Dentelles, Textiles, Mode, Couture
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Place: Hôtel Drouot, Salle 10
9 rue Drouot, 75009 Paris
Directions:  http://tinyurl.com/85b78gl
Time: 11:00
Online Catalog: http://tinyurl.com/m3sjsck  laces are lots 1 to 100
Public Viewing: unable to find this information, but it is probably on Tuesday.
Auction by: Thierry De Maigret
email: contact@thierrydemaigret.com
phone: 01 44 83 95 20
expert: Séverine Experton-Dard, 06 80 65 12 18,  sevdex@yahoo.fr

Notes: This auction is a pleasant surprise, coming so close to the October 10th Drouot auction. There are 100 lace-related lots, and the photos are much better, although I wish there were more closeups.  Altogether this is a very good set of laces spanning the 17th to 20th centuries. Take a close look at the following:
Lots 11, 14, 17, 23, 26 – Chantilly, not marked machine-made, but photos aren’t close enough to really tell.
Lot 90 – A very important Point de France wide flounce, est 2,500 to 4,000 EUR (it sold for 6,000 EUR)
Lot 93 – An amazing Alençon flounce, est 1,500 to 2,000 EUR (it sold for 10,000 EUR)
Lots 25, 29, 82, 84, 91, a variety of lappets, mostly from the 18th c.

The next important Drouot lace sale will likely be May 23, 2014.

Drouot is an organization of auction houses throughout France, including their main facility, the Hôtel Drouot in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Established in 1852, Hôtel Drouot held a monopoly on French antiques auctions until legal reforms opened the way for international competition in 2000.  The Gazette Drouot http://www.gazette-drouot.com/ lists upcoming auctions.
Bidding:  Obviously you can come and bid in person. Phone or absentee bids are accepted.
Online bidding: All bidders must first register with Drouot (before Thurs Oct 10th at noon for this sale). Go to https://drouotonline.webzone-secure.org/creationdecompte to create an account.
Login at http://www.drouotonline.com/ for online auctions, or http://www.drouotlive.com/ for live auctions on the net.
There are many videos (in French) explaining the bidding process at: http://www.drouot.com/static/drouot_video_sommaire.html?lang=en.
Buyer’s Premium:  23% TTC (toutes taxe comprises) – check on this before the auction.
Payment due:  Expected almost immediately after the auction, cash, pre-approved cheque or credit card.