http://tinyurl.com/3onltmj HUGE VINTAGE ANTIQUE black HANDMADE NEEDLE LACE COLLAR
Size: Overall length ~32″, side ~10″, back ~14″, front edge ~13.5″. Clear?
Starting price: $49.99
Auction ends: Aug 16, 2011 10:11:31 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller ezbestbuy, New Market, Maryland, United States
Comments: Black silk guipure bobbinlace.  This is that indeterminate kind, rather thin open design with long tallies forming a tree structure. Never  could quite pin it down, somewhere in France; Le Puy or elsehwere.  It has a fascinating provenance, belonged to seller’s grandmother. From that information looks to be early 20th c. It is assembled in strips, but they do seem to match the form.  Very good condition, I can’t see any problems. Nice piece.

   Sold for $49.99, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/3r5nbeq ANTQIUE CREAM LACE COLLAR 13CM DEEP
Size: 13 cm deep
Starting price: 9.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 16, 2011 10:53:45 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller weal45, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Comments: Small Irish crochet collar. Some raised work in the centers of the motifs. Single picot bars in the ground, no closeup so can’t tell if they are Clones knots. Ground looks a little bunched around the neckline, probably not a repair.  I don’t see any obvious damage, seller cites a few age marks, I suppose rust stains?

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3kudv39 ORNATE 19TH C HAND MADE POINT DE GAZE LACE COLLAR
Size: 20″ around neckline, 5.5″ x 7″ bottom motif
Starting price: $49.00
Auction ends: Aug 16, 2011 17:47:41 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: Basically this is a Duchesse de Bruxelles motif – I don’t think it has been extracted from something large. Needlelace elements are limited to jour fillings,  nicely done. Quite an unusual design, more anecklace than a dress front. There is quite a bit of raised work done over a halfstitch grounds.  A few loose elements and breaks in the halfstitching, all fairly minor.

Sold for $63.45, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/4yg7ahm Antique Carrickmacross Irish lace lovely collar
Size: 24″ inside edge, 3.75″ wide.
Starting price: 19.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 17, 2011 08:33:15 PDT
Offered by: Lynda Perkin, Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: Good small applique Carrickmacross collar with the typical looped edges. At least the bottom example was photographed from the wrong side.  The design is quite conventional, work OK. Seller cites a few pulls around the edges, doesn’t really look used.

   Sold for 24.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/43gmnx9 Antique Brussels needlelace handmade lovely collar
Size: 22″ inside edge, 4″ center back
Starting price: 39.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 17, 2011 09:37:11 PDT
Offered by: Lynda Perkin, Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A good Point de Gaze needlelace collar, no raised work. The long, narrow form with slight fullness in the back is quite nice. The needlelace fillings are not very ambitious,  but well done. I like how they are used to form a line separating the outer and inner border. Some unfortunate condition issues, damage to the reseau.

   Sold for 58.00 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/4xsj2z6 Antique Duchesse Brussels lace large fan leaf
Size:39″ around top edge, 8.25″ wide
Starting price: 39.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 17, 2011 09:55:46 PDT
Offered by: Lynda Perkin, Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A good Duchesse de Bruges fan leaf, no needlelace elements. It has a crowded floral look that is closely allied with Duchesse de Bruxelles.  Seller cites a few small pulls, and needs repair where rear guardstick would have been attached. Pieces like this would usually have mother of pearl sticks, long gone now.

   Sold for 102.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/43eumhj Four Irish crochet doyleys c1920
Size: ~15 cm diameter each
Starting price: 24.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 18, 2011 02:54:18 PDT
Offered by: Stephen Lunn, Ebay seller lunnantiques, London, London, United Kingdom
Comments: Seller has posted several of these lots, let me talk about this particular one. Three of the doileys (American vs English spelling)  are idential, the 4th shows slight variation. Note the needlelace ground and fillings in the centers of some motifs.  Needlelace was always used to ornament motifs in high-end Irish Crochet (see the August Lace of the Month discussion to see how needlelace statiches were similarly used in Tatting). Use for the entire ground I think is a later development, maybe early 20th century.  These are interesting examples, in very good condition.

   Sold for 24.00 GBP, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/3nmaxro RARE FRENCH ANTIQUE CHANTILLY LACE VEIL 125″ by 11″
Size: 11″ x 125″
Starting price: 24.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 18, 2011 13:02:33 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller ryphat, Paris, France
Comments: It’s unclear why the seller calls this a veil. It is far too long and too narrow for a hat veil, and there are no discussion of how the piece terminates on either end. So I’ll call it a long flounce. The design repeat is fairly narrow and not too elaborate, but good for a ruffled edge. There are a few minor pinholes in the mesh from the photos, and the seller does not discuss any condition details.

   Sold for 81.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3geocsc RARE FRENCH ANTIQUE CHANTILLY LACE VEIL 95″ by 13″
Size: 13″ x 95″
Starting price: $69.90
Auction ends: Aug 18, 2011 13:15:25 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller ryphat, Paris, France
Comments: Another long Chantilly border, again unclear why the seller calls it a veil. the closeup photos look quite good, but again, no details on condition in the writeup (I can see a few small pinholes in the ground).  The two part design with dots in the ground is more elaborate than the previous piece. The color seems quite deep black, probabaly indicating a Belgian piece.

   Sold for $167.50, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3dvbh4u Antique Belgian needlelace handmade lovely skirt piece
Size: 41″ x 53″ top, 93″ bottom
Starting price: 100.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 19, 2011 08:54:24 PDT
Offered by: Lynda Perkin, Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: Is this sewn into a circle for a skirt? Hard to tell. Belgian needlelace applique on machine net. The motifs have a lot of subtle ornamentation. It’s an impressive piece, perfect for the purpose, and the drape is lovely. There appears to be only one hole in the net and a few minor pulls, otherwise good condition. The extra net on the bottom is confusing, not certain of the purpose.  I am wondering how the top differs from the bottom to make the stated dimensions – the pattern seems to be so architecturally vertical that it’s hard to see how it happens. it would be nice to have a better look at the side finishings.

   Sold for 127.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3ogtlb5 Antique Brussels needlelace handmade Bertha collar
Size: 39″ around inside edge, 7″ wide.
Starting price: 80.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 19, 2011 09:10:43 PDT
Offered by: Lynda Perkin, Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: How amazing! There are no roses in this piece – very refreshing for later 19thc Belgian needlelace. Parts of this are a kind of needlelace guipure – almost a Zele. The rest has the regular Point de Gaze reseau.  The fillings are varied and well used. There are number of small holes in the reseau, otherwise looks in very good condition.

   Sold for 80 GBP, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/42fkuw6 Small length antique Brussels Point de Gaze lace
Size: 4″ x 19.5″
Starting price: 8.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 19, 2011 14:39:53 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, London, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A good piece of later 19th century Alençon, and as I always do with pieces like this, I wish there were more. It includes extensive areas of fine fillings. It has a regular reseau, not brides tortilleé. I can just barely see the horsehair in the picots in spots on the lower edge.  Seller cites one or two small holes, but overall it looks in very good condition.

   Sold for 110.00 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3cwt65m VICTORIAN MALTESE CREAM SILK LACE HANDKERCHIEF
Size: 13.25″ x 12.75″
Starting price: 23.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 07:23:46 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller kimsucadi, Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Comments: A good Maltese handkerchief with very dense leaf pattern next to the silk center. There are leaves all over this piece, even next to the Maltese crosses. The photos aren’t very detailed, but the condition looks very good. I can’t see any obvious problems.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3sfr27r VINTAGE PILLOW LACE HONITON BRUSSELS FLEMISH LAWN LINEN
Size: 8″ center width. Overall length ~52″.
Starting price: 9.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 11:37:37 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller clarissa32, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Comments: A very good fallcap, probably Beds. I’m a little thrown by the elaborate ground to the guipure elements, and there are no florals which could reasonably be expected in a piece this complex.. It might be French, sort of a Cluny. The joins to the lappets are very narrow – unusual.  There’s no dicussion of condition, but I can’t see anything particularly wrong. Especially in the narrow join, although only one is shown.

   Sold for 27.55 GBP, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3sv3l9e MUSEUMPIECE tool and support lacemaker bruges Lierre
 http://tinyurl.com/3bfcpvc MUSEUMPIECE tool and support lacemaker bruges Lierre 2
Size: no dimensions given
Starting price: $1.00, $1.00
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 14:26:07 PDT
Aug 20, 2011 14:41:29 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller collector1978, Geel, Belgium
Comments: I’m putting these two listings together because they are so closely related. The first one appears to be a Wallone type pillow, with a separate base that rotates the pillow. The stand is a narrow telescoping quite typical of Brugges. The second pillow seems to be a plain round cushion, bigger than the first. The telescoping stand is a commonly seen variation.  I attach two postcards illustrating the use of some of this equipment.  I couldn’t find one with the second stand and a plain round pillow – there might be a base to it.
Condition is pretty worn on everything.
I have no idea what ‘Lierre’ in the title has to do with bruges’, also in the title, in the context of these listings.  I’m writing the seller to get more information.

  
Sold for $58.00, 2 bidders.
Sold for $58.00, w bidders.

  

http://tinyurl.com/3kclqsv ITALIAN CUTWORK FILET BOBBIN LACE COVER 16th CENTURY
Size: 55″ x 79″
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 14:40:03 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: An impressive cover – one could probably track down the source of the motifs with a little effort. the bobbinlace border is Genoese, in excellent condition. There is obviously damage to many of the lacis squares, and I’d leave it alone if I had the choice.  This needs to be carefully conserved and mounted. I’m wondering what happened to the lower left corner in the thumbnail below, and the entire left edge doesn’t really match the right border.  Maybe this was originally a longer piece?

   Sold for $788.99, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3rcxlfv ENGLISH HONITON BOBBIN LACE HANDKERCHIEF 19th C
Size: 14″ square
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 14:50:45 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: A very good Honiton handkerchief with finely worked thistle, tulip, fern, and other flower designs. It appears to have a needlelace ground although the photos aren’t close enough to get a lot of detail. I do find the design to be a little scattered, and the attachment to the cloth could be better. But this is definitely a higher end piece. Condition seems very good, I don’t see any obvious problems.

   Sold for $440.00, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3qkr9bd ITALIAN MILANESE BOBBIN LACE 17th CENTURY
Size: 5.5″ x 77″
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 15:00:49 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: A very good Milanese grounded tape lace. The photos aren’t close enough to tell what kind of stitch the ground is. It almost looks like a needlelace – it’s an important point but I can’t really tell from the photos. This is an impressive piece, more of a pieced lace than a tape lace. I’m thinking early 18th century. Apart from one join it is in very good condition.

   Sold for $399.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3t792l6 ITALIAN BURATTO COLOURED EMBROIDERY 16TH C RARE
Size: 11″ x 58″
Starting price: $1,250.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 15:05:29 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: Buratto with colored silk embroidery from the Jane Page collection. This should have a leno weave base, but photos aren’t close enough to tell. The colors, are still bright, and the greens still look fairly green. There are some fairly clumsey darning repairs to the ground. It’s a treat to see the piece in color after knowing it from the “450 years of Lace” black & white photo.

   Sold for $1,250.00, Buy-it-Now option.

http://tinyurl.com/3hvz3jz ENGLISH HONITON BOBBIN LACE HANDKERCHIEF 19TH c
Size: 14″ square
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 15:10:09 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: A very good Honiton handkerchief. Little on the slugs/snails side, but overall quite nice. Note the unusual ‘brides’ made of tallies.  The monogram is a little stained, and there’s one stain in the lower left corner. But I can’t see any damage from the photos. A very nice looking piece.

   Sold for $329.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3u7lrot FLEMISH BOBBIN LACE 18th C 270cm / 147 inches
Size: 1.8″ x 147″  square
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 15:20:07 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: There is no gimp in this piece which would put it on the Valenciennes side, here iwth a cinq trou ground. But laces at this period in time were made both in france and Flanders, so if ther ewere a gimp I’d call it Mechlin, even with the unusual ground.  And the work has a slightly looser feel than a contemporary Valenciennes. People faced with this dilema usually just call things ‘Flanders’, which is perfectly fine. It’s a fairly simple deisng, nicely worked.  One join, a few small breaks, but overall very good condition. Exceptional length.

   Sold for $199.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3lxrg73 BRUGES BOBBIN LACE HANDKERCHIEF 19th CENTURY
Size: 13″ square
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 15:30:35 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: Good Duchesse handkerchief, no needlelace, which typically puts it in the Bruges category. Nice raised work on top of a half-stitch background in many motifs.  The design is not particularly complex, but works well for the piece. I don’t see any condition issues from the photos.

   Sold for $153.50, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3rby2xy FLEMISH BOBBIN LACE 18th C 325 x 11 cms
Size: 4.4″ x 129″
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 15:40:21 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: One of those mysterious probably Flemish probably 18th century definitely bobbin laces. The tape loops are a decorative ground element, and also mirror that behavior as the raised edges of some motifs.  There are a few connecting picoted brides.  The top edge in the photo appears original, the bottom is an engrelure added later. An impressive lace about which very little is known. I can’t see anything wrong in the condition, all looks very good.

    Sold for $363.77, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3guw6k2 MALTESE SILK HAND MADE BOBBIN LACE ca 1900 580 cms
Size: 4″ x 230″
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 16:00:32 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: Good Maltese edgining of alternating cross and leaf motif. It’s a fairly common pattern. This one is a long piece, with good, even work. Seller cites no condition issues.

   $31.00, 3 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/3bv7lem MECHLIN BOBBIN LACE 18th C
Size: 2.8″ x 48″
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 16:20:57 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: Very good Mechlin border. In addition to the usual plaited Mechlin ground (isgrond, I think is the term) there is a trail of a larger mesh with a vine pattern. Nicely worked fairly complex design, with just a few small repairs to the net.

   Sold for $140.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/3v5sbfg CHANTILLY BOBBIN LACE FAN LEAF 19th CENTURY
Size: 30″ across
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 16:30:48 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: Very good Chantilly fan. The dark black color could be a sign of Belgian work. The design is quite dense with small scale motifs beautifully worked. The full blown roses are particularly nice.  Seller cites no condition issues.

   Sold for $260.00, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/44rax5r BEBILLA KNOTTED LACE COLLAR
Size: 30″ across
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 16:30:48 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: Eastern Mediterranean knotted lace with small roundels linked by a bride ground. The ground is quite unusual, but looks consistent with a knotted stitch. It’s only speculation, but it could be Armenian, which uses a specific kind of knotted stitch. I don’t see any condition issues.

   Sold for $140.00, 1 bidder.