Thrifted vs. Styled: #152: Rose Medallion Plate, Brass Spoons and Vintage Butter Pats

July 5, 2025

Welcome to Thrifted vs Styled! Today's edition features Rose Medallion china, my newest collection of vintage butter pats, and mini brass salt cellar spoons. 

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4.5" Rose Medallion plate from thrift store

I recently started collecting Rose Medallion china, and was thrilled to pick up this mini plate at Goodwill for $2.99.   

mini Rose Medallion plate on plate easel

It's perfect for displaying along side my other Rose Medallion porcelain pieces. 

back of plate with Made in China makers mark

Rose Medallion china display

Unlike many small porcelain pieces, it's not a saucer missing a tea cup -- it's actually a mini plate in and of itself. While my rose medallion dinner plate is 10" in diameter, the mini rose medallion plate is only 4.5" in diameter. 

small plate on easel

It's currently for sale on eBay for $49.00. 

chinoiserie and Rose Medallion china on buffet

I shared the Rose Medallion dinner plate and egg cups, along with a brief history of Rose Medallion china, in Thrifted vs. Styled #151.  

thrifted vintage finds on tray

Second only to Rose Medallion porcelain (in my opinion) are vintage butter pats. 

vintage butter pats copper bowl with handles on shelf

I've always loved them, but never saw them out in the wild. 

five vintage porcelain butter pats on shelf

That is, until I scored these five gorgeous vintage porcelain butter pats at an antique store in southern central Illinois.

three floral vintage porcelain butter pat plates

Most butter pats I've seen in people's collections are made of plain ironstone. But these? They're decorated with painted florals, fluted edges and gilding! 

two butter pat plates

 
back side of three butter pat plates with makers marks

Even better, all but one of them have a maker's mark from Europe: 1) Johnson Brothers (England), 2) none, 3) John Maddock & Sons (England); 

two china butter pat plates

4) while I can't fully read this one it does say England on it, and 5) Meakin (England).

white porcelain butter pats made in Austria

Lastly, I scored these two white with gold trim and scalloped edge butter pats at one of my favorite thrift and antique emporiums. 

back side of porcelain butter pat plate from Austria

 These have a makers mark from Habsburg, made in Austria.

six vintage porcelain butter pats collage

It's officially a collection!

dining room shelves in French farmhouse style with ironstone and copper pots

This latest collection sits proudly among one of my oldest collections -- vintage ironstone, as well as copper cookware.

stack of vintage porcelain butter pats with copper handled pot

One of the great things about a vintage butter pat collection - it doesn't take up a lot of room!

two mini brass spoons

I found these mini brass spoons at the same thrift and vintage emporium as the Austrian butter pats. On sale they were $2.70 each.

two swan salt cellars with brass spoons

I've been looking for spoons for these vintage swan salt cellars for some time now, and I knew these would work.

vintage swan salt cellar with spoon

I thought the "brass" metal spoons complimented the swans' electroplated zinc wings. 

two brass mini spoons

While they're not the sturdiest, they'll be perfect for salt!  

Well, that's it for today, friends!

I hope you've enjoyed reading about my

Rose Medallion Plate, Brass Spoons 

and Vintage Butter Pats

and that I've inspired you in some way. 

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My thrift store addiction said...

Charming pieces and lovely styling!

Sandi Magle said...

Wonderful little butter pats, I pick them up for decor and serving pieces for my dolls. They work well, and for the world traveler the Japan pieces are excellent! Fun post, I can't remember the last time I bought anything new! Sandi