http://tinyurl.com/3ss4kw8 HAND DONE HONITON BOBBIN LACE PLASTRON LATE 19TH CENT NICE WORKMANSHIP
Size: 10″ neck to point, 9.5″ across
Starting price:  $45.00
Auction ends: Sep 23, 2011 19:36:46 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller 2011buttons4u, thomaston, ME, United States
Comments: A good Honiton frontpiece, snails/slugs period, nicely made. A plaited bar ground. It’s a very typical Honiton piece, in very good condition, maybe a spot or two but it might be a trick of the light. I get an impression it’s been photographed from the back, some of the brides are crossing over the motifs.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/435784s Cluny bobbin lace scarf c1900
Size: 12 cm wide, 180 cm long
Starting price:  42.00 GBP
Auction ends: Sep 24, 2011 07:02:41 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lunnantiques, London, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A narrow scarf nicely designed with flowers of woven leaves, a mirrored undulating trail, and a looped plaited border. Hard to ascribe an origin, but I get a kind of German feeling from the piece. I like it a lot, simple elements combined into an effective design. The photography I think highlights a few spots, but the lace itself looks in very good condition.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/4233myo ANTIQUE Lace Irish Crochet Scarf/Shawl LUSH FLORALS ~circa 1900~ Victorian
Size: 44″ along top, 64″ along bottom, 12″ deep at widest
Starting price:  $24.99
Auction ends: Sep 24, 2011 10:30:10 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller things*most*delightful, Sacramento, California, United States
Comments: A very interesting Irish Crochet collar, and sellers are taking note. It has a wide and varied collection of motifs tied by large, medium and small meshes. Most of the motifs aren’t all that unusal, it’s the way they are put together that is impressive. Note the unusual edge treatment, and the triplet of flowers tied with a bow at the bottom point. It has an Orvietto feel, but there’s no way to trace that impression. Seller cites a few broken bars, but overall very good condition.

   Sold for $405.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3hqjafy Antique BABY DRESS Lace Irish Crochet ADORABLE ~circa 1900~ Victorian
Size: 16″ shoulder to hem.  10″ across chest when lad flat,
Starting price:  $29.99
Auction ends: Sep 24, 2011 10:30:34 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller things*most*delightful, Sacramento, California, United States
Comments: The design on this unusual dress is a bit thin and scattered, but there is a good variety of well-made motifs. You would have to put something under it to make it work. Seller notes that it has been recently washed, and there is some discoloration. Condition looks very good.

   Sold for $112.50, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3gyy5p8 MAGNIFIQUE DENTELLIERE EN GRES DE FLANDRES SIGNEE NOSEDA
Size: 16″ shoulder to hem.  10″ across chest when lad flat
Starting price:  75.00 EUR
Auction ends: Sep 24, 201112:06:23 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jack_russel, Seraing, Belgium
Comments: A good Flemish Pottery lacemaker by Alfons Noséda, Kortrijk, operated 1914-1937. It’s a little small, and there isn’t any cutout detailing in the chair and pillow stand that you see in larger pieces by this potter. The highly ruched cap and full mantel is a unique characteristic of Noséda. The extensive use of blue is also typical, and the striped pattern on the mantel is a bit unusual. Lacemakers by Noséda are fairly rare in any size. Condition is excellent, no damage that I can see.

   Sold for 75.00 EUR, 1  bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/43hmnvn ENGLISH HONITON BOBBIN LACE HANDKERCHIEF COCKEREL MOTIF 19th CENTURY
Size: 12″ square
Starting price:  $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Sep 24, 2011 15:10:08 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: A very good Honiton handkerchief with what looks like a needle-made ground. Small, varied motifs, note the one bird. The edge holds everything together, the rest seems a little thrown together. Only a little attempt at fillings in the centers of the roses. Very good condition, I can’t see any problems.

   Sold for $353.99, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3n9t8b8 BRUSSELS BOBBIN LACE CAP BACK 18th CENTURY RARE
Size: looks like 8.25″ wide
Starting price:  $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Sep 24, 2011 14:50:58 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: Very nice.  2nd quarter 18th century, probably Belgian, although the Devon workers were trying to imitate this kind of work. The picot edge around the sides and top is a later addition, wish they had left it alone. A good dense pattern with minimal bride ground. Snowflake is used as filling, not really as a ground as you sometimes see. Some of the motifs are a bit clumsy, but there is also some well handled clothwork. There’s a vertical mirror symmetry – I think the right side is a bit better than the left. The pattern on the bottom third doesn’t quite align with the top of the piece; it seems to be more compact on the bottom. But I don’t think it’s a married piece. It’s difficult to criticize something like this because it is so rare, the condition is very good. But this is what I see after staring closely for a while.

   Sold for $496.77, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/4xt74zt SHETLAND SCOTLAND HAND KNITTED WOOLLEN SHAWL ca 1850 VERY FINE
Size: 60″ X 50″
Starting price:  $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Sep 24, 2011 15:20:54 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: I don’t know that much about knitted lace, but it’s so unusual to see something like that that I thought I’d put it up. I love how Anne shows it going through a gold ring. Overall it looks in very good condition, perhaps a few little pulls if you look closely. Nothing important.

   Sold for $200.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/4yuvoo9 ENGLISH HONITON BOBBIN LACE COLLAR WITH BIRD MOTIFS 19th C SUPERB QUALITY
Size: not given
Starting price:  $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Sep 24, 2011 15:30:42 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: A very good Honiton collar, with larger, feathery leaves.  Needlemade ground. The more naturalistic design with birds and butterflies, and the extensive plaited fillings start to show you just how good this lace can really be. Note the little bell flowers made of half stitch – quite innovative. Condition looks very good.

   Sold for $428.77, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3kaytvt VENETIAN NEEDLE LACE Ca 1670 74 x 12 cms
Size: 12 cm x 74 cm
Starting price:  $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Sep 24, 2011 15:40:20 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: The asymetric design of this piece marks it as Italian Punto Nuevo, late 17th century. French examples tend to be a little more systematic and symmetric. I think it’s been cut down from something larger, particularly along the bottom. Not so sure along the top decorated border. In my opinion the ornamentation and raised work on this kind of lace is the finest every made. condition looks very good.

   Sold for $460.99, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3frswsm ENGLISH HONITON BOBBIN LACE COLLAR 19th CENTURY
Size: 27″ laid flat. Not entirely sure what that means.
Starting price:  $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Sep 24, 2011 16:40:33 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: This is definitely the week for very good Honiton. This collar has a little slugs/snails feel, but also combines with some well done flowers on the inside. Extensive plaited fillings, and a great picoted bar ground. Condition looks very good, I can’t see anything wrong.

   $59.00, 4 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/3vw8epa Antique Lace Fan w Point de Gaze Lace & Mother of Pearl
Size: 20.5″ across, 11″ high
Starting price:  $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Sep 24, 2011 19:15:09 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller clst, Commerce, Texas, United States
Comments: A good Belgian needlelace fan. Quite flat in design with some interesting double-ring fillings in some flowers. I’ve seen this very sparse picot design on the outside edge – definitely the signature of a forgotten manufacturer. A bit hard to determine the condition, I think I see a few brown spots, and a few pinholes are visible in the photos.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3jav8kw LG Hand Made Antique Vtg POINT DE VENISE NEEDLE LACE BERTHA COLLAR CAPELET
Size: 10.75″ across widest point, 16.5″ neckline, 74″ outside edge
Starting price:  $29.99
Auction ends: Sep 25, 2011 18:06:42 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller adtjmd, RED VELVET BENCH, United States
Comments: A very good Belgian Venise collar. The fillings and cordonnet treatments are also seen in Point de Gaze.  A good, bold design, with very minor defects.

   Sold for $65.90, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3bnhd9f Vintage Antique Honiton Bobbin Lace Trim Edging Handmade 19th Century Rare
Size: 6″ x 64″
Starting price:  $695.00, $825.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Sep 25, 2011 18:24:28 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller TWIST-IN-TIME, RED VELVET BENCH, Philadelphia / DFW, United States
Comments: One more very good Honiton piece!  The width and lentgth are very desirable. A little on the slugs/snails design, but also with some well done flowers, and some more ambitious fillings. Note the picoted bride ground.  Very minor condition issues.

   No bids.