http://tinyurl.com/6wq4d2y Vintage Antique Bedfordshire Bobbin Lace Bertha Collar Cluny Influence 19th C
Size: 43″ inside neck, 8″ wide
Starting Price: $195.00
Auction ends: Jan 21, 2012 10:34:55 PST
Seller: Ebay seller twist-in-time, Philadelphia / DFW, United States
Comments: A bertha in the French Cluny tradition. It has a good bold pattern, with motifs increasing in size from the neckline out. Lots of raised tallies and leaves, all well done. Seller cites a few faint spots, very minor.

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http://tinyurl.com/7rhkael Vintage Antique Mechlin Bobbin Lace Edging Flounce Trim Handmade 5″ x 91″ 19thC C
Size: 5″ x 91″
Starting Price: $195.00
Auction ends: Jan 21, 2012 11:23:17 PST
Seller: Ebay seller twist-in-time, Philadelphia / DFW, United States
Comments: A wide mechlin border in a good collectible length, early 19thc. It has a rather thin design, almost like Arras point ground lace. It has the same rather streaky ground which could be a sign of sightly uneven linen thread. Delicate fillings, well done, and in very good condition, I don’t see anything wrong from the photos.

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http://tinyurl.com/7eb5bjh BRUSSELS BOBBIN LACE FAN-VENTAGLIO ANTICO-EVENTAIL-ABANICO
Size: box is 25cm long
Starting Price: 195.00 GBP
Auction ends: Jan 22, 2012 12:43:04 PST
Seller: Ebay seller fanlady24, Padova, PD, Italy
Comments: Brussels bobbinlace applique on machine net fan leaf, mounted on blonde faux tortoiseshell sticks, with a silver monogram. Sometimes these silver pieces have small diamonds. The lace has a very strong left-right symmetry. Nicely worked motifs, with a few needlelace rings as accents and line fillings. The lace looks in very good condition.

   Sold fo r156.00 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/7mwd76t Nine antique bone lace bobbins with names
Size: not given
Starting Price: 50.00 GBP
Auction ends: Jan 22, 2012 14:10:25 PST
Seller: Ebay seller sandpiper1842, Padova, Highland, United Kingdom
Comments: Normally I don’t do much with bobbins, there are so many, new and old, on Ebay every day. But I thought this was a well-matched set of simple named bone pieces, in good condition, and likely by the same maker. Seller speculates ‘Blunt end man’.

   Sold for 52.00 GBP, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/7dhfn9w Vtg Antique English Bucks Bobbin Lace Flounce Trim Edge Mayflower fill 7-3/4W
Size: 7-3/4″ x 97″
Starting Price: $395.00
Auction ends: Jan 22, 2012 15:58:59 PST
Seller: Ebay seller twist-in-time, Philadelphia / DFW, United States
Comments: A wide, elaborate Bucks border, not too dissimilar in feel from the piece I used as the January 2011 featured lace. Good contrast between the dense border and the very plain edge at the top. The work is excellent, with only a few tiny breaks in the ground. very minor.

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http://tinyurl.com/79lamuh Vtg 18thC Antique English Hollie (Holy) Point Needle Lace Cap Shirt set RARE!
Size: cap 8″ across, lace .5″ wide.  Shirt 18″ x 9″, lace bit more than .5″ wide.
Starting Price: $1,325.00
Auction ends: Jan 22, 2012 17:57:29 PST
Seller: Ebay seller twist-in-time, Philadelphia / DFW, United States
Comments: A rare hollie-point decorated cap and shirt. 18th century, not entirely sure when.  Lace on the sleeves looks like mid 18thc Mechlin, and there’s some whitework embroidery next to the holly point on the linen. The lace looks like it is worked back and forth along the long edge rather than across the width – I think this is unusual. May point to a slightly later date.  It seems to have a 200 year old provenance, although when you start to count backwards is unclear. Very minor condition issues, negligible in view of the importance of the set.

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http://tinyurl.com/7pcgxdb Antique Early Wide Honiton Lace Dentelle Handmade Main Flounce Doll Dress Trim
Size: 3.25″ x 87″
Starting Price: $9.99
Auction ends: Jan 22, 2012 18:26:26 PST
Seller: Ebay seller 4mimiandme, Brockport, New York, United States
Comments: A Honiton border of rather serpentine design. Thick brides of a narrow woven tape.  Some good tally fillings in large spaces. It looks a lot like a 19th century descendant of the later 18th century Devon laces. Seller cites 4 breaks and several spots, one seam. Overall good condition.

   Sold for $11.50, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/8xpk2vu SUPERB LG HM Antique Vtg BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LACE BERTHA COLLAR
Size: 6″ wide, 39″ neckline, 79″ outside edge.
Starting Price: $49.99
Auction ends: Jan 22, 2012 18:49:00 PST
Seller: Ebay seller adtjmd, RED VELVET BENCH, United States
Comments: A Brussels Duchesse bertha with nine Point de Gaze inserts. The bobbinlace is a bit plain, more on the Bruges side, nicely done. Needlelace roses have one raised petal with minimal fillings.  Looking closeup this isn’t the most impressive lace, but looking at the overall effect it is quite effective. And the condition is very good, very minor issues.

   Sold for $233.50, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/78bjod2 Antique Eventail, Abanico,fan, ventaglio,Lace
Size: not given
Starting Price: 60.00 EUR
Auction ends: Jan 23, 2012 10:08:15 PST
Seller: Ebay seller teresacarmen555, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
Comments: The mounting on this fan is similar to the one described above, but without the silver initial.The lace is Brussels Duchesse, with rather large, but well made bobbin motifs with lots of raised work. Two areas of Point de Gaze with typical roses. The design seems a bit haphazard to me, as if some leftover motifs were thrown together. Seller does not describe the lace, but it looks in very good condition.

   Sold for 76.51 EUR, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/7n3hn3w VERY FNIE HAND MADE FLORAL LACE TRIM / APPLIQUE
Size: 5″ x 17″
Starting Price: $19.00
Auction ends: Jan 23, 2012 15:59:10 PST
Seller: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: An intriguing piece. Wish there were some fine closeups. Looks kind of like Mechlin, but I’ve never seen anything quite like it before.  The lower edge looks unusual, no picots, just catch pin and return. But there’s a rigid row of picots on top. I’d be interested to hear what people think of this piece. Condition looks very good.

Sold for $202.50, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/7aed97o 19TH C HAND MADE FRENCH ALENCON LACE COLLAR
Size: 21″ neckline, 4″ wide center front
Starting Price: $19.00
Auction ends: Jan 23, 2012 15:59:35 PST
Seller: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: A dress front of point ground bobbinlace with halfstitch clothwork. Nice honeycomb fillings.  Wit the gimp you might think white Chantilly, but looks like the thread is cotton. Maybe something made around WWI in traditional Chantilly centers when silk thread was becoming rare. I’m thinking the neck edge treatment might be original to the lace, see how it blends in so nicely at the point, wish there was a closeup of that. Condition looks very good. A very interesting piece.

Sold for $128.50, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/7penwfx Vintage Antique C1860 Valenciennes Bobbin Lace Flounce Trim Edging Handmade Yds
Size: 5″ x 3 yards 25″
Starting Price: $375.00
Auction ends: Jan 23, 2012 16:42:07 PST
Seller: Ebay seller twist-in-time, Philadelphia / DFW, United States
Comments: 19th century Valenciennes this wide is fairly rare, and when you do find it, the design is usually more elaborate. But this piece has dense clothwork and good line drawing of a leaf and grape bunches, with rings and swags below. Simple circles dot the ground. It’s really long, and condition is very good. Sometimes with pieces this long the clothwork tends to be a bit loose; not here. Probably Belgian.

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http://tinyurl.com/6s544s9 CIVIL WAR ERA WHTIE CHANTILLY LACE TRIM
Size: 10″ X 56″
Starting Price: $9.00
Auction ends: Jan 23, 2012 17:48:48 PST
Seller: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: 19th century Blonde de Caen (although some of our Spanish friends might argue for Catalonian Bonde). Note the areas of half stitch contrasting with the dense whole stitch. It’s in about as good condition as you are likely to find in this kind of lace, and the whole piece is beautifully crisp. Size is exceptional.

Sold for $30.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/85v5d6g CIVIL WAR ERA BLONDE SILK SPANISH LACE STOLE
Size: 9.5″ widest, 48″ long
Starting Price: $9.00
Auction ends: Jan 23, 2012 17:53:45 PST
Seller: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: Hard to tell from the photos if this is silk – probably is. It does have the kind of star-shaped fillings that are associated with Spain. A few tears and small holes, but overall good condition.

Sold for $122.50, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/6uwzf5a Vtg Antique Early Brussels Applique Bobbin Lace Lappet Handmade Reseau Mesh
Size: 4-3/4″ x 41″
Starting Price: $496.00
Auction ends: Jan 23, 2012 18:02:09 PST
Seller: Ebay seller twist-in-time, Philadelphia / DFW, United States
Comments: Definitely not the most exciting lappet scarf I’ve ever seen, but it does to have the handmade droschel net. The orientation of the mesh is a bit odd, plaits running perpendicular to the long edge rather than parallel. I imagine the net was cut from a larger piece.  The motifs are very small and seem to be appliqued on. A few holes in the net, but overall good condition. Early 19th c.

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