http://tinyurl.com/m38bgge Beautiful Antique Handmade Brussels Point de Gaze Lace Bertha Collar
Size: 48″ neckline, 6″ deep
Starting Price: 92.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 12, 2014 07:57:07 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller pbur3053, Selkirk, United Kingdom
Comments: A Point de Gaze bertha with raised petal roses – multiple petals with ‘windows’ in the clothwork. These are signs of a higher end market piece.  Good naturalistic design and it has a few well done decorative ‘mode’ fillings.  Nice design, although the technique is a little conventional, not much delicacy in some of the flowers.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage:Some small holes and pinholes in the mesh. One tear along the outer edge.
Soilage: Looks clean. Seller says it was freshly laundered and pressed, but gives no details on the process.
Finish: Some light creasing.

   Sold for 150.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/ok9xorz Intricate Antique Handmade Brussels Guipure Bobbin Lace Collar
Size: 24″ neckline, Jabot length 9″, collar depth 3″
Starting Price: 32.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 12, 2014 08:42:04 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller pbur3053, Selkirk, United Kingdom
Comments: An interesting square collar with ‘jabot’ ends.    I’ll call it Bruges Bloemwerk, although it’s a bit unusual. Very nicely done with quite a thick gimp.  The motifs are atypical, nicely done with tightly woven clothwork.  I especially like how small motifs are ‘suspended’ by webs of unpicoted brides. When I first saw it I thought it might be Withof, however this is too early a piece.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage:Some broken brides, one tear center back neckline, one separation along a jabot edge.
Soilage: Some localized light brown staining.  Seller says it was freshly laundered and pressed, but gives no details on the process.
Finish: light crease center back.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/pz9p2ya Stunning Antique Handmade Brussels Guipure Bobbin Lace Bertha Collar
Size: 40″ neckline, 6″ depth
Starting Price: 68.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 12, 2014 09:27:06 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller pbur3053, Selkirk, United Kingdom
Comments: A bertha of Duchesse de Bruges. No obvious raised work. Conventional motifs well done with a bold design. I like the little flowers lining the neckline.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage:Occasional broken bride.
Soilage: Seller says it was freshly laundered and pressed, but gives no details on the process.
Finish: Occasional tiny wrinkle.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/mxo3n99 Stunning Antique Handmade Brussels Guipure Bobbin Lace Bertha Collar
Size: 6.5 cm x 73 cm and 5 cm x 110 cm
Starting Price: 28.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 12, 2014 09:45:01 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller winterwonderlandfairy, london, United Kingdom
Comments: Two pieces of a border of 18th C Alençon, probably 3rd quarter. Rèseau fin with decorative ‘mode’ fillings, some in a grid pattern. Typical design of the period with varied but fairly plain design motifs; more importance was placed on the fillings.
Provenance:  Private sale of the contents of a country house, apparently in Gloucestershire.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut on all ends. One piece mounted on a black tulle with engrelure. Unmounted piece has wear along top  edge, and there’s a vertical repair or seam.
Damage: Pinholes and small holes throughout the ground.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Light wrinkling.

   Sold for 36.00 GBP, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kljt5l7 Beautiful Piece Of Antique Point de Gaze Needlepoint Lace
Size: 5.5″ x 24″ long at top, 28″ long at bottom.
Starting Price: 20.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 12, 2014 09:45:01 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller isohex, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Comments: A border of Point de Gaze, no raised petals in the roses.. Typical romantic 2nd Empire floral pattern.  A good design, fairly short repeat, and nicely done decorative ‘mode’ fillings. Esprits scattered in the ground. There’s a lot going on for a moderately narrow border. Wish there were more.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut both ends, engrelure on top.
Damage: Seller cites two tiny holes in the mesh.  One of the central filled medallions has some weaknesses in the filling attachment on one side.
Soilage: “Soft Antique White”
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles, except a little folding at one end.

   Sold for 82.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/qgmx4nv BEAUTIFUL Set of 12 Antique Italian CANTU LACE Coasters Goblet Rounds 6″ White
Size: each 6″ diameter
Starting Price: $95.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Oct 12, 2014 10:55:03 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller things*most*delightful, Sacremento, California, United States
Comments: 12 Cantu ‘coasters’, probably part of a larger set of a variety of table linens. Typical hook and flowerhead tape-lace design – no figural work.  A nice set, representative of the type.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut both ends, engrelure on top.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: creamy white
Finish: Slight wrinkling, minor.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/op2rpb8 A Stunning Pristine 18th Century Brussels Lace Flounce
Size: 18 cm x 130 cm
Starting Price: 58.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 12, 2014 11:45:29 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller winterwonderlandfairy, london, United Kingdom
Comments: A border of Brussels bobbinlace applique on machine net. Although I almost think that some leaf sprays  and the stars look like needlerun or tambour – wish there were more closeups. But the bobbinlace applique that I can identify looks excellent, finely made with some very interesting fillings in the ovals along the border. I’m thinking some of these might be needlelace.  Overall quite an interesting piece.
Provenance:  Private sale from the contents of a country house, probably in Gloucestershire
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see ends to tell if they are cut. Engrelure along the top.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for 72.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/lcct8zm 59 ins antique/vintage 18C bobbin lace – possibly English
Size: 1.9″ x 59″
Starting Price: 30.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 12, 2014 12:41:40 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A border of pieced bobbinlace with droschel ground, mid 18th c.  Could be English Devon – the ground tends to follow the motifs rather than being strictly straight. Well done motifs, and I’m not going to say that the design isn’t as good as one finds in Brussels. I think English lace of this period needs some re-evaluation with this quality of technique, and the designs have evolved into a fairly recognizable style. I think they are just fine.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut at both ends.
Damage: A few small holes and pinholes, some loose brides. A little rough at the top in places.
Soilage: Some minor age discoloration, 2 heavy brown stains and a little light spotting.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for 41.59 GBP, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mx3a5d5 Antique 18C Brussels bobbin lace fichu – birds, butterflies, insects
Size: Not given.
Starting Price: 50.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 12, 2014 12:47:23 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: I can see what this wants to be.  It isn’t uncommon to have early 18th c lappets joined in a ‘V’ with what looks like a cap back, although it is unusual to find it with a bobbinlace with droschel ground.  (see the photo next to the listed piece, from my collection.  Usually you can clearly see where the joins were made.  And it is also unclear whether this joining was done in the 18th or 19th centuries.  I’ve got a feeling that is what this is, and the ‘lappets’ have been cut straight on the inner edges.  The cap piece and the lappets do seem to match in style, and note the extensive figural work.  I’m convinced that these are lappets because of the mirror image motifs, and looks at the rounded ends.  But I can’t find the join between the lappets and the headpiece. We could use more closeups of this area.Maybe around 1740, probably Brussels type.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Might be an original form, but lappets have been trimmed.
Damage: A number of small holes and pinholes throughout, with some repairs.
Soilage: Seller cites ecru color with some age discoloration, one small dark brown stain.
Finish: Lays pretty well.

     Sold for 255.00 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mkxuln6 ANTIQUE LACE-SUPERB BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LACE COLLAR
Size: ~43″ x 6.5″
Starting Price: $595.00
Auction ends: Oct 13, 2014 06:27:04 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A Point de Gaze bertha, rather complex in design and construction. Raised petal roses, and note the large areas of grid-like decorative ‘mode’ fillings.  As well as single fillings.  Nicely worked, impressive design.  We have several berthas of similar quality on Ebay lately.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos. Mesh looks in good shape.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases, a few minor wrinkles.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/p5yubyh ANTIQUE LACE 19THC.BRUSSELS PONT DE GAZE LACE FLOUNCE
Size: ~8″ x 132″
Starting Price: $1,950.00
Auction ends: Oct 13, 2014 07:33:45 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A long, reasonably wide Point de gaze flounce, no raised petals on the flowers.  Single decorative ‘mode’ fillings, scattered esprits in the ground. A higher end market product.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see the ends to tell if they are cut. Engrelure along top edge.
Damage: Some minor openings in the mesh.
Soilage: Seller cites ‘original color’.  A few small minor spots.
Finish: Some light vertical creasing.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/oq4pwlm ANTIQUE LACE-ORNATE BRUSSELS LACE W/POINT DE GAZE ROSES
Size: 7.5″ x 118″
Starting Price: $595.00
Auction ends: Oct 13, 2014 07:57:43 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A reasonably wide, long border of Brussels Duchesse with raised petals in the Point de Gaze roses. Also some good raised leaf work in the bobbinlace against a half-stitch ground.  Good dense design using conventional motifs.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see the ends to tell if they are cut. Engrelure along top edge.
Damage: A few reattachents, one opening in the header.
Soilage: Seller cites ‘original color’, and a few age spots.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/n7agfyz ANTIQUE LACE-FINE PUNTO IN ARIA HANDKERCHIEF
Size: ~17″ square
Starting Price: $585.00
Auction ends: Oct 13, 2014 0:08:17 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A square of whitework monogrammed and floral embroidery with reticella cutouts and edging.  Might be an Aemilia Ars (and I’m saying that before I looked at the seller’s description) Italian product given the quality of the lacework, also might be from the Greek or Cypress area.  Delicate reticella work, quite pleasing.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for $595.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/kaule6l Antique/vintage Brussels duchesse and point de gaze lace bertha
Size: Not given.
Starting Price: 85.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 13, 2014 10:19:13 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United States
Comments: A Brussels Duchesse bertha. Raised petal roses in the Point de Gaze inserts, which alternate with ovals filled with grids of decorative ‘mode’ fillings.  No raised work in the Duchesse, just conventional motifs.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None. A few loose threads around one end.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Seller says it has been gently laundered and is now a solft old white color.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for 100.00 GBP, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/musxhn2 ANTIQUE LACE – BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LACE COLLAR /BERTHA
Size: 44″ x 6.5″
Starting Price: 45.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 14, 2014 03:44:11 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller amberfarleigh, Richmond, N. Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Comments: This seems to be the week for good berthas. This one is Brussels Duchesse with raised petal roses in the Point de Gaze inserts. No decorative needlelace inserts. Conventional Duchesse motifs.  The overall design is a bit crowded, but a good example of the type.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Some small holes and pinholes in the Point de Gaze mesh.
Soilage: A few brown spots.
Finish: A few minor folds.  Piece is a little shrunken, perhaps from a past wash.

   Sold for 45.00 GBP, 1 biddder.

http://tinyurl.com/klbwgmx Beautiful French Antique Victorian Fine Lace Collar.
Size: 37″ x 6″
Starting Price: 9.99 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 14, 2014 07:01:21 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller french-fiffi, Clacton-on-Sea, United Kindom
Comments: This looks like a Beds collar, with a central insert surounded by ruffled borders. Some raised work in the leaves. But the edging have a non-typical ground, so I am wondering if this is a French Cluny-type piece.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: A little wrinkled around the edges.

   Sold for 9.99 GBP, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/mq4zldz Antique/vintage Youghal lace modesty panel
Size: panel, 13.7″ x 13.2″.  Lace 3.3″ x 12″ and 3.3″ x 9.5″.
Starting Price: 20.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 14, 2014 10:34:45 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: Two
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Assembled.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Mid cream color.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkled.

   Sold for 70.00 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/oe9oyxz beau centre table,crochet, fait main, breton, dentelle d’Irlande
Size: 68 cm diameter.
Starting Price: 39.00 EUR, Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Oct 15, 2014 02:06:33 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller bridgeb74, Annecy le Vieux, France
Comments: An Irish Crochet table center, seller notes it is Breton.  That looks reasonable given the aright work and elaborate raised work. I love the little rings each circled with 4 other rings – can’t quite figure out how they do this. I also like the little bell-shaped decorations around the outer edge.  An impressive piece.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Seller cites some broken brides which I can’t find.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Buy-it-Now exercised, 39.00 EUR.

http://tinyurl.com/keqxuyv nicely worked Victorian brussels guipure lace lappet
Size: 5″ x 54″
Starting Price: 25.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 15, 2014 05:44:32 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller reddolly123, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Comments: A narrow scarf of Duchesse de Bruges.  Some raised work against half-stitch.  Conventional motifs, good design and technique – a good middle market example.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None. Remnants of thread from a previous attachment.
Damage: Occasional broken bride and frayed edge, minor.
Soilage: Occasional small brown spot.
Finish: I think there’s a crease at the top.

   Sold for 52.00 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/q3l46dh 17TH-18THC ITALIAN LONG BURATTO FILET LINEN ALTER CLOVER W/FRINGE AS FOUND RARE!
Size: 25″ x 104″ with 4″ fringe.
Starting Price: $24.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Oct 15, 2014 10:05:11 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller heartnsoul1,Hollis, New Hampshire, United States
Comments: A linen border with Punto Tirato Tela Sfilata. This is the name given to this work in early pattern books. It is not Buratto, which is an embroidered leno weave net.  This is a very interesting example, more geometric than really early examples. It also doesn’t have the earlier three-part construction – a main border surrounded by two narrower ones. Threads are drawn out to form the square mesh, which is then overcast to secure. The remaining cloth forms the pattern. This one looks like it was drawn out of the original cloth; note the pulled thread hemstitching.  Fringe is a separate addition.  It’s unusual to find this type of work in an original cloth.  I’m thinking it’s a 19th c product.
A really interesting piece.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Some holes in the mesh and in the upper linen.
Soilage: Age yellowing.
Finish: A few fold creases.

   1 bidder, $24.99, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/q9b3qhu 17THC RARE! LINEN RETICELLA SQUARE CLOTH W/PUNTO EN ARIA EDGE FIGURAL W/QUEEN
Size: 44″ x 50″
Starting Price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Oct 15, 2014 10:05:16 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller heartnsoul1,Hollis, New Hampshire, United States
Comments: A linen cloth with cutout squares of needlelace and larger squares of needleweaving. I’d love to get this under the microscope. The reticella cutouts look like they might have a base made from the original linen cloth, which despite the figural work, takes them a little out of the Punto in Aria category. But the stitches look rather open – this might be a knotted stitch, or perhaps Flemish work.
What is much harder to understand is the border, and the larger squares, which appear to be needlewoven on a needle-made mesh. If this really is an early piece it might be the ‘Mezza Mandolina’ as shown in Leavey’s “Lace, A History”, plate 99. Needleweaving isn’t something you normally think of in early laces, but there are a few documented pieces in the OIDFA De Linnenkast publications that might point toward a slightly later Nederlands origin. I’m also bothered a bit by the buttonhole finish on the outside of the border.  And the condition is almost too good. But we have very little documentation on laces of this type. I’m not prepared to give an estimate of date without closer examination.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Seller cites a few breaks – I see some loose threads, but nothing very serious.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Fold creases.

   
3 bidders, $140.50, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/nuq88j8 18THC LOVELY TRANSLUCENT TOILE HAND BRABANT LACE SHAWL DEACCESSIONED MUSEUM
Size: 86″ x 18″ max.
Starting Price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Oct 15, 2014 10:05:27 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller heartnsoul1,Hollis, New Hampshire, United States
Comments: A triangular shawl or deep collar of mid 18th c Brabant bobbinlace. The term ‘Brabant’ has many meanings – it refers to region in Belgium, but also is often taken to mean lace made outside of the Brussels area. And the term is applied to a type of lace that is similar in concept to the contemporary Brussels pieced laces, but of  looser construction and more elementary design. It was easier to make, and often found in very wide flounces. This piece appears to have been adapted from a larger work, and contains both brides and the type of plaited ground often found in contemporary Flemish and Milanese laces. It has been nicely adapted to the shawl form.
Provenance:  NYC museum deaccession.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut from another piece.
Damage: Occasional broken mesh thread.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Some fold creases.

      No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/l3259f3 MUSEUM Q UALITY ANTIQUE FRENCH DEEP CARVED MOTHER OF PEARL BRUSSELS ? LACE FAN
Size: 27 cm long, 51 cm wide
Starting Price: $2,500.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Oct 15, 2014 10:19 AM PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller heartnsoul1,Hollis, New Hampshire, United States
Comments: A Point d’Angleterre fan, meaning bobbin and needle motifs with a Point de Gaze ground.  The extents of the Point de Gaze motifs makes it a little unusual. No decorative ‘mode’ fillings, just a nice floral design.  Elaborately carved Mother of Pearl (abalone) sticks.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None. It’s not entirely clear, but I think this may have a gauze backing.
Damage: Nothing obvious in the lace – a few faults in the sticks.
Soilage: Some spots in the lace mainly along the stick attachment points.
Finish: Expected fan folds.

   Unsold as of 10/17/2014, 7:48 AM MST.

http://tinyurl.com/loh2w3n Stunning Antique Brussels Lace Veil Point de Gaze Vintage 19th Century Cathedral
Size: 78″ x 118″
Starting Price: $2,195.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Oct 15, 2014 16:43:33 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller twist-in-time, Keller, Texas, United States
Comments: A wedding veil of bobbin and needlelace applique on machine net. The raised Point de Gaze roses are unusual in applique – stuffing the petals with cotton is not. I’ve seen this before, and it was usually done during manufacture to give the flowers more shape.
I’m a bit confused by some leaves n the piece, some are obviously bobbinlace, some look a bit more like the machine tapes you find in Princesse lace. The construction of the whole object is also unusual. I’ve never seen an oval veil with this center rectangular piece. Effective, but it’s more common to decorate only the edges of a large piece of tulle with massed flowers around the end of the train, and something shaped for the headpiece.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Seller says there are two or three thread breaks in the tulle.
Soilage: Seller says it has been cleaned and blocked but gives no details on how this was done.
Finish: Nice drape to the piece.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/mpkartl Antique Cream Hand Made Lace Collar
Size: 13″ neckline, ~5″ deep
Starting Price: 5.50 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 16, 2014 08:01:53 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller colls.fy, Scotland, United Kingdom
Comments: I like this piece. Nothing elaborate technically, but a good bold design in a small piece. It looks like it’s made from a heavy linen thread, or maybe heavy cotton. The little ‘islands’ among the brides is throwing me, this is often a Belgian technique around Bruges.  But I’m more guessing it’s a french piece.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for 11.50 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kx3cq8l Antique/vintage silk Maltese lace scarf
Size: 5.5″ x 58″
Starting Price: 25.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 16, 2014 11:30:55 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United States
Comments: A narrow Maltese cream silk scarf.  It relies a lot on the large area of interesting ground stitches in a grid running along the length; the border is a more conventional chain of flowers.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Several areas of wear and a few small repairs that I can’t find.  A few frayed threads around the outer border.
Soilage: Pale bold color.
Finish: A little wrinkled around the edges.

   Sold for 32.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/k95ttp5 Beautiful Antique Gossamer Fine Silk Handmade Sol Lace Collar & Insertions
Size: collar – 14.25″ neckline, max depth 5″.  Inserts 7.25″ (long?)
Starting Price: 38.00 GBP Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Oct 16, 2014 11:30:55 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller pbur3053, Selkirk, United Kingdom
Comments: A set of silk Ñanduti, which is a little unusual. Normally you see the silk laces in larger collars or scarves. Here we have a choker collar and two things that look like inserts for maybe a table linen. Not really sure what they are for.  Typical palm leaf border around both, and unusual square motifs in the collar – round is more typical as in the inserts.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Upper border coming away a bit on one of the inserts, minor. A few frayed threads.
Soilage: Cream color.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   38.00 GBP Buy-it-Now exercised.

http://tinyurl.com/nbnqna6 LG REFINED HANDMADE Antique Vtg BLACK FRENCH LE PUY BOBBIN LACE SHAWL COLLAR
Size: 14″ vertically across center, 20″ neckline
Starting Price: $149.99 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Oct 16, 2014 18:10 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller adtjmd, United States
Comments: A black silk large collar of probably Le Puy guipure. Le Puy is well known for the variety of ground stitches, well evident here. Also for motifs against a point ground in smaller areas – see around the edge of this piece.  The woven leaves are a bit long and narrow, but I still think it’s Le Puy.
Provenance:  Museum deaccession.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Some scattered breaks and fraying mostly along neckline. Some motifs separated.
Soilage: Looks clean but hard to tell with black lace.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   $149.99 Buy-it-Now exercised.

http://tinyurl.com/kkk274h Large volant dentelle ancienne vers 1880 Ref 2 lot 2 TDM
Size: 44 cm x 335 cm
Starting Price: 49.00 EUR
Auction ends: Oct 17, 2014 13:44:11 Paris
Offered by: Ebay seller gede34, dans mes armoires, France métropolitaine
Comments: A wide, long Chantilly border. Romantic floral border – a little hard to see the flow since it only shown on the manikin. Esprits in the ground, scalloped swags along the lower border.  Design is a little large, but so is the piece.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see ends to tell if they are cut. Engrelure at top.
Damage: One area of repair near top edge.
Soilage: Looks clean but hard to tell with black lace. Small holes and pinholes in the ground.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/qfvh93l BEAUTIFUL LARGE WHITE ANTIQUE HONITON BOBBIN LACE COLLAR. ROSES. THISTLE
Size: neckline 44″, 5.75″ deep
Starting Price: 35.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 17, 2014 10:39:12 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller georginanntiques, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A Honiton collar, snails/slugs style, nicely made. I think the mesh is needlemade, which puts this in the Honiton Point category. Good areas of woven leadwork tallies, although not too extensive.  The piece has a very nice presence.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: A few broken and detached threads.
Soilage: Some light soiling around part of the neckline.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for 56.89 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/m3j95wx Antique/vintage Bedfordshire lace collar/dress front – to fit child
Size: 12.5″ neckline.  front length 4.1″.
Starting Price: 8.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 17, 2014 11:05:27 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A Beds dress front with attached choker collar.  Beds normally doesn’t have a point ground, but the inserts with woven leaves are more typical. As are the looped edge plaiting.  An unusual design.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: A few small holes in the mesh.
Soilage: Pale ivory color.
Finish: No obvious crease or wrinkles.

   Sold for 8.00 GBP, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/otbevdw Antique/vintage Bedfordshire lace collar/dress front – to fit child
Size: 2″ x (50″ and 48″)
Starting Price: 10.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 17, 2014 11:25:53 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller poppy1109, Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom
Comments: A Brussels or Devon pieced bobbinlace border with droschel ground. I’m leaning more toward Brussels – mid 18th c.  Good design, and note the decorations in the clothwork, and fairly elaborate fillings combined with bride ground.
Provenance:  the Hext textile collection, write the seller for details.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see ends to tell if cut, one is in a circle. There seems to be a wider piece added on to the end of the other.  Engrelure added at top.
Damage: A few pinholes and pulls in the mesh.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Some light creasing in places.

   Sold for 82.00 GBP, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/q86j7yn Good lengths of 18th Century antique Georgian lace trim with provenance [A]
Size: 1.75″ x (43″, 27″, 31″)
Starting Price: 10.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 17, 2014 11:25:53 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller poppy1109, Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom
Comments: Three segments of  a probable Devon pieced bobbinlace with droschel ground, mid 18th c. There is one join, and the area to the right of this seems to have been replaced with another piece of lace – the droschel is oriented in a different direction and made of a thinner thread.
Provenance:  the Hext textile collection, write the seller for details.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut at ends, engrelure added. One join. Engrelure at top.
Damage: Expected pulls and pinholes.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for 41.00 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/pd5v4jp Good length of 18th Century antique Georgian lace trim with provenance [D]
Size: 1.75″ x 50″
Starting Price: 10.00 GBP
Auction ends: Oct 17, 2014 11:33:01 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller poppy1109, Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom
Comments: A final border of a pieced bobbinlace with droschel ground
Provenance:  the Hext textile collection, write the seller for details.  This one is a bit more complex than the ones in the previous reviews, with some partridge eye ground, and some decoration to the clothwork. Yet the ground tends to closely follow the motif outlines, which is more Devon-like. But the raised work is a little more carefully done than you generally see in Devon of this period. I do think the design is more on the English than Flemish side.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see the ends to tell if they are cut.   One join.
Damage: Small holes, pinholes and general wear thoughout.
Soilage: Creamy color.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for 26.00 GBP, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/l69fvog Exquisite Antique Maltese Silk Lace Lappet/Scarf-66″
Size: 66″ x 6″
Starting Price: $155.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Oct 19, 2014 1:40 AM PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller pacaapam03, Western Victoria, Australia
Comments: A lappet scarf of Maltese, which is difficult to see against the light background. It has a series of Maltese crosses alternating with flowers down the center, and guipure/woven leav designs around the edges.  Nice looking piece.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Two repairs.
Soilage: Cream color
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Unsold as of 10/19/2014 10:39 AM MST.