http://tinyurl.com/4yvcfx7 ANTIQUE LACE- FINE MECHLIN LACE –
Size: 2-3/4″ x 111″
Starting price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: May 20, 2011 07:39:53 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: Border of Mechlin – note the metal tag which was often used by lace retailers. This one doesn’t appear to say anything. But it probably means the piece was unused. Nicely worked design, I don’t see any damage from the photos.

   $45.00, 1 bidder, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/6z3889z ANTIQUE LACE-CIRCA 18THC. MECHLIN LACE
Size: 2″ x 53″
Starting price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: May 20, 2011 08:02:12 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: Border of 18th c Mechlin. The mesh is a little denser than the previous example – a sign of the linen thread. Design is OK, but not particularly exciting, although there are some varied fillings. Condition looks good, note one join.

   $45.00, not sold.

http://tinyurl.com/67vx5e7 ANTIQUE LACE- SUPERB FALLCAP W/LAPPETS
Size: 39-40″
Starting price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: May 20, 2011 08:22:47 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: This might be classed as a fallcap, although the proportions seem a little off. I think the 25″ measurement given in the writup might be wrong, or I don’t understand the dimensions. It’s a really interesting example of what is probably Bruge – note the unusual ground of tallies. There aren’t many motifs, but they are arranged in a bold design. Condition looks very good.

   $45.00, 1 bidder, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/66avumt ANTIQUE LACE- CIRCA 1700’s BRUSSELS BOBBIN LACE CAPBACK
Size: not given
Starting price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: May 20, 2011 08:33:12 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: This cap back seems to around the 3rd quarter of the 18th c. Design is a bit spare, but that was the trend in style. The droschel ground has numerous small pulls and repairs, and there are some breaks in the fillings. But it doesn’t really detract much from the appearance.

   Sold for $253.99, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3wlck86 ANTIQUE LACE-BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE HANDKERCHIEF EDGE
Size: not given
Starting price: $95.00
Auction ends: May 20, 2011 15:41:42 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: Nice to see a handkerchief edge without a center. You can concentrate more on the lace. This point de gaze border is rather conventional with raised petal roses – motifs look a little blocky. Fillings look like they are there only because they have to be. Condition looks very good, I can’t spot any obvious damage or spots.

   Sold for $355.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3weju4w ANTIQUE LACE-FINE UNUSED BOBBIN LACE HANDKERCHIEF EDGE
Size: ~1-1/4″ wide
Starting price: $35.00
Auction ends: May 22, 2011 15:07:08 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: Good narrow handkerchief border of 20th century Binche. There have been a number of books written on this kind of lace recently, and a surprising number of proficient lacemakers. This type of lace can be traced back to early 17th century Belgium. This edge isn’t as fantastic as many I’ve seen, but it’s a good example of the non-figural type. Could have been made at any time in the 20th century. Or later.
Condition looks very good, no obvious damage.

   Sold for $41.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3p84o6x ANTIQUE LACE-FINE BRUSSELS LACE BONNET VEIL
Size: 15″ x 34″
Starting price: $35.00 with reserve
Auction ends: May 22, 2011 15:13:59 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: The condition of this piece isn’t the best – numerous small holes in the net. But the bobbinlace motifs appliqued onto machine net are lovely.  They have a few simple needlelace fillings.

   Sold for $46.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/67dq6ln Extremely Rare Antique Brussels Figural War Lace Doily
Size: 5-1/2″ diameter
Starting price: $35.00 with reserve
Auction ends: May 22, 2011 17:39:12 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mike10_mike, West Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Comments: This seller has a number of small circular mats for sale this week, be sure to take a look (350463449884 is quite nice). The most interesting is the Belgian Point de Paris War Lace piece, with  English, French, Belgian and Russian symbols. The seller has an interesting writeup. Belgian lacemaking was supported throughout WWI, with the result that the government owned large quantities of lace at the end of the war. Few pieces found today have the very obvious symbolism of this small mat.  I’d recommend two books on this period, Charlotte Kellogg’s “Bobbins of Belgium, A Book of Belgian Lace, Lace-workers, Lace-schools and Lace-villages” (1920, one of my all-time favorites), and the much newer book by Kerry and Carol Brooksbank, “The Story of “Ma’s” Laces, 1914-1918, Her response to the trauma of wartime” (2004).
This piece looks in excellent condition.

   $57.00, 2 bidders, reserve not met.  Relisted as #350465339287.