial Resources in War & Peace
By "Leslie MacDonald ""Max"" Gill"
Located in London, GB
, iron, tobacco, grain, cheese, butter, fruit, fish and sheep with the stylised title text on a scroll
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Vintage 1940s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Delft, Purple and Yellow Chinoiserie Jug, circa 1680-1700
By Dutch Originals
Located in Verviers, BE
three colour combinations like purple, yellow and green. A butter pot in this last colour combination
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Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Stone Sture by Eric Lofman Mema-Gab 830 Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 86 pcs
By Mema GAB, Eric Löfman
Located in Big Bend, WI
master butters, 7 1/4"  Includes the fitted vintage wooden storage box with cobalt blue felt lining
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20th Century Scandinavian Modern Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Made in Italy Handmade Solid Wood Knives for Cutting Cheese
By DIMA art & design
Located in Vimercate, IT
colors . cheese knife: 38 cm and 33 cm butter knife: 23 cm parmesan knife: 15 cm Each item can
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2010s Italian Other Knife Boxes

Materials

Ash, Pearwood, Rosewood

Pair of 19th Century Victorian Butter, circa 1890
By Francis Howard 1
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A lovely and unusual pair of Victorian silver plated butter knives made by Francis Howard (Aberdeen
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Antique 1890s Great Britain (UK) Late Victorian Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Pair of 19th Century Victorian Butter, circa 1890
Pair of 19th Century Victorian Butter, circa 1890
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H 0.5 in W 8 in D 0.75 in
Giant Boxed Sterling Silver Flatware Set
By William Eaton
Located in Southfield, MI
" long. One master butter knife 7.75" long. One large ladle measuring 13.5" long. One mustard ladle
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Antique 1760s English George IV Sterling Silver

Box of 2 Egg Cups Model "Gold"
Located in Paris, IDF
Just out of its nest, here is our first egg cup, for hot mornings with just bread and butter
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Box of 2 Egg Cups Model "Gold"
Box of 2 Egg Cups Model "Gold"
H 2.37 in Dm 1.97 in
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the butter box you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, every butter box was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect butter box — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A butter box, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Victorian or Empire style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made butter box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by George Unite & Sons, Hans Turnwald and Sigvard NIlsson are consistently popular.

How Much is a Butter Box?

A butter box can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $762, while the lowest priced sells for $250 and the highest can go for as much as $4,336.

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