http://tinyurl.com/csw9a59 BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE VICTORIAN CREAM MALTESE LACE LARGE DOILEY
Size: 25.2″ square
Starting Price: 29.99 AUD
Auction ends: Aug 28, 2012 02:00:41 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller 02bellagirl, BEXLEY, New South Wales, Australia
Comments: It’s a bit large for a handkerchief, so perhaps some kind of table covering? Good Maltese design, well-done guipure, and some interesting ground work. It has three widths of lace sewn together, and from the photos I think there might be a little color difference in the different rounds. It also might be linen or cotton, I don’t see the silk sheen in the photos – but that’s hard to tell. Condition looks very good from the photos.

   Sold for AU 51.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/8dn39yg ANTIQUE LACE HANDMADE ALENCON NEEDLELACE C 1850 HORSEHAIR PICOTS
Size: BOTH 2.5″ x 23″ (without engrelure)
Starting Price: $60.00
Auction ends: Aug 28, 2012 17:58:40 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller greatlace, Paris – Palm Beach, United States
Comments: Two lengths of the same Alençon pattern, later 19th c romantic floral design. Réseau ordinaire (fin) ground, good modes and fillings, along with the lighter rempli typical of later 19th c Alençon technique. The brodes are both plain and picoted, with horsehair left in.  The condition appears very good from the photos. A nice example, just wish it hadn’t been cut in half.

   Sold for $128.50, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/9akzr4h ANTIQUE FRENCH HANDMADE VALENCIENNES LACE TRIM DOLL DRESS INTRICATE TULLE NET
Size: 1-5/8″ x 46″
Starting Price: $0.99
Auction ends: Aug 28, 2012 18:41:00 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller meadowpaint, Carlsbad, California, United States
Comments: A narrow border of Mechlin with a delicate design. Later 19th c, condition appears very good from the photos. Seller cites a few pinholes, probably in the ground.

   Sold for $36.00, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/9zp74nj Merletto per rocchetto o tovaglia “tombolo”2
Size: 38 cm x 180 cm
Starting Price: 50.00 EUR
Auction ends: Aug 29, 2012 02:50:59 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller djerry-2008, taranto, TA, Italy
Comments: I don’t know quite what to say about this piece. There’s only one photo, so hard to tell if it is handmade or not. It might be one of those indeterminate guipures associated with Almagro in Spain or perhaps some work much father east. I don’t much like the structure of the ‘halfstitch from what I can see. A few closeups could solve this immediately, but in the meantime I thought it was interesting, and maybe someone recognizes it.

   Sold for 71.00 EUR, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/9gzqyap col dentelle ancienne duchesse point de gaze antique lace collar encaje antigua
Size: inner ~40 cm, outer ~72 cm, width 8 cm
Starting Price: 45.00 EUR
Auction ends: Aug 29, 2012 09:11:01 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller atelier1900, Rhône-Alpes, France
Comments: A Duchesse de Bruxelles collar, raised petal roses in the Point de Gaze inserts.  Typical 2nd half 19th century design, middle market. The condition appears very good, I don’t see any problems from the photos.

   Sold for 61.00 EUR, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/8h6dmof Vtg Antique 18th Century Brabant Handmade Bobbin Lace Trim Edging Yds 1720-1750
Size: ~6.75″ x 3 yards 13″ (121″)
Starting Price: $695.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Aug 29, 2012 09:11:01 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller twist-in-time, Philadelphia / DFW, United States
Comments: We must distinguish between the old Duchy of Brabant which contained the great lacemaking centers of Brussels, Mechlin, and Antwerp, with the ‘Brabant’ designation today given to certain coarser Belgian pieced bobbin laces. The latter is more a dealer’s term rather tan a true indication that a lace originated in the Brabant area. It is generally held to be a lace with large motifs with extensive bride and a coarse mesh. This one has no brides, and the mesh is an early plaited variation – not strictly the Brabant ‘definition’, but probably close enough. It is unusually long (but not so much for Brabant), and a bit narrow compared to other examples.  I think the design is largely intact, however I’m not too sure about the upper edge. Condition looks good, but there aren’t enough photos to say definitively about the entire length.

   Unsold.

http://tinyurl.com/8lwx48x WIDE 60in HANDMADE Antique Vtg BRUSSELS APPLIQUE NET LACE FLOUNCE *DOLLS
Size: ~9.5″ x 60″
Starting Price: $12.99
Auction ends: Aug 29, 2012 18:03:32 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller adtjmd, RED VELVET BENCH, United States
Comments: A Brussels bobbinlace application on machine net – just a few simple needlelace fillings.  The net seems to be in very good shape – unusual. The designs are not particularly sophisticated, but there are a few sprigs in the upper net. A good middle-market product.

   Sold for $48.26, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/8dn4xg9 Vtg Antique Lace Set Honiton or Duchesse Handmade 19th Century Gorgeous 5pc
Size: 2 ‘cuffs’ 4.5″-7.5″, 15″ long. 2 ‘cuffs’ 4.5″ x 18.5″.  Last, 6″ x 14″
Starting Price: $295.00
Auction ends: Aug 30, 2012 13:44:08 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller twist-in-time, Philadelphia / DFW, United States
Comments: An unusual matching set of Duchesse, I won’t speculate on the use of these pieces, but I’m thinking it might be a Brugges work. Note the work at the intersections of the brides which is often seen in Bruges. And the technique is very good. It almost has an Art Nouveau feel.  Seller has given quite a lot of detail on condition, very minor defects – overall very good condition.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/9fpyogf ANTIQUE LACE ASTOUNDING EARLY HANDMADE FLOUNCE OF BRUSSELS BOBBIN LACE C 1750
Size: 1-3/4″ without engrelure x 107.5″
Starting Price: $45.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 30, 2012 14:53:27 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller greatlace, Paris – Palm Beach, United States
Comments: A narrow border of Brussels bobbinlace with brides, quite beautiful. One seam and one replacement, seller does not specify where along the length these occur. Still, there is enough of the repeat intact to make this an exceptional piece. Condition also appears very good.

   Sold for $405.00, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/8aq7pn6 antique victorian duchesse _ point de gaze lace bertha col dentelle ancienne
Size: 14-15 cm wide? inner length 100 cm
Starting Price: $130.00
Auction ends: Aug 31, 2012 09:52:28 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller atelier1900, Rhône-Alpes, France
Comments: A Duchesse de Bruxelles bertha with raised petal rose point de gaze inserts.  It’s a fairly standard design, but what gives it a special feel are the inserts of needlelace modes arranged in large areas of ring and dot chains.  Seller says the piece has been washed in the past, but condition is very good with only a few loose brides.

   Sold for $130.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/8jdw2yu Delicte Antique c1900’s White Needle Lace 1 x 90″
Size: 1″ x 90″
Starting Price: $16.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Aug 31, 2012 10:07:50 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller vintageblessings, Beautiful Idaho, United States
Comments: A really cute knotted needlelace insertion, might be Bibilla or Oya? It seems to be more complex technical than it looks. Condition looks very good, seller cites only one small age spot.

   Sold for $16.00

http://tinyurl.com/9u59prx 19th Century Antique Mechlin Bobbin Lace Wide Ribbon Bows Handmade Trim Edging
Size: 6.5″ x 23″, additional piece 5″ long
Starting Price: $125.00
Auction ends: Aug 31, 2012 10:10:36 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller twist-in-time, Philadelphia / DFW, United States
Comments: An all-too-short wide Mechlin border, previously published in  NeedleArts Magazine in September 1988. Beautiful design, excellent technique and condition. A later 19th c piece.

   Sold for $125.00, 1 bidder.