http://tinyurl.com/3dcf9ho Antique lovely Brussels needlepoint h/made lace length
Size: 7.2 cm x 193 cm
Starting price: 49.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 22, 2011 08:59:42 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A good long Point de Gaze border. Motifs are a little clumsy, but with an unusual design of what looks like violets. Very heavy rings are used as fillings. Overall good condition, just a few minor pulls.

   Sold for 72.00 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3jfvvag VINTAGE FRENCH BOBBIN LACE EDGING 120″ by 3″
Size: 3″ x 120″
Starting price: $27.90
Auction ends: Aug 22, 2011 14:20:12 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller ryphat, Paris, France
Comments: I thought this was an interesting piece, although the origin is pretty obscure. Italian? Maybe Eastern European or Russian? The thread looks to be linen. The design is an abstraction of a basic flower and vine pattern that I find fascinating. Condition is very good, no problems that I can see in the photos.

   No bids.
Relisted as #190569003178, Buy-it-Now option taken for $27.90.

http://tinyurl.com/3m3mmot ANTIQUE LACE COLLAR CREAM COLOURED LARGE AND DEEP
Size: ~17″ neckline, 9″ at deepest point
Starting price: $14.00
Auction ends: Aug 23, 2011 09:39:08 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lubbydot1, Billingshurst, United Kingdom
Comments: Big tatted collar of small snowflake roundels. The joinings do not look tied, although the photos aren’t close enough to really tell.  I don’t see any obvious damage.

   Sold for $16.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3cbq8p8 ANTIQUE LACE COLLAR CREAM COLOURED LARGE AND DEEP
Size: 7.5″ neckline to bottom, 18″ neckline when laid flat.
Starting price: $24.99
Auction ends: Aug 23, 2011 18:58:02 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller latrenda, St. Paul, MN, United States
Comments: Very good Duchesse de Bruges collar with a lovely pattern.  A few needlelace fillings for accent, but mainly this relies on the skillful arrangement of some rather typical floral motifs. Condition appears very good, seller cites one broken bride and a small spot.

   Sold for $81.01, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/43mbxz3 ~Handmade English Bedfordshire Bobbin LACE Hanky~BIRDS~
Size: 12″ square
Starting price: $24.99
Auction ends: Aug 23, 2011 19:02:04 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller latrenda, St. Paul, MN, United States
Comments: A wonderful Floral Beds handkerchief with designs of birds, butterflies, and flowers. Very exuberant and fun. Condition looks very good, just one tiny spot in the linen.

   Sold for $154.50, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3rocm9s LG ANTIQUE 1860′S CIVIL WAR CHANTILLY LACE SHAWL AS-IS
Size: ~55″ x 112″
Starting price: $9.95
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 06:51:16 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller vntgclothing, Winchester, New Hampshire, United States
Comments: Well.  The photos aren’t very good, the one closeup does look like handmade chantilly, although I wish there were more honeycomb fillings. The overall damage is consistent with the failure of the racroc stitch holding the strips together. The design is fairly complex, and if you can find a racroc expert and the appropriate thread, it’s worth restoring. If nothing else it gives you a good picture of how these large shawls were constructed.

   Sold for $75.00, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3lrbkqh HUGE VINTAGE FRENCH BOBBIN LACE EDGING 112″ by 6 3/4″
Size: 6.75″ x 112″
Starting price: $27.90
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 14:30:24 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller ryphat, Paris, France
Comments: A long Cluny guipure, probably French or German manufacture. It’s a rather conventional design; a heavy lace meant for edging linens. Nice raised work on the half-stitch background. I don’t see any damage from the photos, although maybe a little brown staining in spots.

   Sold for $59.88, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3fnyout HUGE ANTIQUE FRENCH CHANTILLY LACE VEIL 168″ b 12″
Size: 12″ x 168″
Starting price: $89.90
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 14:49:39 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller ryphat, Paris, France
Comments: A good length of Chantilly. The design is a bit unusual, both with the scalloped and peaked edge, and with the motifs that almost look taken from Beveran Lille patterns. Condition looks very good, I can’t spot any damage.

   Sold for $89.90, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/42sahvy HUGE ANTIQUE FRENCH GUIPURE LACE VEIL 177″ by 10″
Size: 10″ x 177″
Starting price: $99.90
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 15:01:37 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller ryphat, Paris, France
Comments: Black silk Le Puy guipures are definitely an acquired taste for the collector, and often don’t bring the prices I think they deserve. Just studying the varied grounds used in these laces is fascinating. And when a really fine piece comes along, it blows you away. This one is wide, long, and of good but rather standard design. The combination of a plaited and a point ground is very typical of Le Puy.  Condition looks very good from the photos – maybe just a little alignment problem with the leaf fillings along the lower edge, but that’s a manufacturing difficulty, not a condition issue.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/43nfs9b Antq Handmade Belgian Vieux Flanders Bobbin LACE Shawl~
Size: 22″ x 108″
Starting price: $99.99
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 19:01:37 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller latrenda, St. Paul, MN, United States
Comments: Good shawl of a lace sometimes known as ‘Flanders’, although many laces carried that name over the years.  The motifs are bobbinmade, with two needlelace grounds. The motifs are not too complex, basically trefoil flowers with lots of scrolls and a little raised work.. There do appear to be a few small bobbin fillings in some open spaces. This is a lace designed for effect at a distance, and it succeeds very well. Very good condition, I can’t see anything wrong in the photos.

   Sold for $182.50, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3ox7g38 BEST EVER! RICH SHADED HAND MADE POINT DE GAZE LACE
Size: 4-3/4″ x 32″
Starting price: $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 19:15:38 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: I was thinking this looked like Alençon from a distance, but it’s not. It’s more a Zele technique. Note the looped picots on the lower edge, I think this was developed in imitation of Alençon horsehair. The clothwork is much more solid than Point de Gaze, and there’s plenty of room for innovative jour fillings. Raised work is limited to the buttonholed edges. This kind of needlelace is some of the best later 19th century work ever done, and even this pieces is less elaborate than some I’ve seen.  A few pinholes in the ground, but overall very good condition. Just wish it were longer.

Sold for $157.51, 9 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3fbhdbn LAVISH 19TH C HAND MADE FLORAL HONITON WIDE COLLAR
Size: 19″ neckline
Starting price: $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 19:23:15 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: A good Honiton collar, slugs/snails period, nicely worked. The ground is quite effective with the little woven areas where several brides intersect. Rather conventional leaves, roses and thistle designs, but the overall look is nice. I see one minor break in the center neckline, but overall condition looks very good.

Sold for $99.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3u3oy3t LG 19TH C POINT DE GAZE FLORAL LACE COLLAR 4 DRESS
Size: 24″ neckline, 4″ wide center
Starting price: $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 19:24:41 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: A good collar of Belgian needlelace, no raised rose petals, and well done jour fillings. The drawing of the flowers is quite nice. Note the imitation ‘horsehair’ picots along the edges, calling Alençon to mind. This is some of the best Belgian needlelace, although not quite as over-the-top as some I’ve seen. Condition looks very good from the photos, no problems that I can see.

$68.00, 7 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/3q3pbvq RARE 18TH C POINT D’ANGLETERRE HAND MADE FLORAL LACE
Size: 2″ X 64″
Starting price: $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 19:26:21 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: The droschel gound in this piece fits between the motifs at various angles, not completely aligned. and the design doesn’t have the realism of some contemporary Brussels work. It could be a sign of a Brabant manufacture, or perhaps even English (also a distinct possibility given the types of bobbinlace fillings). The piece is nicely executed, finer than it looks in the photos – remember it’s only 2″ wide.  Overall very good condition, unusual for lace of this period.

$76.00, 4 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/444e8cf UNUSED WIDE 19TH C HAND MADE BRUSSELS LACE FLOUNCE
Size: 10.5″ X 84″
Starting price: $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 19:31:06 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: Good Brussels Application on machine net.  Mostly bobbinlace, but with some interesting needlelace fillings. The design is quite nice, and the work is well executed. It’s a little distracting that you can see the machine net behind some of the motifs, interferes a bit with the needlelace fillings. I’m surprised that wasn’t cleaned up in some of the larger motifs as it was in the swags at the lower edge. One seam and seller notes a few small age spots, but overall very good condition.  Note one join that the seller says is in the center.

Sold for $200.00, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3wb54cq WIDE! 19TH C HAND MADE BRUSSELS LACE CAPE COLLAR
Size: 11.5″ widest width, 13″ neckline, 42″ outside edge.
Starting price: $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 19:32:32 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: Very good Brussels Application on machine net. It seems a little off in dimension for a collar, I wonder if it couldn’t also be a fan leaf. Although there’s no sign of an extension for the back guard stick at one side.  Whatever, the design is excellent and the work very well done. Condition looks very good, seller notes a few very small age stains.  Condition is very important in pieces like this since the machine made net doesn’t always hold up so well over the years. An impressive piece.

Sold for $163.50, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3ppgj7u  RAREST 17TH C ITALIAN VENETIAN HAND MADE LACE COLLAR
Size: 3″ X 16″
Starting price: $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 19:33:41 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: The workmanship in these motifs is exceptional, giving a real carved ivory appearance to the piece. The motifs have been reassembled, as is so common in so much Gros Point that has survived to this day. You can follow a few trends in the design, and it does look like it all came from the same original piece.

Sold for $249.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/43md7tf  ANTIQUE LACE-SILK MALTESE LACE TABLE CENTER
Size: Not given.
Starting price: $85.00
Auction ends: Aug 25, 2011 13:47:57 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: Star-shaped Maltese table cover – unfortunately no dimensions are given. It is made of several bands of different patterned lace, all of which are made to accommodate the star center.  Quite unusual. Needs a few seam attachments, but otherwise very good condition.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3quxwau  ANTIQUE LACE-LATE 1600’s , MILANESE LACE
Size: 4″ x 37″
Starting price: $75.00
Auction ends: Aug 25, 2011 13:52:39 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: An interesting Milanese border with a square-shaped plaited bobbinlace mesh.  The flowers are large with interesting fillings, and a\the tape itself has evolved into more of a pieced lace. Some fraying on the upper edge, and I’m not sure if the lower edge is original. Parts of the lower motifs look a little cut, but that might just be a fold in the fabric. Overall it is in good shape.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3oavqdz  ANTIQUE LACE-CIRCA 1670’s,FLEMISH, MILANESE LACE
Size: 10.5″ x 51″
Starting price: $150.00
Auction ends: Aug 25, 2011 13:57:01 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: A very beautiful length of Milanese in a very collectible size. The tape is not decorated much, mostly just a few holes, although occasional the tape expands into a more decorative connection.  The fillings are varied and interesting. The simple double brides are almost unnecessary, this stands quite well on its own. Seller cites a few loose brides.

   Sold for $362.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3bqx9eu  ANTIQUE LACE-FINE NEEDLEPOINT LACE COLLARS,CUFFS?
Size: ~13-14″ x 5″ at widest part
Starting price: $125.00
Auction ends: Aug 25, 2011 14:00:23 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: This Venise is very beautifully done. The clothwork is nicely decorated, and the cordonnet is quite crisp. They are also quite uniform, if this were French I’d expect more sculpting.  Note the joined rings, this is usually a sign of Belgian work and you find similar things in Point de Gaze. So I’ll go with a Zele technique.  Condition looks very good, I do see the occasional broken bride.  The design is extremely dense, and ‘m not sure what these were used for. It’s also difficult to tell if they are the same size from the photo.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3jgkmnm  EARLY 19TH HONITAN LACE FALLCAP/PERFECT
Size: 50″ long, 10″ at widest point.
Starting price: $65.00
Auction ends: Aug 25, 2011 14:53:03 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller snakey03rr, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Comments: I really wish this seller would get rid of the light blue background for their white lace.  Hard to tell anything.  It’s a nice Honiton fallcap, snails/slugs period. An assembly of typical motifs, but they come together nicely for the purpose. There are no condition notes, but I can’t see anything obviously wrong.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/4x5pdyd  EXQUISITE BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LACE HANDKERCHIEF
Size: ~14.5″ square
Starting price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 25, 2011 14:53:19 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: Stunning. A Zele type needlelace of the very best kind. A few pinholes in the ground, but that’s of no consequence in a piece like this. It doesn’t even need the elaborate fillings that you sometimes find in pieces of this quality.

   Sold for $595.00, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3u9lmpf ANTIQUE TEEN TINY COTTON TATTING LACE COLLAR DAINTY TRM
Size: 2-5/8″ x 11″
Starting price: $0.99
Auction ends: Aug 25, 2011 18:25:38 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: A finely worked tatted collar, based on one main snowflake roundel joined with little quatrefoils. Quite a delicate piece, I can’t see any damage.

   Sold for $18.50, 10 bidders.