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http://tinyurl.com/3dcf9ho Antique lovely Brussels needlepoint h/made lace length
Size: 7.2 cm x 193 cm
Starting price: 49.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 22, 2011 08:59:42 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A good long Point de Gaze border. Motifs are a little clumsy, but with an unusual design of what looks like violets. Very heavy rings are used as fillings. Overall good condition, just a few minor pulls.

   Sold for 72.00 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3jfvvag VINTAGE FRENCH BOBBIN LACE EDGING 120″ by 3″
Size: 3″ x 120″
Starting price: $27.90
Auction ends: Aug 22, 2011 14:20:12 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller ryphat, Paris, France
Comments: I thought this was an interesting piece, although the origin is pretty obscure. Italian? Maybe Eastern European or Russian? The thread looks to be linen. The design is an abstraction of a basic flower and vine pattern that I find fascinating. Condition is very good, no problems that I can see in the photos.

   No bids.
Relisted as #190569003178, Buy-it-Now option taken for $27.90.

http://tinyurl.com/3m3mmot ANTIQUE LACE COLLAR CREAM COLOURED LARGE AND DEEP
Size: ~17″ neckline, 9″ at deepest point
Starting price: $14.00
Auction ends: Aug 23, 2011 09:39:08 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lubbydot1, Billingshurst, United Kingdom
Comments: Big tatted collar of small snowflake roundels. The joinings do not look tied, although the photos aren’t close enough to really tell.  I don’t see any obvious damage.

   Sold for $16.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3cbq8p8 ANTIQUE LACE COLLAR CREAM COLOURED LARGE AND DEEP
Size: 7.5″ neckline to bottom, 18″ neckline when laid flat.
Starting price: $24.99
Auction ends: Aug 23, 2011 18:58:02 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller latrenda, St. Paul, MN, United States
Comments: Very good Duchesse de Bruges collar with a lovely pattern.  A few needlelace fillings for accent, but mainly this relies on the skillful arrangement of some rather typical floral motifs. Condition appears very good, seller cites one broken bride and a small spot.

   Sold for $81.01, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/43mbxz3 ~Handmade English Bedfordshire Bobbin LACE Hanky~BIRDS~
Size: 12″ square
Starting price: $24.99
Auction ends: Aug 23, 2011 19:02:04 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller latrenda, St. Paul, MN, United States
Comments: A wonderful Floral Beds handkerchief with designs of birds, butterflies, and flowers. Very exuberant and fun. Condition looks very good, just one tiny spot in the linen.

   Sold for $154.50, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3rocm9s LG ANTIQUE 1860′S CIVIL WAR CHANTILLY LACE SHAWL AS-IS
Size: ~55″ x 112″
Starting price: $9.95
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 06:51:16 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller vntgclothing, Winchester, New Hampshire, United States
Comments: Well.  The photos aren’t very good, the one closeup does look like handmade chantilly, although I wish there were more honeycomb fillings. The overall damage is consistent with the failure of the racroc stitch holding the strips together. The design is fairly complex, and if you can find a racroc expert and the appropriate thread, it’s worth restoring. If nothing else it gives you a good picture of how these large shawls were constructed.

   Sold for $75.00, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3lrbkqh HUGE VINTAGE FRENCH BOBBIN LACE EDGING 112″ by 6 3/4″
Size: 6.75″ x 112″
Starting price: $27.90
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 14:30:24 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller ryphat, Paris, France
Comments: A long Cluny guipure, probably French or German manufacture. It’s a rather conventional design; a heavy lace meant for edging linens. Nice raised work on the half-stitch background. I don’t see any damage from the photos, although maybe a little brown staining in spots.

   Sold for $59.88, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3fnyout HUGE ANTIQUE FRENCH CHANTILLY LACE VEIL 168″ b 12″
Size: 12″ x 168″
Starting price: $89.90
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 14:49:39 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller ryphat, Paris, France
Comments: A good length of Chantilly. The design is a bit unusual, both with the scalloped and peaked edge, and with the motifs that almost look taken from Beveran Lille patterns. Condition looks very good, I can’t spot any damage.

   Sold for $89.90, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/42sahvy HUGE ANTIQUE FRENCH GUIPURE LACE VEIL 177″ by 10″
Size: 10″ x 177″
Starting price: $99.90
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 15:01:37 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller ryphat, Paris, France
Comments: Black silk Le Puy guipures are definitely an acquired taste for the collector, and often don’t bring the prices I think they deserve. Just studying the varied grounds used in these laces is fascinating. And when a really fine piece comes along, it blows you away. This one is wide, long, and of good but rather standard design. The combination of a plaited and a point ground is very typical of Le Puy.  Condition looks very good from the photos – maybe just a little alignment problem with the leaf fillings along the lower edge, but that’s a manufacturing difficulty, not a condition issue.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/43nfs9b Antq Handmade Belgian Vieux Flanders Bobbin LACE Shawl~
Size: 22″ x 108″
Starting price: $99.99
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 19:01:37 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller latrenda, St. Paul, MN, United States
Comments: Good shawl of a lace sometimes known as ‘Flanders’, although many laces carried that name over the years.  The motifs are bobbinmade, with two needlelace grounds. The motifs are not too complex, basically trefoil flowers with lots of scrolls and a little raised work.. There do appear to be a few small bobbin fillings in some open spaces. This is a lace designed for effect at a distance, and it succeeds very well. Very good condition, I can’t see anything wrong in the photos.

   Sold for $182.50, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3ox7g38 BEST EVER! RICH SHADED HAND MADE POINT DE GAZE LACE
Size: 4-3/4″ x 32″
Starting price: $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 19:15:38 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: I was thinking this looked like Alençon from a distance, but it’s not. It’s more a Zele technique. Note the looped picots on the lower edge, I think this was developed in imitation of Alençon horsehair. The clothwork is much more solid than Point de Gaze, and there’s plenty of room for innovative jour fillings. Raised work is limited to the buttonholed edges. This kind of needlelace is some of the best later 19th century work ever done, and even this pieces is less elaborate than some I’ve seen.  A few pinholes in the ground, but overall very good condition. Just wish it were longer.

Sold for $157.51, 9 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3fbhdbn LAVISH 19TH C HAND MADE FLORAL HONITON WIDE COLLAR
Size: 19″ neckline
Starting price: $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 19:23:15 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: A good Honiton collar, slugs/snails period, nicely worked. The ground is quite effective with the little woven areas where several brides intersect. Rather conventional leaves, roses and thistle designs, but the overall look is nice. I see one minor break in the center neckline, but overall condition looks very good.

Sold for $99.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3u3oy3t LG 19TH C POINT DE GAZE FLORAL LACE COLLAR 4 DRESS
Size: 24″ neckline, 4″ wide center
Starting price: $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 19:24:41 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: A good collar of Belgian needlelace, no raised rose petals, and well done jour fillings. The drawing of the flowers is quite nice. Note the imitation ‘horsehair’ picots along the edges, calling Alençon to mind. This is some of the best Belgian needlelace, although not quite as over-the-top as some I’ve seen. Condition looks very good from the photos, no problems that I can see.

$68.00, 7 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/3q3pbvq RARE 18TH C POINT D’ANGLETERRE HAND MADE FLORAL LACE
Size: 2″ X 64″
Starting price: $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 19:26:21 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: The droschel gound in this piece fits between the motifs at various angles, not completely aligned. and the design doesn’t have the realism of some contemporary Brussels work. It could be a sign of a Brabant manufacture, or perhaps even English (also a distinct possibility given the types of bobbinlace fillings). The piece is nicely executed, finer than it looks in the photos – remember it’s only 2″ wide.  Overall very good condition, unusual for lace of this period.

$76.00, 4 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/444e8cf UNUSED WIDE 19TH C HAND MADE BRUSSELS LACE FLOUNCE
Size: 10.5″ X 84″
Starting price: $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 19:31:06 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: Good Brussels Application on machine net.  Mostly bobbinlace, but with some interesting needlelace fillings. The design is quite nice, and the work is well executed. It’s a little distracting that you can see the machine net behind some of the motifs, interferes a bit with the needlelace fillings. I’m surprised that wasn’t cleaned up in some of the larger motifs as it was in the swags at the lower edge. One seam and seller notes a few small age spots, but overall very good condition.  Note one join that the seller says is in the center.

Sold for $200.00, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3wb54cq WIDE! 19TH C HAND MADE BRUSSELS LACE CAPE COLLAR
Size: 11.5″ widest width, 13″ neckline, 42″ outside edge.
Starting price: $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 19:32:32 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: Very good Brussels Application on machine net. It seems a little off in dimension for a collar, I wonder if it couldn’t also be a fan leaf. Although there’s no sign of an extension for the back guard stick at one side.  Whatever, the design is excellent and the work very well done. Condition looks very good, seller notes a few very small age stains.  Condition is very important in pieces like this since the machine made net doesn’t always hold up so well over the years. An impressive piece.

Sold for $163.50, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3ppgj7u  RAREST 17TH C ITALIAN VENETIAN HAND MADE LACE COLLAR
Size: 3″ X 16″
Starting price: $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 24, 2011 19:33:41 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: The workmanship in these motifs is exceptional, giving a real carved ivory appearance to the piece. The motifs have been reassembled, as is so common in so much Gros Point that has survived to this day. You can follow a few trends in the design, and it does look like it all came from the same original piece.

Sold for $249.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/43md7tf  ANTIQUE LACE-SILK MALTESE LACE TABLE CENTER
Size: Not given.
Starting price: $85.00
Auction ends: Aug 25, 2011 13:47:57 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: Star-shaped Maltese table cover – unfortunately no dimensions are given. It is made of several bands of different patterned lace, all of which are made to accommodate the star center.  Quite unusual. Needs a few seam attachments, but otherwise very good condition.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3quxwau  ANTIQUE LACE-LATE 1600’s , MILANESE LACE
Size: 4″ x 37″
Starting price: $75.00
Auction ends: Aug 25, 2011 13:52:39 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: An interesting Milanese border with a square-shaped plaited bobbinlace mesh.  The flowers are large with interesting fillings, and a\the tape itself has evolved into more of a pieced lace. Some fraying on the upper edge, and I’m not sure if the lower edge is original. Parts of the lower motifs look a little cut, but that might just be a fold in the fabric. Overall it is in good shape.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3oavqdz  ANTIQUE LACE-CIRCA 1670’s,FLEMISH, MILANESE LACE
Size: 10.5″ x 51″
Starting price: $150.00
Auction ends: Aug 25, 2011 13:57:01 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: A very beautiful length of Milanese in a very collectible size. The tape is not decorated much, mostly just a few holes, although occasional the tape expands into a more decorative connection.  The fillings are varied and interesting. The simple double brides are almost unnecessary, this stands quite well on its own. Seller cites a few loose brides.

   Sold for $362.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3bqx9eu  ANTIQUE LACE-FINE NEEDLEPOINT LACE COLLARS,CUFFS?
Size: ~13-14″ x 5″ at widest part
Starting price: $125.00
Auction ends: Aug 25, 2011 14:00:23 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: This Venise is very beautifully done. The clothwork is nicely decorated, and the cordonnet is quite crisp. They are also quite uniform, if this were French I’d expect more sculpting.  Note the joined rings, this is usually a sign of Belgian work and you find similar things in Point de Gaze. So I’ll go with a Zele technique.  Condition looks very good, I do see the occasional broken bride.  The design is extremely dense, and ‘m not sure what these were used for. It’s also difficult to tell if they are the same size from the photo.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3jgkmnm  EARLY 19TH HONITAN LACE FALLCAP/PERFECT
Size: 50″ long, 10″ at widest point.
Starting price: $65.00
Auction ends: Aug 25, 2011 14:53:03 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller snakey03rr, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Comments: I really wish this seller would get rid of the light blue background for their white lace.  Hard to tell anything.  It’s a nice Honiton fallcap, snails/slugs period. An assembly of typical motifs, but they come together nicely for the purpose. There are no condition notes, but I can’t see anything obviously wrong.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/4x5pdyd  EXQUISITE BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LACE HANDKERCHIEF
Size: ~14.5″ square
Starting price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 25, 2011 14:53:19 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: Stunning. A Zele type needlelace of the very best kind. A few pinholes in the ground, but that’s of no consequence in a piece like this. It doesn’t even need the elaborate fillings that you sometimes find in pieces of this quality.

   Sold for $595.00, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3u9lmpf ANTIQUE TEEN TINY COTTON TATTING LACE COLLAR DAINTY TRM
Size: 2-5/8″ x 11″
Starting price: $0.99
Auction ends: Aug 25, 2011 18:25:38 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: A finely worked tatted collar, based on one main snowflake roundel joined with little quatrefoils. Quite a delicate piece, I can’t see any damage.

   Sold for $18.50, 10 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3onltmj HUGE VINTAGE ANTIQUE black HANDMADE NEEDLE LACE COLLAR
Size: Overall length ~32″, side ~10″, back ~14″, front edge ~13.5″. Clear?
Starting price: $49.99
Auction ends: Aug 16, 2011 10:11:31 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller ezbestbuy, New Market, Maryland, United States
Comments: Black silk guipure bobbinlace.  This is that indeterminate kind, rather thin open design with long tallies forming a tree structure. Never  could quite pin it down, somewhere in France; Le Puy or elsehwere.  It has a fascinating provenance, belonged to seller’s grandmother. From that information looks to be early 20th c. It is assembled in strips, but they do seem to match the form.  Very good condition, I can’t see any problems. Nice piece.

   Sold for $49.99, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/3r5nbeq ANTQIUE CREAM LACE COLLAR 13CM DEEP
Size: 13 cm deep
Starting price: 9.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 16, 2011 10:53:45 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller weal45, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Comments: Small Irish crochet collar. Some raised work in the centers of the motifs. Single picot bars in the ground, no closeup so can’t tell if they are Clones knots. Ground looks a little bunched around the neckline, probably not a repair.  I don’t see any obvious damage, seller cites a few age marks, I suppose rust stains?

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3kudv39 ORNATE 19TH C HAND MADE POINT DE GAZE LACE COLLAR
Size: 20″ around neckline, 5.5″ x 7″ bottom motif
Starting price: $49.00
Auction ends: Aug 16, 2011 17:47:41 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: Basically this is a Duchesse de Bruxelles motif – I don’t think it has been extracted from something large. Needlelace elements are limited to jour fillings,  nicely done. Quite an unusual design, more anecklace than a dress front. There is quite a bit of raised work done over a halfstitch grounds.  A few loose elements and breaks in the halfstitching, all fairly minor.

Sold for $63.45, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/4yg7ahm Antique Carrickmacross Irish lace lovely collar
Size: 24″ inside edge, 3.75″ wide.
Starting price: 19.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 17, 2011 08:33:15 PDT
Offered by: Lynda Perkin, Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: Good small applique Carrickmacross collar with the typical looped edges. At least the bottom example was photographed from the wrong side.  The design is quite conventional, work OK. Seller cites a few pulls around the edges, doesn’t really look used.

   Sold for 24.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/43gmnx9 Antique Brussels needlelace handmade lovely collar
Size: 22″ inside edge, 4″ center back
Starting price: 39.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 17, 2011 09:37:11 PDT
Offered by: Lynda Perkin, Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A good Point de Gaze needlelace collar, no raised work. The long, narrow form with slight fullness in the back is quite nice. The needlelace fillings are not very ambitious,  but well done. I like how they are used to form a line separating the outer and inner border. Some unfortunate condition issues, damage to the reseau.

   Sold for 58.00 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/4xsj2z6 Antique Duchesse Brussels lace large fan leaf
Size:39″ around top edge, 8.25″ wide
Starting price: 39.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 17, 2011 09:55:46 PDT
Offered by: Lynda Perkin, Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A good Duchesse de Bruges fan leaf, no needlelace elements. It has a crowded floral look that is closely allied with Duchesse de Bruxelles.  Seller cites a few small pulls, and needs repair where rear guardstick would have been attached. Pieces like this would usually have mother of pearl sticks, long gone now.

   Sold for 102.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/43eumhj Four Irish crochet doyleys c1920
Size: ~15 cm diameter each
Starting price: 24.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 18, 2011 02:54:18 PDT
Offered by: Stephen Lunn, Ebay seller lunnantiques, London, London, United Kingdom
Comments: Seller has posted several of these lots, let me talk about this particular one. Three of the doileys (American vs English spelling)  are idential, the 4th shows slight variation. Note the needlelace ground and fillings in the centers of some motifs.  Needlelace was always used to ornament motifs in high-end Irish Crochet (see the August Lace of the Month discussion to see how needlelace statiches were similarly used in Tatting). Use for the entire ground I think is a later development, maybe early 20th century.  These are interesting examples, in very good condition.

   Sold for 24.00 GBP, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/3nmaxro RARE FRENCH ANTIQUE CHANTILLY LACE VEIL 125″ by 11″
Size: 11″ x 125″
Starting price: 24.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 18, 2011 13:02:33 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller ryphat, Paris, France
Comments: It’s unclear why the seller calls this a veil. It is far too long and too narrow for a hat veil, and there are no discussion of how the piece terminates on either end. So I’ll call it a long flounce. The design repeat is fairly narrow and not too elaborate, but good for a ruffled edge. There are a few minor pinholes in the mesh from the photos, and the seller does not discuss any condition details.

   Sold for 81.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3geocsc RARE FRENCH ANTIQUE CHANTILLY LACE VEIL 95″ by 13″
Size: 13″ x 95″
Starting price: $69.90
Auction ends: Aug 18, 2011 13:15:25 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller ryphat, Paris, France
Comments: Another long Chantilly border, again unclear why the seller calls it a veil. the closeup photos look quite good, but again, no details on condition in the writeup (I can see a few small pinholes in the ground).  The two part design with dots in the ground is more elaborate than the previous piece. The color seems quite deep black, probabaly indicating a Belgian piece.

   Sold for $167.50, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3dvbh4u Antique Belgian needlelace handmade lovely skirt piece
Size: 41″ x 53″ top, 93″ bottom
Starting price: 100.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 19, 2011 08:54:24 PDT
Offered by: Lynda Perkin, Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: Is this sewn into a circle for a skirt? Hard to tell. Belgian needlelace applique on machine net. The motifs have a lot of subtle ornamentation. It’s an impressive piece, perfect for the purpose, and the drape is lovely. There appears to be only one hole in the net and a few minor pulls, otherwise good condition. The extra net on the bottom is confusing, not certain of the purpose.  I am wondering how the top differs from the bottom to make the stated dimensions – the pattern seems to be so architecturally vertical that it’s hard to see how it happens. it would be nice to have a better look at the side finishings.

   Sold for 127.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3ogtlb5 Antique Brussels needlelace handmade Bertha collar
Size: 39″ around inside edge, 7″ wide.
Starting price: 80.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 19, 2011 09:10:43 PDT
Offered by: Lynda Perkin, Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: How amazing! There are no roses in this piece – very refreshing for later 19thc Belgian needlelace. Parts of this are a kind of needlelace guipure – almost a Zele. The rest has the regular Point de Gaze reseau.  The fillings are varied and well used. There are number of small holes in the reseau, otherwise looks in very good condition.

   Sold for 80 GBP, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/42fkuw6 Small length antique Brussels Point de Gaze lace
Size: 4″ x 19.5″
Starting price: 8.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 19, 2011 14:39:53 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, London, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A good piece of later 19th century Alençon, and as I always do with pieces like this, I wish there were more. It includes extensive areas of fine fillings. It has a regular reseau, not brides tortilleé. I can just barely see the horsehair in the picots in spots on the lower edge.  Seller cites one or two small holes, but overall it looks in very good condition.

   Sold for 110.00 GBP, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3cwt65m VICTORIAN MALTESE CREAM SILK LACE HANDKERCHIEF
Size: 13.25″ x 12.75″
Starting price: 23.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 07:23:46 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller kimsucadi, Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Comments: A good Maltese handkerchief with very dense leaf pattern next to the silk center. There are leaves all over this piece, even next to the Maltese crosses. The photos aren’t very detailed, but the condition looks very good. I can’t see any obvious problems.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3sfr27r VINTAGE PILLOW LACE HONITON BRUSSELS FLEMISH LAWN LINEN
Size: 8″ center width. Overall length ~52″.
Starting price: 9.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 11:37:37 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller clarissa32, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Comments: A very good fallcap, probably Beds. I’m a little thrown by the elaborate ground to the guipure elements, and there are no florals which could reasonably be expected in a piece this complex.. It might be French, sort of a Cluny. The joins to the lappets are very narrow – unusual.  There’s no dicussion of condition, but I can’t see anything particularly wrong. Especially in the narrow join, although only one is shown.

   Sold for 27.55 GBP, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3sv3l9e MUSEUMPIECE tool and support lacemaker bruges Lierre
 http://tinyurl.com/3bfcpvc MUSEUMPIECE tool and support lacemaker bruges Lierre 2
Size: no dimensions given
Starting price: $1.00, $1.00
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 14:26:07 PDT
Aug 20, 2011 14:41:29 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller collector1978, Geel, Belgium
Comments: I’m putting these two listings together because they are so closely related. The first one appears to be a Wallone type pillow, with a separate base that rotates the pillow. The stand is a narrow telescoping quite typical of Brugges. The second pillow seems to be a plain round cushion, bigger than the first. The telescoping stand is a commonly seen variation.  I attach two postcards illustrating the use of some of this equipment.  I couldn’t find one with the second stand and a plain round pillow – there might be a base to it.
Condition is pretty worn on everything.
I have no idea what ‘Lierre’ in the title has to do with bruges’, also in the title, in the context of these listings.  I’m writing the seller to get more information.

  
Sold for $58.00, 2 bidders.
Sold for $58.00, w bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3kclqsv ITALIAN CUTWORK FILET BOBBIN LACE COVER 16th CENTURY
Size: 55″ x 79″
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 14:40:03 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: An impressive cover – one could probably track down the source of the motifs with a little effort. the bobbinlace border is Genoese, in excellent condition. There is obviously damage to many of the lacis squares, and I’d leave it alone if I had the choice.  This needs to be carefully conserved and mounted. I’m wondering what happened to the lower left corner in the thumbnail below, and the entire left edge doesn’t really match the right border.  Maybe this was originally a longer piece?

   Sold for $788.99, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3rcxlfv ENGLISH HONITON BOBBIN LACE HANDKERCHIEF 19th C
Size: 14″ square
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 14:50:45 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: A very good Honiton handkerchief with finely worked thistle, tulip, fern, and other flower designs. It appears to have a needlelace ground although the photos aren’t close enough to get a lot of detail. I do find the design to be a little scattered, and the attachment to the cloth could be better. But this is definitely a higher end piece. Condition seems very good, I don’t see any obvious problems.

   Sold for $440.00, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3qkr9bd ITALIAN MILANESE BOBBIN LACE 17th CENTURY
Size: 5.5″ x 77″
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 15:00:49 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: A very good Milanese grounded tape lace. The photos aren’t close enough to tell what kind of stitch the ground is. It almost looks like a needlelace – it’s an important point but I can’t really tell from the photos. This is an impressive piece, more of a pieced lace than a tape lace. I’m thinking early 18th century. Apart from one join it is in very good condition.

   Sold for $399.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3t792l6 ITALIAN BURATTO COLOURED EMBROIDERY 16TH C RARE
Size: 11″ x 58″
Starting price: $1,250.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 15:05:29 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: Buratto with colored silk embroidery from the Jane Page collection. This should have a leno weave base, but photos aren’t close enough to tell. The colors, are still bright, and the greens still look fairly green. There are some fairly clumsey darning repairs to the ground. It’s a treat to see the piece in color after knowing it from the “450 years of Lace” black & white photo.

   Sold for $1,250.00, Buy-it-Now option.

http://tinyurl.com/3hvz3jz ENGLISH HONITON BOBBIN LACE HANDKERCHIEF 19TH c
Size: 14″ square
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 15:10:09 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: A very good Honiton handkerchief. Little on the slugs/snails side, but overall quite nice. Note the unusual ‘brides’ made of tallies.  The monogram is a little stained, and there’s one stain in the lower left corner. But I can’t see any damage from the photos. A very nice looking piece.

   Sold for $329.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3u7lrot FLEMISH BOBBIN LACE 18th C 270cm / 147 inches
Size: 1.8″ x 147″  square
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 15:20:07 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: There is no gimp in this piece which would put it on the Valenciennes side, here iwth a cinq trou ground. But laces at this period in time were made both in france and Flanders, so if ther ewere a gimp I’d call it Mechlin, even with the unusual ground.  And the work has a slightly looser feel than a contemporary Valenciennes. People faced with this dilema usually just call things ‘Flanders’, which is perfectly fine. It’s a fairly simple deisng, nicely worked.  One join, a few small breaks, but overall very good condition. Exceptional length.

   Sold for $199.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3lxrg73 BRUGES BOBBIN LACE HANDKERCHIEF 19th CENTURY
Size: 13″ square
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 15:30:35 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: Good Duchesse handkerchief, no needlelace, which typically puts it in the Bruges category. Nice raised work on top of a half-stitch background in many motifs.  The design is not particularly complex, but works well for the piece. I don’t see any condition issues from the photos.

   Sold for $153.50, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3rby2xy FLEMISH BOBBIN LACE 18th C 325 x 11 cms
Size: 4.4″ x 129″
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 15:40:21 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: One of those mysterious probably Flemish probably 18th century definitely bobbin laces. The tape loops are a decorative ground element, and also mirror that behavior as the raised edges of some motifs.  There are a few connecting picoted brides.  The top edge in the photo appears original, the bottom is an engrelure added later. An impressive lace about which very little is known. I can’t see anything wrong in the condition, all looks very good.

    Sold for $363.77, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3guw6k2 MALTESE SILK HAND MADE BOBBIN LACE ca 1900 580 cms
Size: 4″ x 230″
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 16:00:32 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: Good Maltese edgining of alternating cross and leaf motif. It’s a fairly common pattern. This one is a long piece, with good, even work. Seller cites no condition issues.

   $31.00, 3 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/3bv7lem MECHLIN BOBBIN LACE 18th C
Size: 2.8″ x 48″
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 16:20:57 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: Very good Mechlin border. In addition to the usual plaited Mechlin ground (isgrond, I think is the term) there is a trail of a larger mesh with a vine pattern. Nicely worked fairly complex design, with just a few small repairs to the net.

   Sold for $140.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/3v5sbfg CHANTILLY BOBBIN LACE FAN LEAF 19th CENTURY
Size: 30″ across
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 16:30:48 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: Very good Chantilly fan. The dark black color could be a sign of Belgian work. The design is quite dense with small scale motifs beautifully worked. The full blown roses are particularly nice.  Seller cites no condition issues.

   Sold for $260.00, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/44rax5r BEBILLA KNOTTED LACE COLLAR
Size: 30″ across
Starting price: $10.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 20, 2011 16:30:48 PDT
Offered by: Anne Swift, Ebay seller eastayton, London. England, United Kingdom
Comments: Eastern Mediterranean knotted lace with small roundels linked by a bride ground. The ground is quite unusual, but looks consistent with a knotted stitch. It’s only speculation, but it could be Armenian, which uses a specific kind of knotted stitch. I don’t see any condition issues.

   Sold for $140.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/3u8ljaz VINTAGE PILLOW LACE HONITON BRUSSELS FLEMISH COLLAR
Size: Neck 38″
Starting price: 9.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 13, 2011 11:58:00 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller clarissa32, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Comments: Good Bruges bertha with an unusual square bride ground.  There is a photo of the whole thing but it is so washed out that I’m putting up this detailed one.  The motifs are well worked, but fairly conventional. Overall condition is hard to access – seller cites some stains, but I don’t see any serious damage to the lace itself.

   Sold for 25.54 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3rdk7y6 Georgeous ANTIQUE POINT DE GAZE ECRU LACE LOT 2 YARDS
Size: 3-3/4″ X 72″
Starting price: $29.99
Auction ends: Aug 13, 2011 13:34:55 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller sophistichick, Fabulous Whimsies, United States
Comments: Very good border of Duchesse de Bruxelles.  3.75″ width is fairly narrow for a piece like this, which means the motifs are quite finely worked. Note the elaborate multilayered rose petals in the needlelace, and the overall repeat breaks out of the standard for this kind of lace.  Some condition issues, a few breaks and holes especially at right edge. A few tiny holes in some of the point de gaze ground. Seller cites some age discoloration.

   Sold for $260.00, 13 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3wl7b6t Victorian RARE ! ~ HAND MADE Nanduti Lace
Size: ~12″ diameter
Starting price: $85.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Aug 13, 2011 15:17:24 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller hudsonfay, Chicago, IL, United States
Comments: I’m very much hoping this piece isn’t as yellow as it looks in the photo. It’s a very good piece of older ñanduti, with lots of variation in the roundels and a good center grid of woven crosses.  The border of the center looks like spiders. Seller says it is dainty and fragile, but doesn’t specify what that means. I don’t see anything obviously wrong.

   Did not sell.

http://tinyurl.com/43kbjpr ANTIQUE DUCHESSE LACE JABOT STYLE COLLAR
Size: 5.5″ at widest, ~24″ long
Starting price: $99.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: Aug 14, 2011 08:14:59 PDT
Offered by: Carolyn Forbes, Ebay seller heartnsoul1, NEW ENGLAND, United States
Comments: Good Bruges Bloemwerk dress front.  Well worked and in good condition, except for some staining that could be cleaned. A very typical piece of this kind of work.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/4yqrhv3 Antique hand embroidered lace woman’s bonnet 1880
Size:  Lappets 27 cm long
Starting price: 32.00 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 14, 2011 10:25:25 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller linskapet, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries & Galloway DG6 4UU, United Kingdom
Comments: The lace on this bonnet certainly could be Bucks, or a straight-edge lille. It’s an impressive looking piece with the detailed whitework embroidery on the main part of the bonnet.  Condition appears excellent.

   Sold for 60.99 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3un9kg8 ANTIQUE LACE-CHERUBS AND GRASSHOPPER LACE
Size:  10″+ square
Starting price: $55.00
Auction ends: Aug 14, 2011 14:36:07 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: There’s been quite a bit of email traffic on this piece – people trying to figure out what kind of lace this is. Not to mention what exactly the whole piece is. The insect in the center I think is a butterfly, symbol of the resurrection, and the angles or cherubs in at the edges might speak to a church piece. The center looks a little italian, along the lines of Milan figural lace, with a needlelace ground.  The border seems to have been made for the shape; I can’t see a join but it’s got to be there somewhere. Looks a little like a coarse Beveran, but with a strange ground. Following the Italian line of thought I looked at Ricci Old Italian lace and see similar heavy continuous laces with figures and the same ground, starting with plate 314 in volume 2 on bobbinlace.  They are labled Abruzzi – Pescocostanzo, 18th century so that’s my guess.  I think the center part is much later – 19th c. Looks in excellent shape.

   Sold for $55.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/3nthbl5 ANTIQUE LACE-CIRCA 19THC.LUMINOUS BLONDE LACE
Size:  5.5″ x 97″
Starting price: $95.00
Auction ends: Aug 14, 2011 15:33:12 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: Very good border of standard Blonde de Cæn. Looks like it was a ruffled border most of its life.  I also like the unusual gimp work in the flower centers at the edge of the piece. Condition appears very good – and this is a lace dating pre-1840 (usually) which is not known to survive well. Seller cites some minor defects, but I couldn’t spot them from the photos.

   Sold for $96.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3nyqmke ANTIQUE LACE-CIRCA 1675, FINE FLEMISH LACE
Size:  10.5″ x 88″
Starting price: $395.00
Auction ends: Aug 14, 2011 16:45:09 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: Maybe Flemish. The large flowerheads are similar to contemporary Italian flat points, and even Gros Points.  I think and Italian piece would have more elaborate borders.  Actually, something about the spiral terminations on some to some of the leaves almost says English Devon.  Very good condition for the age.

   Sold for $567.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3zedz92 ANTIQUE LACE-RARE 18THC. POINT DE FRANCE MAN’S CRAVAT
Size:  ~11″ x 20″
Starting price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 14, 2011 16:59:49 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: These were made in pairs, but even a single survivor in good shape is remarkable. Italian examples of corraline are a bit more irregular in the ground and have a simpler edge – so I’d call this Point de France.  Both Italian and French examples have a symmetry around the midline, present in this piece. Looks in excellent condition.

   $162.50, 5 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/3bwtp54 ANTIQUE LACE-C. 17THC RETICELLA W/GENOESE EDGING
Size:  ~26″ X 4.25″
Starting price: $295.00
Auction ends: Aug 14, 2011 17:22:50 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: All the elements look like good Italian laces, and they could all have been put together at the same time. I’m a little bothered by the sort of ‘spiderweb’ bases of the semicircles in the needlelace. And some of the bobbinlace looks more 18th century in design. So I’m thinking this might be a little later piece, made up who knows when. There’s a lot going on here. Does have some very old repairs, prety minor. Linen seems cut at the top edge. Wish it were longer.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3d7rs8v ANTIQUE BATTENBURG LACE COLLAR
Size: 14″ across by 12″ deep
Starting price: $59.00
Auction ends: Aug 07, 2011 19:42:40 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller lhowich52, Sayward, BC, Canada
Comments: Good Duchesse de Bruxelles collar with an attached neckpiece.  Raised rose petals in the front needlelace insert. Nice dense design. A few brown spots, but overall good condition.

  Sold for $59.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/3efhjju Métier à Dentelles ( + 2,50 m de dentelle)
Size: 27 cm wide,  26 cm long, 26 cm high
Starting price: 150.00 EUR
Auction ends: Aug 08, 2011 11:41:30 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller the_mecky, Liège, Belgium
Comments: Good Mundillo with a worked piece of Torchon lace with the original bobbins.  Looks like there might be some padding under the pattern. Spanish, not sure of the age – this type of equipment is sold in Spain today. Looks in very good condition, and the mundillo is quite nicely made.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3pawj3p ANTIQUE LACE-SILK MALTESE LACE TABLE CENTER
Size: 22″ diameter?
Starting price: $65.00
Auction ends: Aug 08, 2011 15:21:16 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: A little unusual to find a circular edging of Maltese. This one has some nice Guipure figures, and a plaited leave ground variation that includes some intersecting threads. Seller sites a few stains and pinhole openings, but overall good condition.

Sold for $65.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/4xkltvc ANTIQUE LACE-FINE BRUSSELS LACE HANDKERCHIEF
Size: 13.5″ square
Starting price: $45.00 with reserve.
Auction ends: Aug 08, 2011 15:26:23 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: Good Duchesse handkerchief, no needlelace insertions. Some raised work on a half-stitch background in the flowers, with simple bride ground.  The pattern seems mainly to be grapes and leaves.  Cloth has a good embroidered ‘S’ monogram. Som slight staining, few pinhole openings, basically very good condition.

  Sold for $125.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/4yy8sgr ANTIQUE LACE-LOVELY SILK MALTESE LACE STOLE
Size: 14″ widest part, 98″ long.
Starting price: $45.00 with reserve.
Auction ends: Aug 08, 2011 15:52:58 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: Very good ‘stole’ with large, lappet-type ends – nice combination of guipure and leaves quite close in to the motifs. Can’t see what the center part looks like from the photos. The work is excellent on this piece. The outer edges look a little ragged, or maybe it’s just some wrinkling.

  $45.00, 1 bidder, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/3hg6kxn Fabulous Point de Gaze Brussels Lace COLLAR
Size: 14″ x 16″ – not sure what the dimensions refer to.
Starting price: $45.00
Auction ends: Aug 08, 2011 17:55:38 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller vintageblessings, Meridian, ID 83642, United States
Comments: Good collar of Duchesse de Bruxelles, with  point de gaze inserts. Note the centerrose which does not have any needlelace ground. A little raised work on halfstitch in some of the bobbinlace motifs, otherwise not much raised work. Seller sites some age discoloration, otherwise very good condition.

   Sold for $59.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3qhxkwj ANTIQUE LACE-EXQUISITE 17THC. MILANESE LACE
Size: 25″ diameter?
Starting price: $45.00 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 09, 2011 07:24:06 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: This is a fun piece, and the adaptation is very well done. I’m not terribly wild about the edge finish used. The tapework and fillings of the bobbinlace are excellent. If you stare at it long enough you see two diagonal join lines running from the upper right to lower left – I’m guessing it was a fairly narrow piece cut into three and joined together. You can follow the design fairly well in the middle segment.   The triangles around the edge are formed from snippets of the original piece. Seller sites overall good condition, just a few minor openings.

  $174.50, 2 bidders, reserve not met.

http://tinyurl.com/3z6qhd2 ANTIQUE BRUSSELS LACE MOTHER OF PEARL FAN
Size: 11.5″ folded, 20.5″ across unfolded
Starting price: $19.99
Auction ends: Aug 09, 2011 18:56:22 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller MYST1033, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Comments: This beautiful piece of lace has been done to death by ostentatious ornamentation. I’d be surprised if that was the original intent. A tragedy, beacause the lovely, high quality Point d’Angleterre bobbin/needlelace stands very well on its own. Never put a piece of white lace on a white net background.   The carved MOP sticks are quite nice, but rather damaged at the ends. Lace is discolored where glued to the sticks, but from the pictures, it looks in basically good condition. I’d recommend trying to detach the lace and have it cleaned. It would be much better displayed as a free fan leaf.

  Sold for $416.00, 10 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3nqrhxl OPULENT EDWARDIAN HAND DONE IRISH CROCHET LACE COAT
Size: 48″ around bust, 49″ length
Starting price: $9.99 with reserve
Auction ends: Aug 09, 2011 18:56:26 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller jamiexmas*, Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: Garments like this tend to go for a lot and this one won’t be an exception. The motifs are quite large with some raised work. I think those are Clones knots on the ground, hard to tell if they are exactly right. But the whole thing seems a little weighed down, and the bell sleeves don’t seem to go well with the straight line of the body. It’s a good looking piece in very good condition.

Sold for $975.00, 9 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/44goff7 ANTIQUE LACE-LOVELY SILK MALTESE LACE COLLAR
Size: 16″ x 16″ at front  (little unclear what that means)
Starting price: $135.00
Auction ends: Aug 10, 2011 06:16:52 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States
Comments: This piece really looks white, and there are no pictures of it laid flat or of what the front ends look like. It does have the very dense areas of leaves – six to an intersection, which is a higher quality mark. Seller says it looks unused.

  No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/44ccs9g ANTIQUE LACE-ORNATE SILK MALTESE LACE BOLERO
Size: 16″ down front, 8″ across each front side, ~17-18″ across midback, 9.5″ across armhole
Starting price: $150.00
Auction ends: Aug 10, 2011 06:38:09 PDT
Offered by: Maria Niforos, Ebay seller mithya, London-New York, United States Comments: Excellent Maltese Bolero or vest, with large areas of Guipure and leaf fillings. This fitted garment is unusual for Maltese. Looks in very good condition, no damage I can see. Wish there were a photo of the front. This is a much cleaner, simpler piece than the previous collar.

  No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/3twlfvz Antique Honiton bobbin lace lovely handkerchief
Size: 14.25″ square
Starting price: 39.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 10, 2011 09:20:27 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: This and the following Maltese handkerchief were offered on Ebay before, but did not sell. I’m glad they are still around to talk about. This Honiton handkerchief is definitely a cut above (but not too far from) the snails/slugs of the later 19th century. Motifs are well worked, and it has a dense flower-garden appearance.  Attachment to the linen is well done.  Seller cites a few minor pulls, and need for laundering (please don’t throw it in the washing machine), but overall quite good condition.

   Sold for 95.50 GBP, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3peub9p Antique silk Maltese lace lovely v large handkerchief
Size: 18″ square
Starting price: 39.99 GBP
Auction ends: Aug 10, 2011 09:21:56 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: An impressive looking piece – wonderfully complex ground and good guipure motifs. The work seems to be quite fine in contrast to the normally sized Maltese pieces.  Seller cites a few pulls and discoloration, but overall looks in very good condition. Note the added detail of the leaves fitted in a circle around the center cloth. In fashion, couture emphasizes detail – beautifully found in this piece.

   Sold for 41.00 GBP, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/3z5qhgw HAND FAN BRUSSELS LACE ANTIQUE MOTHER OF PEARL FRENCH
Size: 9″ long
Starting price: $399.99
Auction ends: Aug 10, 2011 11:47:43 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller edurey, London, Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
Comments: Duchesse de Bruxelles fan, bobbin with needlelace inserts. Mother of pearl sticks. Lace is fairly standard – hard to see details because closeups are on a light colored background.  Wish more of the needlelace was visible – looks interesting. Condition looks very good, both sticks and lace. It’s also not a particularly large piece.

   Sold for $399.99, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/3l5p6qv Magnificent Antique Duchesse Lace Collar
Size: 17″ x 17″ across bottom (not sure what that means)
Starting price: $285.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: ~ 3 days
Offered by: Ebay seller cork123, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Comments: Duchesse de Bruges dress front collar.  Nice design of bows.  No needlelace fillings, some raised elements in the bow ribbons. A few broken threads, no damage otherwise.  Rather off-color, maybe around the neck? Hard to tell from the photos.

   Did not sell.

http://tinyurl.com/3psamn6 2 ANTIQUE NEEDLEPOINT IRISH CROCHET COLLARS CORK SCHOOL
Size: lower, 11″ x 9.5″.  upper, 14″ X 8″
Starting price: $35.00 
uction ends: Aug 12, 2011 10:15:48 PDT
Offered by: Ebay seller chair29, Fairhaven, MA, United States
Comments: It’s pretty amazing when you can identify the maker, date, and origin (school at Cork) of Irish Crochet. The lower collar looks especially interesting. The note with the upper one says it has been laundered hundreds of times. Doesn’t look it.  In fact both pieces look in relatively good shape. The top one seems to have a needlemade ground. The seller is offering quite a few items by this maker over a few days, be sure to take a look at them all.  A good archive of the products of the Cork school, not just crochet.

   Sold for $35.00, 1 bidder.