http://tinyurl.com/p22v72v 432* SPLENDIDE GRANDE COIFFE ANCIENNE ORIGINE ALENÇON TULLE BRODÉ ÉPOQUE 19ème
Size:  60 cm circumference – measurements given are confusing.
Starting Price: 8.00 EUR
Auction ends: Oct 18, 2013 11:40:19 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller claude580_0, Pazy, France
Comments: Nice to see this seller back after summer vacation. A traditional bonnet from Alençon. The embroidered net used at the back of the cap is normally a local product meant to imitate Alençon lace. The pleating and shaping of the linen in this piece is remarkable – some of the stiffening has been done with a paper insert.
Condition:
Modifications:  Drawstring at the bottom of the lace missing.
Damage:  Quite a few holes in the lace capback.
Soilage:  Looks good from the photos.

   Sold for 12.61 EUR, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kwvekey CENTRI FATTI A MANO PIZZO A TOMBOLO OVALI 2 PEZZI
Size:  30cm x 21cm and 25cm x 14cm
Starting Price: 3.00 EUR
Auction ends: Oct 20, 2013 01:29:09 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller pinna102, Cantoniera Campu Omu, Italy
Comments: I thought these tape lace doilies were interesting with the fairly complex guipure flowers.  They resemble Idrija, but I’m guessing they are an Italian product.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  None that I can see
Soilage:  Looks very clean.

   Sold for 19.50 EUR, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kguy66l beautiful and scarce handmade Youghal lace handkerchief very good work 15in sq.
Size:  ~15″ x ~15″
Starting Price: 30.00 EUR
Auction ends: Oct 20, 2013 06:16:17 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller reddolly123, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Comments: A Youghal handkerchief with rounded corners. There is one main scrolling leaf repeated around the edge, between these are some vertical motifs that vary a little in design. There are a few variations in the clothwork, and some simple decorative fillings. The lacework is nicely done, the design isn’t Youghal at its best.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Center cloth quite worn and rather shredded. Occasional small hole in the lace, minor, and a few roken brides.
Soilage:  Looks clean – can’t spot discoloration from the given photos.

   Sold for 75.00 EUR, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kzcogaw OLD BORDER OF MALTESE BOBBIN LACE IN SILK
Size:  5″ x 65″
Starting Price: 18.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 20, 2013 11:38:17 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller frangipani20_2, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Comments: A border of Maltese, medium width and a good collectible length. Alternating roundels of Maltese crosses and the sun motif. There is a mat of woven leaves and an elaborately plaited border at the top. All quite nicely worked, and I like the contrast between the smaller sun and larger crosses.
Condition:
Modifications:  Cut at both ends.
Damage:  Looks intact from the photos.
Soilage:  Dark cream color.

   Sold for 18.00 GBP, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/lagzrog FABULOUSLY INTRICATE MALTESE BOBBIN HANDMADE COLLAR ANTIQUE LACE TRIM DOLLS
Size:  26″ neckline, 2.75″ max depth
Starting Price: $0.99
Auction ends: Oct 20, 2013 18:59:16 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller rosietoesmac, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Comments: A narrow Belgian Rosaline Perlé collar. The perls appear to be needle-made. Picoted plaited brides. The work looks nicely done, but it’s a little hard to see the overall pattern from the photos.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Nothing obvious
Soilage:  Maybe a little dark from age, and slightly wrinkled.

   Sold for $24.39, 10 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/k8onuj8 Volant de dentelle de BRUXELLES Point de GAZE époque XIXème
Size:  10 cm x (1.05 m and 1.58 m)
Starting Price: 55.00 EUR
Auction ends: Oct 21, 2013 05:49:24 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller florencel4670, Palaiseau, France
Comments: Two pieces of the same Point de Gaze border. The raised petal roses are rather narrowly shaped, a bit beyond the conventional more rounded petal. Interesting raised ring fillings in the roses, and I like how the flowers hang down from the top of the border.  Very dense patterning along the lower edge, and note the esprits in the ground. This is a fairly complex design, nicely done.
Condition:
Modifications:  Cut in
Damage:  Seller says the
Soilage:  It’s not perfectly crisp, maybe a sign of a past washing? Hard to tell.

   Sold for 250.00 EUR, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/lnatqg7 Antique Bedfordshire handmade bobbin lace handkerchief border.
Size:  13.5″ square
Starting Price: 14.95 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 21, 2013 06:47:21 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: I’ve seen this particular pattern for a handkerchief in floral Beds several times.  This one has a modification in that the two leaves on each side are pointing in the same directions, not mirror images of each other. You also occasionally see this pattern with only one leaf on each side.  Well worked, nice raised tallies.
Condition:
Modifications:  No center cloth, serious cut through one side.  People do this sometimes to try and convert a handkerchief edge into a collar.
Damage:  Seller cites a few minor pulls.
Soilage:  Looks clean from photos.

   Sold for 18.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kw6sas8 Antique Honiton handmade lace Fall cap
Size:  ~10″ x 30″
Starting Price: 9.99 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 21, 2013 07:21:42 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A Honiton fallcap. Rather chaotic design. Sometimes I wonder in seeing a piece like this – we do know Honiton was made in Ireland but we don’t really know what it looked like. Some descriptions remind me of what we are seeing here, but there’s no really good way to tell.
Condition:
Modifications:  None.
Damage:  A number of breaks in the brides.
Soilage:  Seller says it needs a launder.

   Sold for 26.00 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/k7la92v Antique Limerick black lace nice size shawl
Size:  43.5″ x 98″
Starting Price: 39.99 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 21, 2013 07:53:25 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A black embroidered net triangular shawl.  Good needlerun embroidery which could indicate Limerick. It has quite a delicate, pleasing appearance – emphasized I thnk by the lack of esprits in most of the open areas of tulle.
Condition:
Modifications:  None.
Damage:  Some pinholes, a few loose threads along the border.
Soilage:  Seller indicates that it needs a launder, I don’t see any obvious soilage.

   Sold for 58.65 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/lbpod6x Antique Brussels lace handmade lovely Handkerchief
Size:  12.25″ x 12.5″
Starting Price: 24.99 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 21, 2013 08:09:16 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A small Duchesse de Bruges handkerchief. Conventional Duchesse motifs, nicely arranged. I wonder if the center cloth is a replacement, the grain doesn’t seem  aligned with the lace.
Condition:
Modifications:  Center replaced?
Damage:  A few broken threads. and loose brides.
Soilage:  Looks quite clean from the photos, no obvious stains.

   Sold for 41.00 GBP, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mstrfcv Antique Brussels needle lace handmade lovely wide length
Size:  10.25″ x 1 yard 19″
Starting Price: 39.99 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 21, 2013 08:09:16 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: This is quite an interesting piece. It is a very flat Belgian Point de Gaze type needlelace, minimal decorative ‘mode’ fillings. In the upper part it looks appliqued on a machine net.  Along the lower border it looks like the regular Point de Gaze mesh. Almost like it is trying to copy the ‘Herren Alençon’ style.  The design is rather architecturally vertical, and note the downward facing flowers used in the upper ground.
Condition:
Modifications:  Cut on both ends.
Damage:  Small holes and pinholes in over the grounds.
Soilage:  Looks clean in the photos.

   Sold for 50.00 GBP, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/k4c927e Antique Brussels applique handmade lace nice size pretty hat veil
Size:  20.5″ x 41″
Starting Price: 39.99 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 21, 2013 08:31:09 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A hat veil of Brussels bobbinlace applique on machine net.  A good middle-market product with a rather sparse design and minimal needlelace fillings. The motifs are a little large and slightly loosely worked. It does have a nice, light appearance.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Occasional pinhole in the machine tulle and some tiny pulls.
Soilage:  Looks clean in the photos.

   Sold for 39.99 GBP, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/l9w523s Antique Brussels handmade bobbin lace lovely length
Size:  8″ x 1 yard 27″
Starting Price: 59.99 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 21, 2013 08:54:15 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A Duchesse de Bruges border, fairly wide.  Good raised work against halfstitch clothwork, and the motifs are well drawn and tightly worked.  Good sweeping romantic design of a large swag cradling lots of scattered flowers. Well done flowers in between the repeats.  Simple unpicoted plaited brides. Altogether quite a pleasing design.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Seller cites some minor pulls.
Soilage:  Looks quite clean from the photos.

   Sold for 195.00 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mzd8wmh Antique Brussels bobbin handmade lace lovely large Fan Leaf
Size:  28.5″ wide, lace 8″ deep?
Starting Price: 49.99 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 21, 2013 09:33:09 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A fan leaf of, well, I’ll call it Duchesse, but it almost me of Rosaline techniques. Maybe a Ghent product? Just goes to show how interestingly varied the Belgian bobbinlaces can be.  The 5 petaled buds around the edges are nicely done, note the window in each petal. I like the unusual grid-like fillings in many motifs. The design is pretty scattered, and I’m not sure I like all the very small motifs combined with the larger ones.  Quite an intriguing piece.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Seller cites some minor pulls. Loose spots in some of the fillings.
Soilage:  A few stains center top.

   Sold for 63.75 GBP, 2 bidders.