http://tinyurl.com/qyqbmw2 A 19TH CENTURY BRUSSELS LACE BERTHA COLLAR – Hand Made
Size:  36″ neckline, outer edge 77″, 4.75″ deep
Starting Price: 20.00 GBP
Auction ends: Sep 28, 2013 12:44:24 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller garden*hill, Reading, United Kingdom
Comments: A bertha of a Belgian pieced lace, perhaps Bruges Bloemwerk. The motifs are a bit more elaborate than is normally found, but the technique is familiar.  Plaited, picoted brides with the typical ‘islands’ where they join. There is some nice decoration in the clothwork in some of the flowers.
Condition: Modifications:  None
Damage:  None that I can see from photos.
Soilage:  One small rust spot, minor.

   Sold for 36.05 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mtjxnj8 A 19TH CENTURY BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LACE BERTHA COLLAR & CUFF – Hand Made
Size:  43″ neckline, outer edge 80″, 6.5″ deep. Cuff: 9.25″ x 3.5″
Starting Price:  25.00 GBP
Auction ends: Sep 28, 2013 13:10:24 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller garden*hill, Reading, United Kingdom
Comments: A bertha of Point de Gaze, along with a cuff of the same that does not match the pattern. The raised flower petals in the bertha are unusual, with some diamond windows in the clothwork. This, along with the naturalistic but uncrowded design, and extensive decorative ‘mode’ fillings are all the sign of a better manufacturer. The cuff is nicely done, but more conventional in design.
Condition: Modifications:  None to either.
Damage:  bertha – Some pinholes in the mesh, small hole near center. Looks like one flower missing center back along the neckline.  cuff – 3 small holes in the mesh.
Soilage:  Some staining on one of the scallops and a flower on the bertha. Cuff looks good.

   Sold for 102.00 GBP, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kk4bbvn Classic Deep border of 19th C. BURANO Italian Needle Lace Collctors YARD PLUS
Size:  1-1/3 yeards, x 6.5″
Starting Price:  $35.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Sep 28, 2013 18:00:04 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: Given that this is finished on all sides, I think it is a narrow scarf.  Classic Burano needlelace, with evidence of the green paper from the original pattern on the back. A good floral pattern with fairly elaborate decorative fillings. Very typical of Burano design thinking – probably an early 20th c piece.
Condition: Modifications:  None
Damage:  Seller cites a few breaks in the mesh
Soilage:  Seller says it could use a bath, which I take to mean probably a little dusty, minor age and/or storage fading.

   Sold for $225.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mg49rdt ANTIQUE LACE HANDMADE BRUSSELS APPLIQUEE UNUSED
Size:  4″ x 72″
Starting Price:  $49.50 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Sep 28, 2013 19:33:24 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller greatlace, Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Comments: Brussels bobbinlace applique on machine net. It’s a simple middle-market design. Note the extra touch with the small sprigs in the upper ground, and lots of raised edges on the motifs.
Condition: Modifications:  Cut at both ends
Damage:  A few pinholes in the tulle, especially near the top border. The tulle itself looks basically unused.
Soilage:  None that I can see from the photos.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/ljbojbf Brussels duchesse mixed lace collar
Size:  not given
Starting Price:  12.99 GBP
Auction ends: Sep 29, 2013 10:15:43 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller 999dogtoby, Bath, United Kingdom
Comments: A collar of Brussels  Duchesse with pointed ends. I think the only needlelace are the decorative ‘mode’ fillings just where the front neckline comes together.  The bobbinlace does have some good raised work. The design is a bit crowded, but it’s a nicely made piece.
Condition: Modifications:  none
Damage:  Only 3 photos without a lot of closeup work, hard to tell, but it basically looks intact.  Some loose threads on parts of the outer edge, which might just be from having been sewn to something, or maybe some fraying?
Soilage:  Raised work on some of the bobbinlace flowers looks twisted, might be a sign of past washing.

   Sold for 24.00 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/lwyvmmn Brussels lace tie or lappets
Size:  3-5/8″ max x 20″
Starting Price:  5.99 GBP
Auction ends: Sep 29, 2013 10:29:35 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller 999dogtoby, Bath, United Kingdom
Comments: A short lappet scarf or tie of Brussels bobbinlace appliqued on machine net. Good pattern, filling the space well. A few small needlelace rings used as fillings, and perhaps as esprits in the tulle. Nice picot work all around the edges. Not a really sophisticated design, but it has a very nice presence.
Condition: Modifications:  none
Damage:  Seller cites one minute hole in the tulle.
Soilage:  Color off-white, which is probably just storage aging. Looks unused.

   Sold for 18.77 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/k6j8msh C18 Honiton bobbin lace border
Size:  2″ x 20″
Starting Price:  12.99 GBP
Auction ends: Sep 29, 2013 10:49:20 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller 999dogtoby, Bath, United Kingdom
Comments: A narrow border of pieced bobbinlace with droschel ground. Wish there were more of this. The droschel ground seems to follow the design in places, which is more a sign of English Devon work.  And the motifs have a kind of serpentine look that you also see in early English lace. Simple picoted bride fillings, and the raised bars delineating the design are a bit loose. I’ll go with Devon on this one.
Condition: Modifications:  The one end that I can see looks cut and hemmed. Engrelure later.
Damage:  I see a few pulls in the mesh – hard to determine exactly since no closeups in the 2 photos. Actually it looks in quite good shape for the age.
Soilage:  Can’t tell from the photos.

   Sold for 58.77 GBP, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/lzqgatw STUNNING ANTIQUE BRUSSELS / BRUGE / LACE COLLAR ~ VERY EARLY
Size:  12″ wide, 5″ max depth
Starting Price:  $15.00
Auction ends: Sep 29, 2013 11:33:13 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller nelliegardnerer, Evanston, Illinois, United States
Comments: A Duchesse de Bruges collar, nicely done, might be Ghent work. No needlelace present.  Note the alternating use of whole and half stitch for shading effects. Some rolled edges on the motifs, and the brides are simple irregular plaits.
Condition: Modifications:  none. Extra threads present from a previous attachment along the neckline.
Damage:  A non-trival break center back along the neck edge.
Soilage:  Looks good, hard to tell the color.

   Sold for $15.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/mqmhukf Ancienne Chaise Paille de Dentellière Déb XX° Art Populaire Dentelle Déco B.Etat
Size:  93 cm high, seat 30 cm off the ground. Seat 42 cm x 45 cm.
Starting Price:  42.00 EUR
Auction ends: Sep 29, 2013 11:37:46 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller barrioux, SERMENTIZON, Auvergne, France
Comments: The auction is for the chair only. I know this seller quite well, specializing in lacemaking items from the Haute Loire region.   I wrote about lacemaker’s chairs at http://tinyurl.com/n69h3ux. Generally they are quite low to get the knees up to support the pillow. This is something that also applies to nursing chairs, so identification can be tricky. This one does not have any decoration, but then most lacemaker chairs were quite plain.
Condition: Modifications:  Seat replaced in the 1980’s.
Damage:  Used, but intact.
Soilage:  General age-related patina.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/k57kdvo Antique Black Lace Lappet Scarf Maltese Cross Delicate Fine Victorian lacy
Size:  5-6/8″ to 8.5″ x 63″
Starting Price:  $60.00
Auction ends: Sep 29, 2013 12:35:49 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jackjason2, Markham, Ontario, Canada
Comments: A lappet scarf of black Maltese – can’t tell if it is silk or something else. It has an unusual set of round motifs throughout the length. Quite a bold looking piece.
Condition: Modifications:  none.
Damage:  Looks like one small repair where a split developed.  Otherwise OK from the photos.
Soilage:  A little wrinkled. Can’t tell much about staining because of the black color.

   Sold for $73.50, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mm3kqk7 Vintage Brussels Point De Gaze Lace Handkerchief
Size:  11.5″ square
Starting Price:  $225.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Sep 29, 2013 16:40:30 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jabezzz, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Comments: A Point de Gaze handkerchief edge. It’s not a particularly delicate design, but quite interesting. It has quite a large variety of clothwork variations, and some nice decorative ‘mode’ fillings. Multiple layer petals in the corner roses in very sold clothwork.  It is also rather small for a handkerchief.
Condition: Modifications:  Center cloth missing.
Damage:  I don’t see any problems from the photos.
Soilage:  Looks very clean.

   Sold, best offer, don’t know what it was.

http://tinyurl.com/n3rpau2 Antique NANDUTI Lace Doily Paraguay 10-3/4″ Stunning  FINEST Jojoba Fillers
Size:  10.75″ diameter
Starting Price:  $75.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Sep 30, 2013 12:57:53 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller purpletigerblue, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Comments: A ñanduti doily, earlier very fine type.  I’ve seen a number of these on Ebay recently.  It has a very elaborate central motif, and 3 different sol designs surrounding the center. Typical palm leaf edge, and seller says ‘jojoba’ fillers – I think this is the joining grid-like structure. I haven’t heard this term before, I’ll try to research it.  A nice example of the form.
Condition: Modifications:  none
Damage:  I dn’t see any problems from the photos.
Soilage:  Looks clean from the photos.

   No bids.