http://tinyurl.com/k3mew4n ANTIQUE NANDUTI OR TENERIFE DOILY
Size: 11.5″ square
Starting Price: $15.00
Auction ends: Feb 1, 2015, 7:01 AM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller pearll, Rockville Centre, New York, United States
Comments: This seller has recently had some excellent Ñanduti laces. This one is a square, probably a table piece.  The extensive ground in the center is a sign of Ñanduti work, although the piece does not have the typical palm leaf border.  Probably a 1950’s piece.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Hard to tell the color, but looks clean.
Finish: A few small folds around the edges, minor.

   Sold for $15.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/p35n2cg Antq Bedfordshire Beds Maltese? bobbin lace hanky handkerchief handmade wedding
Size: ~13″ square
Starting Price: 9.00 GBP
Auction ends: Feb 1, 2015, 11:19 AM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller hedgehogpear, BN8, United Kingdom
Comments: I think this is Beds, but not a very typical design. The outside plaited edge is typical, as are the use of woven leaves.  Quite an interesting design, almost looks like a tape lace. Note the edge against the cloth is beautifully done.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: One small frayed and torn spot.
Soilage: Seller cites some small stains on the join to the cloth – they look a faint yellow.
Finish: Horizontal and vertical fold creases

   Sold for 21.00 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/l4npxkp Antique Handmade Lace Duchesse Brussels Lappet Collar French Doll Dress Trim
Size: Not given.
Starting Price: $85.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Feb 1, 2015, 12:42 PM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller yourattictreasures, Owings Mills, Maryland, United States
Comments: A collar with lappet ends of Duchesse de Bruges. Nicely shaped edge along the neckline.  Fairly conventional motifs, and I like the handling of the flowers in the center parts.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: A few broken brides.
Soilage: Seller cites mild age stains.
Finish: Looks a little worn.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/q7qaw89 Wide band of Handmade Bobbin Lace, Probably 1600s Italian COLLECT STUDY PIECE
http://tinyurl.com/o5us4gb ITALIAN BOBBIN LACE BAND PROBABLY C 1600 COLLECTOR STUDY PIECE
Size: ~ 5″ x 20″, 3.75″ x 23″
Starting Price: $225.00
$235.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Feb 1, 2015, 12:42 PM, PST
Feb 5, 2015, 6:46 PM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: Two similar early plaited bobbinlace insertions from the same seller.  Lace like this is shown in Ricci’s “Old Italian Lace” in the section on Venetian bobbinlaces. Ricci makes a connection with these designs and Le Pompe of 1557, although not exact. There are strong similarities in the patterns with these pieces (for example, plate no. 82 in Ricci for the second one, although the Ebay piece lacks the raised work).  Three similar pieces but with the raised work came up on Ebay  in November 2013 (see http://tinyurl.com/mzezu5b).  Unfortunately Ricci doesn’t give dimensions for the examples in her book.  Very difficult to definitively assign early dates to laces like this, and they were extensively copied even into the 20th century. Later examples tend to be more loosely woven and larger in size, so I’m a little bothered by the 5″ width of the first piece. Both have a very tight woven appearance often associated with early pieces. Altogether both are quite interesting.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Ends cut on both.
Damage: Ends secured but frayed.  One damaged area near the top end of the first piece. Second piece seems intact.
Soilage: Both ecru color with a little localized light brown staining vixible in the second piece.
Finish: Vertical fold creases in both.

  
Sold for $225.00, 1 bidder.
Sold for best offer, amount unknown.

http://tinyurl.com/luxbnan HONITON English handmade bobbin lace Lapel-style collar 19th C
Size: max width ~3″, just over 1 yard long.
Starting Price: $19.00
Auction ends: Feb 2, 2015, 8:46 AM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: A long, narrow Honiton point collar. Snails/slugs style, and the design is roughly, but not entirely symmetric. Needle-made ground.  It is nicely defined by the separate openwork edge – simple edgings like these were extensively made for edging purposes. The leadworks in the edgings match the fillings in some leaves near the points of the collar.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: A few frayed and brokenthreads.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for $19.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/qb64sud HONITON Brussels lace ANTIQUE vintage COLLAR 50.5″ lapel
Size: 50.5″ x 4″
Starting Price: $29.99
Auction ends: Feb 2, 2015, 9:00 AM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller the.lace.place, Spokane, Washington, United States
Comments: A long collar of Duchesse de Bruges, with a little raised work on halfstitch ground. Conventional motifs, looks like there might be a butterfly center back.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: A little frayed, esp. along outside edge.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Generally worn appearance.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/pa24fka 2 antique/vintage Brussels Duchesse and Point de GAze lace pieces – collar?
http://tinyurl.com/nas6k7o HAND MADE 19TH C RICH FLORAL HONITON LACE COLLAR FOR DRESS
Size: 10″ long, 5.7 wide at tops
26″ neckline, 4″ wide at back.
Starting Price: 21.00 GBP
$29.00
Auction ends: Feb 2, 2015, 11:57 AM, PST
Feb 4, 2015, 3:48 PM PST.
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: These are similar in form so I’ll put them together. They are sometimes called “coat collars”, although the first one seems to have lost the separate neckpiece. The first is Duchesse de Bruxelles with raised petals in the Point de Gaze roses. Note the nice raised work in the bobbinlace flowers toward the points, and also the mirror symmetry of the design which distinguishes these from regular triangular inserts.  The second is Honiton point, meaning Honiton with a needle-made ground.  A little snails/slugs, but breaking away a bit into more naturalistic flowers, leaves and thistles.  Nicely done woven tally leadworks.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None on either.
Damage: Nothing obvious on the first, PdG mesh looks good.  One missing leadwork filling in one flower on the Honiton, and a few loose stitches, minor.
Soilage: Occasional brown spot in both.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles on the first, a little wrinkling on edges in the second.

  
Sold for 33.99 GBP, 2 bidders.
No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/l4fzeex DENTELLE ANCIENNE, ANTIQUE LACE, ALENÇON needle lace XVIIIe
Size: 4.3″ x 90.5″
Starting Price: 40.00 EUR
Auction ends: Feb 2, 2015, 11:59 AM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller bethsalie, paris, Île-de-France, France
Comments: A border of Alençon with the simple Directoire look of the last years of the 18th c. A very light, open design with the simple twisted and overcast Alençon rèseau.  Decorative ‘mode’ fillings are simple and small, in keeping with the design.  Note the diamond-shaped ‘esprits’ in the ground.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see edges to tell if they are cut.
Damage: Some minor pinholes in the ground.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

Sold for 123.00 EUR, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/pc2kldp ANTIQUE LACE-BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE PARASOL COVER W/HERALDIC COAT OF ARMS
Size: ~22″ diameter.
Starting Price: $45.00 with reserve.
Auction ends: Feb 2, 2015, 3:04 PM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A monogrammed Point de Gaze parasol cover with heraldic elements and naturalistic floral design. A high end market piece, probably for a wedding trousseau. There is a lot of raised work here, but it’s a bit outside of the traditional raised rose petal technique of conventional Point de Gaze. Here elements have been appliqued more along the bottoms of the flowers, and also attached to the sides of the heraldic motifs. Interesting, there aren’t a lot of decorative ‘mode’ fillings. But then again, the whole piece is interesting. Altogether it’s a little more solid looking than most Point de Gaze.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: A few small holes and pinholes in the mesh.
Soilage: Seller cites a few small age spots.
Finish: A few creases – hard to tell if it was ever mounted, but the pinholes do speak to some kind of use.

  
Sold for $1,136.69, 9 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mduhb7z ANTIQUE 19c LACE COLLOR POINT D’ANGLETERRE BRUSSELS BOBBIN AND NEEDLE LACE
Size: 14″ neckline, 1.5″ center back.
Starting Price: $44.99
Auction ends: Feb 2, 2015, 3:04 PM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller orel126, 1680 Sofia, Bulgaria
Comments: A small Point de Gaze collar with interesting pointed ends. I don’t see any bobbinlace in this piece.  Nice design, and some good areas of heavy rings used as decorative ‘mode’ fillings in a grid pattern.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: One repair near the center back.
Soilage: Hard to tell with the light background. but I think it’s a little beige.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/obszpdv Très belle longue fine dentelle ancienne Chantilly XIXe Très bel état. Leo 6
Size: 49.5 cm x 460 cm
Starting Price: 385.00 EUR Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Feb 3, 2015, 6:40 AM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller gede34, Dans mes armoires, France métropolitaine
Comments: A long, wide Chantilly flounce. The main element at the top is a ‘fountain’ of leaves, and there’s more floral and strapwork in the middle and bottom. No esprits in the ground.  Flounces of Chantilly this long aren’t unusual, but the width is more exceptional.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see the ends to tell if they are cut. Engrelure added.
Damage: A few pinholes in the mesh.
Soilage: Looks clean, but hard to tell with black lace.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Unsold.

http://tinyurl.com/py52eta * 17th century VENETIAN GROS POINT needle Lace – 48×7 *
Size: 7″ x 48″
Starting Price: $60.00
Auction ends: Feb 3, 2015, 11:35 AM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller jaruk, Worcester, United Kingdom
Comments: A high relief Gros Point border, beautiful technique, like carved ivory. To me this seems an earlier piece since there isn’t too much decoration in the clothwork, and the borders are very highly sculpted.  As with most pieces of this period (mid 17th c), this one has been cut apart and reassembled for ‘modern’ use. Often you can’t be certain that the same piece was used throughout, or that the manufacture was all under the same direction.  Here many of the brides do look original. I find this a very beautiful piece – and I’m of the firm opinion that there is little about needlelace that you can’t learn by studying a piece of Gros Point.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Reworked. Join in the center.
Damage: Basically good shape for the age.
Soilage: Age patina, nothing serious.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

      Sold for $635.50, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/puu2f5b * Antique ALENCON Narrow Needle Lace Trim – Border – 19thc – 50″x1.5″
Size: 1.5″ x 50″
Starting Price: $15.00
Auction ends: Feb 3, 2015, 6:40 AM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller jaruk, Worcester, United Kingdom
Comments: A narrow border of Argentan or Alençon with brides bouclée. Good, delicate design with a few simple decorative ‘mode’ fillings along the border.  Quite a solid piece of lace, later 18th c.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut one end, can’t see the other. Engrelure added.
Damage: Occasional stray thread and pinhole.  I think the ‘join’ might be part of the manufacturing process.
Soilage: A little beige.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for $83.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/k86mflq Incredible length of Point de Gaze lace
Size: 7″ x 125″
Starting Price: $15.00
Auction ends: Feb 3, 2015, 6:40 AM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller jaruk, Worcester, United Kingdom
Comments: A long border of Point de Gaze with provenance. Little hard to tell from the photos, but I don’t think there’s any raised work.  Note the decorative ‘mode’ fillings in fairly large grids. Good naturalistic design.
Provenance:  Acquired by seller’s grandmother around the time she was married in 1910.
Condition:
Modifications: Both ends look cut.
Damage: Numerous small holes and pinholes in the mesh.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Slight wrinkling.

   Sold for $228.50, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/p4rn9xu 19thC Antique Handmade Brussel DUCHESSE Bobbin LACE Handkerchief WEDDING HANKY
Size: ~12.5″ square
Starting Price: $75.00
Auction ends: Feb 3, 2015, 1:56 PM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller jaruk, Worcester, United Kingdom
Comments: A Duchesse de Bruges handkerchief.  Good design with large flowers in the corner including a little raised work on halfstitch background. Fairly typical motifs, but this piece has a very nice presence.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Horizontal and vertical fold creases.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/k33kqb3 POINT DE GAZE STYLE LACE COLLAR, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Size: 2-5/8″ x 24″
Starting Price: $29.99
Auction ends: Feb 3, 2015, 2:49 PM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller madhouserags, Concord, New Hampshire, United States
Comments: A collar of Point de Gaze, quite lightly done. Raised petal roses.  Not much in the way of decorative ‘mode’ fillings, just some rows of knots, and the usual rose fillings. A fairly simple piece in exceptional condition.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.  Looks unused.

   Sold for $51.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kcjcdfr RARE 19THC.ALENCON LACE W/BASKETS, ROSES,BOWS AND FLOWER SWAGS
Size: 6″ x 62″
Starting Price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Feb 3, 2015, 3:06 PM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A long, reasonably wide mid 19th c border of Alençon in the 2nd Empire romantic style.  A high-end market piece; these don’t come up very often on Ebay, although you do see them more at the Drouot auctions in Paris. The design is a repeat of a basket with flowers, swags decorated with elaborate ‘mode’ fillings below. No esprits.  The design is rather dense, but in general I’ve found that pieces like this photograph a bit heavier than they actually are.  An excellent example.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see the ends to tell if they are cut. Engrelure added.
Damage: Occasional pinhole in the mesh. Seller cites a few small openings and a few tiny repairs, which I’m having trouble finding.
Soilage: Seller cites ‘original cream patina’.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

      Sold for $1,200.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/p27gohr Handmade Flemish 19th Century Collar or Flounce, Northern Italy
Size: 40″ neckline, 96″ outside edge, 6.5″ deep.
Starting Price: $49.99
Auction ends: Feb 3, 2015, 4:02 PM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller cybergro2010, Wilmington, Vermont, United States
Comments: A bertha of a lace that around 1900 went by the name Point de Milan.  It’s a pieced bobbinlace with a needlemade ground. It wasn’t too difficult to make, and I think most was made in Belgium, although Italy is a possibility. Often used for table linens. This one is quite nice technique, and two different grounds, one finer than the other.  There’s a little decoration in the clothwork, but not much.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Two inch separation at one edge.
Soilage: A little yellowed.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/lcbzhfo New, Never Used, Traditional Belgium Style Bobbin Lacemaking Pillow
Size: Not given.
Starting Price: $195.00
Auction ends: Feb 4, 2015, 12:13 PM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller snuggles, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Comments: This is a pillow by “The Lacemaker”, and probably the only late 20th c maker manufacturing the traditional Belgian cushion with the sloping top – I could never figure out how to exactly describe it. I have one, it’s great.  The pillows on mine are covered Styrofoam. There should be three short inserts (much like you find in Switzerland) and one long one. One drawer in the back, but it doesn’t have the shorter section that you can move from the top to the bottom to give the bobbins more room. You still have to take out the pins and transfer a straight pattern from the bottom to the top.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: None.
Soilage: None.
Finish: Unused.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/p3ht9r8 Handmade 19th C.Black Chantilly bobbin lace lappets CW
Size: 42″ x 1.5″ to 2.25″
Starting Price: $45.00
Auction ends: Feb 4, 2015, 2:31 PM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: A narrow Chantilly lappet scarf. Very little honeycomb fillings, it relies more on point ground everywhere. Fairly simple design, but it fits the format very well.  Unusual piece, most of these have much larger ends.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: A few stray threads and pinholes.
Soilage: None, but hard to tell with black lace.
Finish: I think I see a few horizontal fold lines.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/osf2pss FAN EVENTAIL ANTIQUE IMPORTANT STICKS AND LACE HAND FAN IN FRAME
Size: fan, 35 cm x 69 cm.
Starting Price: $299.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Feb 4, 2015, 4:07 PM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller socios22-2009, Castelar, default, Argentina
Comments: A Point de Gaze fan with spaces to insert painted silk gauze motifs. I think this is original. No raised work in the lace, and it has a number of well-done decorative ‘mode’ fillings. Good naturalistic design, and the sticks are elaborately carved. Tassel is intact. The piece appears to have been pinned to the red cloth in the frame with straight pins. No rust on the pins that I can see.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Painted silk looks pretty shredded. Lace appears OK.
Soilage: Brown stains on the lace that mostly correspond to rib and guardstick attachments.
Finish: Expected fan creases.

   Unsold as of 2/5/2015 8:53 PM MST.

http://tinyurl.com/px8txyn ANTIQUE LACE-ORNATE 19THC.BRUSSELS LACE FLOUNCE
Size: 22″ x 92-93″
Starting Price: $950.00
Auction ends: Feb 5, 2015, 9:52 AM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: An elaborate crinoline flounce of Brussels bobbinlace appliqued on machine net.  A few simple needle-made fillings.  The motifs are elegant and beautifully done with a good overall naturalistic design.  Note the rows of esprits in the upper ground.  A high-end market piece.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see the ends to tell if they are cut.
Damage: Seller cites some reattachments needed in the heading, a few openings and repairs. Primarily at the top as if this was taken off a garment.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Some vertical fold creases.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/paqmvs8 Antique/vintage early Venetian needle lace reshaped into 19C collar
Size: 44″ neckline, back depth 11″
Starting Price: 15.00 GBP
Auction ends: Feb 5, 2015, 12:52 PM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A 17th c needlelace remade into a deep collar. If I look at this very closely, two things strike me – the looped, picoted ornaments on the brides, and the slightly open, grainy clothwork in the motifs. The last might be from knotted stitches used in early English needlelace, and you also find these kinds of brides in that lace. Would like to get this under the microscope.
Provenance:  Part of a collection belonging to Christian Maul Anderson (nee Jardin).
Condition:
Modifications: Remade.
Damage: Seller cites many broken brides and small holes.
Soilage: Ivory color.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for 69.97 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mk8twdq Dramatic VICTORIAN Gros Point de Venise Needl Lace Yardage — DECOR COLLECT
Size: 5″ x 3 yards
Starting Price: $245.00
Auction ends: Feb 5, 2015, 1:09 PM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: A Venise needlelace border – might be Belgian. Note the line of rings which you also find in Point de Gaze. I can’t see details of the outlines, but I suspect they are widely spaced buttonholed, also a Belgian characteristic. Excellent decorative clothwork used as fillings.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: One end cut, can’t see the other end.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Ivory/ecru color.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/p5x7278 Mid 19th C. Belgian Flounce Bobbin lace with Alencon Ground — Yardage
Size: 8.5″ x 1 yard 30″
Starting Price: $195.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Feb 5, 2015, 1:43 PM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: A Belgian flounce with needle-made twisted/overcast ground and needle-made fillings that you also see in Point de Gaze.  Catalogs from around 1900 call this Point de Flandre, although it usually does not include the needle-made ground. Today it sometimes goes under the name ‘Old Flanders’. The bobbinlace designs have a thick gimp and occasional rolled ribs, and the windows in the clothwork and general design are reminiscent of late 17th Century Flanders lace, especially the trefoil flower heads and scalloped motif edges.  Excellent example of the type.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut one end, other end looks finished. Engrelure added.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Ivory/ecru color.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Unsold.

http://tinyurl.com/ngb6xm8 19th C. Handmade Bucks Point bobbin lace edging. Study Piece Dolls
Size: 2.25″ x just over 1 yard.
Starting Price: $39.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Feb 5, 2015, 1:51 PM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: A point ground bobbinlace border. Hard to tell the difference between Bucks and the more floral forms of Lille with this type of design.  I’m leaning toward Lille, mainly because of the treatment of the edges around the motifs.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut both ends.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Vertical and irregular fold creases.

   Buy-it-Now exercised.

http://tinyurl.com/m2uz4ax ANTIQUE LACE C1800’s LACE COLLAR POINT DE GAZE LARGE HANDMADE MUSEUM DEACCESSION
Size: 15.5″ neckline, 19″ center depth. 76″ bottom edge.
Starting Price: $400.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Feb 6, 2015, 9:24 AM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller oldthreads, Franklinville, New York, United States
Comments: A small shawl of Point de Gaze, no raised work. nteresting naturalistic design with some variation in the clothwork.  Note the lines of decorative ‘mode’ fillings in some flowers, and the esprits in the ground. It’s a bit hard to tell what they have in mind in the design with what looks like pieces of wood, perhaps a fence? Large examples of this kind of lace are not common.
Provenance:  Recently de-accessioned from the Rochester N. Y. Strong Museum.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Pinholes and small holes and tears in the ground throughout.
Soilage: Small localized brown staining.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Unsold as of 2/7/2015, 8:42 PM, MST.

http://tinyurl.com/pg8tco4 ANTIQUE LACE COLLAR DUCHESSE BOBBIN LACE HANDMADE MUSEUM DEACCESSION
Size: 46.5 neckedge, 7.5″ back depth.
Starting Price: $350.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Feb 6, 2015, 10:22 AM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller oldthreads, Franklinville, New York, United States
Comments: A Duchesse de Bruges long collar. Excellent, tightly woven bobbin technique, reminiscent of Ghent work.  Quite a bold design. I’m unsure if the neckline is intact since there’s a separate piece sewn on top of this area.  No needlelace accents that I can find.
Provenance:  Recently de-accessioned from the Rochester N. Y. Strong Museum.
Condition:
Modifications: Neckline situation unsure.
Damage: Nothing obvious form the photos.
Soilage: Localized brown stains throughout.
Finish: Fold crease at the back.

   Unsold as of 2/7/2015, 8:42 PM MST.

http://tinyurl.com/nylwam9 FINE ANTIQUE FRENCH CARVED MOTHER OF PEARL STICKS & BRUSSELS LACE LEAF FAN
Size: 21.5 cm long, 41 cm wide.
Starting Price: $1,20.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer.
Auction ends: Feb 8, 2015, 1:19 AM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller vikymako, Madrid, Spain
Comments: A Point de Gaze fan with elaborately carved and painted Mother of Pearl sticks. No raised work in the needlelace. Note the extensive areas of grid-like fillings, and some fairly large decorative ‘mode’ fillings.  Conventional romantic floral and scroll design.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: A few pinholes in the mesh.
Soilage: Brown staining especially at one end.
Finish: Expected fan creases.

http://tinyurl.com/l8ru3r2 Glass Magic Lantern Slide A LACE MAKER / POSTCARD SELLER C1900 SWITZERLAND
Size: not given
Starting Price: 20.00 GBP
Auction ends: Feb 8, 2015, 11:32 AM, PST
Offered by: Ebay seller moonspender, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Comments: Collecting lantern slides is an acquired taste, afterall, what do you do with them? This colored one is unusual, as is the fact that it comes from Switzerland. But they do give information that you don’t normally find in postcards – look at the child’s pillow, much like “The Lacemaker” pillow reviewed above.  We also don’t have much information on stands. And overall it’s a good social commentary.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: N/A