Monthly Archives: November 2010

Lace of the Month: Point d’Alençon – December 2010

The inspiration for this month’s featured lace comes from an email I received from lacemaker Carolyn Wetzel regarding discussions on the Needlelace Talk forum – my thanks to her and the list participants for pointing this out. On November 16, … Continue reading

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Ebay Alerts! Seven Items – November 28, 2010

http://tinyurl.com/25bt6yd ANTIQUE LACE-19THC. BURANO LACE COLLAR Current offer: $45.00, 1 bid, reserve not met Auction ends: Nov 30, 2010 06:40:17 PST Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York Comments: Nicely worked Burano collar, large motifs, fairly typical pattern. … Continue reading

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Ebay Alerts! Eight Items – November 25, 2010

http://tinyurl.com/2c7f27m Antique bobbin lace pillow Current offer: $100.00, 1 bids Auction ends: Nov 26, 2010 18:52:42 PST Offered by: Ebay Seller thejaxon5, Corvallis, Oregon, USA Comments: Nice high roller pillow with velour cover. Don’t know where it was made, but … Continue reading

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Lace Exhibition: Carmen Tórtola Valencia, passió pel col·leccionisme – October 10. 2010 to September 25, 2011

Museu Marès de la Punta Carrer de l’Església, 43 Arenys de Mar, Spain Dates: October 10, 2010 to September 25, 2011 The lace collection of famed Spanish dancer Carmen Tórtola Valencia (1882-1955) has been kept in the Museu Marès de … Continue reading

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Museums: Museu Marès de la Punta, Arenys De Mar, Spain

I am starting a new category on museums with significant lace collections. No better place to start than with the museum I toured with Carolina de la Guardia in Spain on November 29, 2010. Museu Marès de la Punta Carrer … Continue reading

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Ebay Alerts! Five items – November 21, 2010

http://tinyurl.com/2c33kwl HAND MADE BOBBIN LACE POSSIBLY ENGLISH BUCKS POINT Current offer: 30.55 GBP, 3 bids, reserve not met Auction ends: 27 Nov, 2010 23:30:01 GMT Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay Seller eastayton, London Comments: A long, wide piece of point … Continue reading

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Ebay Alerts! Fourteen Items – November 18, 2010

http://tinyurl.com/24aeuan ANTIQUE LACE-140″ FINEST BRUSSELS BRUGE LACE Current offer: 195.00 GBP, no bids Auction ends: Nov 21, 2010 05:58:28 PST Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay Seller mithya, London and New York Comments: Nice long Belgian pieced lace, you can call … Continue reading

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Lace At Sweet Briar correction

As several people have pointed out, the dates for Sweet Briar are June 19 – 25, 2011. Not 2010. Apologies, should have done a better job proofreading. I’ve corrected the post.

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Ebay Alerts! Four Items – November 14, 2010

http://tinyurl.com/2fezlhm Springett Collection Antique Bobbin Box and Bobbins Current offer: 0.99 GBP, 1 bid Auction ends: Nov 21, 2010 11:54:27 PST Offered by: David & Christine Springett, Ebay seller springettbobbins, Rugby, Warwickshire, UK Comments: I assume everyone is closely following … Continue reading

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Collecting: Delft Lacemaker Figures

Two Delft Lacemaker figures of very similar design. Both have the number 2391 inscribed on the back of the chair. The left example is a little over 15 cm high and sits on a stool with no back, the righthand … Continue reading

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