Costume and Textiles (Part 5 of the Pat Earnshaw collection.)
Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Time: Session 1 – Lots 1 to 250, Vintage Fashion, 10:00 AM
Session 2 – Lots 251 to end, Textile Treasure, 2:00 PM
The Earnshaw lots appear to run from 409-459.  Lace in general are ~ lots 392-463
Place: Kerry Taylor Auctions, Ltd.
249-253 Long Lane, Bermondsey, London, SE1 4PR
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Viewings: Sunday, April 6, 12:00-16:00
Monday, April 7, 9:00 to 17:00. No viewing the morning of the sale.
Web Catalog:  http://kerrytaylorauctions.com/sales/
The Invaluable bidding site not yet listed. Will update when available.
Phone: +44 [0]20 8676 4600
Fax: +44 [0]20 3137 0112
Email: info@kerrytaylorauctions.com

This auction includes the fifth part of the Pat Earnshaw lace collection. The catalog is still quite preliminary with few photos finished.  But I do see her laces among lots 409-459, and many more laces are coming. I’ll update the post when more information is available.

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It’s actually quite easy to use the Invaluable bidding site.
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