http://tinyurl.com/7yd6wmv 19thc Irish Crochet Lace Large Collar Large Col Dentelle Crochet Irlande
Size: 15″ neck edge
Starting Price: $45.00
Auction ends: Dec 05, 2011 19:05:40 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller sirjle, Paris, France
Comments: An Irish Crochet collar formed of just a few standard motifs arranged in a scattered, but pleasing pattern. It saves time and effort to stick with just a few motifs, and these are very consistent with good raised rings. Note the extra work on the edge stitches. Overall I think it’s an effective strategy and makes a nice presentation. Condition looks very good, I don’t see any problems from the photos.

   Sold for $45.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/7aallud Antique Brussels Hand Lace Wedding Hankie
Size: 14″ square
Starting Price: $49.95
Auction ends: Dec 06, 2011 12:01:23 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller mianna, Plantation, FL, United States
Comments: An interesting guipure bobbinlace, origin is puzzling. The Belgians didn’t really do this kind of work. I think it has an English flavor with the tallies. Maybe Beds? But the edge is atypical. Perhaps a Spanish piece? A nice package, good design, technique, and condition.
Mon Dec 5th – see the important comment provided by a LaceNews reader on this piece.

   Sold for $190.05, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/6onl84q ANTIQUE 1800’S VICTORIAN HANDMADE LACE DRESS MANTLE COLLAR TINY BOBBIN ORNATE
Size: 22″ neckline, mid back to collar edge, 2.75″, outer edge 48″
Starting Price: $9.95
Auction ends: Dec 06, 2011 13:49:15 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller vntgclothing, Winchester, New Hampshire, United States
Comments: A collar of Bruges Bloemwerk. The motifs are large, and the brides quite simple. Good workmanship, and I find the design quite effective. Seller cites some stains and a few broken brides, nothing major.

   Sold for $72.00, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/6oo9773 BRUGGES BOBBIN LACE COLLAR
Size: 22″ neckline, mid back to collar edge, 2.75″, outer edge 48″
Starting Price: $85.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Dec 06, 2011, exact time not given.
Offered by: Ebay seller thelacemuseum, Fremont, California, United States
Comments: Another Bruges collar, this one with some nice fillings in the motifs. Double picoted brides. This piece is being sold by the Sunnyvale Lace Museum, and I promise to get the writeup from my recent visit on LaceNews this week!  Occasionally they will sell a few extra pieces to help finance the museum. This piece seems a bit yellowed, but no structural problems that I can see.

  No takers.

http://tinyurl.com/7jwalpu EXQUISITE BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE HANDKERCHIEF
Size: 15″ square
Starting Price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Dec 06, 2011 16:50:49 PST
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: You can always find Point de Gaze handkerchiefs, and whitework embroidered handkerchiefs, but seldom the two together. And with such flamboyance; or is it a little fussy? The lace has a dense design, no raised work, and fillings are well done although limited in variety. These flat needlelaces can be extraordinary. I like how they have used the point de gaze net even in small areas in the corners.  The embroidery is excellent, but I’m not too happy with how the simple square is joined to the lace. Might have been sculpted a bit.  I see a few tiny pinholes, very minor.

   $800.00, 7 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/7ybgbbn BLG HanMade Antique Vtg SILK MALTESE LACE SCARF PANEL:
Size: 8″ x 68″
Starting Price: $24.99
Auction ends: Dec 06, 2011 18:07:24 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller adtjmd, RED VELVET BENCH, United States
Comments: I was struck at how nice this Maltese scarf looks tied in a bow on the manikin. The design is quite typical of this lace, Maltese crosses alternating with a sun-type design, and a ground of plaited leaves down the center. There are a few stains, and overall wear showing up as wrinkling along the edges. A few broken brides and some seam attachments needed.  It’s a good standard example.

   Sold for $74.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/7hmf8nk Set of 3 Antique Teneriffe Lace Makers Pin Wheels * English * Circa 1900.
Size: 2-3/4″, 2-3/8″, 1-7/8″
Starting Price: $9.00
Auction ends: Dec 06, 2011 19:03:01 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller elegant.arts, Midlothian, Virginia, United States
Comments: Teneriffe looms are a collecting area all in themselves, especially examples from the early 20th century. These tablets are English, and were also used as advertising tools, with different names printed on the face (Faudel and Vicars are examples). They come standard in 3 sizes, but you can also find the rarer 8″ diameter ones occasionally. They are made of heavy cardboard with a woven tape around the edge. The label is fixed with the advertising on one side and usually a picture of the lace in process on the other side.  The two white pins mark the starting path. It is rare to find a set in this good condition – they look fresh out of the box. Just wish they also had the box. Or whatever they came in.

   Sold for $93.99, 11 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/6lzpy9w Antique Victorian MOP Brussels Lace Fan Fächer eventail ventaglio abanico 1900
Size: 10.25″ long, 18″ wide
Starting Price: 0.99 GBP
Auction ends: Dec 07, 2011 08:47:32 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller madaboutfans, Cork, Ireland
Comments: A Duchesse de Bruxelles fan with carved mother-of-pearl sticks. The center Point de Gaze medallion looks intact, and has one rose with raised petals.  The lace is standard Duchesse, some raised work in the bobbinlace. Seller cites repairs to two sticks, otherwise very good overall condition.

   Sold for 205.00 GBP, 14 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/7ck9hon Vtg Antique Handmade Bobbin Lace Shawl Bucks Point Buckinghamshire Ornate 19thC
Size: 25″ x 117″
Starting Price: $495.00
Auction ends: Dec 07, 2011 18:36:17 PST
Offered by:Ebay seller twist-in-time, Philadelphia / DFW, United States
Comments: A white cotton rectangular point ground shawl. I think a Bucks origin makes sense, particularly because of the elaborate fillings in the motifs. It is quite different from Neuchatel examples. There is a little damage to the net which is difficult to repair in point ground laces. I’d leave it alone for the time being. It is an interesting piece with an ambitious design.

   Sold for $495.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/73zg4jd ANTIQUE FINE HAND ROSALINE LACE WIDE CUFFS
Size: 3″ x 10″
Starting Price: $99.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Dec 10, 2011 10:46:50 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller heartnsoul1, Hollis, New Hampshire, United States
Comments: A pair of Rosaline Perlé cuffs. I think the perls are needlelace rings.  Good symmetry in the design. It’s hard not to like the delicacy of Rosaline, and these are a nice example in very good condition.

Buy-it-now exercised for $99.00

http://tinyurl.com/6q6drgz 18TH CENTURY- 240CM RARE ARGENTAN EARLY FRENCH NEEDLELACE
Size: 3″ X 94.5″
Starting Price: $25.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Dec 10, 2011 14:30:04 PST
Offered by: bay seller klaraanna2006, Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Comments: A long length of Alençon with Brides Tortillee in the main ground and ordinary reseau along the edge. That’s a very typical pattern for the ‘Herren Alençon’ laces, which are designed to be ruffled, especially in men’s cuffs. This one is quite delicate, late 18th century. It’s really not possible to tell if this is Alençon- or Argentan-made, at this period they were both doing the same kind of work.  Lace from this period seldom survives in such good condition, aside from a few small holes, there seems to be no damage to the ground. Unusual.

   $81.00, 2 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/7hkm7cr Antique Brussels Point de Gaze Lace Triangle Shawl 105″ x 75″ *MAGESTIC & RARE*
Size: 75″ x 105″
Starting Price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Dec 10, 2011 14:41:15 PST
Offered by: bay seller sugarbaby2011, The North Pole, Canada
Comments: A Brussels Bobbinlace application on machine net, with a few simple needlelace fillings. It has a central spray of delicately worked flowers, quite open in texture. Further flower sprays are found in the triangle points. The edge design is well thought out and executed. It’s a good design, but there are extensive repairs to the ground.

   Sold for $3,800.00, 12 bidders.