http://tinyurl.com/99neh2b Ancien éventail en dentelle.Nacre. second empire
Size: not given
Starting Price: 25.00 EUR
Auction ends: Oct 26, 2012 10:02:41 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller ptitjojo49, Bruxelles, Belgium
Comments: A Brussels Duchesse fan with Mother-of-Pearl sticks and guards. Well done bobbinlace with some raised work. The Point de Gaze inserts have some raised rose petals. The design is rather asymmetric, a bit rococo.  Seller does not make any condition comments and there are few photos. Overall it looks good, perhaps a little staining?

   Sold for 36.00 EUR, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/8tzmqdy 2012 OFFICE DE TOURISME D ALENCON – LE POINT D ALENCON / MONNAIE DE PARIS
Size: 3.4 cm diameter, 2 mm thick
Starting Price: 3.50 EUR Buy-it-Now, 2 available
Auction ends: 20 hours 10 minutes from 10/25/2012 4:48 PM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller ramtotof, languedoc roussillion, France
Comments: This medallion was issued on December 17, 2011 to celebrate the addition of Point d’Alençon to the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. 5,000 were issued by the Monnaie de Paris, which produces French coinage, medals and similar items. It was created in 864. (that’s 864, not 1864.) Originally available from the Alençon Chamber of Commerce for 2 euros, they can now occasionally be found on various auction sites. This is a commemorative medallion, not currency.

   Sold for 3.50 EUR, Buy-it-Now

http://tinyurl.com/8euy6ga HAND MADE BOBBIN LACE – ECRU – COLLAR/ VERY SMALL SHAWL
Size: 19.5″ x 57″
Starting Price: 16.99 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 27, 2012 02:34:48 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller purplesybil28, basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Comments: A silk Maltese mantilla with lappet ends. Only one photo, but the condition looks good. It seems to have been made from several parallel strips of round motifs laid parallel to one another, with a Maltese cross in the center. Not much variation in the design; in fact this arrangement is a bit unusual.

   Sold for 40.99 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/9ulfvya Exquisite Silk Maltese Lace
Size: 19.5″ x 57″
Starting Price: $85.00
Auction ends: Oct 27, 2012 07:17:08 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller soniasantiqueandvintagetextiles, Seabrook, NH, United StatesUnited
Comments: A Maltese dress insert. I’ll assume it is intact – there is some kind of backing and the ends have hooks and eyes attached. Those could be removed. Note the six-pointed star ground, this is often used as a background for extensive guipure work. There is some in the middle of this piece, and it also looks like it was joined down the center. A separate sun alternating with a Maltese cross is added as an outer border. Condition looks good, although it’s a bit hard to tell with the backing.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/8m6jxux Exceptional Hanmade French Point d’Alencon Lace **Queen of Laces**
Size: 4-1/8″ x 33.5″
Starting Price: $75.00
Auction ends: Oct 27, 2012 12:11:43 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller sugarbaby2011, The North Pole, Canada
Comments: A Point de Gaze border, unfortunate that there is so little. It is a higher end flat piece, with some notable filling work formed of diagonal bands. Seller indicates that there might be a religious significance, but I’m not picking up on it. This kind of technique doesn’t show up too much in Point de Gaze, but it is definitely Belgian in the handling of the fillings and the spaced buttonholing over the raised outlines.  I see a few repairs, well done, to the mesh in the closeup photos (which are a little out of focus). Overall good condition.

   Sold for $82.99, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/9vqyzck Antique Brussels Handmade Wedding Handkerchief 15″ X 15″ ~ORNATE~ *Cattails*
Size: 15″ square
Starting Price: $249.00
Auction ends: Oct 27, 2012 12:42:25 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller sugarbaby2011, The North Pole, Canada
Comments: A Brussels bobbinlace applique on machine net, very finely done, later 19th c. The motifs are small, naturalistic and delicately worked. A few simple needlelace fillings occupy some small spaces, but these are secondary to the nice bobbin work. Not sure what the corner motifs represent – might be wheat. Cattails are an interesting notion, but I don’t think these would be well known to Belgian designers. A few pinholes in the net, not bad, and some small stain areas. It has a bit of a wrinkled appearance that comes from perhaps having been washed in the past. Basically good condition. An impressive piece viewed all at once.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/9qpbcnb Length antique/vintage Irish crochet lace 59 ins
Size: 6″ x 37″
Starting Price: 14.95 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 28, 2012 10:18:37 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: An Irish crochet border with densely worked motifs, lots of raised work. The brides have some very elaborate picots – I can’t see just how they were made. Maybe little trefoils? But they remind me of some of the more fantastic bride ornamentation in Gros Point. Wish there were more of this. Seller gives no condition notes, but it looks very good to me.

   Sold for 32.00 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/9vyuhr2 Antique/vintage hand made Brussels Point de Gaze lace 37 ins.
Size: 6″ x 37″
Starting Price: 4.95 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 28, 2012 10:26:53 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A Point de Gaze border, no raised work. A few heavily padded ring fillings and some chains of knots, nothing fancy. Overall this relies on the design of the well done clothwork for impact. There are a few ‘snowflake’ motifs in the upper ground, and ring esprits. It’s a good piece that does a lot with simple techniques.  Seller cites numerous repairs and small holes, although some parts look quite good.

   Sold for 69.62 GBP, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/9ozmlad BAS D’AUBE DE PRETRE EGLISE DENTELLE ALENCON CALAIS 272 cm x 85 cm fin XIXè LACE
Size: 33.5″ x 107.1″
Starting Price: 248.00 EUR Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Oct 28, 2012 10:54:50 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller nantes-antiques, Nantes, France
Comments: I think it’s a tambour embroidery on machine tulle, with lots of needlerun filling, nicely done. I think those are carnations. There are lots of not very well done repairs in the upper mesh which doesn’t add much to the original design. But at least someone thought highly enough of this piece to put in the repair work.

   Unsold.

http://tinyurl.com/9257zwc Antique/vintage Irish crochet lace collar
Size: neckline 42″, back width 6″
Starting Price: 14.95 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 28, 2012 11:32:15 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: An interestingly shaped Irish Crochet collar. Note the trefoils of Clones knots at the bride intersections.  Well done motifs with attached raised work. Seller cites collar discoloration, and I wonder if it doesn’t look a little dry – might just be the photography. But overall very good condition.

   Sold for 51.01 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/9uf8myx Antique hand worked white silk Maltese lace tablecloth border 49″ x 49″
Size: 49″ x 49″ outer – 31″ x 31″ inner
Starting Price: 9.99 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 28, 2012 11:52:29 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller linen-cupboard, Crawcrook, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Comments: A Maltese border for some kind of table linen. It looks composed of 4 concentric strips, not of which match each other all that well. I do like the ‘snowflake’ ground used in the inner two layers – that doesn’t come around too often. A few separations, and some fraying on the inner and outer borders.

   Sold for 46.51 GBP, 10 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/8pu56cv SUPERB HANDMADE Antique Vtg ENGLISH HONITON BOBBIN LACE FICHU SHAWL COLLAR
Size: 49″ inside edge, 8.5″ widest point
Starting Price: $49.99
Auction ends: Oct 28, 2012 18:02:43 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller adtjmd, RED VELVET BENCH, United States
Comments: A shawl collar of bobbinlace application on machine net. It might be Honiton. But the fillings are needlelace stitches, which is not typical, and there’s a bit too much refinement in the motifs (size and the raised edges). And the net isn’t that supple white tulle that Honiton workers normally use. I think it’s a Belgian piece. A bit aged in color and a few tiny holes in the net, but overall good condition.

   Sold for $54.35, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/8m9xk3n HANDMADE Antique Vtg BELGIAN POINT D’ANGLETERE POINT DE GAZE LACE HANDKERCHIEF
Size: not given
Starting Price: $349.99
Auction ends: Oct 28, 2012 18:04:41 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller adtjmd, RED VELVET BENCH, United States
Comments: A Point d’Angleterre handkerchief, with a few inserts of pure unraised Point de Gaze, no fancy fillings. I almost wish they had left those out, since the rest of the handkerchief stands very well with the fine bobbinlace and point de gaze mesh.  Beautiful joining work to the center cloth.  A few tiny holes in the mesh, not major, overall good condition.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/8bbsw5m EXQUISITE BRUSSELS LACE WEDDING VEIL W/BOWS,FLOWERS
Size: 85″ x 72″
Starting Price: $1,995.00
Auction ends: Oct 28, 2012 06:55:00 PDT
Offered by: Maris Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: A large ~square veil of Brussels application on machine net with a New York provenance. Bobbinlace motifs with fillings which are basically grids of needle-made knots and the occasional ring. Seller discusses a wedding ring motif, and I agree with that. Wish there were a photo of the whole thing laid out flat.  The design seems deep around the border, then just esprits of probably needle-made rings in the rest of the ground. Overall very good condition, I don’t see any problems from the photos. Not even pinholes, although there must be some in a piece this large.

   No bids.