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Swedish Limestone Butter Box ca 1850
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Butter Box ca 1850 The base part is made of grey Öland limestone and the lid is made of
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Limestone

Swedish Limestone Butter Box ca 1850
Swedish Limestone Butter Box ca 1850
H 3.94 in W 5.91 in D 4.53 in
Swedish Empire style Butter Box ca 1815
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Empire style Butter Box ca 1815 Beautiful patina with its old repairs and nicks. Made out
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Antique 1810s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble

Swedish Empire style Butter Box ca 1815
Swedish Empire style Butter Box ca 1815
H 3.15 in W 5.32 in D 4.14 in
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 Sigvard NIlsson, Sowe Konst
Located in San Diego, CA
A pristine staved teak lidded butter box / container by Sigvard Nilsson for Sowe Konst, circa 1960s
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Teak

Lino Sabattini for Christofle Fleuron Silver Plated Apple-Shaped Butter Box, 70s
By Lino Sabattini, Christofle
Located in Roma, IT
plated box from the 1970s produced by Fleuron Christofle. A butter dish or a caviar dish, that's up to
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

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
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Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Cow Lid Butter Dish Tureen Trinket Box 7"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Staffordshire porcelain lidded oval butter dish / trinket dish featuring a farmhouse scene
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Swedish Wooden butter st1orage box 1800's Handmade Folk Craft
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish antique pine and birch wooden butter storage box . Fine quality of bentwood. It is a true
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Birch, Pine

Antique Swedish Wooden butter storage box 1800's Handmade Folk Craft
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish antique pine and birch wooden butter storage box . Fine quality of bentwood. It is a true
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Birch, Pine

Antique Swedish Wooden butter storage box 1800's Handmade Folk Craft
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish antique pine and birch wooden butter storage box . Fine quality of bentwood. It is a true
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Birch, Pine

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

Cute Ceramic Leopard butterdish, hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
skill and imagination of the artisans behind it. Perfect as a butter dish, keepsake box, or
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21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

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
rectangular pewter butter dish or cheese box with (a new) glass insert 20th ct
Located in Landshut, BY
classic rectangular pewter butter dish or cheese box with (a new) glass insert Manufactured in
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Late 20th Century Italian Other Tableware

Materials

Pewter

Box of 6 Le Cirque N.Y. Branded Custom Villeroy & Boch Bread & Butter Plates
By Villeroy & Boch
Located in Bridgeport, CT
& Boch coupe shape bread and butter plates decorated with colorful gems. Can also be used as appetizer
Category

20th Century German Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Porcelain

Edwardian Mother-of-Pearl Handled Silver Butter Knives, Set of Six
By Alexander Clark & Co.
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
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

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

Antique Silver Magnificent French Service of Plates
By Emile Puiforcat
Located in London, GB
and Countess Martignone of Milan, Italy. All fitted into eight boxes. Dimensions each butter plates
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Antique 1890s French Victorian Dinner Plates

Materials

Silver

Christofle Stainless Steel Perles 162-Piece Dinner Set, New in Original Boxes
By Christofle
Located in Petaluma, CA
6 fish forks (total 12) 18cm 3 Christofle boxes with 1 butter knife (total 3) 16.5cm 3 Christofle
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Late 20th Century French Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Swedish Limestone Butter Box dated 1859
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Butter Box dated 1859 Made out of Öland limestone, inscripted with the date 1859 and has
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Antique 1850s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Limestone

Swedish Limestone Butter Box dated 1859
Swedish Limestone Butter Box dated 1859
H 2.96 in W 3.75 in D 5.71 in
Exceptional Swedish Butter Box ca 1780
Located in Farsta, SE
Exceptional Swedish Butter Box ca 1780 Octagonal-shaped limestone box from the late 18th century
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Antique 1780s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Limestone

Rare Swedish 1850ca Butter Box Öland Limestone
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish 1850ca Butter Box Made of Öland limestone from south Sweden. This was used for storage of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Limestone

Exceptional Swedish Butter Box ca 1700-1830
Located in Farsta, SE
Exceptional Swedish Butter Box ca 1700-1830 Octagonal-shaped limestone box with a fossil knob. Its
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Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Limestone

Swedish Empire Butter Box ca 1790-1830
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Empire Butter Box ca 1790-1830 This example has one of the richest patina and patterns I
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Antique 1790s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble

Swedish Empire Butter Box ca 1790-1830
Swedish Empire Butter Box ca 1790-1830
H 3.15 in W 5.91 in D 4.53 in
Swedish Porphyry Butter Box, Early 19th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
box. The stone kept the butter cold.
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porphyry

Swedish Lime Stone Butterbox circa 1830
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Butterbox made of Öland Limestone circa 1830 The carvings on this butter box are
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Limestone

Swedish Lime Stone Butterbox circa 1830
Swedish Lime Stone Butterbox circa 1830
H 3.94 in W 5.71 in D 3.94 in
19th Century Swedish Pine Painted Butter Churn
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Beautiful original painted Swedish butter churn, circa 1860. Unique piece of traditional Swedish
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Rustic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

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

Wedgwood Majolica Daisy Butter Dish, Stand and Cover
By Wedgwood
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Wedgwood Majolica butter dish which features daisies. Cobalt blue ground version. Colouration
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Pair of Mongolian Yak Butter Containers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
transport and store a nutritious butter made from yak’s milk. Food was scarce on the Mongolian steppes and
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Early 20th Century Mongolian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Bamboo, Elm

A Set of 3 Swedish Marble Items
Located in New York, NY
Sweden during early 20th Century. 1. Vase 2. Smaller vase 3. Butter box with lid.
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20th Century Swedish Empire Vases

Butter Salesperson's Carrying Box, Primitive
Located in Doylestown, PA
A late 18th century wood carrying case for carrying blocks of butter to market, American.
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Antique Late 18th Century American Primitive Primitives

Materials

Pine

FOLKY ORIGINAL PAINT/WOOD TRADE SIGN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
HANGING.THIS WONDERFUL SIGN HAS A THREE DIMENSIONAL LOOK OF A BOX OF BUTTER.IT IS DONE ON A THICK PLANK OF WOOD
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Early 20th Century American Signs

Materials

Wood

Four Person Motoring Picnic Hamper
By Abercrombie & Fitch
Located in London, GB
plated lids, one plated tea and sugar box, one ceramic butter jar, one ceramic preserve jar, one glass
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Vintage 1930s British Serving Pieces

Four Person Motoring Picnic Hamper
Four Person Motoring Picnic Hamper
H 13 in W 24.5 in D 8.75 in
Swedish Empire style Butter Box ca 1815
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Empire style Butter Box ca 1815 Beautiful patina with its old repairs and nicks. Made out
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Antique 1810s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble

Swedish Empire style Butter Box ca 1815
Swedish Empire style Butter Box ca 1815
H 3.15 in W 5.91 in D 4.34 in
18th Century Butter "Church" Box Carved with Unique Patterned Imprints, 1788
Located in New York, NY
18th century Swedish butter "Church" Box carved with multiple unique patterned imprints, origin
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Swedish Lime Stone Butterbox circa 1830
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Butterbox made of Öland Limestone circa 1830 The carvings on this butter box are
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Limestone

Swedish Lime Stone Butterbox circa 1830
Swedish Lime Stone Butterbox circa 1830
H 3.94 in W 5.71 in D 3.94 in
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

19th Century Maple & Cast Iron Dazey Butter Churner
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century maple & cast iron dazey butter churner Measures: 10" wide x 10" deep x 25.5" high
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Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

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

Swedish Modern Teakwood Butter Dish by Sigvard Nilsson for AB Söwe-Konst
By Sigvard NIlsson, Sowe Konst
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Butter dish designed in the 1960s by Sigvard Nilsson for Söwe-konst (Sövestad, Sweden). Solid teak
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Teak

Italian Leather Jewelry Box
By Ghiso
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Modern style Italian leather and wood jewelry box, circa early 21st century, Italy. Box
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2010s Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Italian Leather Jewelry Box
Italian Leather Jewelry Box
H 3.75 in W 12 in D 8.5 in
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
H 0.99 in W 8.08 in D 5.71 in
Grethe Meyer Blue Line Faiance Aluminia Service for Eight
By Royal Copenhagen, Grethe Meyer, Aluminia
Located in Norwalk, CT
dish, one coffee pot and lid, one open sauce boat, one butter box, one 8" shallow serving bowl, two
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience

Arthur Court Designs Aluminum Butter/Cheese Spreaders, New in Box, Set '4'
By Arthur Court
Located in Miami, FL
Arthur Court designs aluminum butter/cheese spreaders, new in box, set (4) Offered is an Arthur
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Aluminum

Box of 6 Le Cirque N.Y. Branded Custom Villeroy & Boch Bread & Butter Plates
By Villeroy & Boch
Located in Bridgeport, CT
& Boch coupe shape bread and butter plates decorated with colorful gems. Can also be used as appetizer
Category

20th Century German Hollywood Regency Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Porcelain

Scandinavian Hand-Carved Ale Rooster Bowl, circa 1800
Located in New York, NY
middle ages. Used on the underside of butter box lids, a patterned imprint on the butter, a fancy touch
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Decorative Bowls

Waldorf Astoria Hotel Sambonet Butter Knife Flatware Set
Located in New York, NY
. This set includes a Waldorf Astoria authenticity card in the box and eight butter knives. Small
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Waldorf Astoria Hotel Art Deco 8 Piece Butter Knife Set
By Oneida
Located in New York, NY
Astoria. This set includes a Waldorf Astoria authenticity card in the box and eight butter knives. Small
Category

2010s American Art Deco Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate, Steel

Industrial Age Mechanical Grinder Table Lamp
Located in Rio Vista, CA
and gears. Metal frame encloses a butter colored wood box with a wood column that houses the lighting
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Antique 19th Century American Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

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

Aesthetic Victorian Butter Box
Located in Summerland, CA
Aesthetic Movement, Victorian butter box. Silver plated, hinged lid with dove figurine, slider ice
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Antique 1890s Aesthetic Movement Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Aesthetic Victorian Butter Box
Aesthetic Victorian Butter Box
H 6.5 in W 6 in D 5 in
Sterling Silver - Boxed Butter Knife, Sifter Spoon & Sugar Tongs - London 1889
Located in York, GB
Sterling Silver - Boxed Set - Butter Knife, Sugar Tongs & Sugar Sifter Spoon. All three pieces are
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

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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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