Raber Uniques & Collectibles 11.9.26

Antique Hardwood Wheat Butter Mold

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Start price: $10

Estimated price: $10 - $500

Buyer's Premium: 20%

Description

3.5 in. Dia., 4.5 in. Tall. A hand-turned hardwood butter mold featuring a piston-style press mechanism. The device consists of a hollow, tapered outer sleeve with a decorative incised ring around the lower body and a central plunger. The plunger is topped with a lathe-turned handle featuring a bulbous finial. The base of the internal piston is inset with a circular stamp face hand-carved with a two-part botanical motif.