Lot no. 589
Set of two butter stamps
Carved from a single piece of wood. The first, with a lenticular blade, is decorated with a cross pattée in the centre, with a heart above it and another below. The border is decorated with a frieze imitating braided cord. A small handle extends from the blade. The second blade is decorated with a large central cross, the ends of which are finished with a heart, surrounded by striated almonds.
Aosta Valley, 19th century
L. 18.7 and 21.5 cm
One handle is damaged and the other bears a burn mark.
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Folk Art
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