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http://tinyurl.com/m2drpr8 Beautiful bobbin applique lace 1830’s ‘Romantic era’ bonnet veil Antique
Size:  38″ x 30:
Starting Price: 10.00 GBP
Auction ends: Apr 06, 2014 12:02:59 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller poppy1109, Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom
Comments: A bonnet veil of bobbinlace applique on machine net. I think it might be an English piece, from the large areas of tally fillings, the soft white tulle, and the larger sprigs used as esprits.  Good design resembling blonde de Caen with large floral motifs along the bottom.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: A few small holes in the mesh. Two side flowers missing.
Soilage: Age discoloration.

Sold for 25.00 GBP, 4 bidders

http://tinyurl.com/kgdb7m3 Tamboured with needlerun fillings lace 1830’s ‘Romantic era’ bonnet veil Antique
Size:  19″ x 36″
Starting Price: 10.00 GBP
Auction ends: Apr 06, 2014 12:25:50 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller poppy1109, Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom
Comments: A bonnet veil of tambour embroidery on machine net. A nice contrast with the previous piece. Same kind of design that you see in the contemporary Blonde de Caen laces.  No esprits in the ground.  Probably a Belgian piece because of the tambour chain stitch.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see the top edge, but seller says it is ‘re-sewn’. Not sure what that means.
Damage: Pinholes in the tulle.
Soilage: Looks clean from the photos.

   Sold for 37.00 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kevccap 1yd 25 ins long by12 ins wide-Handmade Carrickmacross-Thistle and Shamrocks
Size:  12″ x 1 yard 25″
Starting Price: $125.00
Auction ends: Apr 06, 2014 18:07:13 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller gadh, Ocala, Florida, United States
Comments: A wide border of Carrickmacross guipure. Typical looped picot edge, and note the inserts of machine tulle with some needlerun embroidery accents in various motifs. A few raised ring accents.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see the ends to tell if they are cut – this might be a narrow rectangular shawl.
Damage: Occasional fraying of motif edges where the outlining thread has come loose.
Soilage: Looks clean from the photos.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/mf4owp2 ANTIQUE HANDMADE BRUSSELS DUCHESSE BOBBIN LACE COLLARS CUFFS
Size:  collar 3″ x 15″, cuffs 3.5″ x 9″ each.
Starting Price: $19.99
Auction ends: Apr 06, 2014 18:54:45 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller kuchcollectiblesandvintagelinens, United States
Comments: A Duchesse de Bruges set of two cuffs and a matching neckpiece. I wonder if there wasn’t a triangle insert originally which is now lost. Conventional motifs, average technique, a good middle market set. It is unusual to have such pieces survive together. I do like the round flower motif that ties everything together.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: One hole in the neckpiece, looks repairable.
Soilage: Ivory color.

   Sold for $19.99, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/knk9qm4 ANTIQUE LACE-MECHLIN LACE HANDKERCHIEF
Size:  ~8″ square
Starting Price: $75.00
Auction ends: Apr 07, 2014 05:10:13 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A Mechlin-edged handkerchief, fairly small which is typical of pieces like this. Note the whitework monogram in the central linen.  I think the lace has been cut to fit, since the esprit motifs don’t always fit into the cutout edge of the linen. You can see diagonal seams in the corners, however the design fit looks very good. I’m thinking this might be an original corner treatment.  It does look like a later 19th, early 20th c piece, but the design itself has an earlier feel.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None, but the lace might be an adaption.
Damage:  I think there might be a little edge damage in the righthand corner in the photo. There’s no closeup, but maybe a repair to the mesh just down from the top on the left.
Soilage: Center cloth a little stained.

   Sold fpr $75.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/kg2keos ANTIQUE LACE-BINCHE LACE HANDKERCHIEF
Size:  ~8.5″ square
Starting Price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Apr 07, 2014 05:23:36 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A handkerchief with a Binche edge, Point de Fée variation.  Nicely done with precise woven leaf tallies, typical of this lace.  Good whitework monogram. Linen center, can’t tell if the lace is linen, but seller states that it is.  Thread just looks a little fuzzy to me.   This is a lace that is made today, so I’ll call it a 20th c piece.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None, although I’m having trouble seeing how the inner edge of the lace is treated since it is so nicely sewn into the drawn/rolled hem..  I’ll assume it hasn’t been cut, but not sure.
Damage:  Nothing obvious in the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.

   $45.00, 1 bidder, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/lfceuyv ANTIQUE LACE-FINE 19THC.BRUSSELS LACE
Size:  3″ x ~79″
Starting Price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Apr 07, 2014 05:45:02 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A border of later 19th C Belgian Point d’Angleterre.  This means fine bobbin-made motifs with a Point de Gaze ground; the better pieces have extensive decorative ‘mode’ fillings. Here they are limited to some nicely done rings in chains and grids.  The design is a little mechanical, but well done and nicely suited to the width. It almost looks wider than it actually is – actually quite fine.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see ends t tell if they are cut.
Damage:  Nothing obvious in the photos.  Mesh looks in good shape.
Soilage: Looks clean.

   $66.00, 1 bidder, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/mzg7ehu ANTIQUE LACE-CIRCA 1750’s,ALENCON LACE CAPBACK W/URN DESIGN
Size:  9″ x 8+”
Starting Price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Apr 07, 2014 06:24:15 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A mid 18th c cap back of Alençon.  Good areas of decorative ‘mode’ fillings, this is something you look for in this kind of lace. The clothwork is a little plan, a few diamond windows are the only decoration.  I’m interested in the quatrefoil motifs, this is more a Belgian design.  We do have to be quite careful of laces in this period, there seems to have been a lot of communication between France and Belgium so that pieces started in one place might be finished in another. It’s not a well researched subject.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None. Engrelure added at top.
Damage:  A few pinholes in the mesh, some small repairs.
Soilage: Seller cites a few scattered age spots.  It is a little stretched out of shape, but I wouldn’t do anything about it.

   Sold for $395.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/m75ec4s ANTIQUE LACE-CIRCA 19THC. ELABORATE BINCHE LACE HANDKERCHIEF
Size:  ~9″ square
Starting Price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Apr 07, 2014 06:42:26 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A Belgian Binche or Point de Fee handkerchief, nice snowflakes in the ground. Later 19th century, with an elaborate whitework monogram.  The lace is quite deep, a little unusual. Excellent design and technique. No woven tallies (although that’s an English term).
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage:  Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Seller cites a few scattered age spots. Cream ecru color.

   $56.00, 2 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/k3g4tkx ANTIQUE LACE-CIRCA 19THC. SUPERB VALENCIENNE LACE
Size:  6″ x 50″
Starting Price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Apr 07, 2014 06:51:22 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A beautiful wide square-mesh Valenciennes border. I’m very fond of pieces like this, in face I use one as a background in the header to some of the other LaceNews resources. The only thing that would make this example better would be some ombre shading, but no luck. This is one of those ‘500-bobbin’ pieces, or more.  I think the thread is cotton.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see the ends to tell if it is cut.  One seam.
Damage:  Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: A few minor storage stains.

   $263.99, 8 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/lrhsbd7 ANTIQUE LACE-CIRCA 1860’s, BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LACE W/ LARGE ROSES
Size:  4.5″ x 36″
Starting Price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Apr 07, 2014 07:14:27 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A fairly short border of Point de Gaze, no raised work. Some fairly simple decorative “mode” fillings ,mainly in the swags at the bottom. One large rose seems to carry the design in each repeat.  Wish the piece were longer.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut both ends. Wide engrelure added at top.
Damage:  A few small holes and pinholes.
Soilage: Scattered storage spots.

   $152.50, 7 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/l54zokx Antique/vintage Aesthetic Movement net and velvet bodice with needle lace collar
Size: none given for the lace.
Starting Price: 30.00 GBP
Auction ends: Apr 07, 2014 10:30:17 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A very interesting bodice with a needlelace bertha (although it looks a little short) attached. The Venise lace is quite beautiful, probably Belgian with both bride and Point de Gaze meshes.  Good fillings over large areas. It does have that Art Nouveau flavor.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: The lace looks intact, although hard to tell along neckline. Adapted to the bodice.
Damage:  Maybe a broken bride or two. One hole in the Point de Gaze mesh.
Soilage: Looks OK from the photos.

      Sold for 75.33 GBP, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kzd4nwe Beauttiful Antique / Vintage Brussels Duchesse Lace Collar Dress Front Hand Made
Size: 42″ from top to bottom.
Starting Price: 99.00 GBP Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Apr 07, 2014 10:44 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller cloudberry, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: An oddly shaped Duchesse de Bruges dress front. I think it is a original piece, but I’ve never seen anything quite like it. A little raised work against half-stitch ground, no needlelace accents. Motifs are conventional Duchesse.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage:  May
Soilage: “Warm Ivory’ color.

   Offer accepted, amount unknown.

http://tinyurl.com/l64gf7n dentelle ancienne fusaeu sur tulle NIII antique french bobbin lace veil 254×10
Size: 10 cm x (125 cm, 129 cm)
Starting Price: 75.00 EUR
Auction ends: Apr 07, 2014 11:38:41 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller debantic76, Rouen, France
Comments: Two sections of a border of Brussels bobbinlace applique on machine net. Vertical design, meant to be ruffled. Simple motifs, minimal needlelace accents, no esprits in the upper ground. A good middle-market product.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications:  Cut in two. Can’t see the ends to say if they are all cut.
Damage:  Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: A light ecru color if the photos are true.

   Sold for 75.00 EUR, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/lqd4ad5 ANTIQUE POINT DE GAZE BRUSSELS LACE FAN SCREEN, RARE HANDCAREVED HANDLE
Size: 22.5″ total length, 10.5″ handle, screen 12″ x 10.5″
Starting Price: $200.00
Auction ends: Apr 07, 2014 15:48:06 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lmlantiques, Monatevideo, Uruguay
Comments: I’ve seen a fan like this once before on Ebay with a Point de Gaze needlelace (might have been the same seller). This one, however is embroidered machine net. All the lace looks cut to fit the wire frame. The carved handle might be bone or ivory, I’m not an expert here. Whatever, beware of import laws.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications:  None, although the lace looks like an excellent adaptation.
Damage:  A few pinholes.
Soilage: Lace is a cream color with a little browning.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/lqbj8bs Antique Pair of Point De Gaze 3-D Lace Cuffs For French Jumeau Doll Dress Trim
Size: 3″ x 9″ each
Starting Price: $0.99
Auction ends: Apr 07, 2014 18:49:10 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller yourattictreasures, Owings Mills, Maryland, United States
Comments: Two cuffs of Point de Gaze with raised petal roses. Note the decoration in the clothwork on the petals, and the better quality decorative “mode” fillings. The pointed petals are also a sign of a better manufacturer. Dense asymmetric design, well executed.  There was probably a matching dress front and neckpiece, now lost.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications:  None,
Damage:  A few pinholes.
Soilage: Looks pristine.

   Sold for $105.49, 11 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/n2qvrgv ANTIQUE LACE-CIRCA 1800’s,RARE ALENCON LACE W/FLOWER BASKETS,BOWS
Size: 2.75″ x 179″
Starting Price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Apr 08, 2014 07:20:06 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, Irvington, New York, United States
Comments: A narrow, very long border of Alençon, mid to later 19th c 2nd Empire romantic design. Note the flower basket figures. The ground is réseau fin, and the decorative “mode” fillings are even used to define the basket structure. The horsehair picot support has been left in (sometimes it is taken out). Alençon is a heavy lace, often known as a ‘winter’ lace. In a piece this narrow the motifs are quite finely worked, more so than it seems from the photos.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications:  Can’t see the ends to tell if they are cut. Engrelure added at the top.
Damage:  Some pinholes and small repairs throughout the mesh. This lace has been well cared for over its history.
Soilage: The edges of the motifs aren’t quite as crisp as they could be, I wonder if it has been washed. A few light brown age stains.

   $406.60, 3 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/m66n6m7 885* SPLENDIDE GRAND VOLANT DENTELLE FUSEAU DU PUY EN VELAY ÉPOQUE ART NOUVEAU
Size: 20 cm x 4.4 m
Starting Price: 7.00 EUR
Auction ends: Apr 08, 2014 11:42:16 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller claude580_0, Dans mes armoires, France
Comments: A border of Le Puy black silk guipure.  Feathery design, note fillings of fond chant, and an unusual ground pattern. No motifs on half-stitch background as is often found in this lace.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see ends to tell if they are cut.
Damage:  Seller cites two small holes near the upper border.
Soilage: Looks OK, but hard to tell with black lace.

   Sold for 40.60 EUR, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/l5sek7t A Rare Long Length of Brussels Lace from Hampton Court Palace
Size: 17 cm x 180 cm
Starting Price: 120.00 GBP
Auction ends: Apr 08, 2014 12:01:10 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller winterwonderlandfairy, london, United Kingdom
Comments: A border of Brussels Duchesse with raised petal roses in the Point de Gaze inserts.  Note the large grid of rings and knots done in needlelace used as fillings adjacent to the roses.  Some rolled work in the bobbinlace, standard Duchesse de Bruges motifs.
Provenance:  Hampton Court Palace, tagged with the name “Miss Ashcroft, L885”. Not sure what that means.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see ends to tell if they are cut. Lace is sewn onto a wide tape at the top.
Damage:  Occasional pinhole in the Point de Gaze mesh.
Soilage: Looks clean from the photos.

   Sold for 170.00 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/l57vvzb A Rare Length of Early 19th Cent. Brussels Lace from Hampton Court Palace
Size: 15 cm x 150 cm
Starting Price: 72.00 GBP
Auction ends: Apr 08, 2014 12:10:36 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller winterwonderlandfairy, london, United Kingdom
Comments: I’m not sure what kind of lace this is, but I’ll guess Bruges, although Italy is a possibility (an attached tag says Belgium, Brussels). It has a bold design and many varied fillings. Note also the doubled picoted brides in a star pattern.  A few woven tallies along the lower edge.  Very precise, neat work.
Provenance:  Hampton Court Palace, tagged with the name “Mrs H. Puls, NoL881”. Not sure what that means.
Condition:
Modifications: One end terminated, can’t see the other.
Damage:  Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Seller cites some age stains.

   Sold for 72.00 GBP, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/mjk57h2 A Beautiful Brussels Lace Collar from Hampton Court Palace
Size: 13 cm deep, 87 cm outside edge
Starting Price: 52.00 GBP
Auction ends: Apr 08, 2014 12:21:17 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller winterwonderlandfairy, london, United Kingdom
Comments: A Duchesse de Bruges deep collar. A few simple needlelace fillings, no Point de Gaze inserts. Roughly symmetric pattern, and the little groups of rings might be grapes. Nothing much in the way of raised work in the bobbinlace.
Provenance:  Hampton Court Palace, tagged with the name “NoL881”. Not sure what that means.
Condition:
Modifications: None
Damage:  Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Discoloration along neckline.

   Sold for 72.00 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kkecaks ANTIQUE 18TH/19THC HM BRUSSEL LACE BONNET VEIL/DROSCEL BEAUTIFUL DELICATE DESIGN
Size:  22″ x 46″
Starting Price: $375.00
Auction ends: Apr 08, 2014 13:55:41 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller snakey03rr, Bourbon, Missouri, United States
Comments: Bobbinlace applique on droschel ground. The piece looks like a bonnet veil, but I think it’s been cut down at least on the sides, from something larger.  The design is pure neoclassical directoire, which strictly speaking, dates just before 1800.  Minimalist, architectural, beautifully worked, and impressive piece.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: I think it’s been cut from a larger piece, at least on the sides. Can’t make out the top to see how that was treated.
Damage: Some minor pinholes in the mesh.
Soilage: Some age stains mostly center top.

   Sold for $375.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/m746xot Early Mechlin Lace Panel / Baskets and Tassels !
Size:  21″ x 38″
Starting Price: $25.00
Auction ends: Apr 08, 2014 13:55:41 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller textiles2012, Hydes, Maryland, United States
Comments: This is a point ground lace (so it is not Mechlin), and might be Bucks. But I’m leaning toward Neuchatel, Switzerland. Analysis of the thread, linen or cotton, could pin down the date. Hard to say what the original form was. The very heavy two-layer lower border might indicate that this piece was substantially larger than it is now.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut along right side and top, finished left side and bottom.
Damage: Some minor pinholes and small holes in the mesh.
Soilage: Beige color.

   Sold for $47.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/kyj6x77 Antique Brugge handmade Belgium lace lovely collar
Size:  34″ neckline, 5″+ center back depth.
Starting Price: 29.99 GBP
Auction ends: Apr 09, 2014 06:18:34 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A Bruges Bloemwerk collar.  Good bold design, nicely set off by the doubled picoted hexagonal brides.
Provenance:  None cited.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Seller cites a few minor pulls.
Soilage: Looks clean from the photos.

   Sold for 29.99 GBP, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/kdflfeq ANTIQUE BRUSSELS LACE 50″NEVER USED COLLAR LAPPET PERFECT EDISON FAMILY ESTATE
Size:  Not given,
Starting Price: $14.99
Auction ends: Apr 09, 2014 10:15:07 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lacechest, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Comments: A Bruges Duchesse lappet scarf.  Conventional motifs and technique, but the provenance is interesting.
Provenance:  From what I can determine from seller’s statements, this is from a collection of a member of the Thomas Edison family, a nice (but it doesn’t say whose niece).
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.

   Sold for $54.89, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/ln4gdlq 1800’S GREAT MOTHER OF PEARL LACE HAND FOLDING FAN GOLD SILVER INLAY GILDED BOX1
Size:  ~24cm long, 45 cm wide
Starting Price: $99.99
Auction ends: Apr 09, 2014 10:31:14 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller fran92_p, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Comments: Interesting note, there’s a big lacemaking group in Rosario, Argentina.  This is a Brussels Duchesse fan with inlaid Mother of Pearl sticks. No raised work in the Point de Gaze inserts. Bobbin motifs are rather flat and loosely worked.  Box is not original.
Provenance:  None cited
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Looks like a hole in the Point de Gaze mesh, but might just be a spot.
Soilage: Many brown spots, often corresponding to glue points on the sticks.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/mt8njxn Antique/vintage silk Maltese lace bodice top
Size:  not given.
Starting Price: 10.00 GBP
Auction ends: Apr 09, 2014 10:31:14 PDT
Offered by: Ebay derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: This is one of those indeterminate silk guipures. They usually have a pattern of raised leaves on a clothstitch ground, bride ground, often including a gimp, and usually of cream silk. It’s not a standard Maltese pattern, and I tend to call them a French Cluny variation. But Spain is also a possibility, maybe even Eastern Europe. This one has a good bold design.
Provenance:  None cited
Condition:
Modifications: Seems to have been cut from something, the top closing edges are not complete.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.

   Sold for 17.00 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/khfc3eb 6 1/2 yards Circa 1800 Fine Mechlin Bobbin Lace border Bridal Fashion Collector
Size: 4″ x 6.5 yards
Starting Price: $600.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Apr 09, 2014 12:12 PDT
Offered by: Ebay lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: This is in the style of earlier 19th c Mechlin, but I think it’s a later piece because of the presence of the halfstitch in the border flowers – you don’t see that in earlier pieces. Delicately done, very nicely worked, especially the tiny sprigs used as esprits in the upper ground. An unusually long piece for this type of lace.
Provenance:  None cited
Condition:
Modifications: Mounted on pink fabric. Engrelure added at the top. Can’t see ends to tell if they are cut.
Damage: A few pinholes.
Soilage: Seller cites occasional tiny stain.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/kg5e4je ANTIQUE 18THC LOVELY BRABANT FLOUNCE/ WIDE & LONG/ ELABORTE FILLING STITCHES
Size: 9.5″ x 89″
Starting Price: $375.00, $495.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: Apr 09, 2014 14:22:14 PDT
Offered by: Ebay snakey03rr, Bourbon, Missouri, United States
Comments: A wide border, probably mid 18th c.  It’s a pieced bobbinlace, Flemish and in the Brabant category, but deviating from the usual Brabant design. It’s a little more angular, and the fillings more elaborate, but does have same looser technique. Does seem to have the fond chant ground, although not enough closeups to tell for certain. There is a growing scholastic opinion that pieces like this were made in Flanders and exported to New Spain in the Americas through Spain. People are looking into this now.
Provenance:  None cited
Condition:
Modifications: Cut on both ends.
Damage: Occasional small hole..
Soilage: Looks clean from the photos.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/jwtv9aq Dentelle ancienne Valenciennes aux fuseaux 477 cm x 5,7 cm jupon robe de poupée
Size: 5.7 cm x 477 cm
Starting Price: 24,90 EUR
Auction ends: Apr 10, 2014 10:47:50 PDT
Offered by: Ebay izzotta64, Loiret, France
Comments: A border of Valenciennes, conventional leaf design,  round esprits, and a series of roundels along the border.  Condition and length are exceptional.
Provenance:  None cited
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see the ends to tell if they are cut.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks a beige color, but hard to tell against the reddish ground.

   Sold for 24.90 EUR, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/mbqe847 nice length bridal duchesse bobbin lace with point de gaze 54″ x 132″ in 2 pieces
Size: 5″ x (92″, 46″)
Starting Price: $160.00
Auction ends: Apr 12, 2014 07:56:14 PDT
Offered by: Ebay atelier1900, Gaillard, France
Comments: Two sections of a Brussels Duchesse border. No raised work in the Point de Gaze inserts.  Good design, a little asymmetric, kind of windswept flowers and leaves.
Provenance:  None cited
Condition:
Modifications: Cut ends, engrelure added at top. A few engrelure separations.
Damage: Pinholes in the Point de Gaze mesh.
Soilage: Looks clean from the photos.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/kyuqt3f Antique Honiton lace veil/shawl, 106 x 53 inches
Size: 53″ x 106″
Starting Price: $999.00
Auction ends: Apr 12, 2014 10:00:07 PDT
Offered by: Ebay lakshmiblesses, Los Angeles, California, United States
Comments: A triangular shawl of Brussels Bobbinlace applique on machine net. Extensive and well done needlelace decorative ‘mode’ fillings mark this as a Belgian product.  This is a higher end market piece, romantic 2nd Empire design. Shawls like this were designed to be draped over the crinoline skirts of the 1860’s and the slightly later bustle skirts. Excellent design and technique.
Provenance:  None cited
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Numerous pinholes in the tulle.
Soilage: Looks clean from the photos.

   Sold for $1,825.00, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/k93jn99 19 TH C PAIR OF MATCHING HONITON BOBBIN LACE COLLARS Shamrock Rose Thistle
Size: each, 16-17″ inside edge, 3.75″ deep
Starting Price: $65.00
Auction ends: Apr 12, 2014 17:41:15 PDT
Offered by: Ebay lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: It’s unusual to find a matching set of collars in any handmade lace. So I’m not sure of the original purpose. The lace is not fitting into the snails/slugs style, but not too far out of it with the traditional floral motifs. Note the woven leadworks arranged in a square ground, unusual.
Provenance:  None cited
Condition:
Modifications: None, but it does look like a set.
Damage: a few repairs and broken bars.
Soilage: Quite wrinkled. Ivory white.

   Sold for $76.27, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/mktv5sl Half-round Early 19th C. Honiton Applique bonnet veil DOLLS
Size: ~14″ x ~32″
Starting Price: $35.00
Auction ends: Apr 12, 2014 18:42:12 PDT
Offered by: Ebay lacemerchant, Whiting, Indiana, United States
Comments: A semi-circular hat veil of Brussels application on machine net. The fine tulle, small motifs, lack of extensive fillings, and the presence of the tiny needlelace accents mark this as a Belgian piece.  Quite delicate, the thin border nicely set off by all the esprits in the ground.
Provenance: Ex. coll. Susan Cox of the English Lace School in Tiverton.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Some holes in the tulle.
Soilage: Looks like a few localized stains in the net.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/kd94o8e Divine antique Victorian hand made Irish crochet lace collar
Size: 18 cm deep, 80 cm neckline ?
Starting Price: 62.00 GBP
Auction ends: Apr 13, 2014 11:00:08 PDT
Offered by: Ebay linskapet, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries & Galloway DG6 4UU, United Kingdom
Comments: A deep Irish Crochet collar with points along the edge. Most Irish Crochet has a fairly predictable pattern, large pinwheels of either three or four veins each terminated by an elaborate flower. Here the flowers are rightly worked with raised ring centers; rather thin petals. The picots on the brides might be Clones knots, not enough closeups to tell. Could also just be crocheted loops.  A solidly worked piece with lots of movement.
Provenance: Part of a family lace collection.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Seller says ‘freshly laundered and snowy white’, but gives no details on the process.

   Sold for 205.00 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/k855ysp Antique 19thc. hand made Brussels mixed lace w. Point de Gaze collar capelet
Size: 17 cm deep, 90 cm neckline ?
Starting Price: 160.0 GBP
Auction ends: Apr 13, 2014 11:40:16 PDT
Offered by: Ebay linskapet, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries & Galloway DG6 4UU, United Kingdom
Comments: A Brussels Duchesse bertha with raised petal roses in the Point de Gaze inserts. Typical Duchesse motifs with a little raised work.
Provenance: Part of a family lace collection.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.

   Sold for 175.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/k3utgag Pair magnificent antique 19th century Point de Gaze wide lace cuffs
Size: 18 cm x 70 cm joined in circles.
Starting Price: 82.0 GBP
Auction ends: Apr 13, 2014 12:00:06 PDT
Offered by: Ebay linskapet, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries & Galloway DG6 4UU, United Kingdom
Comments: Brussels needlelace applique on machine net, probably a longer length cut and sewn into cuffs. No decorative “mode” fillings, but they aren’t needed given the quality of the design. Probably a later 19th c, early 20th c product. Interesting pieces.
Provenance: From a country house in Cambria.
Condition:
Modifications: One seam each, probably adapted from a longer length.
Damage: A few pinholes in the tulle.
Soilage: Seller says they are freshly laundered and snowy white, but gives not details on the process.

   Sold for 92.00 GBP, 3 bidder.