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What is a butter knife called?
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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Hans Turnwald Bone Buddha Butter Knife Set
By Hans Turnwald
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely Hans Turnwald Bone Buddha butter knife set. 20th Century, circa 1980. By the
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Knife Boxes

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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

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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
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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
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver Plate

Gold-plated silver butter knife
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Butter knife in gilded silver with floral reliefs. Metal: Silver. Origin: European
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20th Century European Serving Pieces

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Silver

Silver butter knife with dog figure
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver butter knife with engraved dog figure and crimped handle. Metal: Silver. Origin
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Early 20th Century European Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

Silver butter knife with dog figure
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