Monthly Archives: January 2011

Ebay Alerts! Eight Items – January 30, 2011

Posted on January 30, 2011 by lacenews

http://tinyurl.com/6bwtaea ANTIQUE LACE-LOVELY LARGE 19THC.HONITON LACE SHAWL Starting price: $45.00 Auction ends: Jan 31, 2011 07:40:08 PST Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, New York and London Comments: 115″ x 30″, a nice Honiton applique shawl on machine net. … Continue reading →

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Collecting: Lace-Related Travel Posters

Posted on January 29, 2011 by lacenews

There are a number of items which promote lace as a tourism activity in general. I don’t mean advertisements from retailers, and the whole subject of postcards is a topic in itself.  This post focuses on travel posters, and hopefully … Continue reading →

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Californian Poppies Workshops in April – still places left

Posted on January 29, 2011 by lacenews

There are still a few places left in the workshops associated with the Californian Poppies exhibition. The workshops run April 5-7, 2011 at the National Needlework Archive in Newbury, UK.  Click here for the flyer. The courses include: Chantilly Lace … Continue reading →

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Reordering Events

Posted on January 29, 2011 by lacenews

I’ve gotten some comments about announcements like the Lace Guild convention disappearing off the main blog page.  It didn’t go away, it just got re-ordered in the ‘Conventions, Conferences, and Congresses’ category at the right. I like to keep things … Continue reading →

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Ebay Alerts! Five Items – January 27, 2011

Posted on January 27, 2011 by lacenews

http://tinyurl.com/4n2ghe4 ANTIQUE LACE-ALENCON LACE W/BOWS Starting price: $45.00 Auction ends: Jan 28, 2011 10:01:37 PST Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, New York and London Comments: Not very long (28″ x 2.5″), not in the greatest condition, but I … Continue reading →

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Ebay Alerts! Eight Items – January 23, 2011

Posted on January 23, 2011 by lacenews

http://tinyurl.com/4t5qqpt ANTIQUE LACE-223″ OF MECHLIN LACE Starting price: $45.00 with reserve Auction ends: Jan 25, 2011 08:16:24 PST Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, New York and London Comments: Very nice long (~223″ x 3-1/4″) length of 19th c … Continue reading →

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Ebay Alerts! Five items – January 20, 2011

Posted on January 20, 2011 by lacenews

http://tinyurl.com/4nfacvy EXQUISITE 19THC. BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LACE FAN Starting price: $45.00 with reserve Auction ends: Jan 22, 2011 16:17:42 PST Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, New York and London Comments: Very beautiful Belgian needlelace fan with mother … Continue reading →

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Collecting: Small German Wooden Figures and the Amazing Exploding Klöppelfrau

Posted on January 16, 2011 by lacenews

Two lovely figures made with a lot of care. Note the headscarves, made of tissue. From Hennig Miniaturen, http://www.hennig-figuren.de/.  Lefthand standing figure is 6 cm tall, righthand seated figure is 5 cm – very small. Generally around 3″ high, the … Continue reading →

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Ebay Alerts! Six Items – January 16, 2011

Posted on January 16, 2011 by lacenews

http://tinyurl.com/4o8j5jh ANTIQUE LACE FANTASTIC POINT DE GAZE HANDKERCHIEF MONOG Starting price: $49.99 with reserve Auction ends: Jan 20, 2011 17:48:20 PST Offered by: Paivi Roberts, Ebay seller greatlace, Paris and Palm Beach Comments: Very good Belgian needlelace handkerchief – I … Continue reading →

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Ebay Alerts! Six Items – January 13, 2011

Posted on January 13, 2011 by lacenews

http://tinyurl.com/4kuvb7p ANTIQUE LACE HANDMADE IRISH YOUGHAL NEEDLE LACE C 1880 Starting price: $49.99 with reserve Auction ends: Jan 16, 2011 14:50:10 PST Offered by: Paivi Roberts, Ebay seller greatlace, Paris and Palm Beach Comments: Border of Irish Youghal needlelace.  Just … Continue reading →

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