http://tinyurl.com/3d7rs8v ANTIQUE BATTENBURG LACE COLLAR
Size: 14″ across by 12″ deep
Starting price: $59.00
Auction ends: Aug 07, 2011 19:42:40 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lhowich52, Sayward, BC, Canada
Comments: Good Duchesse de Bruxelles collar with an attached neckpiece.  Raised rose petals in the front needlelace insert. Nice dense design. A few brown spots, but overall good condition.

  Sold for $59.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/3efhjju Métier à Dentelles ( + 2,50 m de dentelle)
Size: 27 cm wide,  26 cm long, 26 cm high
Starting price: 150.00 EUR
Auction ends: Aug 08, 2011 11:41:30 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller the_mecky, Liège, Belgium
Comments: Good Mundillo with a worked piece of Torchon lace with the original bobbins.  Looks like there might be some padding under the pattern. Spanish, not sure of the age – this type of equipment is sold in Spain today. Looks in very good condition, and the mundillo is quite nicely made.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3pawj3p ANTIQUE LACE-SILK MALTESE LACE TABLE CENTER
Size: 22″ diameter?
Starting price: $65.00
Auction ends: Aug 08, 2011 15:21:16 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: A little unusual to find a circular edging of Maltese. This one has some nice Guipure figures, and a plaited leave ground variation that includes some intersecting threads. Seller sites a few stains and pinhole openings, but overall good condition.

Sold for $65.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/4xkltvc ANTIQUE LACE-FINE BRUSSELS LACE HANDKERCHIEF
Size: 13.5″ square
Starting price: $45.00 with reserve.
Auction ends: Aug 08, 2011 15:26:23 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: Good Duchesse handkerchief, no needlelace insertions. Some raised work on a half-stitch background in the flowers, with simple bride ground.  The pattern seems mainly to be grapes and leaves.  Cloth has a good embroidered ‘S’ monogram. Som slight staining, few pinhole openings, basically very good condition.

  Sold for $125.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/4yy8sgr ANTIQUE LACE-LOVELY SILK MALTESE LACE STOLE
Size: 14″ widest part, 98″ long.
Starting price: $45.00 with reserve.
Auction ends: Aug 08, 2011 15:52:58 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: Very good ‘stole’ with large, lappet-type ends – nice combination of guipure and leaves quite close in to the motifs. Can’t see what the center part looks like from the photos. The work is excellent on this piece. The outer edges look a little ragged, or maybe it’s just some wrinkling.

  $45.00, 1 bidder, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/3hg6kxn Fabulous Point de Gaze Brussels Lace COLLAR
Size: 14″ x 16″ – not sure what the dimensions refer to.
Starting price: $45.00
Auction ends: Aug 08, 2011 17:55:38 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller vintageblessings, Meridian, ID 83642, United States
Comments: Good collar of Duchesse de Bruxelles, with  point de gaze inserts. Note the centerrose which does not have any needlelace ground. A little raised work on halfstitch in some of the bobbinlace motifs, otherwise not much raised work. Seller sites some age discoloration, otherwise very good condition.

   Sold for $59.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3qhxkwj ANTIQUE LACE-EXQUISITE 17THC. MILANESE LACE
Size: 25″ diameter?
Starting price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 09, 2011 07:24:06 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: This is a fun piece, and the adaptation is very well done. I’m not terribly wild about the edge finish used. The tapework and fillings of the bobbinlace are excellent. If you stare at it long enough you see two diagonal join lines running from the upper right to lower left – I’m guessing it was a fairly narrow piece cut into three and joined together. You can follow the design fairly well in the middle segment.   The triangles around the edge are formed from snippets of the original piece. Seller sites overall good condition, just a few minor openings.

  $174.50, 2 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/3z6qhd2 ANTIQUE BRUSSELS LACE MOTHER OF PEARL FAN
Size: 11.5″ folded, 20.5″ across unfolded
Starting price: $19.99
Auction ends: Aug 09, 2011 18:56:22 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller MYST1033, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Comments: This beautiful piece of lace has been done to death by ostentatious ornamentation. I’d be surprised if that was the original intent. A tragedy, beacause the lovely, high quality Point d’Angleterre bobbin/needlelace stands very well on its own. Never put a piece of white lace on a white net background.   The carved MOP sticks are quite nice, but rather damaged at the ends. Lace is discolored where glued to the sticks, but from the pictures, it looks in basically good condition. I’d recommend trying to detach the lace and have it cleaned. It would be much better displayed as a free fan leaf.

  Sold for $416.00, 10 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3nqrhxl OPULENT EDWARDIAN HAND DONE IRISH CROCHET LACE COAT
Size: 48″ around bust, 49″ length
Starting price: $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 09, 2011 18:56:26 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: Garments like this tend to go for a lot and this one won’t be an exception. The motifs are quite large with some raised work. I think those are Clones knots on the ground, hard to tell if they are exactly right. But the whole thing seems a little weighed down, and the bell sleeves don’t seem to go well with the straight line of the body. It’s a good looking piece in very good condition.

Sold for $975.00, 9 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/44goff7 ANTIQUE LACE-LOVELY SILK MALTESE LACE COLLAR
Size: 16″ x 16″ at front  (little unclear what that means)
Starting price: $135.00
Auction ends: Aug 10, 2011 06:16:52 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: This piece really looks white, and there are no pictures of it laid flat or of what the front ends look like. It does have the very dense areas of leaves – six to an intersection, which is a higher quality mark. Seller says it looks unused.

  No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/44ccs9g ANTIQUE LACE-ORNATE SILK MALTESE LACE BOLERO
Size: 16″ down front, 8″ across each front side, ~17-18″ across midback, 9.5″ across armhole
Starting price: $150.00
Auction ends: Aug 10, 2011 06:38:09 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States Comments: Excellent Maltese Bolero or vest, with large areas of Guipure and leaf fillings. This fitted garment is unusual for Maltese. Looks in very good condition, no damage I can see. Wish there were a photo of the front. This is a much cleaner, simpler piece than the previous collar.

  No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3twlfvz Antique Honiton bobbin lace lovely handkerchief
Size: 14.25″ square
Starting price: 39.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 10, 2011 09:20:27 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: This and the following Maltese handkerchief were offered on Ebay before, but did not sell. I’m glad they are still around to talk about. This Honiton handkerchief is definitely a cut above (but not too far from) the snails/slugs of the later 19th century. Motifs are well worked, and it has a dense flower-garden appearance.  Attachment to the linen is well done.  Seller cites a few minor pulls, and need for laundering (please don’t throw it in the washing machine), but overall quite good condition.

   Sold for 95.50 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3peub9p Antique silk Maltese lace lovely v large handkerchief
Size: 18″ square
Starting price: 39.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 10, 2011 09:21:56 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: An impressive looking piece – wonderfully complex ground and good guipure motifs. The work seems to be quite fine in contrast to the normally sized Maltese pieces.  Seller cites a few pulls and discoloration, but overall looks in very good condition. Note the added detail of the leaves fitted in a circle around the center cloth. In fashion, couture emphasizes detail – beautifully found in this piece.

   Sold for 41.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3z5qhgw HAND FAN BRUSSELS LACE ANTIQUE MOTHER OF PEARL FRENCH
Size: 9″ long
Starting price: $399.99
Auction ends: Aug 10, 2011 11:47:43 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller edurey, London, Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
Comments: Duchesse de Bruxelles fan, bobbin with needlelace inserts. Mother of pearl sticks. Lace is fairly standard – hard to see details because closeups are on a light colored background.  Wish more of the needlelace was visible – looks interesting. Condition looks very good, both sticks and lace. It’s also not a particularly large piece.

   Sold for $399.99, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/3l5p6qv Magnificent Antique Duchesse Lace Collar
Size: 17″ x 17″ across bottom (not sure what that means)
Starting price: $285.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: ~ 3 days
Offered by: Ebay seller cork123, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Comments: Duchesse de Bruges dress front collar.  Nice design of bows.  No needlelace fillings, some raised elements in the bow ribbons. A few broken threads, no damage otherwise.  Rather off-color, maybe around the neck? Hard to tell from the photos.

   Did not sell.

http://tinyurl.com/3psamn6 2 ANTIQUE NEEDLEPOINT IRISH CROCHET COLLARS CORK SCHOOL
Size: lower, 11″ x 9.5″.  upper, 14″ X 8″
Starting price: $35.00 
uction ends: Aug 12, 2011 10:15:48 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller chair29, Fairhaven, MA, United States
Comments: It’s pretty amazing when you can identify the maker, date, and origin (school at Cork) of Irish Crochet. The lower collar looks especially interesting. The note with the upper one says it has been laundered hundreds of times. Doesn’t look it.  In fact both pieces look in relatively good shape. The top one seems to have a needlemade ground. The seller is offering quite a few items by this maker over a few days, be sure to take a look at them all.  A good archive of the products of the Cork school, not just crochet.

   Sold for $35.00, 1 bidder.