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http://tinyurl.com/h498sy8 SIX LACE PLACEMATS NANDUTI 16″ X 12″
Size: 12″ x 16″ each
Starting Price: $49.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: September 4, 2016 7:38 AM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller sewpatches0, Watsonville, California, United States
Comments: An unusual set of six Ñanduti placemats. Three different sol motif designs, palm leaf border, and a complex ground cross by diagonal woven motifs. We occasionally see table linens with Ñanduti inserts, but a set of placemats of this delicate lace is rare.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: ~1950
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Some light brown spotting.
Finish: A little wrinkled around the edges.

   Buy-it-Now exercised, $49.00

http://tinyurl.com/z8f742l A Pretty Length Brussels Bobbin Lace C.1890
Size: 9 cm x 120 cm
Starting Price: £24.00
Auction ends: September 4, 2016 10:19 AM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller winterwonderlandfairy, london, United Kingdom
Comments: A short repeat border of pieced bobbinlace, perhaps from Bruges. Unusual design, perhaps tulips?  Difficult to see the pattern against the peach-colored background.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut both ends.
Damage: Seller cites a few broken brides
Soilage: Seller sites some age marks.
Finish: Some diagonal creasing.

   Sold for 24.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/gt57laj Antique/vintage Carrickmacross lace bertha – some damage
Size: 5.5″ x 42″
Starting Price: £15.00
Auction ends: September 4, 2016 12:01 AM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: Carrickmacross berthas are rare, perhaps indicating an earlier piece. This one is Carrickmacross applique, with a little bride work along the outer edge. Basically a shamrock design with some kind of linear overlapping flower motif used as dividers – I don’t recognize this.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Small holes and repairs to the tulle.  Wear along the neckline.
Soilage: Seller sites dark cream color.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles, just overall wear.

   Sold for £21.00, 3 bidders

http://tinyurl.com/hhdk7lc TINY 19th CENTURY DELICATE LINEN BOBBIN LACE HANDKERCHIEF
Size: ~8″ square
Starting Price: £4.50
Auction ends: September 4, 2016 12:27 PM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller vanye90, United Kingdom
Comments: A small Belgian Point de Fée handkerchief. This is a lace that derives from early Binche patterns.  Note the many square tallies, the straight edges, and rather abstract design.  The technique is excellent, but the join at the bottom looks clumsy.  There are a number of modern pattern books for this type of lace, which is considered one of the most difficult that today’s lacemakers can attempt.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Localized brown spotting in the center cloth.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for 103.00, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/hmtwdbf 2 Pieces Of Rare French Antique Handmade Silver Metallic Lace c 1600-1700
Size: 35″ x 4″, 14″ x 4″
Starting Price: $274.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: September 4, 2016 2:27 PM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller soniasantiqueandvintagetextiles, Seabrook, New Hampshire, United States
Comments: Two pieces of the same metallic lace, silver threads wrapped on a silk core.  No flat strips evident.  This is a very typical design, could have been made in France or Spain.  The techniques used in this lace are found consistently in most metallic laces and change little over the year.  Very difficult to date, but given the wear and the perhaps original yellow backing fabric, I’ll guess 18th c.
There are very good modern metallic laces being made using many of the old patterns.
Provenance: Purchased at a French auction house 30 years ago.
Date: perhaps 18th c.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut on ends, mounted on silk fabrics.
Damage: Some of the threads are worn through to the silk core.
Soilage: Tarnished.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Buy-it-Now exercised, $274.00

http://tinyurl.com/hs8akm2 LOVELY ANTIQUE BRUSSELS LACE Point De Gaze 6 1/2″ WIDE! Trim FLOUNCE
Size: 6.5″ x 64″
Starting Price: $45.00
Auction ends: September 4, 2016 6:10 PM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller sabclovell, Lovell, Maine, United States
Comments: A flounce of Brussels Duchesse – no raised work in the Point de Gaze inserts. The motifs are quite small, well worked, with a non-typical floral design.  Irregular picoted brides.  Interesting use of decorative ‘mode’ fillings along leaf veins and around flower centers – along with more typical ‘fan’ like sprays usually found in Duchesse.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 3rd quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut one end, can’t see the other end.
Damage: Occasional break along the top edge.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Slight wrinkling.

   Sold for $120.50, 10 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/jeu9w3x Antique/vintage Maltese lace collar
Size: 27″ neckline, back depth 6″
Starting Price: £20.00
Auction ends: September 5, 2016 10:48 AM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A collar or dress front of Maltese. Alternating flowers and Maltese crosses around the outer edge.  The inner section has an extensive complex ground with a little guipure.  Nicely plaited neckline forms the third layer.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 1st quarter 20th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Seller cites a few pulled threads.
Soilage: Seller cites mid gold color.
Finish: No obvious creases or winkles.

   Sold for £23.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/hh8wvke A VICTORIAN BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LACE BERTHA COLLAR WITH LARGE RAISED ROSES
Size: 36″ neckline, 5-1/4″ deep
Starting Price: £15.00
Auction ends: September 5, 2016 12:00 PM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller garden*hill, Reading, United Kingdom
Comments: A bertha of Point de Gaze with triple layer raised petal roses. Good design along conventional floral standards, and what really makes this piece are the decorative ‘mode’ fillings used single and in grids.  This is tending toward a high-end market piece which has seen better days.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 3rd quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Extensive damage to the ground, especially along the neckline.
Soilage: Large stain at the front (in these berthas the open ends are at the back).  Isolated stains throughout.
Finish: A little wrinkling.

   Sold for £22.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/zborr3t VICTORIAN HAND MADE DUCHESSE DE BRUXELLES LACE COLLAR WITH POINT DE GAZE PANELS
Size: 36.5″ neckline, 5-1/4″ deep
Starting Price: £25.00
Auction ends: September 5, 2016 1:07 PM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller garden*hill, Reading, United Kingdom
Comments: A collar of Brussels Duchesse, no raised work in the Point de Gaze panels. Good decorative ‘mode’ fillings in the Point de Gaze inserts, especially the large wheel at the back.  The duchesse has no raised work and motifs are fairly large. But it all seems to work together well.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 3rd quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None, some black threads remain where removed from a garment.
Damage: Seller cites occasional broken bride.
Soilage: Stained along back neck edge.
Finish: A little wrinkling along neckline.

   Sold for £31.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/gpo87bg ANTIQUE BRUSSELS LACE Handkerchief POINT DE GAZE Lovely!!
Size: 14″ x 15″
Starting Price: $9.99
Auction ends: September 5, 2016 6:44 PM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller abclovell, Lovell, Maine, United States
Comments: A Point de Gaze handkerchief, no raised work. The atypical design contains a variety of flower, and there are single and row decorative ‘mode’ fillings in the strapwork near the cloth and between the cloth and outer edge. Note the spiky widely spaced picots on the outer edge, sign of a specific but unknown manufacturer.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: ~1900
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Occasional pinholes in the mesh (minor)
Soilage: Seller cites some tiny light stains.
Finish: Overall wrinkling.

   Sold for $129.50, 13 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/h53hn37 STUNNING ANTIQUE Trrim FLOUNCE Lace BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE
Size: 8.5″ x 2 yards 10″
Starting Price: $9.99
Auction ends: September 5, 2016 6:45 PM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller abclovell, Lovell, Maine, United States
Comments: A Point de Gaze flounce, no raised work. Conventional romantic floral design with decorative ‘mode’ fillings in the strapwork near the bottom.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see the ends to tell if they are cut. Engrelure added.
Damage: A few pinholes in the mesh with some small repairs.
Soilage: Seller cites some tiny light stains.
Finish: A little wrinkling.

  Sold for $265.00, 12 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/huquroh OUTSTANDING ANTIQUE BRUSSELS Lace POINT DE GAZE  Flounce 9 1/2″ WIDE!!
Size: 9.5″ x 153″
Starting Price: $9.99
Auction ends: September 5, 2016 7:10 PM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller abclovell, Lovell, Maine, United States
Comments: A flounce of Duchesse de Bruges.  No raised work or needlelace additions.  Quite a dense floral pattern. Conventional motifs with a simple floral wreath marking the repeats. Unpicoted irregular brides.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see the ends to tell if they are cut.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Seller cites a few tiny brown spots.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles – there aren’t many photos.

   Sold for $426.00, 10 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/hb9qhsv Antique EXQUISITE Burano Needlelace Collar RARE- Museum Collection VC30
Size: 12″ across laid flat, 3.5″ bottom width.
Starting Price: $250.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: September 6, 2016 7:00 AM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller lois437, West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States
Comments: A small collar of Burano needlelace.  Conventional floral design with simple fillings. Small collars like this are unusual – smaller pieces usually tend to be round used for table linens. But what is really unusual about this piece is that the cordonnet is buttonholed over. Normally it is just overcast on. It would be worth getting this one under the microscope.
Provenance: Acquired from a museum collection.
Date: 1st quarter 20th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Slight wrinkling.

   Buy-it-Now exercised, $250.00

http://tinyurl.com/za6hqhd RARE & FABULOUS Antique Italian Venetian BURANO lACE ~8 Placemats_ 3-D Rosettes
Size: 11″ x 16″
Starting Price: $675.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: September 6, 2016 7:22 AM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller things*most*delightful, Sacramento, California, United States
Comments: A set of 8 placemats in Burano needlelace.  It combines elements with some mesh inserted, but mostly with brides.  The motifs with brides have buttonholed cordonnets, those next to the mesh are overcast. There is a little 3-d work with some double layered flowers.  Quite unusual to find a set like this.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: ~1900
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Seller cites one detached bride, and shows one small hole in the mesh.
Soilage: Seller cites creamy white color. Says the set has been hand laundered with care, but gives no details on the process.
Finish: No obvious creases or winkles.

  Unsold as of 9/10/2016 6:18 PM MST.

http://tinyurl.com/hg5qn8c AB-193 FAN IN PINK PEARL. CHANTILLY LACE MANUAL. SPAIN. XIX-XX.
Size: 4x56x29cm  I don’t know what that means.
Starting Price: $510.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: September 7, 2016 4:48 AM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller art-collector-cat, Barcelona, Spain
Comments: A Belgian Point d’Angleterre (bobbinlace motifs with Point de Gaze ground) fan with Mother of Pearl (abalone) sticks.  Original tassel is present.  Some good raised edges in the lace, and a number of decorative ‘mode’ fillings, some in grid form.  The design is quite bold, a kind of Art Nouveau feel.  The symmetry of the design breaks down a lot near the ends, which looks a little odd.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Parts of 3 sticks missing. One more stick looks broken.  Occasional pinhole in the esh of the lace.
Soilage: Brown staining throughout the lace.
Finish: Expected fan creases.

   Unsold as of 9/10/2016 6:19 PM MST.

http://tinyurl.com/j2ut5ou XIX Cen. Exceptional French Black Delicate Chantilly Lace Lappet, 40″ long
Size: 40″ x 2″ to 3.5″
Starting Price: $150.00
Auction ends: September 7, 2016 5:09 PM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller jannas, New York, New York, United States
Comments: A Chantilly lappet scarf, very dark black threads which might indicate a Belgian origin. Simple floral design with a few honeycomb fillings.  Nice variation in filling in the ovals at the ends.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: a little fraying in some of the clothwork and some pulls in the ground.
Soilage: Looks clean, but hard to tell with black lace.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/hs89gys Antique Tenerife Sol Nandutti Lace Whtie Linen collar Antike Spitze handgemacht
Size: 15 cm dep
Starting Price: 50.00 EUR Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: September 8, 2016 7:43 AM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller svitlana7127, Graz-Andritz, Austria
Comments: A Ñanduti bertha, which is quite unusual. Palm leaf border, I could about 3 different sol patterns, with small 4-leaf roundels along the outside. Good grid filling stitches.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: ~1950
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Unsold.

http://tinyurl.com/jcrvrxn Beautiful long length antique/vintage Irish Youghal lace border
Size: 4″ x 133″
Starting Price: £200.00
Auction ends: September 8, 2016 7:43 AM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: An excellent border of Youghal needlelace.Picoted bride ground, interesting filling stitches, and a repeat of 4 motifs.  Quite an impressive piece.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: ~1900
Condition:
Modifications: Cut one end, the other end might be original.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/h8ehssr ANTIQUE LACE – STUNNING 18THC VALENCIENNES LACE /DENTELLES 33 inches LONG – RARE
Size: 2″ x 33″ (not sure if width includes the engrelure and upper net)
Starting Price: £155.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: September 8, 2016 2:48 PM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller amberfarleigh, Catterick, N. Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Comments: A border of Brussels bobbinlace with droschel ground. Delicate, well done design with snowflake fillings.  Note the raised work in the middle of some scrolls.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 3rd quarter 18th c.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut both ends, engrelure and net attached.
Damage: A few small holes in the mesh. Mesh looks replaced in a few places.  Occasional separation in the motifs.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Slight creases and wrinkles.

   Unsold.

http://tinyurl.com/gtxt8m3 Pair of large handmade Irish Crochet cuffs COSTUME
Size: each 9″ across top, 10.5″ bottom, 8″ deep
Starting Price: $29.00
Auction ends: September 8, 2016 2:48 PM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: Two cuffs of Irish Crochet.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: ~1900
Condition:
Modifications: Cut both ends, engrelure and net attached. Tightly worked motifs, and the picots look like crocheted lops.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for $37.99, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/zyav3zq Antique Honiton bobbin lace lovely flounce piece
Size: 42.5″ neckline, 7.5″ deep
Starting Price: £39.99
Auction ends: September 9, 2016 8:30 AM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller discover, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A Honiton guipure collar, snails/slugs style.  Note the extensive woven tally leadwork fillings. Fine, tightly woven work with multiple picots on the brides.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Seller cites some minor pulls along the top edge.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Some soft creasing.

   Sold for £39.99, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/jfjsn3x 19th C. handmade Point Ground Bucks round collar COSTUME COLLECT
Size: 14″ neckline, 2.25″ deep
Starting Price: $34.00
Auction ends: September 9, 2016 8:30 AM PDT.
Offered by: Ebay seller lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: A small floral Bucks collar with a well organized design.  These collars are fairly rare.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: A few small holes/pinholes in the mesh.  Neckline worn.
Soilage: Seller cites ecru color.
Finish: Some soft creasing.

   No bids.