http://tinyurl.com/ce3t3ub Mercerie ancienne- Dentelle ( guipure ) noire largeur: 26 cm, longueur: 7,40 m .
Size: 26 cm x 7.40 m
Starting Price: 140.00 EUR
Auction ends: Apr 29, 2012 05:51:08 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller maryse8245, Saint claude, Franche-Comté, France
Comments: A long, ~10″ wide Le Puy Guipure border of black silk. Typical elements are the picoted star-shaped ground, long tallies forming leaves, and the smaller flowers in cartouches on a point ground. There aren’t enough photos to really assess condition, but from what I can see it looks good. Maybe a few loose brides in the ground.

   Sold for 140.00 EUR, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/7l4cezq 160cms x 11cms Lille Bobbin Lace c1820
Size: 11 cm x 160 cm
Starting Price: 25.00 GBP
Auction ends: Apr 29, 2012 08:11:56 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lunnantiques, London, London, United Kingdom
Comments: Not enough closeups – it could be an Arras piece, although the mesh looks a little funny. Like there’s an elongated leg more typical of Mechlin, and I wouldn’t count that out. The straight border edge, very thin design and esprits in the ground, are all characteristic of Arras, but Hannover in ‘Tønderske Kniplinger” shows both Arras and Mechlin of similar design. Seller notes a few small holes and a jagged tear at one end, overall basically good condition. I agree with the seller’s date.

   Sold for 79.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/72b3yc2 ANTIQUE Handmade MALTESE BLACK SILK LACE SCARF
Size: 65″ X ~6″ average, 7″ at ends
Starting Price: 7.99 GBP
Auction ends: Apr 29, 2012 11:51:26 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lacisfair, Surrey, United Kingdom
Comments: A black silk Maltese lappet scarf.  The design is fairly standard St. John’s crosses and rosettes and grids of leaves.  The ground is quite wiry.  Sometimes I think pieces like this (and you see big shawls of this stuff) aren’t from Malta, but maybe France or even Russia. It’s an area that needs clarification.  This one looks in basically good condition – few small breaks, but a little wrinkled.

   Sold for 79.10 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/8yue5ko BEAUTIFUL 17th CENTURY FLEMISH LINEN BOBBIN LACE c1670-90
Size: 8.5″ x 41.5″
Starting Price: 4.99 GBP
Auction ends: Apr 29, 2012 12:30:49 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller vanye90, UK, United Kingdom
Comments: Really wish there were more of this – it’s lovely. Sculptural motifs with just enough interesting fillings. Note the use of holes in the tape. This is a lace that stems from contemporary development in Italian needlelace like Gros Point. I will, however, argue for an Italian Milanese origin. Flemish laces tended to use a bar ground, not the plaited mesh. See figure 208 in Levey’s “Lace, A History”, it is very similar to the Milanese piece illustrated. Good condition considering the age, I don’t consider the holes a particularly major problem in a piece of this quality.

   Sold for 119.10 GBP, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/7wrx5la 3 Vintage lace prickings BOBBIN LACE
Size: varies
Starting Price: $9.99
Auction ends: Apr 29, 2012 12:48:43 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller kinky500, Limburg, Belgium
Comments: This seller has some other prickings listed of similar quality 360452805520,
360452805630.They seem to be a mix of styles, I’m guessing Point de Paris, maybe some Lille? They are quite high quality, and I don’t recognize them from modern works. Maybe someone else does?  All look in good condition, and the pinholes could easily be transferred to another pattern.

   Sold for $33.99, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/6qgxm3t Brussels Duchesse lace Wedding Veil * 1920’s circa
Size: 144″ x 110″
Starting Price: $4,450.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Apr 29, 2012 14:07:49 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lacelegacy, Canada, Australia, Japan
Comments: Comes with a photo of a Chicago bride wearing the piece.Note the pearl headpiece attached somehow to the lace.  Brussels application on machine net, with lots of esprits in the ground. A fairly simple design, but the net drapes beautifully, and overall it is quite effective.  Looks in very good condition, just a few small brown spots. No tears or pinholes noted by seller

   Unsold.

http://tinyurl.com/d8x5jbe Brussels Point de Gaze Shawl circa 1889 estate of Baroness Nádherný von Borutin
Size: 20″ x 106″
Starting Price: $6,40.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Apr 29, 2012 16:20:22 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lacelegacy, Canada, Australia, Japan
Comments: A rectangular Point de Gaze shawl with provenance.Condition appears very good, just 3 small holes per seller. It strikes me as very similar in design and technique to another rectangular shawl, see Ebay Alerts http://tinyurl.com/7jj7rl2. My review of that one applies to this.

   Unsold.

http://tinyurl.com/d9gjjqw Museum 1800s Victorian Brussels Needle Lace Wedding Handkerchief Signed Phelps
Size: 15.5″ x 15″
Starting Price: $550.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Apr 29, 2012 17:59:26 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller gb-best, New Ringgold, Pennsylvania, United States
Comments: A flat Point de Gaze handkerchief with a name in ink on the center cloth. The work and fillings are quite simple, and note the esprits in the ground. An effective design.  A few small holes and spots, overall good condition, and I like how the edges are quite crisp. Never seems to have been laundered, very good.

   Sold for $300.00, from an offer.

http://tinyurl.com/7pp22w9 REFINED HandMade Antique Vtg BRUSSELS DUCHESSE LACE COLLAR DRESS FRONT
Size: 17″ neckline, 8.5″ long front panels, 36″ outside edge
Starting Price: $24.99
Auction ends: Apr 29, 2012 18:06:34 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller adtjmd, RED VELVET BENCH, United States
Comments: A Duchesse collar or dress front – it has no needlelace and I think it has a Bruges flavor.  Good design – I like the way the leaves escape out from the center part just below the collarbone. Also like the neckline treatment.  Very good technique, and note the complex scrolls laid on halfstitch down the center points. Condition looks very good, seller notes a little fraying along the neckline.

      Sold for $138.20, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/83gf26k Exquisite 1800s Victorian Brussels Needle Lace collar Flowers Museum Fancy
Size: 16″ neckline, 4″ wide.
Starting Price: $450.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Apr 29, 2012 18:21:05 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller gb-best, New Ringgold, Pennsylvania, United States
Comments: A Duchesse de Bruxelles collar, the neckpiece appears to a separate attached piece. Excellent technique on the bobbinlace, and note the unusual Point de Gaze oval inserts just below the neck piece front edge.  Condition appears very good, seller notes minor bride breaks. Nothing serious.

   Unsold.

http://tinyurl.com/6wmlwot Biscuit ancien signé Delft la dentellière.Numéroté
Size: 13.1 cm high, 6.9 cm long, 7.7 cm wide
Starting Price: 25.00 EUR
Auction ends: May 02, 2012 12:16:36 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller papyhote, Belgique, Belgium
Comments: A Delft lacemaker – see my Collecting post on these at http://tinyurl.com/7p2p8bo. These don’t come up for sale very often. Condition looks excellent.

   Sold for 83.00 EUR, 5 bidders.