http://tinyurl.com/bcjbegq Stunning Antique Vintage Beige delicate Bedfordshire Lace Shawl COLLAR
Size: 24″ inside edge
Starting Price: $9.99
Auction ends: Nov 04, 2012 07:26:01 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller redfreddiecat0, Toot’n Holler, ON, Canada
Comments: It looks like Floral Bedfordshire, but the complete use of guipure with no winding trails is unusual. And the plaited edge is rather subdued. But I can’t spot any real indication that it isn’t Beds, and a well done variation at that. Condition looks very good from what I can see.

   Sold for $36.99, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/a2p7q52 antique Brussels needle lace collar encaje antigua
Size: 80 cm outer edge, 6 cm wide
Starting Price: $75.00
Auction ends: Nov 04, 2012 09:28:44 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller atelier1900, Rhône-Alpes, France
Comments: A small Point de Gaze collar, with some raised petal roses. Note the little ports in the raised petals, and also the linked picots around the outer edges. I think they are trying to copy Alençon with this technique. It’s a well made piece, but the design is a bit conventional, despite the more advanced technical indicators. Very good condition, seller cites one minor hole and a little spotting.

   Sold for $76.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/aexn8wm Small 19th Century Victorian plastron, Venetion Needlepoint ?
Size: 14″ center front, 7″ max width
Starting Price: 5.00 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 04, 2012 10:08:29 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller poppy1109, Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom
Comments: An unusual dress insert of Irish Crochet. This is a rather early pattern, although I don’t think the lace itself is early. I find the design quite effective; kind of like a Venetian coraline. I see one hole, not too bad, and a little wrinkled. Basically good condition. Actually I wonder if it isn’t some kind of jabot, given the scalloped edges – dress inserts usually have straight sides.

   Sold for 12.50 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/av63kng Beautiful fine cream Antqiue lace wedding veil / shawl 128 x 25 inches
Size: 25″ x 128″
Starting Price: 80.00 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 05, 2012 10:15:54 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller vickysilk, somerset, United Kingdom
Comments: A Brussels bobbinlace application on machine net, with a few discrete needlelace fillings. It is very wide, and I’d label it a Crinoline Flounce if the design were better. I tend to reserve that term for wide appliques of outstanding design, but perhaps I’m nitpicking. The motifs are a bit large and a little loosely worked, and the esprits aren’t too densly scattered – more in keeping with the design. But it’s a good upper middle market product. And it gets lots of points for very good condition. Note the seller has another item, 200839062098, a christening dress which uses another piece of this lace.

   Sold for 460 GBP, 14 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/betoxjc Attractive Antique Lace Shawl-Silk Bows
Size: 18″ x 60″
Starting Price: 9.99 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 05, 2012 12:04:48 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller baraud, Newton Abbot, United Kingdom
Comments: Looks like a mantilla – the lace is tambour embroidery on machine tulle. A little discoloration, few pinholes in the tulle, basically good condition.

   Sold for 44.00 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/bwqov6b 19thc Brussels Lace Hanky Handkerchief Mouchoir Dentelle Application Angleterre
Size: 15″ x 14.5″
Starting Price: $75.00
Auction ends: Nov 05, 2012 18:03:08 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller sirjle, PARIS, France
Comments: A handkerchief of Brussels application on machine net – with a few rings of needlelace used as fillings. The design stands well when viewed as a whole. Seller cites two repairs (see the darning in the last photo) and I see a few pinholes in the net. The piece has a soft, muted look to it up close, perhaps the result of washing and ironing?

   Sold for $91.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/avgt7qm 19thc Brussels Lace for Handkerchief Mouchoir Dentelle Application Angleterre
Size: 15.3″ x 15.7″
Starting Price: $49.00
Auction ends: Nov 05, 2012 18:08:13 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller sirjle, PARIS, France
Comments: A handkerchief edging of Brussels bobbinlace application on machine net, no cloth center. I don’t see any needle lace. A middle market piece, the net looks in good condition – 2 pinholes.  Seller also cites a few pale orange marks.

   Sold for $53.01, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/b6hre6s 19thc Brussels Bobbin Lace Hanky Mouchoir Dentelle Duchesse de Bruges
Size: 12.2″ square
Starting Price: $65.00
Auction ends: Nov 05, 2012 18:09:11 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller sirjle, PARIS, France
Comments: A Bruges Duchesse handkerchief – good design and technique. The condition appears very good – I don’t see any problems from the photos. The work keep to traditional motifs, but is tightly done and well organized.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/ak9akdr Vtg Antique Point de Gaze Lace Edging EXCEPTIONAL Tulips 2yds+
Size: 3.75″ x 88″
Starting Price: $695.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Nov 05, 2012 18:16:29 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller twist-in-time, Philadelphia / DFW, United States
Comments: A flat Point de Gaze border in a good collectible length. These laces can be some of the finest Belgian products, and this one is definitely a higher-end market piece. Nice work in the decorative fillings, especially in the oval cartouches. The design is quite naturalistic.  Condition appears very good, although I think I see a little staining at the top in one place. Minor.

   Unsold.

http://tinyurl.com/ad5vj3s Antique Belgian Rococo Handmade Lace Runner Figural Animals People Fabulous 106″
Size: 12″ x 106″
Starting Price: $1,395.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Nov 05, 2012 18:24:58 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller twist-in-time, Philadelphia / DFW, United States
Comments: This is quite the menagerie. I think this is an Italian piece, maybe made around Venice.  Yes, the Belgians did a little bobbinlace on this kind of scale, but not much, and it is poorly documented. I’ve been looking through books on this one, and what finally decided it for me was the figure of the merman with the split tail – that’s strong Italian maritime symbolism. And little details like the way the edge is treated, the form of the picots, the rather bunched up tape. I don’t see the ‘hook’ copies that Belgian ‘rococo’ is suppoed to promote. And some of the clothwork looks a bit strange, almost too regular, as if it were cut from another piece of cloth and edged. I don’t think it was, but it’s not a mark of Belgian work. Altogether a very interesting piece, in very good condition.

   Unsold.

http://tinyurl.com/are8ks2 VINTAGE MIXED BRUSSELS LACE COLLAR
Size: 12.5″ x 17.5″
Starting Price: $14.99 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 06, 2012 05:57:24 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller kimsucadi, Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Comments: A Honiton frontpiece.  A bit snails/slugs era, and the design is somewhat thrown together making it rather asymmetric. But if you looks closely, the work is evenly done with good tally fillings. I like the neck edge treatment.  A few brown spots, and a broken bride here and there, basically good condition.

   14.99 GBP, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/agbsoqq Length Antique Handmade Lace-84″ by 3&1/4″
Size: 3.25″ x 84″
Starting Price: $9.99 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 06, 2012 12:00:03 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller baraud, Wokingham, Newton Abbot, United Kingdom
Comments: A Honiton Guipure border.  At 3.25″ wide, the motifs are smaller than you might think. Snails/slugs, a bit loosely worked, and the design is a bit confused.  Note the long reach of the bobbin-made brides tending toward a hexagonal mesh. A little frayed, not bad, and basically good condition.

   65.89 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/bbvkbg9 Antique Handmade Lace #5 Possibly Brussels Bobbin Lace? Help ID Please
Size: 14.5″ neckedge, 3-4″ width
Starting Price: $12.99
Auction ends: Nov 06, 2012 17:30:45 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller therookandtheraven, Santa Cruz, California, United States
Comments: I’m guessing Beds, with the flowers and veined leaves, and the little tallies. Although the motifs seem to have a gimp, which is odd. And if it’s linen, that’s not usual for Beds. Actually, it’s almost like a Dutch Lille without the ground.  But I think I’ll go with Beds.  Looks in very good condition, although I wonder if it’s big enough for a collar.

   Sold for $12.99, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/a7t34k4 Antique Handmade Lace #9 Possibly Milanese? Please Help Us Identify It.
Size: 14.5″ neckedge, 3-4″ width
Starting Price: $12.99
Auction ends: Nov 06, 2012 17:30:45 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller therookandtheraven, Santa Cruz, California, United States
Comments: It does have an 18thc Milanese look, although nothing fancy. No decoration in in the tape, and just a plain star ground which conforms to the tape convolutions. The design is almost a pottenkant, but more resembles a l’Aquila tape lace, more widely spread.  Condition isn’t great, the lower edge looks added later and there are lots of holes.

   Sold for $14.50, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/b8vx82h Magnifique Pièce d’encolure XIXè en dentelle aux fuseaux et point de GAZE
Size: 12 cm x 40 cm
Starting Price: 22.00 EUR
Auction ends: Nov 07, 2012 05:58:25 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller florencel4670, Palaiseau, France
Comments: A Brussels Duchesse dress insert. Some good raised work in the bobbinlace, and raised petal roses in the Point de Gaze insert. The bobbinlace seems a bit loosely worked. I don’t see any obvious condition issues from the photos, looks basically very good.

   Sold for 44.50 EUR, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/anttgs6Antique Maltese silk lace handmade lovely large collar
Size: 23″ neck edge, 9.5″ deep
Starting Price: 39.99 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 07, 2012 06:00:40 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A large Maltese collar with extensive use of woven leaves, especially in the center segment.  Fairly large Maltese crosses of an unusual form. A few loose spots and repairs, overall good condition.

   Sold for 39.99 GBP, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/b7sa8kp Antique Milanese early handmade lace length…… collector
Size: 6″ x 88″
Starting Price: 19.99 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 07, 2012 06:50:53 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: This is a heavier piece, I think it is Milanese. Like the previous one, it doesn’t have decorations in the tape, but it also has an asymmetric design. Closely plaited ground. The lower edge looks a little worn, and there are a few holes, but overall good condition.

   Sold for 25.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/bz8nby5 Antique Carrickmacross gipure nice size collar
Size: 36″ neck edge, 6.5″ center width
Starting Price: 14.99 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 07, 2012 07:17:57 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A Carrickmacross guipure collar with some embroidery on the muslin basically in the centers of flowers.. Note also the large pointed picots on the brides.  Good design, but a bit worn in some of the muslin – hard to repair.

   Sold for 21.20 GBP, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/b674656 Antique Bedfordshire handmade bobbin lace handkerchief w original lable
Size: ~11.5″ x 11.25″
Starting Price: 18.99 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 07, 2012 07:59:00 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A Beds handkerchief with great documentation from E Braggins & Sons, Bedford.  The lace is a typical Beds pattern, not particularly fancy.  I think I see a stain or two in the photos, nothing serious, and no obvious structural damage. Overall very good condition.

   Sold for 18.99 GBP, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/aqroh32 Length Antique Handmade Lace-92″ by 5″
Size: 5″ x 92″
Starting Price: 9.99 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 07, 2012 12:00:09 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller baraud, London, Newton Abbot, United Kingdom
Comments: A Point de France border. You can see the candelabra symmetry elements in the 2nd photo down. It is hard to date something like this – I do like the picots on some of the cordonnets and rings.  The lower edge seems to have been sewn on later. There’s a good possibility this is a later 17th c piece, but I’d like a closer look first. Some of the buttonhole stitches look a bit elongated (ala Burano), and the rings look sewn on almost as an afterthought. And there is no edge relief to the smaller motifs. Still, it’s quite interesting. Seller cites some small holes, but overall good condition.

   Sold for 215.99 GBP, 9 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/ac6n3sr Extremely rare Italian Polychrome bobbinlace
Size: 7″ x 46″
Starting Price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Nov 07, 2012 15:34:09 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller vintageblessings, Meridian, ID, United States
Comments: I got a shoutout on this one, although seller got my web address wrong… Italian polychrome bobbinlace is quite beautiful and fairly rare on the market. Much of it went to the US, so perhaps more will show up here in the future. I have not seen original sources with the motifs appliqued on machine net, so perhaps this piece has been modified. The edge of the net is rather frayed and some motifs overlap the edge. Then again it’s hard to tell if any brides have been cut off. Still an interesting piece.

   Sold for $295.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/bum42bt 2 long deep flounces 18th c brabant bobbin lace from titled estate very ornate
Size: 2 flounces each 82″ x 22″, one section with a join.
Starting Price: 100.0 GBP with reserve
Auction ends: Nov 07, 2012 03:34:43 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller reddolly123, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Comments: 11/6/12 – this piece was posted very recently with a short auction time, so I’m adding it to the end of the 11/3/12 Alerts. Two wide flounces joined together to form some kind of cape, probably Brussels manufacture. There is a ground, but the photos aren’t close enough to tell exactly how it is made. It’s also a bit hard to tell how this was put together, and it’s hard to tell if the food edge is completely intact. I think there might be some raised edges in the motifs, but overall the work looks quite flat. It seems to be much better design than a typical Brabant, so I hesitate to put it in that class. There are a few small holes visible in the photos, but overall good condition. I think it could be disassembled and the individual flounces recovered.  An impressive piece.

   $100.00 GBP, 1 bidder, reserve not met.