http://tinyurl.com/3oj8xp3 DAINTY HM Antique Vtg TENERIFE LACE COLLAR Dress Front
Size: 16-1/2″ x 17″, 6-1/2″ deep
Starting price: $24.99
Auction ends: Apr 19, 2011 18:43:27 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller adtjmd, RED VELVET BENCH, United States
Comments: Nice collar of Nanduti. Good varied roundels, well executed. Seller indicates some age discoloration, and a few loose threads, nothing major.

   Sold for $43.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3czdy8r 1800’s BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LACE Large BERTHA COLLAR
Size: 42″ long (inside edge), 73″ long (outside edge), 1/2″ wide
Starting price: $9.99
Auction ends: Apr 19, 2011 18:59:57 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller deonino, In Loving Memory of Capt. JOHN W. DiSTEFANO, United States
Comments: Excellent bertha. The raised petal rose design is a bit conventional, but what really makes this piece are the outstanding fillings, innovative shading in the leaves, and the wonderful overall condition. Wish all the point de gaze berthas that come up for sale could be this nice.

   Sold for $202.50, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3jyvayh Edwardian Irish Crochet Lace Bell Sleeve Coat Jacket
Size: 24′ long, with 40″ hips, 32″ waist, 40″ bust, 16″ back and 32″ circumference sleeves
Starting price: $50.00
Auction ends: Apr 19, 2011 18:59:57 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller 1860-1960, Moorpark, California, United States
Comments: Large motif heavy guipure Irish Crochet coat.  A few raised elements. Looks in good condition.

   sold for $499.99, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3jsd99y BONITO ENCAJE DEL XIX BOLILLOS A MANO.HILO SEDA.228X21
Size: 21 cm x 228 cm
Starting price: $59.00 EUR
Auction ends: 20 abr 2011 8:42:08 H.Esp
Offered by: Ebay seller malin0693, Moorpark, Comunidad Valenciana, España
Comments: Long length of black silk Le Puy guipure with a nice plaited ground.  Not an uncommon design, but there’s lots of it. Condition seems very good.

   Did not sell.

http://tinyurl.com/3o4v7hs Needlelace Square designed with Sphinx c1900
http://tinyurl.com/3suwr9h Needlealace Square designed a dragon c1900
Size: Both 18 cm x 18 cm.
Starting price: 17.00 GBP, 12.00 GBP
Auction ends: Apr 20, 2011 01:28:13 PDT
Apr 20, 2011 01:28:39 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lunnantiques, London, United Kingdom
Comments: I’ll put these two together becasue they are so similar.  Nice crisp needlelace design, well worked.  I’m thinking Belgium, they’ve got that WWI look to them, but probably later. Could be Italian, but not Burano.  Small figural laces like this are a collecting area all in themselves. Both look in very good condition, I can’t see any damage. Seller states they are a cream color.

     Neither sold.

http://tinyurl.com/3rtbkvp ANTIQUE BRUSSELS BOBBIN LACE APPLIQUÉ BONNET VEIL c1880
Size: 31 1/2″ x 15 3/4″ (80cm x 40cm).
Starting price: $25.00 EUR
Auction ends: Apr 21, 2011 13:53:29 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller klaraanna2006, Moorpark, Budapest, Hungary
Comments: Semi-circular bonnet veil of Brussels bobbinlace appliqued on machine net. Good work, note all the sprigs in the ground, sign of a better piece. Condition looks very good. I don’t see any obvious damage.

   Sold for $145.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3lr7q6o LOUPE DE DENTELLIERE NORMANDIE XVIIIème SIECLE.H:33cm.
Size: 33 cm high
Starting price: 60.00 EUR
Auction ends: Apr 22, 2011 11:06:49 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller touldu14, chez moi, France
Comments: Beautiful tall French lacemaker’s lamp (see my recent Collecting piece on Lighting for the Lacemaker, figure 11). Seems to be in good condition, no cracks. Note the seller shows the pontil mark on the bottom.

   Sold for 756.00 EUR, 10 bidders.   ($1,101.57)

http://tinyurl.com/3pb7v8t Rare Handmade Belgian Zele Needlelace Hand Fan
Size: 12″ x 23″
Starting price: $1,100.00
Auction ends: Apr 23, 2011 15:36:19 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller great_stuff432, Odessa, TX, United States
Comments: It is nice, basically because of the interesting motifs.  A little coarser work than the very best flat 19th century Belgian Needlelace, but then this type of lace isn’t often used as a fan leaf.  I’ll reserve judgement on the technical description, and refer the reader to the excellent technical manuals of Irma D’hooge-Boone and Agnes Stevens. I will say that Zele needlelace comes up for auction quite regularly, and the best is superb.  I’ve visited Zele several times over the years.

   Did not sell.

http://tinyurl.com/3ldx337 ANTIQUE LACE FANTASTIC HANKIE EMBROIDERY MECHLIN C 1790
Size: 23.5″ square
Starting price: $49.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Apr 23, 201117:47:05 PDT
Offered by: Paivi Roberts, Ebay seller greatlace, Paris – Palm Beach, United States
Comments:  Not sure how I’d date this impressive piece. The beautiful Mechlin lace is mid 18th century.  I’m not well up on my whitework embroidery, but it is quite fine, does not seem to be French, and has some pulled thread work included. Perhaps India? Not sure. Condition is very good, a few stains and pinholes in the lace and small mend in the linen. We haven’t had a really good whitework embroidery handkerchief on Ebay for some time.

   Sold for $399.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/44zzskm 2 Antique Irish Crochet Lace Collars Dentelle 19thc
Size: inner circumference: 14.2’’/36cm hight: 2.8″/7cm
Starting price: $35.00 EUR
Auction ends: Apr 25, 2011 19:38:20 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller sirjle, PARIS, France
Comments: I like the raised work on this piece. Actually there are 2 pieces, not wild about the second, so am only discussing the first one. Condition looks OK.

   Sold for $35.00, 1 bidder.