Costume and Textiles (Part 4 of the Pat Earnshaw collection)
Date: Monday, October 14, 2013
Time: Session 1 – Lots 1 to 300, 10:00 AM
Session 2 – Lots 301 to end, 2:00 PM
The Earnshaw lots run from 491 to 526
Place: Kerry Taylor Auctions, Ltd.
249-253 Long Lane, Bermondsey, London, SE1 4PR
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Viewings: Friday October 11, 9:00 to 17:00
Sunday October 13, 12:00 to 16:00
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This auction includes the fourth part of the Pat Earnshaw lace collection. The lace lots run from 491 to 526, forming the late afternoon portion of the auction. Many are lots of several pieces, and are of high quality. Some of the interesting items include:
A number of droschel ground shawls and veils, lots 492 to 495.
Lille and Bucks viels, lot 499
Mid 18th c Brussels lappets, lot 500
Brussels lappets, 1730’s (mistakenly called Mechlin), lot 501
A set of Valenciennes lappets with connecting band, lot 502
Gros Point border, lot 505
What looks to me like a border of Sedan, lot 507
2 lots of 17th c English needlelace, lots 508 and 509
German Filet, lot 512
Chantilly items, lot 521
4 Burano berthas, lot 524

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