http://tinyurl.com/q6rbadr Antique/vintage silk Maltese lace shawl collar
Size:  15″ neckline. Front length 17″
Starting Price: 14.95 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 7, 2013 11:03:27 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A Maltese collar with long front points.  3 part construction. Outer border alternating Maltese crosses and flowers.  Inner portion some wire ground in a rectangular pattern, and good guipure work  in the collar corners and at the front neck points.  Neckline is a row of sun motifs edged with crossed woven leaves which continue down the front.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Seller cites a few loose spots, minor.
Soilage:  Looks clean from the photos.

   Sold for 112.00 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/pwmls2m 2 yards 33 ins antique/vintage tambour lace
Size:  9″ x 2 yards 32 ins  (minor difference from title)
Starting Price: 14.95 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 7, 2013 11:15:33 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A border of tambour embroidery on machine net. Unfinished at the top, but there’s a wavy line that probably is an attempt at finishing.  Very nice, well worked scroling design, no esprits in the upper border.  It’s a piece that does a lot with some simple motifs.
Condition:
Modifications:  unfinished top edge, cut on the one visible edge.
Damage:  A few loose threads along the picot border. Tulle looks in good shape.
Soilage:  The piece has been washed.

   Sold for 25.50 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/p4z46vx ANTIQUE BEAUTIFUL EXCELLENT CONDITION HAND BRUSSELS LONG LACE STOLE OR VEIL
Size:  20″ x 114″
Starting Price: $475.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: 1 day 17 hours from 10/5/13 8:55 PM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller heartnsoul1, Hollis, New Hampshire, United States
Comments: I’ll call it a Punto Milano – Flemish bobbinlace with a needle-made ground.  There was a lot of this made in the later 19th century. The motifs on this are fairly simple, a kind of vine and trefoil pattern.  Fairly fast to make, and you can do large pieces.
Condition:
Modifications:  One end finished, not sure about the other end.
Damage:  Nothing obvious from the photos, although there aren’t many closeups for such a large piece.
Soilage:  Seller cites some storage marks.

   Unsold as of 10/8/2013 7:26 AM MST.

http://tinyurl.com/pht2v5b RARE Antique NANDUTI LACE Doilies Paraguay FINEST QUALITY 8 Doilies or Placemats
Size:  each 7.5″ diameter
Starting Price: $320.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Oct 08, 2013 08:08:14 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller purpletigerblue, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Comments: A set of 8 doilies of Ñanduti. Very simple design of palm leaves around the borders, and ‘jojoba’ fillings.  I just got a really good book on Ñanduti by a local author, but it’s all in Spanish so I’ll have to dig to find some references to that.  These are unusual, I’ve never seen the fillings used over such a large area.
Condition:
Modifications:  None.
Damage:  Nothing noticeable
Soilage:  Very clean, seller cites maybe a few small age discolorations.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/os334ga Tovaglia/copriletto a tombolo del 1920
Size:  not given
Starting Price: 9,500.00 EUR, 14,500.00 EUR Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Oct 08, 2013 08:08:14 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller brooklyn.usa, Roma, RM, Italy
Comments: This is described as a bobbinlace tablecloth or bedspread. You can see very little of it, but it does look like a well done Italian Guipure. Quite sturdy, plaited picoted brides, a few flower centers of woven leaves.  It certainly is a large piece, looks well made, but without adequate photography or description, very hard to tell anything else.
Condition:
Modifications:  Unknown.
Damage:  The little I can see looks undamaged
Soilage:  What I can see looks good.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/kycu6lu Antique/vintage Bedfordshire lace collar
Size:  Neckline 16″, depth 4″
Starting Price: 9.95 GPB
Auction ends: Oct 08, 2013 11:41:16 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: This appears to be a Beds dress front with typical plaited borders. The neckline is quite unusual, and note the raised tallies on top of halfstitch leaves. I do wonder if it isn’t a bit on the French Cluny side, since this technique isn’t too common with Beds. And I’m a bit thrown by the lines of woven tallies around the corners, and the ‘islands’ where several picoted brides meet.  But for lack of any definitive evidence, I’ll call it Beds.
Condition:
Modifications:  None.
Damage:  No obvious defects from the photos.
Soilage:  Looks quite clean.

   Sold for 36.01 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kzy4mbc ANTIQUE VINTAGE MALTESE LACE SILK LAPPET SCARF HAND WORKED
Size:  6″ x 56″
Starting Price: 14.95 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 09, 2013 11:17:51 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller fill29cat, Swadlincote, United Kingdom
Comments: A Maltese lappet scarf – two part construction.  Both inner and outer parts are alternating flowers roundels with a square grid of woven leaves.  All these alternate across the piece as well. One Maltese cross at each end.  Looks like silk from the closeup photos.
Condition:
Modifications:  None.
Damage:  Repaired at one end, other end a bit frayed.
Soilage:  Looks quite clean from photos.

   Sold for 20.00 GBP, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mxffmvf Antique/vintage crochet lace collar
Size:  neckline 14″, depth 1.75″
Starting Price: 4.95 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 09, 2013 11:45:00 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A small Irish Crochet collar. Tightly worked with a little raised work, and some motifs crossing over others. The motifs are a bit abstract, although there are recognizable trefoils. I wonder if this is a French piece? picoted brides are quite heavy, altogether it is a good, substantial design.
Condition:
Modifications:  None.
Damage:  One break center back neck edge, a few other breaks especially on the outer edge.
Soilage:  Seller says unwashed mid-cream color.  I think I see a few small rust stains here and there.

   Sold for 11.50 GBP, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kl9vjg4 Lovely Antique 17thc Style NEEDLE LACE – Origin / date? *
Size:  9″ x 18″
Starting Price: $25.00
Auction ends: Oct 09, 2013 12:15:38 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jaruk, Worcester, United Kingdom
Comments: This is the kind of piece that shows you just how difficult it is to date Gros Point needlelace. Some of it looks reassembled, and that calls into question the lattice bride system.  That in itself doesn’t bother me so much – the ornamentation of the brides is typical of 17th c work.  What bothers me is the lack of a really smooth finish to the clothwork – there was considerable ‘dry-pressing’ done as part of the finishing process.  Plus the rather lackluster modeling of the raised work – not really deeply carved, all looks a little flat.  Still, this is a piece that could use carbon dating.
Condition:
Modifications:  Looks reassembled in places, and I doubt all the edges are original. If any.
Damage:  Many breaks in the bride lattice and along edges.
Soilage:  Seller cites several marks and age patina.

   Sold for $151.50, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/ka8d9m6 * Antique BEDFORDSHIRE Guipure Bobbin Lace Collar Lovely Design *
Size:  center back depth 4″, lapel width 6″
Starting Price: $35.00
Auction ends: Oct 09, 2013 12:20:44 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jaruk, Worcester, United Kingdom
Comments: Another Beds collar, this one with long front points. The outer edge is plaited, and there is a good guipure pattern against a square picoted mesh ground on the inside.  The motifs are quite large with raised tallies for definition. It resembles the previous Beds collar reviewed, and again I’ll suggest it has a Cluny look. But not enough to deviate from the Beds attribution.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  One break along the neck edge just to the right of center back in the first photo.
Soilage:  Looks quite clean from the photos.

   Sold for $50.01, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/n96loqb An Exquisite massive Length of Brussels Lace circa 1880
Size:  50 cm x 470 cm
Starting Price: 120.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 09, 2013 12:35:16 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller winterwonderlandfairy, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A very long, deep flounce of needlelace applique on machine net – note the scalloped edge.  Difficult to see the pattern given the way the photos are done, but the motifs seem fairly simple, and there are no esprits in the ground.  The net drapes quite nicely.
Condition:
Modifications:  I can’t see the ends so don’t know if they are cut.  One photo shows part of an engrelure.
Damage:  I don’t see anything from the photos, but not everything is photographed.
Soilage:  Looks clean from what I can see.

   Sold for 240.00 GBP, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/msezutb Pretty pair of antique Edwardian Irish crochet cuffs
Size:  4.5″ max x 10″
Starting Price: 6.99 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 09, 2013 13:56:13 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jellyjumble, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A pair of Irish Crochet cuffs. Good design of grapes, trefoils, and several different flowerheads. The same raised rings used in the grapes are used in the centers of the other motifs. They are mirror images of each other. Tightly worked, and I think the picots are crocheted loops.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Seller cites a few tiny breaks that I can’t find.
Soilage:  Basically white. The raised rings look like they might be made in a slightly different color thread, or maybe just a little dirt from wear.

   Sold for 10.99 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kvustth VICTORIAN 19TH C BRUSSELS MIXED POINT DE GAZE CAPE COLLAR
Size:  18″ neckline, 10″ deep at back.
Starting Price: $59.00
Auction ends: Oct 09, 2013 14:12:24 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: A shawl collar of Duchesse de Bruxelles with raised petal roses in the Point de Gaze inserts. Two of the inserts have only decorative ‘mode’ fillings – unusual. The bobbinlace has some good raised work. Overall a typical Duchesse design.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  A few pinholes in the Pt d Gaze mesh.
Soilage:  Looks quite clean.

      Sold for $132.50, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mpgoxfz Antique Needlelace Pointe de Gaze Lace Wedding Handkerchief Hankie
Size:  ~11″ square
Starting Price: $59.00
Auction ends: Oct 09, 2013 16:05:07 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller treasure*chest, Pequannock, New Jersey, United States
Comments: A flat Point de Gaze handkerchief.  Rather complex naturalistic design giving it a bit of a crowded look. I like the unusual treatment of leaves around the edge with raised rings and decorative clothwork.  The ‘mode’ fillings are fairly simple.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  I can easily count the 6 small holes cited by the seller, and there are a few other pinholes in the mesh.
Soilage:  Off white color. Seller soaked the piece but did not press. It is rather wrinkled.

   Sold for $204.00, 9 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/knvu4eu 2 pieces antique/vintage wide Maltese lace
Size:  10.5″ x (34″ and 1yd 30″)
Starting Price: 14.95 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 10, 2013 11:28:51 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: High quality Maltese deep border which has been cut in two pieces. When the Maltese/Gozo workers really concentrate on wide borders the results can be extremely good. Note the large areas of guipure that look almost like woven cloth, against a beautifully done undulating background. Small, well worked tallies in cross patterns. A very good example.
Condition:
Modifications:  Cut into two pieces
Damage:  Shorter piece looks fine. Longer pieces has repairs and frayed areas.
Soilage:  Looks quite white from the photos.

   Sold for 181.00 GBP, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kstloge * Antique HONITON Bobbin Lace Handkerchief w.damage *
Size:  ~13″ square
Starting Price: $9.99
Auction ends: Oct 10, 2013 11:44:26 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jaruk, Worcester, United Kingdom
Comments: A Honiton handkerchief with repairable damage. The lace is on the snail/slugs style side, with the crowded English flower garden effect that is so charming. The ground appears to be needle-made, but more like you find in a Battenburg spider stitch – not the twisted stitches of actual Honiton Point.
Condition:
Modifications:  Center cut out of the cloth, and a longer cut through the lace. This could be restored.  Looks like some photos are showing the backside of the piece.
Damage:  The lace itself looks in good shape.
Soilage:  A few scattered brown spots.

   Sold for $10.49, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/n3zrpk4 ANTIQUE WEDDING BRIDE’S HANKIE BEAUTIFUL HANDMADE BRUSSELS LACE
Size:  ~13″ square
Starting Price: $125.00
Auction ends: Oct 11, 2013 07:03:36 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller hearts-desires, Thomaston, Connecticut, United States
Comments: A Duchesse de Bruges handkerchief. The rather formal roundels in the corners are a bit unusual. Some rolled raised work in the leaves, and gimps are nicely used to define the roundels. A good middle market product.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  A few pinholes and wear in the fabric.
Soilage:  Seller cites some light shading, one pencil dot.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/m9jmwoo 2 antique/vintage Honiton lace cuffs – flying birds and tulips
Size:  3″ x 14″ – not sure how the 14″ is measured.
Starting Price: 14.95 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 11, 2013 12:37:21 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: Two cuffs of Honiton Point with figural elements, birds along with typical flowers and leaves. Looks like they were made as cuffs and not adapted from a border. A little bit on the snail/slugs side, but not too much. The flowers are a bit more varied than one finds in s/s.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Lace looks basically intact.
Soilage:  Dark brown spot on one cuff.

   Sold for 78.00 GBP, 9 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kgeh7nn Beautiful long, antique/vintage 19th century Point de Gaze lace lappet – lilies
Size:  3″ to 4.5″ (I think) x 57″
Starting Price: 14.95 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 11, 2013 12:37:21 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A narrow scarf of Point de Gaze. No raised work, and with a beautiful naturalistic design. Excellent decorate ‘mode’ fillings.  Note how nicely the linen sticth follows the lines of the design in the largely flat, undecorated motifs – quite sophisticated.
Condition:
Modifications:  Two halves have been joined together in the center – unclear if this is original or not.
Damage:  Seller cites one ‘nick’ in a flower, not sure where it is.
Soilage:  Dark cream color, but I’d think twice before doing anything about it.

   Sold for 355.00 GBP, 15 bidders.