http://tinyurl.com/qxfkb7p mid-18th Century Old Flanders Bobbin Lace Study piece
Size: 2.5″ x 33″
Starting Price: $55.00
Auction ends: Aug 02, 2013 10:25:03 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments:  An interesting continuous mid 18th c bobbinlace with the 5-hole ground. Sometimes this is simply known as ‘Flanders’, however Valenciennes of this period experimented with a lot of grounds, including this one. It has a typical Louis XV undulating design, which as the seller notes, can be mirror-paired to produce a wider piece. The condition is short of good with numerous holes and stains, but this doesn’t come up too often.

   Sold for $109.37, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/ng2wydh Antique/vintage monogrammed Honiton lace handkerchief A M F
Size: 12.5″ square
Starting Price: 4.95 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 02, 2013 10:28:57 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments:  An Honiton handkerchief, with a star shaped center and well-done monogram. the lace is snails/slugs esthetic, and turns the star into a very effective square. Tightly woven, good woven tally grid fillings, and I like the edging of the cloth. I don’t see any condition problems from the photos, generally very good condition.

   Sold for 108.00 GBP, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/ptenntp Antique/vintage Brussels lace handkerchief wedding
Size: 16″ square
Starting Price: 4.95 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 02, 2013 10:32:35 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments:  A handkerchief of Brussels bobbinlace application on machine net. Includes a few small needlelace fillings for simple accents. It is a fairly large piece, typical of handkerchiefs made of this kind of lace. The motifs are fairly simple with a good pattern. A little frayed, some pulls in the tulle, some pinholes and a few tiny repairs. Generally good condition.

   Sold for 127.00 GBP, 11 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/og2ot72 Antique/vintage Brussels duchesse and Point de gaze lace handkerchief wedding
Size: 12″ square
Starting Price: 4.95 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 02, 2013 10:41:17 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments:  A Brussels Duchesse handkerchief with raised petal rose Point de gaze inserts. The bobbinlace is a bit on the Bruges side, simple gimp outline, no raised work. a few tiny holes in the needlelace mesh and some loose and broken brides. Seller indicates the piece has recently been washed. Basically good condition.

   Sold for 157.00 GBP, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/pucyatt long flounce 18th c milanese bobbin lace family lace.72x 5and a half inchs
Size: 5″ x 72″
Starting Price: 30.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 02, 2013 11:11:13 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller reddolly123, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Comments:  A Milanese flounce, square plaited ground and a simple double tape and flowerhead pattern. The ground is a bit unusual, probably a later 18th or early 19th c piece. The lower edge looks added later. Condition is short of good; staining and some serious holes near one end. Damage is fairly well localized.

   Sold for 30.00 GBP, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/qxygwys LARGE ANTIQUE MOTHER OF PEARL AND LACE HAND FAN DISPLAY ONLY
Size: 13″ x 24.5″  (very large)
Starting Price: $50.00
Auction ends: Aug 02, 2013 13:32:51 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller hollywoodjunque, Los Angeles, California, United States
Comments:  An interesting fan with Mother of Pearl sticks. The lace is almost a Point d’Angleterre – well done bobbinlace motifs with what looks like a Point de Gaze ground. At the same time it crosses over into the usually coarser Point de Milan, which has both bride and needle-made grounds. Here the bobbinlace is nicely done with bobbin-made fillings, while you would expect more needlelace ‘modes’ in Point d’A. The lace looks in basically very good condition, I don’t see any obvious problems in the photos. The sticks are badly broken.

   Sold for $261.90, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/q6loypy Irish crochet collar shawl french doll dress german bears china doll
Size: laid flat 23″ x 23″, neck area 4.5″ x 5.5″
Starting Price: $9.99
Auction ends: Aug 02, 2013 18:31:54 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller rena_in_ohio, Toronto, Ohio, United States
Comments:  An Irish Crochet shawl collar. Tightly worked motifs of shamrocks, pinwheels and flowers. Ever notice how Irish crochet is almost always arranged with three lobed motifs?  The picots looked crocheted, not Clones knots, but it’s a bit hard to tell in the photos. No particular symmetry to the design, but it works nicely. Looks in overall very good condition.

   Sold for $52.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/nupkco2 ANTIQUE ACE – VENETIAN GROS POINT NEEDLE LACE – 6 FT. LENGTH BY 7 INCHES DEEP
Size: 7″ x 72″
Starting Price: 295.00 GBP Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Aug 03, 2013 06:57:23 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller amberfarleigh, Richmond, N. Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Comments:  A border of Italian Mezzo Punto – basically an early (mid 16th c) mixed tape lace made in imitation of Gros Point. The motifs are laid down with a woven tape, whether this is bobbin made is not known. Needlelace stitches are used as fillings, and the raised edges are worked as in Gros Point.  A well-done piece of this lace can be quite impressive. This one is interesting with a good variety of filling stitches and carefully done raised work. Hard to say if it’s been reworked; I can’t easily follow the design, so it probably has been. The condition looks very good for something this old, if indeed the date can be better verified. A few repairs and some fraying along the edges.

   Relisted as #190880123324, ends 8/10/2013, 04:19:51

http://tinyurl.com/lfu2fc9 Vintage Lace Early Antique Yardage Flemish Peasant Bobbin Lace 18th Century 1700
Size: 4″ x 4 yards 10″
Starting Price: $495.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Aug 03, 2013 10:33:19 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller amberfarleigh, Richmond, N. Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Comments:  This has a lot of the classic signatures of Pescocostanzo lace from the province of l’Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is a guipure 6-pointed star ground. One might argue that they took the beginnings of the Milan tape lace tradition and made it into a guipure.  It also ties in well with the Northern Italian, Southern France freehand laces. This is a very little researched lace, yet it is extremely interesting with a variety of grounds and a rather chunky pattern (one of my favorite laces). The lower border in this piece is fairly elaborate, typical of Italian laces. Hard to date, maybe late 18th to early 19th c. A few brown stains, but looks in very good condition from the photos.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/m86dno8 Antique/vintage monogrammed Honiton lace handkerchief
Size: 12″ square
Starting Price: 4.95 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 03, 2013 10:46:45 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments:  What specifically identifies this handkerchief as Honiton? Something about the way the roses are made, the little woven tally fillings, and the picoted brides. Not snails/slugs, but not too far away from that esthetic. It’s a bit hard to tell from the photos but I think the monograms are applied Honiton-made initials. Seller says this has been washed, and some faint browning to one corner. One separation lower center, basically very good condition.

   Sold for 57.00 GBP, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/ke7asyo Early Study Fragment: Mezzo Punto needle lace
Size: 9″ along sides, 5.5″ across bottom
Starting Price: $55.00
Auction ends: Aug 03, 2013 16:06:07 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments:  Another Mezzo Punto piece, and an interesting comparison to the one reviewed above. Here the tapes are more obvious, and the raised edges seem a little clunky.  Still, enough survives to make this a good way to study how the raised edges were executed in the early Italian laces.  I won’t guess as to exact origin, but I don’t see obvious reasons to steer away from Italy.  The piece has been greatly altered, but ignoring that the lace is somewhat on the low side of good in condition.

   Sold for $57.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kfhwh7s Antique Brussels Brabant Lace flounce – 18th or early 19th Century
Size: 13.5″ x 11 feet 3 ”
Starting Price: 10.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 03, 2013 10:24:23 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller moyamike, High Wycombe, United Kingdom
Comments:  A Brabant flounce, probably 2nd quarter 18th c. This type of lace often survives in wide, long lengths, and on that score this is exceptional. It has a typical combination plaited and bride ground. This type of lace was meant to be an imitation of the more sophisticated products of Ghent and Brussels, so the design, while typical, is more naive. I do see a few repairs along the top edge, condition is generally good.

   Sold for 201.60 GBP, 14 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/m25p6ok Antique/vintage Brussels Duchesse and Poihnt de Gaze lace bolero wedding
Size: probably size 6.  30″ bottom edge, back neck to edge 11.5″
Starting Price: 24.95 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 04, 2013 10:53:19 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments:  A small bolero jacket of Brussels Duchesse. Costume items of this lace are very unusual, so it’s difficult to say if this is the original form. If not, someone did an extremely good job.  No raised work in the Point de Gaze inserts. Just a few pinholes in the needlelace mesh, occasional broken bride, everything else looks in very good condition.

      Sold for 137.99 GBP, 9 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mwcxnfx A Beautiful Pair of Antique Brussels Lace Cuffs
Size: not given
Starting Price: 42.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 04, 2013 11:19:03 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller winterwonderlandfairy, london, United Kingdom
Comments:  A pair of Duchesse de Bruges cuffs, no needlelace additions. Typical Duchesse design, some raised work in the veining. A few broken brides and separations along the edges, and a bit of a wrinkled washed look; generally good condition

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/kgtm593 Antique late Regency c1830 bonnet veil. Short bridal veil for Jane Austen fans ?
Size: 30.5″ x 42″
Starting Price: 42.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 04, 2013 11:32:51 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller poppy1109, Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom
Comments:  A bonnet veil of tambour embroidery on machine net. There’s a heavier silky gimp run in around the motifs. Very hard to place a date on something like this, just say later 19th c.  A few pinholes in the tulle, basically very good condition.

   Sold for 52.00 GBP, 9 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kjmrwgx Country House Antique. Cream Brussels applique lace short veil / shawl
Size: 20″ x 41″
Starting Price: 15.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 04, 2013 12:42:33 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller linen-cupboard, Crawcrook, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Comments:  A bonnet veil of Honiton appliqued on machine net. Large floral motifs along the lower border, narrow border along the sides. No esprits in the ground, so it looks a little plain. The motifs are tightly woven, good woven tally grid fillings.  A few pinholes in the net, basically very good condition.

   Sold for 31.99 GBP, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/khxah53 Antique Brussels needlelace lovely shawl or veil
Size: 46.5″ square
Starting Price: 79.99 GBP with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 05, 2013 08:14:02 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments:  A square shawl of Brussels needlelace application on machine net. The motifs have a rather thin appearance, and the trimming of the tulle is a little rough in places. Needlelace applique in a piece this large is fairly rare. This has a good design of an outer and inner row of flowers, small sprigs used as esprits in the body of the tulle. Seller cites one small repair, and from the photos the condition looks generally very good.

   Sold for 178.00 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mfgyvwj Antique Blonde silk lace handmade fichu headpiece
Size: 24.5″ x 63″
Starting Price: 44.99 GBP with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 05, 2013 08:55:17 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments:  A needlerun embroidery mantilla. A very dense stitch pattern meant to imitate blonde, and it does a very good job of that.  Some pulls in the tulle, a few separations along the edge, and a little edge fraying. Basically good condition.

   Sold for 44.99 GBP, 1 bidder.