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An Unusual Welsh Butter Scoop & Butter Print
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An Unusual Welsh Butter Scoop & Butter Print

19th century
Sold 1 December 2025 · Opus Antiques
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A rare Welsh sycamore scoop or spade with a carved butter print leaf to the top   stamp to the handle. They are very difficult to come across, most are in the museums in Wales, 19th century.

This one measures approx 25.5cm h x 14cm w.

c1810

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Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Wooden Butter Print to the 19th Century.

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Description
A rare Welsh sycamore scoop or spade with a carved butter print leaf to the top   stamp to the handle. They are very difficult to come across, most are in the museums in Wales, 19th century.

This one measures approx 25.5cm h x 14cm w.

c1810

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Wooden Butter Print to the 19th Century.

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SA1180830
Opus Antiques
Opus Antiques
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Antique treen, boxes & decorative georgian items

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Archive I A dark brown carved wooden butter print and scoop featuring an integrated leaf motif. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

An Unusual Welsh Butter Scoop & Butter Print

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A dark brown carved wooden butter print and scoop featuring an integrated leaf motif.
An Unusual Welsh Butter Scoop & Butter Print
Ref: SA1180830
A dark brown carved wooden butter print and scoop featuring an integrated leaf motif.
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  • ObjectTreen & Kitchenalia
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFolk Art
  • MaterialHardwood
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsCarved leaf design, Circular stamp head, Flat scoop base

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Wooden butter prints and stamps were traditionally used in domestic and small-scale dairy farming from the 18th to the early 20th century to stamp proprietary marks, family crests, or decorative motifs into pats of butter.

Butter prints and moulds were typically carved from close-grained, non-porous hardwoods such as sycamore, boxwood, beech, or fruitwoods that could withstand repeated washing and contact with fats without splintering.

Authentic pieces generally display hand-carved details with tool marks, natural patination from years of use and cleaning, shrinkage cracks, and wear consistent with age rather than machine-cut symmetry.

These pieces work well mounted on walls as textural wall art, displayed on open kitchen shelving, or placed on a dresser to add organic warmth and historical interest to rustic or minimalist spaces.

Wood treen should be kept away from direct heat sources and dramatic humidity fluctuations to prevent cracking, and cleaned only with a dry or barely damp cloth without soaking in water.
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