http://tinyurl.com/p5ths4u A Beautiful Antique Maltese lace Centre Piece circa 1880
Size: 98 cm diameter
Starting Price: 48.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 03, 2014 11:20:32 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller winterwonderlandfairy, london, United Kingdom
Comments: A Maltese round piece, and the small hole in the center argues that this might be a parasol cover.  Although it is a bit heavy for that application, and the radial pattern seems to require many more ribs than are normally used for a parasol. So it could also be a table cover.  It is a beautifully made piece, four or five concentric bands including some fairly elaborate guipure.  Excellent quality Maltese was made well into the 1950’s and often brought home by sailors from the Port of Malta. Very difficult to fix a precise date to something like this.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Perhaps some light fold creasing. It doesn’t lie perfectly flat in the photos.

   Sold for 92.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kxd9ckw Antique/vintage hand made Honiton lace hankderchief
Size: 17″ square
Starting Price: 10.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 03, 2014 12:49:53 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A Honiton Point handkerchief – meaning Honiton with a needle-made ground.  Snails/slugs style with extensive fillings of rather narrowly made tally leadworks. The motifs are narrow in width, undulating almost like a tape lace. Maybe it qualifies as a sub-style, or might even indicate place of origin.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Seller cites a fair amount of age browning and discoloration.
Finish: Horizontal and vertical fold lines evident.  Looks unused.

   Sold for 32.00 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/pbaoke2 Antique/vintage Brussels Duchesse lace narrow scarf/lappet
Size: 5.2″ x 56″
Starting Price: 20.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 03, 2014 12:56:42 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A narrow scarf of Duchesse de Bruges, which is a generic term for Duchesse with no needlelace additions (use Duchesse de Bruxelles for Duchesse with needlelace). Raised work is limited to some rolled edges and ribs. Good elegant design with excellent technique. I especially like the little diamond motifs at the ends, and the nice contrast between space and clothwork running up the center of the scarf.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Seller cites occasional broken bride.
Soilage: Occasional brown age mark.
Finish: No obvious creases. or wrinkles.

  Sold for 102.00 GBP, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/nbe99dr ANTIQUE LACE HANDMADE POINT DE GAZE BUTTERFLY 3D WINTS 4″ WIDE EXC COND
Size: 2.5″ x 4″
Starting Price: $39.99
Auction ends: Aug 03, 2014 18:54:49 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller kuchcollectiblesandvintagelinens, Ronkonkoma, New York, United States
Comments: A Point de Gaze butterfly.  These were 20th century items made for the tourist trade. This particular one is a simple design with no extravagant ‘mode’ decorative fillings. There are a few loose threads on some rings that weren’t cut off. Sometimes these have wire to support the 3-d effect, but I don’t think there’s anything like that here.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean
Finish: No creases or folds.

   Sold for #39.99, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/ovx4t2g ANTIQUE LACE HONITON NET LACE BRUSSELS LACE VEIL SHAWL LAPPET BRIDAL 9×72
Size: 9″ x 72″
Starting Price: $39.99
Auction ends: Aug 03, 2014 19:02:59 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller kuchcollectiblesandvintagelinens, Ronkonkoma, New York, United States
Comments: A rectangular scarf of Brussels bobbinlace application on machine net. Needlelace fillings (one thing that distinguishes it from Honiton), and no raised work in the bobbinlace, giving it a more Bruges appearance. Esprits in the ground throughout the length, and a delicate edges surrounds the whole piece – this might be a pre-made braid. The design itself is massed at the ends.  A good middle-market product.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Some small brown spots in the tulle, fairly localized.
Finish: Some horizontal fold creases.

   Sold for $48.85, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/nne7w8v ANTIQUE LACE-CIRCA 17-18THC.EXQUISITE LACE BORDER
Size: 4″ x 122″
Starting Price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 04, 2014 08:29:35 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A Punto in Aria border. I think it’s Italian; although the commenter discusses some interesting point, there are no documented pieces of this kind of lace having been made in England. Plate 132 in Santina Levey’s “A History of Lace” shows a very similar piece, even down to the picots at the sides of the tape-like trails. Actually there are quite a lot of pieces like this in various collections. And some of the same motifs can be seen in the portrait by Garzoni in Levey, figure 134. This is a transitional lace heavily influenced by the designs of Bartolomeo Danieli in the early 17th c.
English lace of this period came out of a more geometric rigid design when it moved into the flat points, transitioned to knotted stitches, not straight buttonhole. The piece in Levey is labeled as Italian, 2nd quarter 17th c.
It does have an interesting feature, what looks like a drawnwork band similar to those seen in Reticella separating the two bands.
Provenance:  “…part of a collection from the Metropolitan museum deaccession.” This might be wrong – it could be the Brooklyn museum.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see the ends to tell if they are cut.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Has slightly wrinkled look, but for something this old, you would expect that.

   $384.99, 6 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/o4bcjpb ANTIQUE HAND MADE NEEDLE LACE ANIMAL WITH LINEN THREAD
Size: 9″ diameter
Starting Price: $9.99
Auction ends: Aug 04, 2014 16:59:45 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller iloveelliot, Northville, Michigan, United States
Comments: This is part of a series of 4 bobbinlace medallions (see also #331274002530, #331274005747, #331274009794 – all separate listings). They represent the symbols of the kings of France – the porcupine is Louis XII, the salamander is Francis I, and I haven’t looked up the others.  Nice example of figural work, guipure, not pieced.  Very similar to a piece that showed up on Ebay, listed in the Feb 28, 2013 Ebay Alerts,  http://tinyurl.com/n93pzws. For that piece the seller says says it came from Offida, Italy.
Provenance:  None cited, other that they came from England.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: A few loose threads in the brides.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No creases or wrinkles.

    Porcupine sold for $23.09, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/n2ls3hc ANTIQUE INTRICATELY DESIGNED TORTOISE SHELL FRAME & BLACK LACE FAN. VERY OLD.
Size: 22″ x 12″
Starting Price: $35.00
Auction ends: Aug 04, 2014 18:00:51 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller grpantiques, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, United States
Comments: I’m guessing that this is not real tortoiseshell. If it is, buyer beware, there are very strict rules for such material. The lace is Chantilly, with an asymmetric design and a little shading in some flowers and leaves. I especially like the way the ribbon is handled at the right side.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Some chips on the sticks. Lace looks intact.
Soilage: Looks clean, but had to tell with black lace.
Finish: Expected folds for a fan.

   Sold for $135.50, 9 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mu2889r    ANTIQUE LINEN- ORNATE NEEDLEPOINT CLOTH
http://tinyurl.com/mkecnye ORNATE NEEDLEPOINT TABLE RUNNER W/URNS,MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS,ETC.
Size: ~27″ in diameter, 12.5″ x 128″
Starting Price: $95.00, #395.00
Auction ends: Aug 05, 2014 06:19:40 PDT
Aug 05, 2014 06:21:04 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: I’m putting these two together since they are similar styles of Venise needlelace. The round piece has a more symmetric, elegant design that certainly look French in style. The technique is more elaborate, and it includes some fillings, and note the picoted brides. The runner has more figural work, typical of Italy, also more decorative clothwork. The brides are also plain.  But are good, complimentary examples. Wish there were some closeups of the runner, difficult to see the stitch structure…
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None on the table cover or the runner.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: They both look clean.
Finish: Round piece a bit wrinkled in the center cloth.

  
Sold for $132.50, 2 bidders.
No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/q76stdt ANTIQUE LACE- LOVELY CANTU LACE TABLE RUNNER W/FIGURALS
Size: 11-12″ x 106-107″
Starting Price: $195.00
Auction ends: Aug 05, 2014 06:39:11 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A border of Cantu bobbinlace with figurals of dancers with a picoted bride ground and a little raised work.  Typical three and five-lobed flower heads, and hooks of Cantu lace. There’s no obvious header or footer, but there is an orientation. Might have been something for a table linen.
Provenance:  “lace was stored in a museum”
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Seller cites a couple of re-attachments.
Soilage: Some light storage stains on one edge.
Finish: No obvious folds or wrinkles.

   Sold for $195.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/nvdeoxy ANTIQUE LACE-CIRCA 19THC. FINE LACE FLOUNCE
Size: 6.5″ x 89″
Starting Price: $295.00
Auction ends: Aug 05, 2014 06:56:55 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A border of Belgian Point d’Angleterre, meaning bobbin motifs with a Point de Gaze ground. This was a later 19th century development, and can be a spectacular lace. It has a few decorative ‘mode’ fillings in the flower centers. Excellent naturalistic design of roses and leaves. No esprits in the ground, and the design almost entirely fills the ground.
Provenance:  Part of a museum deaccession.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see the ends to tell  if it was cut.  The heading tape is a separate addition.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: A little light creasing, especially noticeable in the heading band.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/lqp7lfn Alte Kunst Klöppel Spitze Handarbeig Gold Hochzeit Paar Kind Frau Taube Menschen
Size: 38 cm across everything?  Not sure.  The matchbox is for scale, the seller includes on in all his/her listings.
Starting Price: 1.00 EUR
Auction ends: Aug 05, 2014 10:33:44 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller schnack-schnick, Stuttgart, Germany
Comments: A figural group, the seller says it is part of a wedding. Beautiful work, recalling Czech developments in bobbinlace in the mid 20th century. From the style of dress I’m guessing 1960’s. I’m looking through my books to see if I can spot an artist or pattern books with this style. Perhaps Elena Holéczyová, although there’s no way to prove she had anything to do with them.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for 522.55 EUR, 9 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/p7qpcet Divine 19thC. Victorian Lace & Hand Carved Ladies FAN with Cherubs / Putti.
Size: 10.5″ high, 20.5″ open
Starting Price: $280.00
Auction ends: Aug 05, 2014 14:04:08 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller libitumantiques, URUGUAY, Uruguay
Comments: The fan leaf is Brussels bobbinlace application on machine net, with some simple needlelace fillings; more elaborate bobbinlace fillings. Small, carefully done motifs. Guard sticks are elaborately carved, not sure what the material is.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: A few pinholes in the tulle.
Soilage: Seems a bit yellowed around the sticks, might be a glue reaction?
Finish: Expected folds for a fan.

   Sold for $280.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/q8jgpyb HANDMADE ANTIQUE BELGIAN NEEDLE LACE POINT DE GAZE ON NET HANDKERCHIEF
Size: 14″ square
Starting Price: $9.00
Auction ends: Aug 05, 2014 15:13:34 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller ribbonstore, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Comments: A Point de Gaze handkerchief with cross-shaped center cloth. No raised petals on the roses, and there are a few decorative ‘mode’ fillings, mostly chains of rings.  Good precise work with a nicely placed design.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Small holes and pinholes in the Point de Gaze mesh throughout.
Soilage: Looks like there might be a bit of yellowing, top and top left.
Finish: Horizontal and vertical fold lines.

   Sold for $53.00, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/pjalyl9 IRISH CROCHET ANTIQUE LACE- BEAUTIFUL COLLAR AND CUFFS
Size: collar: 27″ neckline, 42″ outside, 5.5″ center depth, cuffs: 8″ x 3″
Starting Price: $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 05, 2014 16:20:02 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller iloveelliot, Northville, Michigan, United States
Comments: An Irish Crochet dress front or collar with matching cuffs.  The little flowers around the outside edges are more typical of silk IC, but that’s probably not the case here.  Tightly woven motifs, pinwheel flowers, shamrocks, harps and leaves with some raised wrok. Square mesh picoted brides.
Provenance:  From an estate.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Ivory color
Finish: No obvious folds or wrinkles.

      Sold for $95.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kungsxl Feuille Eventail alcance encaje fan Dentelle Trine Lace ventaglio Ht 17 cm
Size: 17 cm high, 78 cm around the curve.
Starting Price: 95.00 EUR
Auction ends: Aug 05, 2014 23:14:46 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller pythie79, Paris, France
Comments: An unmounted fan of Brussels bobbinlace applique on machine net. Some decorative needle-made fillings, mostly rings, and a few embroidered dots.  Round Esprits in the tulle, I think needle-made.  Naturalistic floral and leaf design, well arranged.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: A few pinholes in the tulle.
Soilage: Looks clean
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/mp9swou Feuille Eventail alcance encaje fan Dentelle Trine Lace ventaglio Ht 22 cm
Size: 22 cm high, 93 cm around the curve.
Starting Price: 89.00 EUR
Auction ends: Aug 06, 2014 00:16:56 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller pythie79, Paris, France
Comments: Another fan leaf of Brussels bobbin lace applique on machine net.  The design of this one is not as sophisticated as the previous example from this seller.  It is more obviously a fan leaf because of the extra piece on the left end meant for the guard stick.  No needlelace accents that I can see.  Most of the photos have been taken from the back side.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: One patch to the tulle, and a few pinholes.
Soilage: Looks clean
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/ly4fbtp deux barbes anciennes
Size: not given
Starting Price: 40.00 EUR
Auction ends: Aug 06, 2014 08:23:09 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller boulechristine, Paris, Île-de-France, France
Comments: A Point de Gaze lappet scarf, later 19th c, no raised work. The pattern is a bit flat too. The other set looks like Alençon, but beware, most of it looks appliqued onto a machine tulle. In fact at the ends some of the tulle is not trimmed properly. I’m thinking this is a highly assembled piece, and parts may have been taken from a border. At the same lower end there’s evidence of some brides tortillée from whatever this was taken from, left on the outside of the border.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None on the Pont de Gaze, although I can’t see the center of the Piece. The other one is assembled.
Damage: One large hole in the Pt de G mesh. The other one looks fairly good.
Soilage: Looks clean on both.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for 210.00 EUR, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/pxrh6zd Antique Victorian Tambour Net Lace Fancy Wedding Veil Shawl 6 + Feet
Size: 12″ x 78″
Starting Price: $385.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Aug 06, 2014 09:00:26 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller gb-best, New Ringgold, Pennsylvania, United States
Comments: A rectangular, fairly narrow shawl of tambour embroidery on machine net.  Note the additional cloth attached to simulate raised rose petals. Most of the design action is at the ends of the piece.  From the tambour, I’d say this is a Belgian piece.
Provenance:  From a Philadelphia estate.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Seller cites some age spotting – overall cream color.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   offer accepted, don’t know the amount.

http://tinyurl.com/lqrqkg2 Antique Edwardian Victorian Brussels Duchese Lace Collar w Point de Gaze Inserts
Size: 30″ across, ~5″ deep
Starting Price: $19.99
Auction ends: Aug 06, 2014 11:30:03 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller 4leeny, New Ipswich, New Hampshire, United States
Comments: A bertha of Brussels Duchesse. No flowers or raised work in the Point de Gaze inserts, which are rather simply designed. Conventional Duchesse motifs in a fairly crowded design.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None, although the ends have some fastenings attached.
Damage: Seller cites a few broken brides and separations next to the needlelace.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Some light wrinkling, ends need some attention.

   Sold for $71.90, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kzu9wdg  merveilleuse dentelle ancienne faite main à l’aiguille 1900 bel état 65 x 8,5.
Size: 8.5 cm x 65 cm
Starting Price: 8.00 EUR
Auction ends: Aug 07, 2014 04:59:53 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller alaing3182, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Comments: A short border of Alençon, late 18th c ‘Herren Alençon’ style. It might have been made later, hard to tell. This wasn’t a style that really lasted until 1900. Réseau fin along the edge, brides tortillée above  I think this is a lot finer than the photos reveal. The motifs in the ground are rather large for this kind of lace.  This is a lace meant to be ruffled.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see the end treatments.  One modern thread along the edge, perhaps this was sewn to a backing in the past.
Damage: Very slight fraying in the mesh, one break in the header edge. I can see a few breaks in the ring supports at the bottom edge.
Soilage: Hard to tell against the red color, but might be a beige color.
Finish: No creases or wrinkles, but not much is shown.

   Sold for 89.00 EUR, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/p8dkw53  47″ Antique Brussels Point de Gaze Lace Trim Vintage Bobbin Hand Made 3″ w
Size: ~3″ x 47″
Starting Price: $22.98
Auction ends: Aug 07, 2014 18:30:01 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller cherubim_gates, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Comments: A short border of narrow Pont de Gaze, no raised work. There are heavy rings used as decorative fillings.  The design is a narrow rather vertical repeat with a simple leaf pattern.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see the ends to tell if they are cut. Engrelure added.
Damage: 3 small holes in the mesh, 3 areas of separation from the engrelure.
Soilage: Cream color; some age discoloration.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for $67.00, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/q5xxjow  Unusual Handmade 19th C. Honiton English Bobbin Lace Cox Collection
Size: 8″ max depth, ~18″ across.
Starting Price: $85.00
Auction ends: Aug 08, 2014 09:41:53 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: Some kind of dress ornament, I guess, of Honiton guipure. It looks like it’s meant to attach tom something, but am unsure what. I don’t think it would be a handkerchief.  The design is snails/slggs style, and I especially like the technique of the roses and the center thistle. Busy design, with narrow woven tally leadwork fillings. Interesting and unusual.
Provenance:  Ex. coll. Susan Cox of the English Lace School, Tiverton.
Condition:
Modifications: None, I guess.
Damage: Several broken brides, and some damage at the upper tips.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/pzpcgqg  SUPERB ANTIQUE UNUSUED CREAM CHANTILLY HAND MADE BOBBIN LACE STOLE. IRISES ETC
Size: 21.5″ x 102″
Starting Price: 220.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 08, 2014 11:24:41 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller georginanntiques, London, United Kingdom
Comments: Wish there were some closeups that magnify on the screen for this piece. My gut feeling is that it is white Chantilly, and the attached tags are unusual.  This was normally made in France, not Belgium, but it may have been marketed in Belgium (although the tags do say ‘made in Belgium’. Lovely design of irises, and I think I see some rather star-shaped fillings rather than the more expected honeycomb. I’m also having difficulty spotting the racroc lines, or maybe I just can’t believe that they are running across the piece (see the 6th photograph).
Provenance:  See photos of attached tags.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious, although I’m still bothered a bit by that 6th photo.
Soilage: Slight age darkening, some tiny scattered storage marks.
Finish: Fold marks running across the piece.

  Sold for 317.00 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mlx863e  Tiny antique/vintage Point de Gaze lace tie/lappet – for doll?
Size: 0.8″ to 2.5″ x 20.5″
Starting Price: 10.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 08, 2014 11:41:02 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A really small tie of Point de Gaze. Note the prominent looped picots around the edges, sign of an unknown manufacturer.  No raised work, but some heavy rings used as fillings at the ends.  It is a charming piece, simple and well-made.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Two small repairs.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or fold marks.

  Sold for 38.00 GBP, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/n8bqx7v 9 antique/vintage knitted lace mats from the Azores
Size: each 6″ across.
Starting Price: 8.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 08, 2014 12:26:01 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenaham, United Kingdom
Comments: A good set of knitted Pita lace from the Azores. Characterized especially by the heavy raised rings at the centers. They are so delicate, and all the designs are different and a pleasure to look at.  These don’t appear for sale that often, and when they do the condition is often problematic.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Some discoloration and spotting, nicely shown in the photograph on the white background.
Finish: No folds or wrinkles. Seller notes 2 are stiff (starched?) and the others soft as if they had been washed.

   Sold for 246.99 GBP, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/pfjg86h 19th C. Belgian Rosaline Perle Bobbin lace Large Collar CW Collector Bride
Size: ~26″ neckline, ~6″ deep in scallops.
Starting Price: $25.00 with reserve.
Auction ends: Aug 08, 2014 12:57:43 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United Kingdom
Comments: A Rosaline collar or dress front.  Seller correctly notes that the motif edges are not traditional to Rosaline, and I think the motifs themselves are a bit too tightly woven. There are a few rolled edges, but mainly relief is supplied by a gimp thread. The fillings are used in Rosaline, and the perls are there, although I can’t tell if they are bobbin or needle-made. It has the look more of what is known as ‘Old Flanders’, a finely worked later 19th c pieced lace. An interesting piece, and I do note that some motifs are slightly asymmetric.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Occasional discoloration.
Finish: No obvious folds or wrinkles.

   $36.00, 2 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/mcqef3e ANTIQUE FRENCH NORMANDY POINTE DE GAZE IVORY COLOR LACE COLLAR
Size: 4.5″ x 60″
Starting Price: $30.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 08, 2014 16:34:29 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller macingel, New Providence, New Jersey, United States
Comments: I think this is probably a bertha, although it’s hard to veryify with the given photos. The lace is Duchesse de Bruxelles with raised petal roses in the Point de Gaze inserts. A little raised work in the bobbinlace, mainly around the PDG. Conventional motifs in a floral pattern.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Ivory color
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   $71.00, 6 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/nk7zm79 Vintage Handmade Needle Lace Trim Irish Inishmacsaint or Point de Venis 5″ wide
Size: 5″ x 49″
Starting Price: $110.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Aug 09, 2014 15:53:51 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller twist-in-time, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States
Comments: Interesting thought that this might be Irish, however I think Belgium is more likely. Primarily given the decorative clothwork, the fineness of the thread, and the loosely spaced buttonhole stitches on the cordonnet. Lovely pattern, excellent work.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see ends to tell if they are cut.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Buy-it-Now exercised.

http://tinyurl.com/lkwbhdo Rare antique 18thC George II Brussels lace band, circa 1740s Original footing
Size: 2″ x 43″
Starting Price: 10.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 09, 2014 15:53:51 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller poppy1109, Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom
Comments: As everyone has figured out by now, this isn’t a lappet. As the consultant says, it might be the connecteding band between lappets, and I don’t think it’s too long for that.  It is a pieced bobbinlace with straight droschel ground, and the question is, Flemish or English? It does have some fine fillings, however the general feel of the design to me says England – it really doesn’t have the very fine feel of continental products.  The date cited seems appropriate.
Provenance:  Property of the Hext family, provenance available.  Tag says “Lappets ? worn by a Mrs. Collins at the court of George II”
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see ends to tell if they are cut. Engrelure added.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos, but would like to see more closeups.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for 57.00 GBP, 8 bidders.