http://tinyurl.com/m7fczo2 Bruges Duchesse Antique Bobbin Lace Collar 19th C CW
Size:  14-15″ neckline, 4″ deep
Starting Price: $68.00
Auction ends: Oct 31, 2013 17:24:03 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: A Bruges Bloemwerk collar with two different plaited grounds. Near the neckline is a rectangular picoted grid, near the outside brides are irregularly spaced. The work is tightly done – note the single windows in the flower petals. The design symmetric with quite a nice presence. Rolled ribs define some of the leaves, and there are island and tally fillings in the flower centers. This is a very good example of this type of work.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Nothing obvious
Soilage:  Seller calls it eggshell white.  No staining

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/lzed6xs Yard plus Fine Antique Silk BLONDE DE CAEN bobbin lace deep flounce
Size:  8.5″ x 38:
Starting Price: $95.00
Auction ends: Oct 31, 2013 21:12:12 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: A fairly deep border of Blonde de Caen, from France.  This lace is famous for the contrast of the heavy motifs and the very light mesh, which can also be its undoing in condition. Here the design fills the space quite well, it is meant to hold a slight ruffle. Note the elaborate esprits in the ground, and some extra effort to contrast the heavy border with lighter small halfstitch leaves. also note the little diamonds in the centers of the honeycomb areas, which is a bit unusual.
Condition:
Modifications:  I can’t see the ends in the photos, probably cut since it is a short length.
Damage:  The mesh looks a bit strange along the top, pulled, or maybe some repair? Hard to tell. It isn’t consistent with the rest of the mesh. Might be a separate piece joined by racroc.
Soilage:  Looks quite clean from the photos.

   Sold for $95.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/mqvpn6v 2 Antique Collars: Irish Crochet Lace Collar and Ruffled Lace Trim Collar
Size:  15″ across, 3-3.5″ deep.
Starting Price: $14.99, $25.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Nov 1, 2013 08:28:09 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller amyability, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Comments: An Irish Crochet collar, ‘Point’ type with needlemade ground. The motifs are small and tightly worked, a little geometric, heavy on the shamrocks. No raised work that I can find.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Looks intact from the photos.
Soilage:  Brown spots, particularly near the ends.

  No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/mqv8cgh 3 yards 27 ins antique/vintage Maltese lace
Size:  5″ x (12″ and 1 yard 15″)
Starting Price: 14.95 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 1, 2013 10:03:02 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: 2 section of a Maltese border. This is a typical pattern of teardrops separated by heart-shaped outlines. The trail looks almost like a tape lace, nicely convoluted. The squared brides between motifs are unusual.
Condition:
Modifications:  Cut into two pieces, both cut on ends. traces of cloth on one edge.
Damage:  Some breakage and fraying to the top edges. One small repair to a cross.
Soilage:  Looks clean from the photos.

   Sold for 68.00 GBP, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/md55obk Antique/vintage Irish crochet lace collar
Size:  16.5″ neckline, 8″ back depth.
Starting Price: 24.95 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 1, 2013 10:13:08 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: An Irish Crochet collar with densely packed motifs. There are pinwheels and harp-like motifs, along with small flowers. The picots on the brides look like crochted loops. Good close work with some heavy raised rings.
Condition:
Modifications:  Some localized brown marks.
Damage:  Occasional broken bride.
Soilage:  Quite white, probably from washing, buit it was nicely blocked afterward.

   Sold for 64.00 GBP, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/k5ykzem Antique/vintage 19th century Honiton applique lace bertha
Size:  7.5″ x 39″
Starting Price: 14.95 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 1, 2013 10:22:36 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: I’m not sure if this is a bertha, but it looks good draped around the shoulders of the manikin. Honiton applique on machine net. It has large motifs, without much in the way of typical Honiton fillings – a bit snails/slugs style.  Some larger sprigs along the lower border, smaller ones in the upper ground. Nice consistent small border around all edges. A middle market product.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Some pinholes and small repairs.
Soilage:  The color looks quite consistent throughout.

   Sold for 48.71 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/ljogyjw ANTIQUE CHARMING MIXED PT DE GAZE/BRUSSELS LACE FINEST LINEN HANKIE
Size:  11.5″ square
Starting Price: $39.99
Auction ends: Nov 1, 2013 10:29:20 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller heartnsoul1, Hollis, New Hampshire, United States
Comments: A Duchesse de Bruxelles handkerchief. No raised petals in the Point de Gaze inserts.  It’s kind of a wild floral design, rather densely packed.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Looks intact, especially the Pt de Gaze mesh
Soilage:  A little wrinkled, might have been washed in the past. It looks very clean.

   Sold for $170.49, 11 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/ku62p5c ANTIQUE POINT DE GAZE LACE LARGE COLLAR
Size:  28″ x ~3″
Starting Price: $24.99
Auction ends: Nov 1, 2013 10:29:34 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller heartnsoul1, Hollis, New Hampshire, United States
Comments: A Point de Gaze collar with long frontpieces. No raised work. No decorative ‘modes’. Basically it relies on design for effect, which is quite nice for the shape.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  No real closeups in the photos, but it looks like there are some repairs to the mesh.
Soilage:  Yellowed, a little wrinkled

   Sold for $68.99, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/k6eqz3d ANTIQUE PARETTY & LARGE HAND BRUSSELS LACE COLLARE W/PT DE GAZE LACE INSERTION
Size:  56″ x 5.5″
Starting Price: $24.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Nov 1, 2013 10:29:38 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller heartnsoul1, Hollis, New Hampshire, United States
Comments: A bertha of Brussels Duchesse.  Flat Point de Gaze inserts, made up of decorate ‘mode’ filings arranged in a flower pattern.  The Bobbinlace motifs are rather large, looks a little on the Bruges side.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Nothing obvious. Point de Gaze mesh looks in good shape.
Soilage:  Looks quite clean.  A little wrinkled from storage, but the motifs looks quite crisp.

   $51.00, 3 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/n4n7cs3 BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE BEDFORDSHIRE BOBBIN LACE COLLAR
Size:  19-20 cm deep, 44 cm neckline
Starting Price: 0.99 GPB
Auction ends: Nov 1, 2013 13:28:25 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller beyondthetower, Somerset, United Kingdom
Comments: A guipure collar. It doesn’t look like Beds to me, especially with the little islands in the mesh next to the neckline. The Design of the center flower with combined half and whole stitch looks Belgian. But the occasional use of the gimp looks more French.  I’m puzzled on origin here, but no question the design is very good, and quite naturalistic.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Nothing obvious that I can see, although seller cites a little fraying on the neckline.
Soilage:  Looks quite clean.

   Sold for 68.28 GBP, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/lzm8xr4 BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE HANDMADE BRUSSELS APPLIQUÉ LACE LAPPET
Size:  114 cm x 10-11 cm ends, narrowing to 5 cm in center.
Starting Price: 0.99 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 1, 2013 13:32:38 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller beyondthetower, Somerset, United Kingdom
Comments: A lappet scarf of Brussels bobbinlace application on machine net. Some tiny needlelace accents in flower centers., and there are two rather large needlelace flower at the lappet ends. The bobbinlace is small and delicate, quite well made, raised rolls and edges. Good naturalistic design, note wave of flowers along the connecting band. Not the highest quality of this lace, but getting there.  Small, good pieces of applique like this aren’t too common.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Looks intact.
Soilage:  Seller cites 3 tiny spots that I’m having trouble finding in the photos.  Rather crisp and flat, almost looks unused.

   Sold for 65.00 GBP, 9 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/k68f2sl Antique Handmade Bedfordshire Bobbin Lace Alb Base & Cuffs – Religious Vestments
Size:  cuffs: 8″ x 9.25″ each laid flat. flounce: 24″ x 110″
Starting Price: $320.00
Auction ends: Nov 2, 2013 04:29:06 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller netties_123, Castanet, France
Comments: An alb flounce and cuffs of guipure bobbinlace with a rose ground mesh. All three pieces are in circular form, ready to attach. It looks like a French or Spanish guipure, typical of these larger pieces, although I can’t spot the specific place of manufacture. The large flowers have no gimp, and note the windows in the petal work.  I’m thinking the cuffs are pieces cut from the larger original flounce.
Condition:
Modifications:  Sewn into circles.
Damage:  A few broken places in the mesh.
Soilage:  Seller has washed the piece.

      No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/mqus9tk ANTIQUE LACE-FINE 19THC. HONITON LACE HANDKERCHIEF
Size:  ~17″ square
Starting Price: $125.00
Auction ends: Nov 2, 2013 08:17:13 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A Honiton handkerchief, advanced design with large areas of woven tally fillings. Nice tightly woven roses, almost resembling Ghent work.  A higher end market product,  more resembling the more structured contemporary Brussels designs – also note the little ‘islands’ where the mesh brides meet; more a Belgian characteristic.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  A few pinholes in the cloth. One broken bride that I can find I the photos.
Soilage:  Seller cites one spot on the lace, I can’t find it.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/mcybt4l ANTIQUE LACE-ORNATE 19THC. HONITON LACE HANDKERCHIEF
Size:  ~16.5″ square
Starting Price: $295.00
Auction ends: Nov 2, 2013 08:23:37 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A Honiton handkerchief with elaborate white embroidered monogram. It has the look of the previous piece, perhaps the same manufacturer.  Square picoted brides, more varied fillings, and the design has more of the English scattering effect. Quite an elaborate set of medallions in the centers and corners.  A higher end market piece.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage:  A few stains in the cloth.

   Sold for $295.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/ktaxauy ANTIQUE LACE-CIRCA 19THC. HONITON LACE LAPPET
Size:  42″ x 4.75″ max
Starting Price: $75.00
Auction ends: Nov 2, 2013 08:29:14 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A Honiton guipure lappet scarf.  I like the clean lines of this piece. The motifs are slightly snails/slugs style, and have the scattered English flower garden feel that you see so often in Honiton. Interesting flowers that I can’t identify, they almost look in side view, and you can clearly see the tape winding back and forth to build up the flower. Good tally fillings, occasional raised ribs and other raised work.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage:  Several brown stains throughout, and the whole piece has a cream color look.

   Sold for $75.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/m968mmb ANTIQUE LACE – 17THC VENETIAN GROS POINT LACE LENGTH
Size:  35″ x 8.5″ to 10″ to 7″
Starting Price: 295.00 GBP Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Nov 2, 2013 08:42:54 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller amberfarleigh, Richmond, N. Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Comments: A Gros Point flounce of varying width. There are several different edgings around the piece, one of which looks like a narrow Genoese insertion. The needlelace motifs have the high relief edges, fairly simply decorated. Lots of interesting groundwork variation over large areas, perhaps a sign of an earlier piece.  Note the highly decorated brides typical of the era. The motifs have been reassembled, as was so typical of 19th c adaptations, and many of the brides have been replaced.
Condition:
Modifications:  A reassembled piece.
Damage:  ?The motifs look in good condition, just general age wear.
Soilage:  The color seems quite consistent throughout.

   Sold for $295.00, Buy-it-Now exercised.

http://tinyurl.com/kjkbgqk Antique Wedding Brussels Bobbin Lace Hanky
Size:  14″ x 14″ – lace ~2″ wide
Starting Price: $29.99
Auction ends: Nov 2, 2013 12:19:46 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mike10_mike, West Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Comments: A handkerchief of Brussels bobbinlace applique on machine net. A few simple needlelace fillings.  The lace is quite narrow (unusual for an applique handkerchief, normally the lace is wider), with tightly woven motifs filling the space well. Rather short repeat.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  One small hole in the cloth.  Lace looks good, especially the tulle.
Soilage:  Overall white color.

   Sold for $29.99, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/lszq66r 19th C Burano Needle Lae Unusual square collar bodice top COLLECTOR
Size:  13-14″ across, ~3.5″ deep
Starting Price: $85.00
Auction ends: Nov 2, 2013 14:46:23 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: A Burano needlelace edging, perhaps for a handkerchief, cut on one side, perhaps to adapt for a collar. This is a ‘classic’ Burano design, large swirling flowers and leaves, no esprits in the ground, and a variety of decorative fillings.  The cordonnet in Burano is always couched on.  Good regular work, with a bit of a mechanical appearance that you often find in  Burano.
Condition:
Modifications:  Cut on one side, perhaps for a collar modification.
Damage:  A few pinholes in the mesh, and occasional small hole, some localized fraying along the edge.
Soilage:  Seller says it is ‘pearl white’. Note remnants of green pattern paper still attached.

   Sold for $91.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/qf2duwe BRUSSELS DUCHESSE LACE FALL CAP 19th CENTURY PAT EARNSHAW COLLECITON
Size:  143″ long
Starting Price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Nov 2, 2013 15:00:01 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller eastayton, London, England, United Kingdom
Comments: Ex. coll. Pat Earnshaw, illustrated in “Bobbin and Needle Laces”. Described as “Brussels Duchesse”. If it is a Belgian piece it is very unusual.  Note the raised tallies on cloth stitch in the end flowers and acorns, and the rather unusual raised work on halfstitch in the buds. Yet there are some islands joining Brides – more of a Bruges technique. I’ll call it Belgian, but quite unusual, and difficult to attribute. At first glance it almost looks like a Floral Beds piece, but obviously is not a continuous lace, so that’s not a viable option.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Nothing obvious.
Soilage:  Looks quite clean.

   Sold for $154.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/osmy5z2 BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE NEEDLE LACE with DAFFODIL and ROSE MOTIFS
Size:  9″ x 147″
Starting Price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Nov 2, 2013 15:05:01 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller eastayton, London, England, United Kingdom
Comments: A wide Point de Gaze flounce with raised petal roses, and elaborate decorative ‘mode’ fillings. Note the multiple raised rings in the centers of the upper flowers. The design is so dense that there is little left over for the mesh. For later 19th c elaborate romantic Belgian needlelaces, it doesn’t get much better than this, and there’s a lot of interest in this piece.
Condition:
Modifications:  I think one end is cut, the other termination looks more original.
Damage:  Nothing obvious.
Soilage:  Looks pristine.

   $1,525.00, 8 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/pcmjvh6 BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE NEEDLE LACE with DAFFODIL and ROSE MOTIFS 3 metres
Size:  3.5″ x 120″
Starting Price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Nov 2, 2013 15:05:01 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller eastayton, London, England, United Kingdom
Comments: A flat Point de Gaze border with a primary motif of daffodils. Technically it is excellent. Design-wise it isn’t quite the quality of the previous piece, but still a high end market item. For example, they might have done something a bit more innovate with the decorative ‘mode’ fillings, and the flowers and leaves look a little flat.  I do like the centers of the daffodil trumpets with the different stitch pattern.
Condition:
Modifications:  Looks cut on both ends.
Damage:  Nothing obvious.
Soilage:  Look pristine.

   Sold for $369.00, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/m8r544u IRISH LIMERICK TRIANGULAR VEIL 19th CENTURY
Size:  210 cm x 95 cm
Starting Price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Nov 2, 2013 15:05:01 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller eastayton, London, England, United Kingdom
Comments: Ex. coll. Pat Earnshaw, illustrated on the cover of “Embroidered Machine Nets”. A book that is always within easy reach of my desk.  Given Pat’s expertise I won’t question the Limerick attribution, although this piece doesn’t contain obviously Irish motifs. excellent needlerun motifs, getting quite elaborate in design in the main point.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Pinpricks and tiny pulls in the tulle.
Soilage:  Looks very clean from the photos.

   $112.50, 3 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/kvfe6ex BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE HANDKERCHIEF 19th CENTURY
Size:  14″ square
Starting Price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Nov 2, 2013 15:25:01 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller eastayton, London, England, United Kingdom
Comments: A Point de Gaze handkerchief, no raised work. Note the interesting decorative fillings with woven triangles in the corner curves – quite unusual.  The design is quite dense, naturalistic, but I think could benefit from more shading.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Rare pinhole, and if you look closely at the lower left and upper right corner photos, I think there might be some careful small repairs.
Soilage:  Looks quite clean.

   Sold for $299.00, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/lqhrklx BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE HANDKERCHIEF with BIRD MOTIFS 19th CENTURY
Size:  14″ square
Starting Price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Nov 2, 2013 15:35:01 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller eastayton, London, England, United Kingdom
Comments: A Point de Gaze handkerchief, no raised work. It’s a figural piece with the birds, which is quite unusual. The design is very deep and almost completely fills the space. Only a few very simple rings, chains and zigzags used as decorative ‘mode fillings’. I’m always amazed at home much Point de Gaze can do with basically two stitches – the mesh and the clothwork.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Some pinholes scattered through the mesh.
Soilage:  Looks clean and crisp from the photos.

   $381.00, 7 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/ljg6f6h ALENCON NEEDLE LACE LAPPETS Ca 1780
Size:  lappets, 30″ x 4″, total length including bonnet flounce, 100″
Starting Price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Nov 2, 2013 15:40:51 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller eastayton, London, England, United Kingdom
Comments: A set of Alençon lappets with the connecting cap back band. Quite remarkable that the band matches the lappet design. Just wish the cap back were also there. The design is an early Louis XVI, with a lighter border and brides tortillée inside.  Very small motifs.  This type of design comes up fairly often, here the edge is a little more complex than usually seen.  Lappets like this are usually quite long.
Condition:
Modifications:  Note the zigzag join of lappets and band, which means that the lappet tops have been cut.  This is minor considering the presence of the band.
Damage:  A few pulls and pinholes in the central mesh.  Engrelure in the band is a little frayed.
Soilage:  Some small localized brown spotting.

   $162.50, 6 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/lb8bwsl Stunning Antique Brussels or Valenciennes White Lace Tablecloth
Size:  47.5″ x 47″, lace 7″ deep
Starting Price: $134.00
Auction ends: Nov 2, 2013 20:31:36 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller vintageblessings, Meridian, Idaho, United States
Comments: A small table cover of pieced bobbinlace with what looks like a point ground bobbin-made mesh. You see this occasionally, usually in smaller more delicate pieces, and I don’t really know where it comes from. The bobbinlace is rather Duchesse, maybe with Ghent refinements, and some simple but appropriate fillings. The design is quite effective for this type of object, although the motifs at the cloth edge look a little crowded. But I don’t think it’s been cut from a larger piece.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage:  Looks clean and in good condition.

   Sold for $134.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/mxj9kvv Antique/vintage Bucks bobbin lace shawl – Pat Earnshaw collection.
Size:  23.5″ x 3 yards 15″
Starting Price: 24.95 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 3, 2013 09:55:20 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: Ex. coll. Pat Earnshaw. I’ll go with an East Midlands point ground Bucks-type rectangular shawl, made in strips about 5″ across. A similar shawl sold on Ebay in June 2013, see the end of http://tinyurl.com/kbz7g7l.  I bought that one, and contacted a number of people in England and Spain, most of whom were of the opinion it is Bucks.  I’ll say the same here.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage:  There’s a black looking stain or something at the top of the 9th photo, unsure what this is.  A few other dark spots throughout.

   Sold for 336.00 GBP, 13 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kvzbo6m Antique/vintage Blonde lace shawl – Pat Earnshaw collection. Study or repair
Size:  32.5″ x 82″
Starting Price: 24.95 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 3, 2013 10:28:53 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: Ex. coll. Pat EArnshaw.  An impressive looking rectangular shawl of Blonde, probable Caen. The large motifs extend even to the fillings of the middle ground. Note that the design along one long edge is different from the other edge, as if this were meant to be folded lengthwise.  The technique is excellent, closely woven, dense and flat.  Occasional half stitch shading.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  A lot of unfortunate holes in the mesh, occasional split along the edge. The very fine mesh would be difficult to repair.
Soilage:  Many brown stains.

   Sold for 87.60 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kudta5p FINE LINEN TABLE CLOTHW/FIGURAL,POINT DE PARIS LACE
Size:  ~32″ square
Starting Price: $95.00
Auction ends: Nov 3, 2013 16:04:55 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, Untied States
Comments: A small table cover edge with figural Point de Paris lace. It is a hunt scene with people on horseback chasing animals through foliage.  Nicely done work.
Condition:
Modifications:  None, I assume, you can’t see the whole thing flat in the photos.
Damage:  Nothing obvious from the photos.  Seller cites some pinholes, but doesn’t say where.
Soilage:  Looks very clean.

   Sold for $98.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/l6kkxbm AN ANTIQUE FRENCH EVENTAIL FAN..J. DUVELLEROY ..LONDON & PARIS.. BLACK LACE
Size:  12″ long
Starting Price: 29.99 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 4, 2013 11:40:00 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller supermantronix, SNOWDONIA, United Kingdom
Comments: A Chantilly fan with blonde sticks with box marked J. Duvelleroy, London.  Interesting rather pictorial design done with flowers and trellises.  Some very interesting unusual fillings.  Occasionally you get a Chantilly fan that breaks away from traditional design organization.
Condition:
Modifications:  Lace has come away completely from one guard stick, slightly from the other.
Damage:  One small hole in the lace.
Soilage:  Looks clean, hard to tell with black lace.

   Sold for 155.00 GBP, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mqwvotw Antique/vintage length early bobbin lace – Pat Earnshaw collection
Size:  15″ x 68″
Starting Price: 14.95 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 4, 2013 12:17:56 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: Ex. coll. Pat Earnshaw. A wide border of bobbinlace which has been made in strips so it is likely early 19th c, perhaps English.  The ground is Kat stitch. You can see the strips sewn together clearly in this piece.  Whether this is an assembled piece, or originally meant to be like this is the question. Something like this bears a little resemblance to Levey’s “A History of Lace”, plate 344, described as an early French blonde.  Interesting, puzzling piece.
Condition:
Modifications:  One long edge hemmed. Cut both ends.
Damage:  Lots of holes in the mesh, ends quite ragged.
Soilage:  Many brown spots.

   Sold for 36.00 GBP, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/lp2bydr Antique/vintage black silk lace bonnet veil – Pat Earnshaw collection.
Size:  30″ x 37″
Starting Price: 14.95 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 4, 2013 12:27:35 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A black lace bonnet veil, but the photos aren’t close enough to see what it is. Since it looks like it is joined in strips, bobbinlace is a reasonable guess, however the mesh itself has the diagonal gran associated with machine lace.  Whatever, it has a kind of Blonde de Caen design with a heavy lower border, and large sprigs in the ground.  The decorated top edge is a little unusual for a bonnet veil.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Lots of holes in the mesh., some splits along join lines.
Soilage:  Hard to tell because of black color.

   Sold for 58.00 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/jvqo77z MAGNIFICENT ANTIQUE HANDMADE BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE COLLAR
Size:  103 cm neckline
Starting Price: 0.99 GBP
Auction ends: Nov 4, 2013 13:45:45 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller beyondthetower, SOMERSET, United Kingdom
Comments: A Point de Gaze collar with long front points – note the projecting roses meeting in the center. Several of this style collar have come up for sale in the last few years, and the are usually quite high quality. Raised petal roses, two layers, arranged almost in a garland around the neckline.  There are some areas of Point de Gaze mesh, but much has no mesh; one of those ‘Point de Gaze guipure’ pieces.  Interesting outside border on the roses, like it’s wrapped, not buttonholed.
Condition:
Modifications:  None
Damage:  Nothing obvious in the photos.
Soilage:  Not very crisp, it looks like it has been washed at some point.

    Sold for 221.00 GBP, 13 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kw8jbbv ANTIQUE 18th HM FIND MECHLINE LAPPETS/ SUPERIOR QUALITY & DESIGN NEAR PERFECT
Size: 3.5″ x 65″
Starting Price: $650.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Nov 4, 2013 16:07:27 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller snakey03rr, Bourbon, Missouri, United States
Comments: Louis XIV Mechlin lappets, joined at the tops. Design is interrupted where they are cut.  These lappets are in exceptional condition.  There are also some variations of typical Mechlin quatrefoil fillings, some almost modified to diamonds.
The more I stare at these the more puzzled I am. It almost looks like the outside edge is added separately, although when I look closely there’s no obvious join. The designs don’t quite match.  I’d need to get these under a microscope to tell more.
Condition:
Modifications:  Cut and joined at the tops.
Damage:  Nothing obvious in the photos.
Soilage:  Seller says they are creamy white. No obvious stains.

   Sold, best offer accepted, don’t know amount.