http://tinyurl.com/mvnmcfr Antique Rosaline Lace Collar
Size: not given
Starting Price: $85.00
Auction ends: Sep 05, 2013 12:21:21 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller  wwwtextilingcom, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Comments: A Rosaline collar. No needle- or bobbin-made perls, and the motifs do generally have raised edges.  The design is a little scattered, but I think it works quite well. No condition notes, but I don’t see any obvious problems from the photons. Generally very good condition.

   Sold for $85.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/n5398cs Beautiful Brussels Lace Collar, Shamrocks, Thistles, Roses.c1910
Size: 40″ long, 5″ maximum depth
Starting Price: $85.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Sep 05, 2013 15:19:02 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller  kirkyl, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Comments: A Brussels Duchesse long collar, boning added for support. No needlelace, and the bobbinlace is done in larger motifs with a little raised work. The photos are rather small, hard to make an exact valuation, but basically very good condition.

      No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/lndqspg Idrian Style Bobbin Lace Centerpiece
Size: 17.5″ diameter
Starting Price: $35.00
Auction ends: Sep 07, 2013 10:08:31 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller  lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: An Idrija bobbinlace large circular “doily”, although that term doesn’t seem entirely appropriate.  It is a simple tape lace, mostly plain, but with a few decorative elements forming some heart-shaped motifs. Impressive what you can do with a simple technique like this.  Can’t be absolutely sure it is from Idrija since this is a style that migrated extensively into popular lacemaking instructions. But the design itself has that flavor. Looks in generally very good condition.

   Sold for $87.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/ll55jls Antique Silk Maltese Lace Wedding Hanky Handkerchief 1850-1870
Size: 16″ square
Starting Price: $99.99
Auction ends: Sep 08, 2013 06:56:01 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller  mellow44, Tiverton, Rhode Island, United States
Comments: A Maltese handkerchief.  It is sewn on a green board, I don’t know if the backing is acid free. Probably best to remove.  The piece is a three layer construction – outer alternating Maltese crosses and flowers with a good guipure on the inner border.  Middle has Crosses against an interesting woven leaf ground.  The inner border is simple crosses of woven leaves – I think it is made along with the middle section. There are some missing woven leaves in the middle ground – unusual damage for a piece like this and difficult to fix. A patch repair to the center silk. Basically good condition.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/kqew67f ANCHO ENCAJE DE 1940 HECHO A MANO DE BOLILLOS HILO LINO NEGRO
Size: 26 cm x 311 cm
Starting Price: 22.00 EUR
Auction ends: Sep 08, 2013 16:25:55 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller  malin0693, Comunidad Valenciana, España
Comments: It can be quite difficult to distinguish French, Spanish, and Russian black guipures. This one with the very narrow undulating guipure ‘tapes’ has a Spanish feel. It is a bold looking piece with a picoted plaited ground; and guipure motifs against a point ground. Seller says it is linen, but difficult to tell from the photos. Seller cites a few loose spots – generally good condition.

   Sold for 22.00 EUR, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/ktze6u3 Beautiful antique/vintage Honiton lace shawl/stole with butterflies
Size: 17″ x 80″
Starting Price: 24.95 GBP
Auction ends: Sep 08, 2013 10:11:14 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller  derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A rectangular Honiton shawl, many figural butterfly elements.  Snails/slugs style, quite nicely worked with tight weaving.  I love the seller’s comment: “Honiton lace was said to take it’s design inspiration from the hedgerows of Devon.” I’ll have to look into that.  It does have the general wonderful English flower garden feel.  Seller cites a few brown marks, and I can’t spot any obvious damage from the photos.  Basically very good condition.

   Sold for 536.00 GBP, 14 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/k3nrxhu Dramatic F rench Style Irish Crochet Cap Bridal
Size: ~15″ over crown, 30-31″ circumference
Starting Price: $25.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Sep 08, 2013 11:23:00 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller  lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: An Irish Crochet cap – in the French style, probably made in France. It has the very typical free petal chrysanthemum motifs, and heavy raised work in the centers of flowers.  Also the unusual decorative grounds. Seller cites some breaks in the ground, generally good condition.

   Sold fo r$275.00, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/lj8gcyb Country House antique Victorian cream Carrickmacross needlelace lace shawl
Size: 30″ deep, 70″ across top
Starting Price: 25.00 EUR
Auction ends: Sep 08, 2013 12:05:24 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller  linen-cupboard, Crawcrook, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Comments: The design of this triangular shawl of muslin applique on machine net seems to match overall, but the construction is a little puzzling.  First, note there is an insert of backing material which could be removed. Then there is a center triangular piece which appears to be bordered with a deeper flounce gathered to form a ruffle. In this respect it resembles the construction of Spanish mantillas. The motifs are attached with tambour chain stitch, which might indicate a Belgian origin. The muslin itself is often embroidered in white, and there is good needlerun work used as fillings. An impressive looking piece.  I can’t see any obvious damage from the photos – but given the type of lace there are probably the occasional pinhole. Still, I’ll give it the highest generally very good condition rating, and that has certainly been helped by the cloth backing.

   Sold for 227.22 GBP, 12 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mhbu3w5 Antique blonde silk Maltese lace lappet / scarf /stole – superb condition
Size: 9″ x 84″
Starting Price: 70.00 EUR
Auction ends: Sep 08, 2013 12:20:43 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller  linen-cupboard, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Comments: What would the Ebay Alerts be without at least one Maltese lappet scarf? This one has some innovative work with woven leaves, so close together that they overlap creating a raised work impression. Something you don’t see all that often.  Note how it has been used to separate the arms of the Maltese cross at the ends – clever. There are variations of Maltese crosses everywhere in this piece. Seller says it was in a box from Thomas Wallis & Co, London, a shop that closed in 1941.  Perhaps a few tiny brown spots in the photos, but generally it looks in very good condition.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/mqt4abz Child or Doll Size fine quality Duchesse bobbin lace collar — 19th C.
Size: ~8″ across bottom, ~12″ neck edge
Starting Price:$35.00
Auction ends: Sep 08, 2013 13:19:33 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller  lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: A small dress frontpiece of Duchesse de Bruges – meaning Duchesse bobbinlace without needlelace inserts.  Well organized design relying on just a few motifs. Note the raised work in veins and on the scrolls. Looks in basically very good condition – a few loos threads just to the lower right of the penny in the photo, but I think that’s probably a poor job of tying off in the making of the piece.

   Sold for $35.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/kvqzrty  Vintage Hand made Needle Lace Table Runer Placemat Figural Phoenix BIRD Center
Size: 13″ x 25″
Starting Price:$45.00
Auction ends: Sep 08, 2013 14:11:35 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller  breckcarter, Cape Coral, Florida, United States
Comments: I’m fascinated by this piece.  The edge is crocheted, but the center is a drawnwork linen with a buttonholed cordonnet on the motif edges.  And a picoted buttonholed bride ground. I don’t think there are two colors of linen, it’s just an effect of the drawnwork on the original cloth. No idea where it was made. It does seem a little too open for a placemat, so not even sure of the purpose.  Looks in generally very good condition.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/mxhteas  Brussels Point de Gaze Collar or Yoke, Vintage, AKA Rose Point
Size: 6″ deep
Starting Price:$99.00, $275.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Sep 08, 2013 17:42:19 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller  lacelady2, Cape Coral, Florida, United States
Comments: Very difficult to see the details of this piece since it has been photographed on white. It appears to be a Point de Gaze collar with raised petal roses. Some decorative ‘mode’ fillings.  I can’t tell much about the condition because of the contrast in the photographs.  But I’ll guess generally good.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/l7z9e6d  ANTIQUE HANDCARVED MOTHER OF PEARL & POINT DE GAZE LACE FAN
Size: 11″ long, 21.25″ wide
Starting Price:$45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Sep 09, 2013 08:56:45 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller  lmlantiques, Montevideo, Uruguay
Comments: A fan of bobbin and needlelace application on machine net. Pierced Mother of Pearl (probably Abalone) sticks. Good design, and the bobbinlace work is quite delicate, using just a few simple needlelace filling accents. Basically most needlelace is confined to the rose motifs (no raised petals). Seller cites a few rust spots on the lace, sticks look intact.  Basically very good condition.

   Sold for $302.99, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/llvlcqk  AN UNUSUAL VINTAGE BOBBIN LACE EDGING
Size: 35 cm x 76 cm, lace 8 cm wide
Starting Price: 0.99 GBP
Auction ends: Sep 09, 2013 13:29:08 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller  beyondthetower, SOMERSET, United Kingdom
Comments: If my arm weren’t in a sling because of recent repeat shoulder surgery, I’d haul out some books to try to find out more about this lace. It has that kind of naive charm of the Northern Italian, southern French freehand laces, or maybe even Pescocostanzo (although the ground isn’t right for that origin). There is one detailed photo of a corner, and it looks properly turned, not sewn from a longer length. Can’t swear to that for all 4 corners. It was a border to something, and the condition of the inner edge looks a little rough. Or maybe it’s just remnants of the original cloth cut away – hard to tell if it actually affects the edge of the lace  Otherwise condition looks basically very good.

   Sold for 20.50 GBP, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/n6bmt5o  16′ EXTRAORDINARY LONG MUSEUM PIECE ANTIQUE POINT DE GAZE BRUSSELS LACE EDGING
Size: 9″ x 16′
Starting Price: $9.99
Auction ends: Sep 09, 2013 21:59:28 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller  tuquiri00, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Comments: A moderately deep flounce of Brussels application on machine net, both bobbin and needlelace motifs.  Just a few simple needlelace fillings. The needlelace motifs are confined to the roses, much like the fan reviewed above.  It has a typical romantic design found in the 2nd half of the 19th century which extended in to the early 20th c. Condition is generally very good, looks unused. Although I can spot a few pinholes in the mesh, not unusual even for laces of this type in the very best condition.

   Sold for $641.26, 11 bidders.