http://tinyurl.com/25yjd9e EXQUISITE BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE FAN W/ROSES
Starting price: $45.00 with reserve.
Auction ends: Jan 09, 2011 06:35:15 PST
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London
Comments: An interesting Belgian needlelace fan with a novel take on the raised rose petals. Excellent technique, with varied fillings. A beautiful piece – almost a bit too heavy for a fan leaf. But this is offset by the very simple sticks.  No condition issues that I can see.

Sold for $595.00, 10 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/23sdtnt EXQUISITE 19THC.BRUSSELS DUCHESSE LACE VEIL/SHAWL
Starting price: $45.00 with reserve.
Auction ends: Jan 09, 2011 06:48:22 PST
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London
Comments: A good Duchesse bobbinlace shawl. Motifs are quite bold and well made. The bride ground is nicely used to set off the motifs. Condition looks very good.

$560.00, reserve not met, 8 bidders.
Relisted, $430.00, reserve not met, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/2626d7r ANTIQUE LACE-19THC. BRUSSELS LACE HANDKERCHIEF
Starting price: $45.00 with reserve.
Auction ends: Jan 09, 2011 07:36:44 PST
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London
Comments: Duchess handkerchief with monogram, good condition. Large bold motifs are quite unusual It might come from the same manufacturer as the shawl described above in this post. I’m not wild about it, but it is definitely different.

Sold for $187.50, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/2bhvd6f MARVELOUS ANTIQUE BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LARGE COLLAR
Starting price: $97.00 with reserve.
Auction ends: Jan 09, 2011 15:26:40 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller klaraanna2006, Budapest, Hungary
Comments: I haven’t seen this seller before. Offering a Brussels ‘point de gaze’ needlelace bertha. The background color for the photographs is unfortunate, but it looks in overall good condition. Pretty typical design. Condition looks OK, but hard to tell with the soft background color.

$122.50, reserve not met, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/2buldxz CIRCA 19THC.RARE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LACE SHAWL
Starting price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Jan 10, 2011 15:33:12 PST
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London
Comments: Lovely, large shawl.  I’m unsure about the Bucks attribution, design is a bit thin. It might be Lille.  A wonderful piece.

Sold for $795.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/27y87sa ANTIQUE LACE- CIRCA 17THC.RARE “PUNTO IN ARIA ” LACE
Starting price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Jan 10, 2011 16:55:22 PST
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London
Comments: A great reticella and punto-in-aria border. I’m a bit bothered by the rather rough ‘spiderweb’ join between the straight piece and the border – this might be a married piece. Designs don’t quite match up between the two.  But it is an impressive looking piece.

$425.00, reserve not met, 6 bidders.
Relisted, sold for $595.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/2dah7ug 1900 LG LOT OF SALVAGE DRESS LACE CHIFFON BACK GROS PT
Starting price: $24.99
Auction ends: Jan 11, 2011 11:12:27 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller heartnsoul1, New England, USA
Comments: People go nuts over this kind of lace – it is entirely machine made, but also required considerable hand-finishing. It is basically a burnt-out embroidery process. One needs to be a little careful here – the name ‘punto cordello’ is often applied to this type of lace. Cordello was an imitation needlelace, using a hand-darned background with padded outlines attached. This is not what we are looking at in this piece.

Sold for $361.00, 12 bidders.