http://tinyurl.com/cuvnboe FIGURINE TERRE VERNISSEE GEO MARTEL ET A BLOT DESVRES LA DENTELLIERE
Size: 24 cm high
Starting Price: 149.99 EUR
Auction ends: Aug 03, 2012 11:04:21 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller chat37, SUD DE LA FRANCE, France
Comments: A glazed earthenware figure of a French lacemaker. It is attributed to Géo Martel and Gabriel Fourmaintraux, with the specific artist being Achille Blot, sometime in the 1920s. The mark GM is on the bottom of the piece. Then again I’ve seen the same figure attributed to Fives-Lille at the De Bruyn Factory ca.1890-1900. I’m wondering if this one is a slightly later work – it doesn’t seem to have quite the detail as others I’ve seen. Still, it isn’t found very often.  There is a large chip on the bonnet, otherwise good condition.

   Sold for 149.99, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/bo785n3 Magnificent Antique Duchesse Lace Collar
Size: 17″ across bottom
Starting Price: $285.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: 1 day 23 hours from 8/2/12 6:45 PM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller cork123, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Comments: A Duchesse dress front, no needlelace.  Nice design of bows, some raised work on half-stitch ground.  It does seem a it soiled from the photos (or maybe it is just the effect of the dark gray manikin), but overall good condition. I don’t see any problems from the photos.

   Unsold.

http://tinyurl.com/c57ekxn SUPERB ANTIQUE BLONDE SILK MALTESE LACE TRIM EDGING – 10.5″ DEEP X 18ft /5.5 M
Size: 10.5″ x 18′
Starting Price: 14.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 05, 2012 11:26:56 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller luka0001, South Coast., United Kingdom
Comments: A Maltese flounce, fairly wide.  I like the very large Maltese cross, and the fine, consistent technique throughout. Nice design, appropriate for a border like this. Seller notes some black marks in the first 28″, and ocassional broken thread, but overall I think it’s in very good condition.

   Sold for 410.00 GBP, 9 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/bmh99dw Antique Georgian c1770 18th Century Honiton edging trim 45″ VGC
Size: 2″ x 45″
Starting Price: 10.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 05, 2012 12:04:23 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller poppy1109, Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom
Comments: What I generally look for in identifying 18th c Devon laces are large filling areas but not a lot of variety in the fillings themselves, motifs that look like they might have been worked for a long time thus losing some sharpness and evolving into a more serpentine technique. Also certain technical details in the raised work, and a ground that often conforms to the motifs rather than the perfect straightness of Belgian laces. I think this is a good candidate for Devon.  Very good condition for the age, and I do agree with the seller, there seem to be a join midway. Other very minor defects.

   Sold for 33.00 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/d3y2qkg ANTIQUE LACE MALTESE TRIM FLOUNCE – VERY LARGE – WHITE SILK
Size: ~10″ x 61″
Starting Price: 4.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 05, 2012 12:36:14 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller hamstershoard, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom
Comments: Yet another Maltese piece. Note the teardrop pattern lower border, and what I really like is the sunburst of woven leaves at the top. I don’t remember seeing something like this before. I also think it looks a little too tightly worked for silk – maybe cotton or linen? Hard to tell from the photos. A few condition problems noted in the photos, but overall good condition.

   Sold for 43.00 GBP, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/buqvk8j Antique blonde silk Maltese lace handkerchief border
Size: 14″ square
Starting Price: 9.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 05, 2012 13:04:58 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller linen-cupboard, Crawcrook, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Comments: More Maltese – a handkerchief border with good guipure work. It looks a bit wrinkled in the photos, but from the description and photos it seems to be in very good condition.

   Sold for 26.00 GBP, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/cf3xasd Antique 17th century 17thc Italian needlelace. Good length VGC Lace collector
Size: 7″ x 40″
Starting Price: 10.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 05, 2012 13:22:07 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller poppy1109, Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom
Comments: Punto in Aria technique short border. I can’t make an attribution, since this is in the rather fuzzy style that was nicely copied in India. Supposedly you can tell by the form of the flowers, but I can’t to a definite source just now, since I’m in Mpls for the IOLI convention and not next to my library. More when I get back.

   Sold for 72.00 GBP, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/d4vxfzw SUPERB 34in HANDMADE Antique Vtg BRUSSELS APPLIQUE NET LACE FLOUNCE *DOLLS
Size: 3″ x 34″
Starting Price: $0.99
Auction ends: Aug 05, 2012 18:08:49 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller adtjmd, RED VELVET BENCH, United States
Comments: Wish there were more of this. Brussels application on machine net. The esprits in the ground are needle-made, the rest is all bobbinlace applique. Nice delicate motifs well executed.  Condition looks very good – seller cites age discoloration and a few pinhole breaks.

   Sold for $49.90, 11 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/cbgloxt SUPERB HANDMADE Antique Vtg EDWARDIAN IRISH CROCHET LACE HIGH NECK COLLAR
Size: 10.5″ across widest point, 14.5″ neckline
Starting Price: $29.99
Auction ends: Aug 05, 2012 18:20:31 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller adtjmd, RED VELVET BENCH, United States
Comments: Irish crochet dress front with deep points, chocker collar, and a lot of good raised work. The technique does seem just a little loose, but overall it’s an impresive pattern. Condition looks very good from the photos.

   Sold for $97.00, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/bu6hgbm ANTIQUE POINT DE GAZE BRUSSELS NEEDLE LACE LARGE BERTHA COLLAR
Size: 38″ neckline, 72″ outer edge, 5″ wide
Starting Price: $249.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: 3 days 21 hours from 8/2/12 7:52 PM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller les.petits, Corona, CA, United States
Comments: Duchesse de Bruxelles bertha. The design is simple, and the point de gaze inserts limited to a few modes. Seller notes a few yellow spots, but overall condition is very good. I don’t see any defects from the photos.

   Unsold.

http://tinyurl.com/d7wpjc5 RARE & GORGEOUS ANTIQUE IRISH CROCHET LACE COLLAR
Size: neckline 13.5″, outside 39″, 6.5″ wide
Starting Price: $42.00
Auction ends: Aug 06, 2012 17:22:01 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller ryphat, Paris, France
Comments: Irish crochet collar – there seem to be looped picots in the ground.  The motifs are tightly worked and nicely reminiscent of Gros Point. Good raised work. The design is a little thrown together, no left right symmetry, but somehow it works nicely. Overall condition is very good from the photos, maybe a little browning, and I see one loose thread on a neckline loop.

   Sold for $42.90, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/ckgu9m4 RARE FRENCH ANTIQUE CROCHET LACE EDGING -IRISH LACE 93″ by 5 1/2″
Size: 5.5″ x 93″
Starting Price: $44.90
Auction ends: Aug 06, 2012 17:28:01 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller ryphat, Paris, France
Comments: Irish crochet border with a Rose of Sharon and shamrock pattern, delicately done.  It is along, well-done piece in very good condition.

   Sold for $51.00, 2 bidders.