Textiles & Mode Ancienne
Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Place: Hôtel Drouot, Salle 10
9 rue Drouot, 75009 Paris, France
Directions:  http://tinyurl.com/85b78gl
Time: starts at 13:30
Online Catalog: http://tinyurl.com/gpnoozl. There is also a printed catalog.
Public Viewing: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 from 11:00 to 18:00
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 from 11:00 to 12:00
Auction by: Thierry de Maigret, 5, rue de Montholon, 75009 Paris
01 44 83 95 20, contact@thierrydemaigret.com
Expert: Séverine Experton-Dard, sevdex@yahoo.fr, +33 (0)6 80 65 12 18

Notes: The laces in this auction run from lots 71 to 104. There are also some excellent traditional headpieces starting at lot 37.   Note the following:
Lot 81 and 87 Mid 18th c Brabant or Brussels flounces.
Lots 83 and 86, these both have wide, long flounces of application on machine net.
Lot 95 An excellent Point de Gaze lappet scarf.
Lot 98  Punto in Aria flounce, looks maybe 2nd quarter 17th c.
Lot 99  35 x 260 cm flounce of Mechlin. Looks all in one piece.

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