http://tinyurl.com/3qza923 Wonderful pair antique 19th C hand made lace sleeves
Size: not given
Starting price:  20.00 GBP
Auction ends: Sep 26, 2011 04:06:57 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller garchick, Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
Comments: An interesting pair of sleeves showing how very good Irish Crochet can be used as yardage.  The motifs in the lace are tightly worked, varied in design, with raised ring centers. Looks like Clones knots on the bride ground.  A very effective presentation, only minor damage from a broken bride or two.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3eo77zu Antique Carrickmacross handmade lace collar
Size: 32″, 5.75″ down center back
Starting price:  14.99 GBP
Auction ends: Sep 26, 2011 09:02:03 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A collar of Carrickmacross applique on machine net. That allows for net embroidery stitches used as fillings, as well as some cut out areas filled with picoted brides. Some of the cloth applique also includes a little embroidery. Typical Carrickmacross large ring edging. The piece is somewhat the worse for wear, the edges are not very crisp, and there’s some stain spots. A little fraying in some of the motifs mainly along the lower edge.

   Sold for 22.00 GBP, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/42m5jul 2 YARDS OF LOVELY VINTAGE BOBBIN LACE
Size: ~3.5″ x 2 yards 28 inches
Starting price:  0.99 GBP
Auction ends: Sep 26, 2011 13:58:24 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller beyondthetower, SOMERSET, United Kingdom
Comments: A continuous tape lace something – I don’t know what this is. But it’s pretty cool. I’m thinking Italian, maybe the Abruzzi area? Condition looks very good, I can’t spot any problems in the photos.

   Sold for 12.67 GBP, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/42wjbs7 Antique Russian Lace Collar*Vologda Lace*Circa 1800’s
Size: 8″ wide lace, 20″ tip to center bottom
Starting price:  $59.99, $79.99 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Sep 26, 2011 18:10:58 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller sugarbaby2011, The North Pole, Canada
Comments: It looks like Vologda, good tape work and nice plaited ground. This kind of lace always seems to have a wonderfully bold look (which you can see in full if you ever get to the new Vologda lace museum in Russia).  This piece is of a nice size, and seems in very good condition.

   Sold for $88.99, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3jjkvlm Antique Brussels Duchess handmade lace large Bertha collar
Size: 38″ inside edge, 6.75″ wide
Starting price:  39.99 GBP
Auction ends: Sep 27, 2011 06:46:06 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A Bertha of Bruges Bloemwerk, composed of fairly simple 5 petaled flowers, leaves, and a few looped trails. Plaited bride ground. the whole thing is a bit plain. Has a few condition issues, mainly holes, especially along the end at the bottom right in the photo.

   Dold for 53.00 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3slllho A lace bobbin winder c1920
Size: 40 cm long
Starting price:  50.00 GBP
Auction ends: Sep 27, 2011 11:58:48 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller curiocabinetuk, Kenilworth, United Kingdom
Comments: A beautiful upright English bobbin winder of light wood. Nice turning work, and note the wooden handle to the screw. Sometimes that was done in metal. Looks in very good condition.

   Sold for 51.00 GBP, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/3qtymmx Lovely Antique Handmade Needle Lace and Mother of Pearl Fan
Size: 8.75″ long
Starting price:  9.99 GBP
Auction ends: Sep 27, 2011 12:00:58 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller curiocabinetuk, Kenilworth, United Kingdom
Comments: A very light and airy Belgian needlelace fan with mother-of-pearl/bone sticks. No raised work, which is not a detriment. Very good filling work – a real exercise in rings. I can’t spot any condition issues.

   Sold for 128.85 GBP, 12 bdders.

http://tinyurl.com/3ptjow3 EXQUISITE Antique Victorian Brussels POINT de GAZE LACE Dress Collar JABOT
Size: 5.5″ to 6″ wide at bottom, 56″ long
Starting price:  $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Sep 27, 2011 16:41:59 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jhartsong, Portland, Maine, United States
Comments: A Duchesse de Bruxelles scarrf.  Note the large elaborate point de gaze rose with raised petals on the end – that seems to be the only needlelace in the piece. The design is good – cartouches filled with different flowers working their way up the scarf. The motifs do seem a little large for the design. Overall very good condition, I can’t spot anything wrong.

   $104.50, 5 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/42elj74 SUPERB Hand Made Antique Vtg BRUSSELS LACE Flounce *BOWS *DOLLS *73in
Size: 5.5″ x 73″
Starting price:  $49.99
Auction ends: Sep 27, 2011 18:01:54 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller adtjmd, RED VELVET BENCH, United States
Comments: A good Brussels application on machine net, bobbinlace motifs with ring needlelace jour fillings.  Lovely design of bows and flowers. Note the dots in the upper ground, going the extra mile.  Seller notes age discoloration, mild fraying on the ends and minor breaks. Overall the net appears in good condition, which is very important in pieces like this.

   Sold for $224.50, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3k9c6rq BEST HAND MADE POINT DE GAZE LACE CAPE W LONG TAILS
Size: 9.5″ center back, 32″ center neck to lappet ends.
Starting price:  $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Sep 27, 2011 18:03:35 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: A very good Point de Gaze shawl collar with lappet ends. Good raised petal roses, and well-done jour fillings. Very good medallion of fillings at the termination of each lappet. An impressive piece with well-scaled design. Condition looks very good, maybe a pinhole here and there, but this is very minor.

Sold for $520.00, 10 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3hpv8d6 ANTIQUE HAND MADE FINE ROSALINE LACE DRESS CUFFS
Size: each 2.25″ x 7.5″
Starting price:  $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Sep 27, 2011 18:05:11 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: Interesting Rosaline cuffs.  The technique is a bit loose, giving them a lighter appearance. Looks like needlelace rings. Condition appears very good, maybe a little fraying in some of the rings.

$9.99, 1 bidder, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/3zjqngu EXCEPTIONAL HAND MADE FLORAL POINT DE GAZE LACE CUFFS
Size: each 3″ x 8-9″
Starting price:  $49.99
Auction ends: Sep 27, 2011 18:09:55 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: Good Point de Gaze cuffs, in very good condition. Note the ‘windows’ in the raised rose petals, a sign of a better manufacturer. Otherwise the design is a bit conventional.

Sold for $76.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/44xs5s2 FINE HAND MADE POINT DE GAZE BRUSSELS MIXED LACE TRIM
Size: 2.75″ x 30″
Starting price:  $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Sep 27, 2011 18:10:05 PDT)
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: 19th c Point d’Angleterre bobbinlace with a point de gaze reseau.  The raised centers of the bobbinlace flowers resemble Rosaline, and I see that a little bud of Point de Gaze snuck into the design. I like the bobbinlace better than the needlelace in this piece. It’s a little more conventional than the often over-the-top Pt d’A pieces that are some of the best of the 19th c Belgian laces.  Looks in very good condition, I can’t spot anything wrong from the photos.

$31.00, 3 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/4xmuypl HAND MADE SOFT SILK MILANESE LACE WIDE COLLAR
Size: 22″ neckline, 8″ wide
Starting price:  $19.00
Auction ends: Sep 27, 2011 18:14:23 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: A wide Maltese collar with extensive leave ground in the center section. It is made in 3 sections, the neckline, outer edge, and inner filling, as is typical of most large Maltese pieces. You can see a little separation between these rows in one place.  The alternating flower and grid pattern in the outer border is a bit unusual. There’s a little discoloration in the inner neckline, and a few broken attachments.

Sold for $19.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/3wy2z69 MID 19TH C RICH APPLIED LACE MANTLE / CAPE W FLORALS
Size: 17″ back width, 50″ end to end
Starting price:  $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Sep 27, 2011 18:19:24 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: Bobbinlace application on what looks like handmade droschel net. You can see the ~ inch wide strips joined together if you look carefully. The form is a bit unusual, normally these are square veils or hat veils with 3 sides decorated. It is a kind of double collar shawl, with the applique on top when the upper part is folded over. A few repairs to the ground, and some minor breaks, but overall good condition. This is a very nice piece.  This kind of fine linen handmade net basically disappeared by 1840.   You never see this superb drape again.

Sold for $203.50, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3tz7sd5 RICH HAND MADE 19TH C APPLIED LACE COLLAR 4 DRESS
Size: 3.5″ widest point, 15″ neckline
Starting price:  $29.00
Auction ends: Sep 27, 2011 18:20:56 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: A good collar of Carrickmacross applique on machine net. Some shamrocks in the design, and it has the typical Carrickmacross looped edges. Some net embroidery fillings, and cutwork filled with picoted brides. I can’t see any condition issues – it’s a good representative example of this kind of work.

No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3fo4fuc Lace Applique Point De Gaze Lace Panel. Never Before Seen.
Size: 8.5″ x 9.5″
Starting price:  $29.00
Auction ends: Sep 27, 2011 18:33:07 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller uniqueturtles, baltimore, MD, United States
Comments: Wow, you really got me on this one.  It has a base of white Point de Gaze but a lot of the cordonnet is done with a gold cord. The photos aren’t close enough, so I’ll guess it’s couched on.  What is it? Let me speculate; the form, for all the small size, looks like a veil. So it might have been a mantilla for a saint figure. The butterfly could be a resurrection symbol. There are some holes in the reseau but otherwise looks in good condition.

   Sold for $84.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3ovqsnw Point De Gaze Lace Collar with Raised Petals on Flowers
Size: 15″ x 4″ at widest
Starting price:  $4.99
Auction ends: Sep 27, 2011 19:32:08 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller uniqueturtles, baltimore, MD, United States
Comments: A good Point de Gaze collar with raised petal roses. It’s a lot whiter than it looks from the photos.  It has some areas of nice grid like fillings, otherwise a pretty conventional design. Overall good, but with a few stains.  See also item 220860201398 from this seller – an interesting little Point de Gaze motif.  Please don’t photograph your white laces on light brown backgrounds.

   Sold for $26.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3whkkbx Antique Bedfordshire Bobbin Lace Wedding Hankie Hanky
Size: lace 3.5″ wide
Starting price:  $185.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Sep 30, 2011, about 7 PM MST.
Offered by: Ebay seller cork123, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Comments: I’m thinking this isn’t Beds, but a Spanish Guipure like Almagro. The brides and edge treatments of the looped vines seem rather beds, but there’s no sign of the typical plaited edge. And, Amalia is not a typical English name (think Portugese Fado). Condition looks very good, I can’t see any problems.

   Still available.

http://tinyurl.com/3vyrbdh Finely Worked MINT Antique 18thC Bobbin Lace Lappet with ID
Size: 4″ x 34″
Starting price:  $125.00
Auction ends: Sep 29, 201115:16:14 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller ogop, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: Theodore Roosevelt’s cousin nothwithstanding (Mrs. J. West Roosevelt, maiden name Laura d’Oremieulx (1858-1945)), this piece falls rather flat. Might be a Brabant example. The two ‘lappet’ ends match minimally, and the whole thing isn’t long enough to be two lappets joined together. The picoted edge looks like a later addition – this was sometimes done in the 19th century to ‘improve’ older laces. It might be a reassembled piece, but hard to tell too much without seeing the whole thing. Condition looks good.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3ers6yo BEAUTIFUL BRUSSELS NEEDLEPOINT LACE HANDKERCHIEF HANKIE HAND MADE
Size: 13.5″ square
Starting price:  48.00 GBP
Auction ends: Sep 30, 2011 07:37:32 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller georginanntiques, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: A good Point de Gaze handkerchief, that you can hardly see because of the pink background. Nothing much in the way of fillings, but some interesting raised centers to various flowers. It has a wrinkled, washed look. Has some condition issues, see description for more details.

   Sold for 56.00 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3bajb6b LARGE BRUSSELS LACE COLLAR WITH POINT DE GAZE INSERTS HAND MADE BOBBIN LACE
Size: 5.5″ deep
Starting price:  35.00 GBP
Auction ends: Sep 30, 201107:52:12 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller georginanntiques, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: A very good Duchesse de Bruxelles collar. Nice scalloped bobbinlace design with raised work, and 3 inserts of Point de Gaze roses. Some damage to the needlelace ground in places, but else very good.

   Sold for 39.00 GBP, 3 bidders.