http://tinyurl.com/l5e2be9 5 yards antique/vintage Brussels applique flounce – Susan Cox coll.
Size:  5 yards 8.5 ins
Starting Price: 255.00 GBP
Auction ends: Feb 23, 2014 11:47:35 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A long border of Brussels bobbinlace application on machine net.  Good naturalistic design for a fairly narrow piece, and note the well-done esprits in the ground.  A narrow repeat meant for ruffling.  Just a few simple needlelace fillings.
Provenance:  Ex. coll. Susan Cox of the English Lace School, Tiverton, UK.
Condition:
Modifications: One end cut, can’t see the other end.
Damage: One repair to the net near one end.  I wonder if this was done in the process of manufacture, since the rest of the piece seems unused.
Soilage: Looks quite clean from the photos.

   Sold for 310.00 GBP, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/l7ye26p ROYALTY – Antique Lace Fan belonged to COUNTESS Irene de Chateaubriand
Size:  not given
Starting Price: $200.00
Auction ends: Feb 23, 2014 15:31:45 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller ojaiestatesales, Ojai, California, United States
Comments: A fan of Brussels Duchesse, no raised roses in the Point de Gaze inserts. Note the Pt d Gaze along the upper edge of the fan leaf, unusual.  A little raised work in the bobbinlace.  Good design, a little crowded. Blonde sticks with diamond monogram on the guard. Comes with a box labeled Henri Tessier, Paris.
Provenance:  Ex. coll. Countess Irene de Chateaubriand.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: All looks intact, Pt d G mesh looks good.
Soilage: I think the outer edge might be a little soiled, not enough closeups to tell for certain.  Might just be the contrast of the bobbin and needlelace threads.

   Sold for $290.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/nxcbfvg Antique Honiton bobbin lace Applique scarf with Shamrocks
Size: 7.5″-8″ x 64″
Starting Price: $65.00
Auction ends: Feb 23, 2014 18:32:29 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: A narrow scarf of Honiton application on machine net. Interesting star-shaped woven tally fillings in some flower centers.  Snails/slugs style, nicely done.  Some of the esprits look embroidered on the net.  Most of the lace is concentrated on the ends.
Provenance:  Ex. coll. Susan Cox, The English Lace School, Tiverton.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: A few small holes in the tulle.
Soilage: Looks clean from the photos.

   Sold for $86.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mfjkv2v BREATHTAKING HANDMADE ECRU ANTIQUE BOBBIN LACE LAPPET TRIM DOLLS
Size: 54″ x 6″ max
Starting Price: $0.99
Auction ends: Feb 23, 2014 19:14:39 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller rosietoesmac, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Comments: A narrow scarf of Maltese cream silk.  No Maltese crosses in this piece, but it does have the sun motif. And note the Torchon-like outer edging. Definitely a non-standard piece for Maltese, which might put in more in the French or Spanish camp.
Provenance:  None given
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Seller cites one small area of discoloration.

   Sold for $37.76, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/m95lfme 3 mt ENCAJE DEL XIX HECHO A MANO DE BOLILLOS HILO DE LINO CRUDO
Size: 62 cm x 278 cm
Starting Price: 186.00 EUR
Auction ends: Feb 23, 2014 10:27:13 H. Esp
Offered by: Ebay seller malin0693, Communidad Valenciana, España
Comments: An altar cloth or Alb flounce of linen (per the seller) bobbinlace. Most likely Spanish.  Looks like rose ground variations, with flowers surrounded with gimps, but not always. It’s a very wide piece, and the technique is scaled to the size. There are no photos of the top, but it seems that there is a cloth tape attached to the foot edge. This is something you often see in religious pieces, although I don’t see any specific iconography here.  I did get a message from the seller, who will ship to the US, but does not take Paypal.
Provenance:  None given
Condition:
Modifications: Sewn in a circle.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean from the photos.

   Sold for 186.00 EUR, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/kwb7mzu Antique Brugge handmade Belgium lace lovely collar
Size: 34″ neck edge, ~5″ down center back
Starting Price: 34.99 GBP
Auction ends: Feb 24, 2014 06:56:35 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingcom
Comments: A Brugge bobbinlace collar, with areas of double picoted brides.  I need to look up the name of the fillings, kind of like a Rose ground but more delicate.  Good pre3cise work, note the decorated clothwork, carefully sculpted.  A good, bold design.
Provenance:  None given
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Seller cites a few minor pulls.
Soilage: Looks clean from the photos.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/k7v6qqo Antique Brussels handmade applique lace wide flounce length
Size: 18″ x (18″ and 2 yards 9″)
Starting Price: 59.99 GBP
Auction ends: Feb 24, 2014 07:15:39 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingcom
Comments: A flounce of Brussels bobbinlace applique on machine net.  The design is fairly simple with a short repeat, note esprits in the upper ground. Minimal needlelace fillings in flower centers.  A good, middle market product.
Provenance:  None given
Condition:
Modifications: Cut into two pieces, cut on all ends.
Damage: Some pulls in the tulle, and a few small localized holes 19″ from the end of the larger piece.
Soilage: Looks clean from the photos.

   Sold for 92.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kog2mm2 54 ins antique/vintage Brussels Point de Gaze lace – coll. Susan Cox
Size: 3.1″ x 59″
Starting Price: 15.00 GBP
Auction ends: Feb 24, 2014 11:21:48 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A narrow Point de Gaze border, no raised work. Nicely worked simple pattern, not much in the way of decorative ‘mode’ fillings. There’s a lack of picots on the lower edge.
Provenance:  Ex. coll. Susan Cox, The English Lace School, Tiverton.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut on both ends, wide engrelure attached.
Damage: Small holes in the mesh, mainly toward one end.
Soilage: Mid ivory color.

   sold for 90.00 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mte7zzx Superb Antique/Vintage Cream Silk Maltese Lace Cloth 40″ x 40″ approx.
Size: 40″ square
Starting Price: 15.00 GBP
Auction ends: Feb 24, 2014 11:21:48 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Tyne-Wear, United Kingdom
Comments: A Maltese table cover with star-shaped center silk piece. The work is quite heavy with massed woven leaf roundels. Outside border alternates between Maltese crosses and the sun motif, again with heavy leaves. Nicely planned and executed, note the careful working of the inner part of the lace around the center star. This is a lace made in strips to accommodate the long, narrow Maltese pillow – they are sewn together afterward.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks quite clean.  A few fold creases.

   Sold for 175.00 GBP, 10 bidders..

http://tinyurl.com/lukpj2n ANTIQUE LACE-SUPERB 18THC.BRUSSELS LACE FLOUNCE/SHAWL
Size: ~14″ x 48″
Starting Price: $595.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Feb 25, 2014 04:04 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: An interesting piece – looks like it has been cut down from a larger original, with the side and top borders added to hide the edges. The main part is a bobbinlace with what appears to be a droschel ground, and from the size of the motifs and the types of fillings I wonder if it might be English. The design is a little figural with baskets and swags.  The outer edge looks more solid with feather leaves and flowers. Wish there were more closeups of the ground, and also a photo of the backside – I don’t think this is application on the net, which might still bring it into the early 19th c. If it is application then definitely early 19thc. A closeup of the back could tell.  It’s probably now meant to be a shawl.  I think I’ve reviewed this one before, but taking another look since it is rather unusual.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Assembled.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: A few minor age stains.

   Unsold as of 3/1/2014 12:08 PM MST.

http://tinyurl.com/n2nkthq 19th C. handmade Gros Point Needle lace Flounce – yardage decorator collector
Size: ~5″ x 1 yard 13″
Starting Price: $95.00
Auction ends: Feb 26, 2014 12:40:20 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: A Belgian needlelace, later 19th c, in the style of the earlier Italian needlelaces. You can tell the Belgian works by the loosely spaced buttonhole stitches attaching the cordonnet to the edges of the motifs – heavier accents are more fully buttonholed. This is a technique used in Point de Gaze.  The design is quite dense and heavy, using lighter filling stitches – a nice contrast.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut both ends.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.

   Sold for $95.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/kmr5zzu ANTIQUE VINTAGE HANDMADE POTTENKANT LACE, 17TH / 18TH CENTURY
Size: ~5″ x 1 yard 13″
Starting Price: $175.00
Auction ends: Feb 26, 2014 18:45:12 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller yellow_daisy, Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: I have been advising this seller on her listings, and I have a similar piece in my collection, without birds. Pottenkant laces were made for the Dutch market primarily for costumes.  The designs are usually a symmetric flower pot, and the general style was made in several techniques. Here there are additions of birds, which is a bit unusual. This piece has a plaited 4-thread ground in a 6-pointed star pattern, that was used in the 18th and 19th centuries. So dating this piece is difficult, but I tend to think 19th c.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: All ends cut with stitched on narrow lace for finishing.
Damage: Occasional break and fraying along top edge.
Soilage: Yellowed, soiled.

   Sold for $175.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/mm94stq Gorgeous Victorian Bobbin lace Collar c 1890
Size: none given
Starting Price: 16.99 GBP
Auction ends: Feb 27, 2014 09:37:16 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller fruitymetcalf, Broadway, United Kingdom
Comments: A Bruges bobbinlace collar,  typical leaf and flower design.  Picoted random brides with occasional island where brides meet. Some symmetry in the design. A good, example of the type.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean – first photo on the manikin looks a bit yellow. So not sure of the color.

   Sold for 36.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mf5248k Belle dentelle ancienne Blanc cassé légèrement écry XIXe Dentelle 8
Size: 7.4 cm x 63 cm, lace only.
Starting Price: 45.00 EUR
Auction ends: Feb 27, 2014 15:04:05 Paris
Offered by: Ebay seller gede34, Dans mes armoires, France métropolitaine
Comments: A very light Point de Gaze border, with spiky picots on the lower edge. Not much in the way of decorative modes.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut on ends, engrelure and some tulle attached at top.
Damage: Nothing obvious other than slight damage to tulle at one end.
Soilage: Looks clean from photos.

  No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/mhb2apl Belle dentelle ancienne Blanc cassé légèrement écry XIXe Dentelle 9
Size: 12 cm x 162 cm
Starting Price: 50.00 EUR
Auction ends: Feb 27, 2014 15:25:35 Paris
Offered by: Ebay seller gede34, Dans mes armoires, France métropolitaine
Comments: A border of Brussels bobbinlace applique on machine net.  Interesting flower design along the border, almost like Honiton turkey tails. But the work is fine enough (especially the esprits) that I think it is Belgian.  Nice design, well worked.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Ends look properly terminated.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Rather wrinkled, but looks clean.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/l592ure Belle dentelle ancienne Blanc cassé légèrement écry XIXe Dentelle 10
Size: 7 cm x 186 cm
Starting Price: 50.00 EUR
Auction ends: Feb 27, 2014 15:40:18 Paris
Offered by: Ebay seller gede34, Dans mes armoires, France métropolitaine
Comments: A border of Brussels bobbinlace appliqued on machine tulle.  More romantic design than the one reviewed above, with some needlelace fillings.  Well worked scrolling vine with leaves and flowers.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Ends look properly terminated.
Damage: A few small holes the tulle that I can see from the photos.
Soilage: Slightly off white, ecru.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/l43at36 4.5 yards antique/vintage Limerick lace flounce v.g.c. coll. Susan Cox
Size: 9.7″ x 4.5 yards
Starting Price: 50.00 GBP
Auction ends: Feb 28, 2014 10:37:40 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A border of tambour embroidery on machine net. The use of chain stitch could argue for a Belgian origin for this piece.  Good design, carefully done, with a short repeat.
Provenance:  Ex. coll. Susan Cox, The English Lace School, Tiverton.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut on one end, can’t see the other.
Damage: Nothing obvious from photos – tulle looks excellent.
Soilage: Cream color with a few brown age spots.

   Sold for 102.00 GBP, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kqjfv6n ANTIQUE LACE-2.46METERS, BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LACE
Size: 8″ x 97″-98″
Starting Price: $1,295.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Feb 28, 2014 11:42 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A wide Point de Gaze flounce, no raised work (aside from a few raised ring).  Note the spiky picots along the lower border, characteristic of a forgotten manufacturer. Good romantic design with some decorative ‘mode’ fillings, not much variation. The flat Point de Gaze laces can be outstanding, this is a high end market piece, although not quite the highest quality design.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see the end to tell if they are cut.  Engrelure added.
Damage: A few minor repairs.
Soilage: Looks clean from the photos.

   Unsold as of 3/1/2014 12:11 PM MST.

http://tinyurl.com/mycb3ud ANTIQUE LACE-2.46METERS, BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LACE
Size: 3.75″ without engrelure x 60″
Starting Price: $125.00
Auction ends: Feb 28, 2014 12:27:39 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller greatlace, Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Comments: A border of Duchesse de Bruges, good short repeat with raised work on leaves.  Quite a nice design, precisely and carefully done.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Red marks on the ends, one looks naturally terminated, the other might be cut.
Damage: Nothing obvious from photos.
Soilage: Light ecru color

   Sold for $128.00 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/lf7st53 1860 HAND DONE CHANTILLY LACE LADIES FALL CAP
Size: 44″ x 8″ max width
Starting Price: $24.99
Auction ends: Feb 28, 2014 12:34:28 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller heartnsoul1, Hollis, New Hampshire, United States
Comments: A fallcap of Chantilly – an unusual form for this lace. Long, pointed leaves on both lappet ends and cap part.  I’m not wild about the way the cap part design was handled, it almost looks assembled. But the design is consistent throughout the piece.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: One, maybe two small racroc splits, a minor holes.
Soilage: Looks clean, but hard to tell with black lace.

   Sold for $113.50, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/k6ntqqa 19TH CREAM HAND BRUSSELS LACE W/PT DE GAZE INSERTION SCARF
Size: 44″ x 4″
Starting Price: $45.00
Auction ends: Feb 28, 2014 12:34:39 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller heartnsoul1, Hollis, New Hampshire, United States
Comments: A narrow scarf of Brussels Duchesse. No raised petals in the Point de Gaze inserts, which are at the ends of the piece and fairly large.  Typical Duchesse bobbinlace motifs.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Everything looks intact from the photos.
Soilage: Quite a few brown spots.

   Sold for $102.50, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/l8ehrh4 ANTIQUE LACE HANDMADE MECHLIN LACE LAPPETS C 1800
Size: 8″ x 97″-98″
Starting Price: $295.00
Auction ends: Feb 28, 2014 14:13:09 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller greatlace, Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Comments: Mechlin lappets ~1740. Mechlin experimented with many grounds before the fond de glas was codified. This one has a plaited almost ’round hole’ valenciennes ground.  Good dense design with the main flowers changing slightly as you go up the lappet. In less sophisticated designs they are all the same.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: I think the current picoted edge was added later, although the photos aren’t close enough to tell for certain.  That’s a pretty common modification to ‘liven up’ an old lace.  Cut and sewn together at tops – this is how a lot of these lappets survive together.
Damage: A few weak spots, a few separations at one end.
Soilage: Light yellowish stains at one end.

   Sold for $590.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/knt8mkz BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE NEEDLE LACE FAN 19th CENTURY EVENTAIL
Size: 12″ long
Starting Price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Mar 01, 2014 15:00:01 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller eastayton, London, England, United Kingdom
Comments: A Point de Gaze fan with blonde sticks, including original box. No raised work, fine technique with interesting decorative ‘mode’ fillings.  Naturalistic design, innovating on the more traditional Pt d G themes. A higher end market piece.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.

   $191.70, 6 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/k7rvtpy ITALIAN MILANESE TAPE LACE WITH NEEDLE LACE FILLINGS 17th CENTURY 320×20 cms
Size: 8″ x 125″
Starting Price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Mar 01, 2014 15:05:01 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller eastayton, London, England, United Kingdom
Comments: This looks like an Italian ‘Mezzo Punto’, which is early bobbin-made tapes with needle made fillings. A beautiful design with large sections of a central flower and symmetric swirling foliage to each side. Interesting and varied fillings. It does look terminated rather abruptly on the lower edge, although there aren’t enough closeups to tell. Some motifs just look cut off. It looks like it could be an earlier piece, I’m guessing 17th c.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut on ends, engrelure added, lower plaited edge added later, and this edge looks cut.
Damage: A few minor loose stitches in the fillings.
Soilage: Looks clean from the photos.

   Sold for $663.50, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/lpaqrgf IRISH YOUGHAL ART NOUVEAU NEEDLELACE COLLAR SUPERB CA 1900
Size: 25″ across laid flat
Starting Price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Mar 01, 2014 15:15:01 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller eastayton, London, England, United Kingdom
Comments: A deep Youghal collar. excellent design – the pomegranate motifs resemble what you often see in Burano. Nicely shaded flowers and foliage, picoted bride ground.  Some good and interesting fillings used over wide spaces. The decorative fillings you see in Youghal aren’t quite as precise as in Belgian work, but they fit very well into the overall Youghal esthetic.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Four minor repairs
Soilage: Looks clean from the photos.

   Sold for $610.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/l3a9y7p MECHLIN BOBBIN LACE LAPPETS 18th CENTURY 42 X 3 inches/106 x 8 cms
Size: 3″ x 42″
Starting Price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Mar 01, 2014 15:20:01 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller eastayton, London, England, United Kingdom
Comments: Lappets of mid 18th c Mechlin. These are actually one border of Mechlin doubled back on itself, something often seen in this lace, even for cap packs. The ends are shaped so for an excellent transition. This one is unusual because of the separate bobbin motifs running down the seam – you can see the mesh behind these motifs. The design is Louis VI, but could be later.  The actual formulation of the piece could be 19th c, since 18thc lappets are normally terminated at the tops to accommodate a cap back and ruffled border.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: An assembled piece.
Damage: Occasional small hole.
Soilage: Looks clean from the photos.

   Sold for $76.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mfcnxkg BRUSSELS OR BRABANT BOBBIN LACE EARLY 18th CENTURY TWO PIECES DENTELLE
Size: 6″ x 37″ and 6″ x 29″
Starting Price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Mar 01, 2014 15:25:01 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller eastayton, London, England, United Kingdom
Comments: These are probably sections of lappets, around 1730. High quality work with snowflake fillings, finely worked picoted bride, and some unusual (but not unknown) diamond pattern fillings.  Excellent design.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut at ends.
Damage: Some localized fraying on long sides, occasional pinhole in the motifs.
Soilage: A few small faint brown spots throughout.

   Sold for $190.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/jwtavkv BLONDE SILK BOBBIN LACE LAPPETS ca 1800 DENTELLE
Size: 3.6″ x 65″
Starting Price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Mar 01, 2014 15:30:01 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller eastayton, London, England, United Kingdom
Comments: I think these are later 19th c Chantilly white silk lappets, made altogether as a lappet scarf.  The design departs from the usual romantic florals you usually see in Chantilly, but given the form it works very well. Note the little flowers almost floating held with the brides made basically of ‘honeycomb’ stitch – you see this occasionally in later Chantilly.  Interesting piece with a bold design emphasized more by the gimp.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Nothing obvious from photos.
Soilage: Light cream in color, 3 very light stains. I wonder how one would go about removing these in the fine white silk, not easy.

   Sold for $483.99, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mpcbx6w VENETIAN POINT DE NEIGE NEEDLE LACE COLLAR ca 1670 DENTELLE
Size: not given.
Starting Price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Mar 01, 2014 15:35:01 PST
Offered by: Ebay seller eastayton, London, England, United Kingdom
Comments: A collar of Point de Neige, although I think this is an Italian piece, so the name would more properly be Punto Neve, (snow lace). The ultimate fantasy in Italian raised needlelaces.  This is a large piece, but I think it’s been cut down from something larger. The outer edges look very elaborate and correct, and the decorated brides are excellent. I am a bit bothered by the rather haphazard design and although Italian products are much freer than the French ones, there should be some organization that  you can follow along the tendrils. There might be some reassembly here.  This is a lace that dates from the later 17th c.
Provenance:  Pat Earnshaw collection?  Seller says a closeup is given on page 42 of her “The Identification of Lace”
Condition:
Modifications: Probably cut down from a larger piece. Bobbin-made engrelure added to neckline.
Damage: Some fraying and loose threads.
Soilage: Looks a bit worse for wear, probably from washing.

   $102.50, 3 bidders, reserve not met.