http://tinyurl.com/7ppkxs5 ANTIQUE BLACK MALTESE BEDFORDSHIRE LACE SHAWL
Size: 6′ 6″ x 6′ 6″
Starting Price: 50.00 GBP
Auction ends: Jun 09, 2012 06:47:17 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller amberfarleigh, Willington, Co Durham, United Kingdom
Comments: Probably black silk, a Maltese shawl. I’m also not sure if it is square or triangular. Despite the similarity to Beds plaited laces, there is no evidence that pieces of this size incorporating the Maltese cross were made in England. They also aren’t very rare, I have 4 large triangular shawls of similar work in my collection.This one is quite nice with well-done guipure motifs and a regular square ground of leaves. There is some damage in the leaf ground that might not be trivial to fix (as are most seam separations  you normally see in this lace). Otherwise good condition, and this is quite a nice example.

   Sold for 123.01 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/7vnn6h3 ANTIQUE LACE FABULOUS WIDE HANDMADE FLOUNCE UNUSED POINT DE GAZE POINT DE ROSE
Size: 8.5″ x 94.5″ not counting engrelure.
Starting Price: $49.99
Auction ends: Jun 09, 2012 16:22:42 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller greatlace, Paris – Palm Beach, United States
Comments: A wide flounce of original length Point de Gaze which appears unused.  Seller cites only one small age stain. Note the slightly pointed raised petals, sign of a better manufacturer. I can only nitpick a bit on the rather conventional design and lack of interesting filling jours, but for size, condition, and purity of the technique, it is very good.

   Sold for $599.00, 9 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/756pjnp fiore di merletto di burano
Size: 13 cm diameter
Starting Price: 170.00 EUR
Auction ends: Jun 09, 2012 23:39:51 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller clame2011, Mestre, VE, Italy
Comments: This was made by the seller’s grandmother, a lacemaker for 80 years. A lovely wired flower – needlelace workers should do more of this kind of work. Hmmm… Maybe we will.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/7uf26lt SUP RARE & ANCIEN FUSEAU DE COLLECTION COTTIER AVEC SA PELOTE DE FIL DENTELLIERE
Size: 8.8 cm long
Starting Price: 8.00 EUR
Auction ends: Jun 10, 2012 10:38:17 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller 2301pascale, France
Comments: A unique bobbin by the French manufacturer Cottier. Actually he made equipment, not really lace, and wrote some interesting pattern books.  Turn of the (last) century – his first book was published in 1902.  It really isn’t very practical, but is a marvelous idea. I once saw a whole set of these with an original Cottier pillow.
Condition looks excellent.

   Sold for 73.35 GBP, 10 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/83vxdf8 Vintage hand made needle lace collar,superb work,31″ across
Size: 31″ across, 13″ deep
Starting Price: 50.00 GPB
Auction ends: Jun 10, 2012 13:02:05 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller oooptafagv, lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Comments: I don’t often review mixed machine-tape pieces like this, but I though this one was especially nice. Better pieces are often attributed to places like Branscome, but I don’t think so here. It has more of a Belgian feel with the mesh and bride ground, and it has a good, bold design. Almost like the contemporary Point de Milan Belgian pieces. Condition looks very good from what I can see in the photos.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/7cacrrf 2 prachtige borden in Vlaams aardewerk ( Brugge ) kantkloster & spinster 18 Cm.
Size: 18 cm, I assume that’s diameter.
Starting Price: 1.99 EUR
Auction ends: Jun 10, 2012 13:52:43 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller andr7569, Antwerpen, Belgium
Comments: See my collecting post on Vlaams Aardewerk lacemakers at  http://tinyurl.com/4baktku. These plate sets don’t come up very often, but are always a pair with a spinster and lacemaker.  This set does not have a maker’s mark, although the seller says it is Bruges manufacture. I don’t know how that conclusion is made.  I’ve never seen this set before, and they appear to be in very good condition.

   Sold for 114.50 GBP, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/7mjdcw5 Antique Ladies Handkerchief Handmade Belgian Point d Gaz Needlelace Linen 007
Size: 12.5″ square
Starting Price: $0.99
Auction ends: Jun 10, 2012 17:45:30 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller nutting13, Finger Lakes NY, United States
Comments: A Point de Gaze handkerchief, raised petal roses, some double. Some nice jour fillings arranged in the corners. The design is nicely worked into the center linen. A few small holes in the mesh, otherwise good condition.

   Sold for $117.50, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/7pgkbal CIRCA 19THC. LOVELY BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LACE FAN
Size: ~14″, opening to ~27″
Starting Price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Jun 11, 2012 09:02:25 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: A Point de Gaze fan with decorated Mother of Pearl sticks.  No raised work on the lace, and the design goes beyond the standard rose/leaf pattern.  It works very well as a folding fan. Seller notes some age spots on the fan, otherwise very good condition. A few small issues with the sticks.

   Sold for $495.00, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/7f5vhr8 EXQUISITE 19THC. BRUSSELS LACE PANEL W/POINT DE GAZE
Size: ~42-43″ x 36-37″
Starting Price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Jun 11, 2012 10:34:29 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: A very beautiful Brussels Duchesse piece, and I don’t think it has been cut from something larger. Both ends look nicely finished. Must have been used as a train or skirt piece. Note how the Point de Gaze phlox-like flowers match the ones in the bobbinlace lower border – unusual. And look at the shading in the needlelace leaves. No raised work in the needlelace, aside from a few high relief rings. Note also the grid of needlelace fillings outside of the center insert.  Hard to think how something like this could be better.  I don’t see any condition issues from the photos.

   $420.00, 7 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/6syhvtu EXQUISITE 19THC. BRUSSELS LACE W/BOWS, TULIPS, ROSES
Size: 21″ x 183″
Starting Price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Jun 11, 2012 11:04:16 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: A crinoline flounce of Brussels application on machine net.  You know I don’t like to gush in these reviews, so I’ll just leave this one with an OMG!

   $850.00, 5 bidders, reserve not met.