http://tinyurl.com/3p2ly8l 1880 CHANTILLY LACE TELESCOPING PARASOL CREAM SHAFT
Size: 25″ long, top diameter 17″ when open
Starting price: $24.99
Auction ends: Jul 04, 2011 13:07:28 PDT
Offered by: Carolyn Forbes, Ebay seller heartnsoul1, NEW ENGLAND, United States
Comments: Seems like a very small parasol. Nice ‘sunburst’ design, relatively simple in keeping with the small space.  The lace is in relatively good shape considering the wear it must have seen. Some damage at the top point, occasional hole elsewhere.. Lots of damage to the silk lining – guess that took the wear and protected the lace.

   Sold for $177.50, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3sno7fd Lovely Antique Handmade Lace Collar-Point de Gaze
Size: ~24″ diameter, 6.25″ deep
Starting price: 9.99 GBP
Auction ends: Jul 05, 2011 12:05:11 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller baraud, Newton Abbot, United Kingdom
Comments: Duchesse de Bruxelles – Duchesse motifs with Point de Gaze inserts. Bobbinlace has good raised work and half-stitch shading. Needlelace inserts has what looks like 2-layered raised rose petals.  Some broken brides and small  holes in net. In pristine condition this was probably quite impressive, now it looks rather worn. Especially around the neck edge.

   Sold for 56.00 GBP, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3myem6d **LARGE ANTIQUE IRISH CROCHET COLLAR c1900. EX. COND.**
Size: 8″ at deepest, 34″ neckline, 58″ outside edge.
Starting price: 9.99 GBP
Auction ends: Jul 05, 2011 14:15:15 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller vintagemodes, East Anglia, United Kingdom
Comments: Good Irish Crochet collar, with looped daisy motifs, fan leaves, and a kind of irish shaped flowerhead. Single picots on the brides. Lots of raised rings at the centers of the flowers.  Looks in very good condition, and not deadly white like bleached pieces tend to be. It’s been well taken care of.

   Sold for 103.00 GBP, 5 bidders

http://tinyurl.com/437p2eq ANTIQUE 18C SQ MESH HM VALENCIENNES BOBBIN LACE RARE
Size: 1.75″ X 13″
Starting price: $195.00
Auction ends: Jul 05, 2011 17:19:23 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller twist-in-time, Philadelphia / DFW, United States
Comments: I’m a great admirer of this kind of lace – mid 18th c round hole Valenciennes, made in France. This piece is quite short, unfortunate. It has also had a separate picot edge sewn along the bottom – don’t know if one could recover the original edge if this were removed.  This was often done in the 19th century to ‘revive’ older laces and give them a sharper edge.  The design on this piece is not terribly sophisticated – doesn’t have the really well-done ‘line-drawing’ effect that makes this work so special. A good study piece.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3n5tsn2 Antique BRIDAL Wedding ALENCON NEEDLELACE Handkerchief
Size: 10″ square
Starting price: $24.99
Auction ends: Jul 05, 2011 19:04:58 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller miladyslinens, Sunny in Gardiner, Maine, United States
Comments: Only one corner of this small handkerchief has lace – and it is Alençon. Probably a later 20th century piece, nice fillings. Not the greatest design ever made. Note the horsehair in the picots. The size of the piece was a definite trend in Alençon as the lacemakers have tried to retain the tradition in the face of disappearing supplies of thread and little commercial interest.

   Sold for $24.99, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/3lturx3 Beautiful Vintage Cream Maltese Lace Fringed Shawl VGC.
Size: 59″ x 27.5″ plus 3″ fringe
Starting price: 19.99 GBP
Auction ends: Jul 06, 2011 13:04:40 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller 7786roger, Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Comments: Triangular Maltese shawl with dense leaf motifs.  Fringe is unusual. Not entirely sure how the fringe length is measured.  Very good condition, I can’t see any damage.

   Sold for 48.98 GBP, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/445dvqu antique lace pillow, point de gaze Brussels bruges
Size: none given
Starting price: $150.00
Auction ends: Jul 07, 2011 13:07:25 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller collector1978, Geel, Belgium
Comments: Good Belgian pillow. Side and rear drawer look in very good shape. These were normally stuffed with wool, and covered with canvas. The lacemaker would add another colored cloth on top.  This is a single piece pillow, not the two-part design where an additional piece could be moved to the bottom to give the bobbins extra room before moving everything to the top.  Looks in good shape, and just as the lacemaker left it.

   Sold for $150.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/3qtwzzj Exquiste Vintage Irish Crochet Lace Collar & Insert
Size: collar 27″ long, 5″ at widest. cuff 9″ x 4.5″
Starting price: $80.00
Auction ends: Jul 07, 2011 16:23:49 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller 6355elizabethk, Sunshine State, United States
Comments: Collar and what appears to be one cuff of Irish Crochet. I like the sold parts int he main rose with the looped edging in the flower center. Some raised work, and the picots look like little loops. And interesting set. Seller cites a few breaks in the net, but I can’t find them.

   Did not sell.

http://tinyurl.com/43rs973 ANTIQUE BRUSSELS NEEDLEPOINT LACE WEDDING HANKIE HANKY
Size: 14″ square
Starting price: $225.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Jul 10, 2011 09:31:07 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller astimegoesbye, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Comments: Belgian needlelace handkerchief – point de gaze type, somewhat loose in texture. No raised work, no interesting fillings. I’m not wild about the way the linen was attached. But elaboration here isn’t really needed – it’s actually a pleasing looking piece, with very minor condition issue.

   Did not sell.

http://tinyurl.com/3slmh9d SUPERB HM Antique Vtg BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LACE *77″
Size: 3-1/3″ x 77″
Starting price: $49.99
Auction ends: Jul 10, 2011 18:02:18 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller adtjmd, Hickory, North Carolina, United States
Comments: Compare this Point de Gaze length with the previous handkerchief. They both have their merits. This length has raised petal roses, and fillings used primarily to define the roses. It’s a fairly conventional design and a good example of the standard product. Very minor condition issues.  77″ is a good length for a piece like this.

   Sold for $400.00, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3bph5lv VICTORIAN HONITON BOBBIN LACE BERTHA COLLAR
Size: 46.75″ X 8″
Starting price: 85.99 GBP
Auction ends: Jul 11, 2011 00:14:21 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller kimsucadi, Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Comments: Impressive looking piece when viewed alltogether – nice dense design in – an English flower garden. Nice tight work in the motifs, and definitely not the ‘slugs & snails’ approach to design. This is a very nice higher quality piece. I don’t see any damage in the photos, and the seller isn’t too specific about condition. Some photos look taken from the backside.

   Sold for 85.99 GBP, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/3mbdmwa Antique Belgian Bruges flower bobbin lace bedspread
Size: 78.75″ x 80.75″
Starting price: $400.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: about 13 days
Offered by: Ebay seller kinky500, Limburg, Belgium
Comments: Big, bold, I like the pattern and overall look. Could be a table cover. Looks like Bruges Bloemwerk. We are really into the category of linens here rather than lace for clothing.  It does what it needs to do quite nicely. I don’t see any damage.

http://tinyurl.com/3n64fp5 ANTIQUE EXQUISITE SILK MALTESE LACE TABLECLOTH
Size: 1.4 yards square
Starting price: $250.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Jul 27, 2011 08:17:39 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller silkexpert, Central, Texas, United States
Comments: More in the linen category.  Big cloth, probably for the table, although the dimensionality of the massed leaves isn’t too conducive to tableware.  It could also be a shawl. An impressive looking piece, although the design is not very complex.  Trivial condition issues.

http://tinyurl.com/3hce9dd ANTIQUE BLACK CHANTILLY NET LACE CAPELET SHAWL VEIL
Size: ~40″ X 22″
Starting price: $142.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Jul 28, 201113:33:08 PDT
Offered by:Ebay seller twist-in-time, Philadelphia / DFW, United States
Comments: I don’t think it’s a bonnet veil, even with the ribbon threaded through the straight edge. The overall design is a bit ornate for a bonnet veil – they usually have an elaborate border and a more transparent body. And the scalloped edge would also be unusual. Unfortuantely the seller doesn’t show the whole piece flat to get an idea of the overall design.   What I can see looks very interesting, and condition appears exceptional.

   Sold for $142.00, Buy-it-Now.

http://tinyurl.com/3mlx52s ANTIQUE HANDMADE BRUSSELS DUCHESSE BOBBIN LACE TRIM 2Y+
Size: 3.25″ x 2 yds 3″
Starting price: $250.75 Buy-it-Now or Make an Offer
Auction ends: Jul 29, 2011 21:24:25 PDT
Offered by:Ebay seller twist-in-time, Philadelphia / DFW, United States
Comments: Very good pieced Belgian bobbinlace – I wouldn’t call it Duchesse. More like a fine Bruges Bloemwerk. Looks in very good condition. Seller has some information on where it was purchased.

http://tinyurl.com/3p9ltj7 Antique LACE 16 pc Set Point de Paris Placemats Naps
Size: 8 napkins 18″ square. 8 placemats 11″ x 16.75″
Starting price: $1,075.50 Buy-it-Now or Make an Offer
Auction ends: Jul 29, 2011 21:24:25 PDT
Offered by:Ebay seller vintageblessings, Beautiful Star, Idaho, United States
Comments: Table linens again. The Point de Paris edgings appear shaped to go around the mat corners. Napkins only have a single corner piece. All nicely hemstitched. Seems not to have been used.