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Old antique French rustic oval wooden butter mould with floral carved detail
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A delightfully rustic old French hand-carved vintage or antique dairy butter mould.
This mould would have been used in the dairy for forming the butter pats ready for the table once the butter was churned from milk.
The construction is simple and quite primitive, the base is carved with floral decoration so the butter would look pretty when it was turned out. Two curved, serrated sides are hinged at one end and are held in place with a hook and eye catch which is released to allow removal of the pat once formed and chilled. The base has indents where four iron brackets sit, to keep the base snugly in place.
Size approx Length 24.5cm, width 13cm, height 6cm.
This item is in reasonable antique condition, you can see from the photos that there are some old, historic and extinct worm holes all over the piece, and a couple of nibbles of worm damage to the edge of the base at one end. This has been treated. because of this it is recommended that the item is used for display purposes only, and not for food use.
We are able to post out parcels from Metropolitan France and shipping fees are shown. Please allow plenty of transit time, as European post is notoriously slow!
*The customer is responsible for any import duties incurred for an item. We will require a telephone number to add to the customs forms, to help prevent any delays or transit problems. If you refuse delivery of an item due to customs costs, please be aware that your parcel's postage costs will be forfeit, although we are happy to refund the item purchase price upon return.
**Please also note that deliveries within France are usually made to a Pont Relais collection point, there are usually a number of these located in shops and supermarkets in each town, and you will be given the opportunity to specify which one you prefer if this service is available for your location. Otherwise I will select the shop with the longest opening hours within your area. Deliveries to other European destinations are generally to your doorstep.
***Currently deliveries to the UK are severely impacted by Brexit paperwork and procedural delays, if you are based in the UK please feel free to message me for an estimate of shipping availability, timescale and cost.
Our items are carefully selected antique and vintage pieces from France and they show the character and charm of years of use. We do not sell new or reproduction items so you can expect to find signs of the age and life that the piece has led. We believe this history adds to the story of an item. Obvious damage and faults will always be mentioned in our descriptions but minor age-related condition issues are not considered a detriment.
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Reviews (2)
Average:
Apr 27, 2023
Lovely piece!
Kristin Carmickle
Jun 17, 2022
Good quality, exactly as described, fast service. Lovely. Thank you so much.
Gail Fitzgerald