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http://tinyurl.com/gpmabm3 ANTIQUE LACE-BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LACE FAN
Size: ~8″ deep, 25″ across
Starting Price: $95.00
Auction ends: March 6, 2016, 7:55 AM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller mythia, New York, United States
Comments: A high-end market Point de Gaze fan leaf with multiple raised petal roses. Note the clothwork used as fillings in a striped pattern which is unusual. Good decorative ‘mode’ fillings, I especially like the grids of knots.  Naturalistic floral design, well advanced from the more conventional raised petal rose motifs.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: This is a bi
Date: 3rd quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Scattered small holes and pinholes in the mesh. Some small repairs.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: A little wrinkled.

   Sold for $107.50, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/zwvo46q A Charming Antique Brussels Lace Collar C.1880
http://tinyurl.com/zxxuw9k An exquisite Antique Brussels Lace Bertha Collar C. 1890.
Size: 18 to 18.5 cm deep x 60 cm wide.
21 cm deep.
Starting Price: £42.00, £62.00
Auction ends: March 6, 2016, 10:20 AM MST
March 6, 2016, 10:55 AM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller winterwonderlandfairy, london, United Kingdom
Comments: These two are an interesting comparison so I’ll review them together. The first is a Duchesse de Bruges piece,  I think it is a fan leaf.  It doesn’t seem circular enough to be a collar. The second one is a deep collar, much the same design as the first, but it looks like it is largely made of pre-made tape, more along the Princesse line.
The first is a good example of middle-market Duchesse design, a staple of many lace manufacturers. It’s not surprising that manufacturers would seek to imitate it with a more tape-lace technique.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None on the collar. I am questioning the fan leaf edges – one doesn’t look completely finished, but not really cut off. The other edge looks like something that would go on a guardstick.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos on either.
Soilage: Both looks clean.
Finish: Vertical fold creases on the fan leaf. The collar looks slightly shrunken, perhaps from washing or just the limitations of the technique.

  
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http://tinyurl.com/h5c47n9 A Beautiful Antique Brussels Applique Lace Bertha Collar C.1890
Size: 14 cm deep x 103 cm long.
Starting Price: £58.00
Auction ends: March 6, 2016, 10:30 AM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller winterwonderlandfairy, london, United Kingdom
Comments: A Bertha of Brussels bobbinlace applique on machine net. It has a very light design with small circular esprits in the ground. Decorative ‘mode’ fillings of alternating needle-made rings and knots are used in flower centers. A good middle-market product.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: One small hole along the neckline. A few stray threads on the outer edge.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Vertical fold crease down the center. Some light creasing.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/hnfc3gn An Exquisite Long Length of Antique Brussels Point De Gaze C.1870
Size: 9 cm x 173 cm
Starting Price: £140.00
Auction ends: March 6, 2016, 11:25 AM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller winterwonderlandfairy, london, United Kingdom
Comments: A Brussels Duchesse border with an elegant Point de Gaze flower with raised petals (not a rose) worked directly into the pattern with no ground mesh.  Needle-made rings are used as fillings in both bobbin and needlelace.  Irregular picoted brides.  The design is a short repeat with interesting floral and leaf work, well beyond conventional Duchesse.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: Ends cut, engrelure added.
Damage: One defect in the header.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or winkles.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/hpjruz5 FINE ANTIQUE LACE EDGING IN THREE PIECES MEASURING IN TOTAL 6.72 METRES
Size: 9 cm x (354 cm, 206 cm, 112 cm)
Starting Price: £0.99
Auction ends: March 6, 2016, 12:10 PM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller celestial20_0, United Kingdom
Comments: A long square-mesh Valenciennes border. It has a short repeat of a tulip-like flower, with small buds and dots used as esprits in the upper ground. No ombré work. This type of lace as used extensively as edging for linens and nightclothes.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut into three pieces, engrelure added. All ends cut.
Damage: Occasional broken mesh leg.
Soilage: Some small, localized tan spotting.
Finish: Soft vertical fold creases.

   Sold for £23.00, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/jxfc6z7 SUPERB LENGTH OF ANTIQUE LACE GROS POINT OR ROSE POINT? 274 CMS BY 15 CMS
Size: 15 cm x 274 cm
Starting Price: £0.99
Auction ends: March 6, 2016, 12:10 PM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller celestial20_0, United Kingdom
Comments: An elaborate 19th or 20th century Gros Point interpretation. Note the tightly covered sculpted raised cordonnet, and the varied clothwork. I’m guessing Italian, but it is very difficult to attribute origin to pieces like this.  Other possibilities include Ireland, Belgium, France, and Austria.  A definitive identification work on the subject is badly needed (notwithstanding the conference on the subject held at the Textile Museum in St Gallen in 2011 – interesting but it didn’t solve the problem.)  This piece is quite exuberant and has a lot of life mainly due to the varied types of clothwork. The sheen of the thread looks like linen, but hard to tell from the photos.
Provenance: Private collection of a large estate.
Date: ~1900
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see the ends to tell if they are cut.
Damage: Occasional fraying in the raised work.
Soilage: A few brown storage marks.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for £85.00, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/jfc8czp BEAUTIFUL FLOUNCE OF ANTIQUE LACE APPROX 312 CMS LONG BY 53 CMS WIDE
Size: 53 cm x 312 cm
Starting Price: £0.99
Auction ends: March 6, 2016, 2:58 PM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller celestial20_0, United Kingdom
Comments: A long wide pieced bobbinlace that I think is a Bruges product. It isn’t the typical Bloemwerk – there is no gimp and the motifs are large and a little blocky.  There is some halfstitch shading, but the main ornamentation are the center veins of petals and leaves which give some direction and definition to the clothwork. Given the scale of the work I think the motifs are larger than they look in the photos.  It is a sign of good design when something like this can look good in both a large and small perspective. Note the ‘islands’ in the middle of the irregular picoted brides, which you do find in Bruges work.
Provenance: Private collection of a large estate.
Date: ~1900
Condition:
Modifications: Cut one end, can’t see the other end.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for £563.00, 9 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/gn36lkk Large Antique Lace and Mother of Pearl Fan by Madame Mercier, Paris, in Silk Box
Size:12-11/4″ long, 22.5″ wide.
Starting Price: $19.99
Auction ends: March 6, 2016, 7:08 PM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller gjg64, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Comments: A high-end market Point de Gaze fan, no raised work, with Mother of Pearl sticks. The lace is of such high quality that I’m surprised they didn’t use something more elaborate in the sticks.  The design is quite naturalistic with extensive decorative ‘mode’ fillings, especially the little circles and knots in the grid pattern.
Comes with original box labled “Madame Mercier, Trousseaux, Bas de Luxe, Dentelles & Eventails, 26 rue Mather, Paris. The tassel has also survived.
Provenance:  This comes from the collection of Francis Maude McCray (1892-1976), the wife of the Chairman of the New Bedford Edison Electric Co. in Massachusetts.  They had no children and Mrs. McCray was a collector of American furniture, fans, calling card cases, and Chinese export items.  Most of her collecting was done from the 1930s through the 1950s.  The fans and card cases were left to her niece and they have been in storage since then.
Date: 2nd half 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos. Pt d G mesh looks good.
Soilage: Brown staining primarily where attached to the ribs.
Finish: Expected fan creases.

   Sold for $305.00, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/jej6wor Antique French black Chantilly lace and Mother of Pearl hand fan in table frame
Size: 20.5″ across (not sure if that’s the frame or the lace). Sticks are 11″ high.
Starting Price: $299.00
Auction ends: March 6, 2016, 9:22 PM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller atticcon, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Comments: A Chantilly fan with Mother of Pearl sticks in an elaborate standing frame. The lace is back with silk. The lace design is typical romantic florals and swags, not too elaborate. The fan doesn’t quite fit in the case, so the left hand guard stick is not visible.
Provenance:  None cited.
Date: 2nd half 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos on the lace. Some splits in the silk lining.
Soilage: There might be some brown spots where the right hand guard stick is attached to the lace, hard to tell from the photos.
Finish: Expected fan creases.

   Sold for $380.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/j5g7dls Handmade Silk Bobbin Lace Antique Victorian Dress Front….lovely piece in cream
Size: 20″ total length, 6.5″ at widest point
Starting Price: £9.99
Auction ends: March 7, 2016, 4:43 AM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller woolywonders, Colchester, United Kingdom
Comments: A heavy silk guipure triangular dress front with attached choker collar. ‘m reasonably sure these are two separate pieces.  Note the very dense leaves sometimes raised against halfstitch ground, also the heavy gimp thread around some motifs.  I’m thinking this is a French Cluny piece, perhaps from Brioude.
Provenance:  None cited.
Date: ~1900
Condition:
Modifications: None. Sewing to a backing fabric
Damage: A little worn around the neck edge.Gimp is loose in one place.
Soilage: Seller cites a rich cream color. Looks clean.
Finish: A little wrinkled around the edges, especially the neckline. Seller says it is intact.

   Sold for £17.60, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/jlu57ut A VICTORIAN BRUSSELS DUCHESSE DE BRUXELLES COLLAR WITH POINT DE GAZE PANEL
Size: 35″ neckline, 4-5/8″ center back depth
Starting Price: £20.00
Auction ends: March 7, 2016, 11:32 AM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller garden*hill, Reading, United Kingdom
Comments: A long collar of Brussels Duchesse with a raised petal rose in the central Point de Gaze insert.   Naturalistic floral design – I like the interruption of the neckline pattern with flowers and leaves.  Some raised work in the bobbinlace on halfstitch backing in the scrollwork.
Provenance:  None cited.
Date: 2nd half 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: A few frayed brides in the bobbinlace. The Point de Gaze mesh has been replaced with a tulle backing. That whole insert looks a little messy.
Soilage: Isolated brown spot along the neckline.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for £23.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/h7o3uyr 137 ins antique/vintage hand made Youghal needle lace
Size: 4″ x 137″
Starting Price: £230.00
Auction ends: March 7, 2016, 12:00 PM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A long border of Irish Youghal needlelace. Everything about this piece is classic Youghal, from the scalloped foot edge to the very interesting filling stitches and the picoted brides.  The repeat is short with flowers and leaves including windows in the cloth stitch and ring decorations against the more open work.  Excellent example of the type.
Provenance:  None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: Seller notes that one end is finished, the other cut.
Damage: Occasional minor pinhole in the clothwork.
Soilage: Seller cites “antique white colour”.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/zn7qlrj LENGTH OF VERY BEAUTIFUL FINE HANDWORKED ANTIQUE LACE 120 CMS BY 3 CMS
Size: 3 cm x 120 cm
Starting Price: £11.00
Auction ends: March 7, 2016, 12:02 PM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller celestial20_0, United Kingdom
Comments: A insertion of Belgian Rosaline Perlé. I think the perls here are needle-made, and that same kind of raised work also extends into some of the flower centers. Note that there are needle-made fillings in a few motifs, which is unusual. Most Rosaline has a bride background, but there is a second time without brides as in this example. This later 19th c lace is one of my favorites, especially the ‘bride-less’ kine which has an unusually clean appearance.
Provenance:  From the private collection of a large estate.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: One end looks finished, can’t see the other end.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: A few irregular fold creases.

   Sold for £29.55, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/grjdawo ANTIQUE BRUSSELS LACE FLOUNCE 154 CMS BY 42CMS ( 60 INS BY 16.5 INS)
Size: 42 cm x 154 cm
Starting Price: £0.99
Auction ends: March 7, 2016, 12:03 PM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller celestial20_0, United Kingdom
Comments: A crinoline flounce of Brussels bobbin-and needle-lace applique on machine net. There are some small decorative ‘mode’ needle-made fillings, along with a large hexagonal motif and leaf spray along the lower border completely needle-made. This piece has an elegant romantic floral design with a short repeat.  Carefully drawn naturalistic flowers and leaves of excellent technique. Note the small esprits in the rest of the ground.
What is most unusual is that this appears to be the end of a much longer piece, and one end is just plain tulle, never having been embroidered.
I wish there were more.
Provenance:  From the private collection of a large estate.
Date: 3rd quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: One end cut, the other end was never appliqued.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Vertical fold creases.

   Sold for £185.00, 8 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/zajsass Antique/vintage delicate small Brussels point de gaze lace collar – for child
Size: neckline just under 12″
Starting Price: £20.00
Auction ends: March 7, 2016, 12:06 PM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: A small Point de Gaze collar. No raised work, and the design is a short repeat, mostly florals. A simple elegant piece, although quite small.
Provenance:  None cited.
Date: 3rd quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Seller cites soft ivory color.
Finish: No obvious creases or winkles.

   Sold for £21.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/jf8qzxn THE HUNT Antique Italian Point Venise Needle Lace Tablecloth DEER HORSES DOGS
Size: 66″ x 104″
Starting Price: $2,400.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: March 7, 2016, 12:07 PM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller things*most*delightful, Sacramento, California, United States
Comments: I don’t often review table linens – there are plenty of these on Ebay and the needlelace ones don’t often deviate from one or two basic designs. This one is more adventurous showing an elaborate hunt scene. No napkins or other set pieces.  It might be Italian, but it’s often hard to attribute a place to pieces like this.
Provenance:  None cited.
Date: 1st quarter 20th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Occasional broken bride.
Soilage: Seller cites light ecru color. Seller says it has been ‘carefully hand laundered’ but gives no details on the process. A few faint discolorations remina.
Finish: No obvious creases or winkles.

   Unsold.

http://tinyurl.com/gtdplkh ANTIQUE HANDMADE WHITE BELGIUM DUCHESSE LACE BERTHA COLLAR BEAUTIFUL
Size: 66″ x 104″
Starting Price: $150.00
Auction ends: March 7, 2016, 12:24 PM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller Ihanrahan, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Comments: A Brussels Duchesse deep collar, and there is one raised petal rose at the back of the neckline, the rest of the Point de Gaze inserts are flat. Note the elaborate decorative ‘mode’ fillings, especially the grid arrangements. It has an elaborate romantic floral design.
Provenance:  I spoke to the seller about this piece, it was purchased by her mother who got it at an estate in San Francisco. The cloth is signed by E. G. Nelson on the back, who according to the note was the last owner documented in the attached note. The note gives the history of the piece back to Mme. Roentgen, although no dates are given.
Date: The Roentgens were married in 1872 and this piece is consistent with the 4th quarter of the 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None. Piece is basted onto fabric.
Damage: A few separations of the Point de Gaze  from the bobbinlace.
Soilage: Looks a little beige in the photos.
Finish: Fold creases, and the pieces has been fit so it lies flat on the fabric. The motifs seem a little shrunken, probably from a past wash.

   Sold for $305.00, 4 bidders.  Welcome to Los Alamos, Mme Roentgen!

http://tinyurl.com/jp82mej ANTIQUE LACE WIDE LONG HANDMADE EDGING OF POINT DE PARIS LACE UNUSED W/ LABEL
Size: 3.75″ x 153″
Starting Price: $65.00
Auction ends: March 7, 2016, 5:55 PM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller greatlace, Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Comments: A Point de Paris border, of the type we often see originating around WWI. The tag appears original and says ‘Made in France”. It has a simple, elegant design with a curving trail and restrained florals.
I think someone should investigate the connection of laces like this with earlier Pottenkant designs – many of the techniques are similar.
Provenance:  None cited.
Date: Early 20th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None. Can’t see the ends to tell if they are cut.
Damage: A few separations of the Point de Gaze  from the bobbinlace.
Soilage: Seller cites a light ecru color.
Finish: Vertical fold creases. Looks unused.

   Sold for $72.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/zenrcno ANTIQUE LACE – BLACK CHANTILLY LACE SHAWL – STUNNING
Size: 50″ x 102″
Starting Price: £75.00
Auction ends: March 8, 2016, 4:47 AM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller greatlace, Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Comments: A triangular Chantilly shawl. Typical romantic floral design but not overly elaborate. No esprits, and no ombré shading.
Provenance:  None cited.
Date: 3rd quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Holes along the top edge. Racroc split along one side. I think there might be one repair near the right point. Difficult to evaluate since it is photographed on the rough texture rug background.
Soilage: Looks clean, but hard to tell with black lace.
Finish: Irregular creases in the body of the piece.

   Sold for £104.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/zgekkmv Antique/vintage pretty embroidered net and whitework collar – rose and bud
Size: 34″ neckline, 4″ back depth.
Starting Price: £75.00
Auction ends: March 8, 2016, 10:28 AM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller derbeatle, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Comments: An interesting embroidered net collar with long points. Most of it is a very dense tambour with some padded flower centers. Looks like the edges are crocheted.  Then there’s this large raised embroidery rose motif attached to one side. It makes quite an impression.
Provenance:  None cited.
Date: 1st quarter 20th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Seller cites a pale ivory color.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for £47.10, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/jj5z5bx ANTIQUE LACE-CIRCA 19THC. BRUSSELS LACE FAN W/MOTHER OF PEARL STICKS
Size: ~12.5″ x 23-23″
Starting Price: $295.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: March 9, 2016, 9:24 AM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, New York, United States
Comments: A Duchesse de Bruges fan with finely inlaid Mother of Pearl sticks. No raised work and the design is very dense – a little chaotic and I can’t see much of a flow to the pattern.  Irregular non-picoted brides.
Provenance:  None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Lace looks OK, one stick needs to be reglued.
Soilage: A little localized brown spotting along stick attachments.
Finish: Expected fan creases.

   Unsold.

http://tinyurl.com/gohsmzg ANTIQUE LACE-CIRCA 19THC. BRUSSELS LACE FAN W/MOTHER OF PEARL STICKS
Size: 25″ x 175″
Starting Price: $1,650.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: March 9, 2016, 9:28 AM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, New York, United States
Comments: A deep flounce of Brussels bobbinlace applique on machine net.Needle-made single ring fillings and also grids of needle-made knots used as fillings. I’m not sure how the large area of grid fillings are made along the lower border.  The design consists of well executed florals in a fairly simple design. Extensive small esprits in the ground.
Provenance:  None cited.
Date: 3rd quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: Can’t see the ends to tell if they are cut..
Damage: A few pinholes in the tulle.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Soft vertical and horizontal fold creases.

   Unsold.

http://tinyurl.com/zxehyn4 VENTAGLIO ANTICO CHANTILLY- ANTIQUE LACE FAN BOXED-EVENTAIL ANCIEN-ABANICO
Size: 25″ x 175″
Starting Price: 99.00 EUR
Auction ends: March 9, 2016, 11:07 AM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller fanlady24, Padova, Italy
Comments: A Chantilly fan with a Duvelleroy box. The sticks are thin, made of a dark elaborately inlaid Mother of Pearl (the seller calls this Tahitian dark mother of pearl).  The lace itself is very fine, probably a French product. It has a design of florals sweeping across the leaf.  No esprits, no  ombre shading.
Provenance:  None cited.
Date: 3rd quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Some repair to the sticks. Lace looks intact.
Soilage: Looks clean, but hard to tell with black lace.
Finish: Expected fan creases.

   Sold for 146.90 EUR, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/jkcscwz Marvelous Antique Ladies Black Chantilly Lace Mourning Shawl Scarf Mantilla.
Size: Not given. Maybe you can scale the dimensions off the cat.
Starting Price: $24.99
Auction ends: March 9, 2016, 5:26 PM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller 1996forward, Littleton, Massachusetts, United States
Comments: A Chantilly triangular shawl.  I assume the cat does not come with it.
The lace is dark black, might be a Belgian product. Typical romantic floral design with lots of strapwork. No esprits, no ombré shading.
Provenance:  None cited.
Date: 3rd quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Some tears along the top. Might be consistent with cat claws but are probably the result of trying to undo some kind of fastening.  Some of these are racroc splits. There are also some pinholes, and a few weaknesses in the halfstitch.
Soilage: Looks clean, but hard to tell with black lace.
Finish: Some creases along the top edge.

I must object strongly to the cat sitting on this piece, which probably took 10 women a year to make. We need to respect the lace, the designers, the thread spinners, the marketers, the former owners who ensured its survival, and above all, the women who made it.

   Sold for $69.09, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/hmnxjp3 antique french handmade Chantilly silk lace shawl 19th c – tiny flaws
Size: 52″ x 105″
Starting Price: $280.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: March 10, 2016, 11:01 AM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller atelier1900, Gaillard, France
Comments: The third triangular Chantilly shawl this week. 2nd Empire romantic florals with esprits in the ground. Good strapwork along the borders.  No ombré shading.
Provenance:  None cited.
Date: 3rd quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: A few small holes and pinholes – not sure if the holes are aligned with racroc. Some loose threads and it looks like a little repair along one edge as shown in the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean, but hard to tell with black lace.
Finish: No large pattern of creases or wrinkles.

   Unsold.

http://tinyurl.com/z6qmgqr Distinguished Family Newport RI Antique c1918 LACE Wedding VEIL Carrickmacross
Size: 101″ x 22.5″ to 23.5″
Starting Price: $395.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: March 10, 2016, 1:31 PM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller vintageblessings, Eagle, Idaho, United States
Comments: A Carrickmacross applique rectangular shawl with a solid provenance. There is a little guipure work at the ends. Good needlerun fillings, and note the raised rings in flower centers.  Typical looped picots around the edges.
Provenance:  Originally work for nuptials of James Galbraith Vermillion (Princeton alum) and Elizabeth Hallock Vermillion, of Newport Rhode Island Sept 10, 1927.  It was considered a family heirloom and worn again in 1955, 1986, 1987 and 1999.
Comes with a  slip for 2-3/4 yards of Carrickmacross Irish Lace dated 1918.
Date: ~1918
Condition:
Modifications: The center part has been slightly gathered to accommodate a headpiece for a bridal veil.
Damage: A few small holes and pinholes.
Soilage: A few localized brown spots.
Finish: A few small creases.

   Unsold.

http://tinyurl.com/jrl5umh Fan/Eventail #3,Handmade Belgian Rosaline Perlé bobbin lace,RARE FAN
Size: 8.5″ long
Starting Price: $89.99
Auction ends: March 12, 2016, 7:18 AM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller betsycrnfa, Mesa, Arizona, United States
Comments: A fan of Rosaline, but it’s an a typical Rosaline design.  Not so structured – the design is a bit scattered. It is a bit on the Duchesse side, although the technique is pretty much Rosaline. Including some perls that I think are needle-made. The seller says the sticks are horn.
Provenance:  None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Expected fan creases.

   Sold for $200.50, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/j2q6r3q Fan/Eventail #4,Handmade Italian Burano Needlelace,RARE LACE
Size: 8.5″ long
Starting Price: $89.99
Auction ends: March 12, 2016, 7:18 AM MST
Offered by: Ebay seller betsycrnfa, Mesa, Arizona, United States
Comments: A Burano needlelace fan with decorated Mother of Perl sticks. The motifs are a little large and simply drawn. Note the grids of rings used as fillings. This lace uses cotton thread with the cordonnet buttonholed on.  I’ll be devoting one day to Burano technique in my 30 hour Needlelace Practicum course at IOLI this year.
Provenance:  None cited.
Date: ~1900
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: A little brown staining.
Finish: Expected fan creases.

   Sold for $285.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/hmk65kr Antique 1860 Chantilly Lace Shawl or Cape
Size: 44″ long, not sure where that measurement was taken.
Starting Price: $49.99
Auction ends: February 28, 2016, 7:59 AM PST.
Offered by: Ebay seller mctiques, Winterport, Maine, United States
Comments: A Chantilly shawl – probably triangular. Hard to tell from the presentation.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: This is a big week for point ground black lace.  Here we have a Chantilly triangular shawl which has been modified into a kind of cape form, especially around the collar area.  The lower point and ends seem to have survived. Typical 2nd Empire romantic floral design.  The ‘cape’ form modification is more typical of the end of the century.
Date: 3rd quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: Lined with off-white silk. There’s some a lot of modification to add the collar, which might be made of segments of the original shawl.Seems to be some shaping seams down the back,
Damage: Two racroc splits a few inches long. Scattered holes and pinholes throughout the mesh.
Soilage: Looks clean, but hard to tell with black lace.
Finish: Hard to tell because of the modification.

   Sold for $52.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/grpy7oh 425cms antique French handmade Point d’Irlande Irish crochet lace trim – convent
Size: 9 cm x 425 cm
Starting Price: £125.00
Auction ends: February 28, 2016, 9:50 AM PST.
Offered by: Ebay seller linskapet, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries & Galloway DG6 4UU, United Kingdom
Comments: A long insertion of Irish Crochet – hard t tell if it is Irish or French. It is of the ‘imitation guipure’ type, which has a ground that appeared fairly early on, but also includes flat motifs. No sign of the typical ‘trefoil’ arrangement f motifs – this piece is tending more toward the later Rose of Sharon design.
Provenance: This piece was included in a box from a long closed convent in France – no further details.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None. Finished both ends.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Seller says the piece has been freshly laundered, but gives no details on the process.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles – probably because of the laundering.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/heu7b6x Exquisite length 450 cms handmade antique Brussels applique wedding lace
Size: 30 cm x 450 cm
Starting Price: £125.00
Auction ends: February 28, 2016, 9:50 AM PST.
Offered by: Ebay seller linskapet, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries & Galloway DG6 4UU, United Kingdom
Comments: A wide border of Brussels bobbinlace applique on machine net. Fairly simple but effective design, and note the grids of picoted needle-made knots used as fillings.  Single knots also used as fillings. I’m a bit puzzled by the mesh filling used at the very edge, it has a different size than the main tulle foundation.  I think it’s bobbin-made.
No esprits in the main ground.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut both ends.
Damage: Seller cites 5 small breaks in the tulle, some small holes, 3 cm detachment from the header in one spot.
Soilage: Seller says the piece has been freshly laundered and is ‘snowy white”, but gives no details on the process.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles – probably because of the laundering.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/j8ov4la L@@k Art Tradition Artisan Crafting Fabric Lace Making Coat of Arms Bronze Medal
Size: 80 cm diameter
Starting Price: $14.99
Auction ends: February 28, 2016, 2:19 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller cor_de_mar, Porto, Portugal
Comments: A medal celebrating lacemaking from Via do Conde, Portugal. A rough translation of the inscription around the edge of the first photo is “vocational training of youth supported by the European Social Fund” (see http://tinyurl.com/zjw9m2f for information on the fund). The small inscription reads something like “Europe in Solidarity” with the date 1988. The back shows the coat of arms of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Vila do Conde, which is a church begun in 1525, and is a monastery today. Their many programs include outreach to children, but what the exact connection is with lacemaking is or why 1988 was important is unclear.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 1988
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Looks untouched.

      Sold for $66.00, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/zmkn6p3 Fan/Eventail #1,Handmade IRISH CARRICKMACROSS Needle Lace,Mother Pearl sticks
Size: 9.5″ long.
Starting Price: $89.99
Auction ends: February 28, 2016, 3:17 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller betsycrnfa, Mesa, Arizona, United States
Comments: A fan of high quality Carrickmacross guipure, with insets of applique.  Note the spiked picots in the body of the fan, and the more typical looped picots around the top. You find this in high-end market pieces like this one.  Note also the excellent needlerun fillings in the applique portions.  Overall design and technique are excellent.  My only gripe is the Mother of Pearl sticks – they might have gone with something more elaborate for a piece like this.
Carrickmacross is not often found in fans.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: ~1900
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Seller cites 2 missing ‘brin’ tips, and since the seller is a fan collector, pay close attention to her terminology. The ‘brin’ is the top portion of the fan stick.
Lace looks intact.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Expected fan creases.

   Sold for $195.50, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/z7pa8ju Fan/Eventail #2,Handmade Maltese Bobbin Lace,Blond sticks,Mother Pearl guards
Size: 9.5″ long.
Starting Price: $89.99
Auction ends: February 28, 2016, 3:58 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller betsycrnfa, Mesa, Arizona, United States
Comments: A Maltese silk lace fan.  You don’t often see fans of Maltese, the lace is a little heavy for the form. This example uses a lot of the 6-sided star mesh with guipure beyond the standard Maltese crosses. These are characteristic of better quality pieces.  Note the interesting contrast with the roundels down across the center of the piece. I’m not sure how the rest of the sticks were made, but they go very well with the lace.
The guardsticks are a colorful inlaid Mother of Pearl.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: ~1900
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious form the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Expected fan creases.

   Sold for $187.50, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/gvgyhkg Sweet Antique Chantilly lace Head Cover Mantilla
Size: 22″ x 10.24″
Starting Price: $9.99
Auction ends: February 28, 2016, 6:30 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller thebigwhitebarn, Camden, Maine, United States
Comments: Most of this Chantilly piece is shown in the thumbnail. The lace appears to be a heavy dark black color, probably a sign of Belgian manufacture.  It is likely a small headcover. No ombré shading and the designs are fairly simple.
Provenance: An estate piece.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Nothing obvious form the photos, just some overall wear.  I wonder if it has been washed in the past.
Soilage: Looks clean, but hard to tell with black lace.
Finish: A little wrinkled.

   Sold for $26.00, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/j4e8d5m Antique Black Lace Shawl #11
Size: 17″ x 60″
Starting Price: $9.99
Auction ends: February 28, 2016, 6:33 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller thebigwhitebarn, Camden, Maine, United States
Comments: A Chantilly shawl collar with long front points. Interesting flowerpot arrangement center back and at each end. No ombré shading, no esprits in the ground.
Provenance: Estate piece.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Small holes and pinholes in the mesh. Two small tears along lower border.
Soilage: Looks clean, but hard to tell with black lace.
Finish: Some localized creasing especially along the borders.

   Sold for $102.50, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/h47hppm Stunning Antique Black Lace #1 Point de Gaze
Size: 48″ c 46″
Starting Price: $19.99
Auction ends: February 28, 2016, 6:40 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller thebigwhitebarn, Camden, Maine, United States
Comments: A veil of Embroidered black net, a little too long for a bonnet veil. The massed flowers at the bottom end are reminiscent of Blonde de Caen. The embroidery is tambour, with a lot of emphasis on thin lines in the design, occasionally filled in with more tambour.
Provenance: Estate piece.
Date: 3rd quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage: Small holes and pinholes and pulls in the tulle.
Soilage: Looks clean, but hard to tell with black lace.
Finish: Nothing obvious from the photos.

   Sold for $102.50, 4 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/gvc6q3n Lovely Antique Black Scalloped Lace Shawl or Mantilla
Size: 57″ x 50″
Starting Price: $19.99
Auction ends: February 28, 2016, 6:40 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller thebigwhitebarn, Camden, Maine, United States
Comments: An square veil of black Blonde de Caen. Very typical massed lower border of flower sprays, with large leaf/flower motifs used in the rest of the piece.  Two fairly large racroc splits near the bottom border.  A piece like this is a rare survivor; this lace does not age well.
Provenance: estate piece.
Date: 2nd quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None, I think, but I can’t see the top of the piece.
Damage:  Occasional tiny hole / pinhole in the mesh. I think there might be a few attempts at repair – hard to tell against the white background that has a lot of lines in it.
Soilage: Looks clean, but hard to tell with black lace.
Finish: Nothing obvious from the photos.

   Sold for $105.50, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/hh6xhxs Stunning Chantilly Lace Shawl Mantilla Floral leaves & Grapes Antique Black #15
Size: 97″ x 50″
Starting Price: $39.99
Auction ends: February 28, 2016, 6:40 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller thebigwhitebarn, Camden, Maine, United States
Comments: An Chantilly triangular shawl with naturalistic drawn florals. Ombré shading brings out the relief in the design.  There’s an interesting filling used in some of the strapwork which further brings things into relief. This piece with its elaborate pattern is a high-end market item.
Provenance: estate piece.
Date: 3rd quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage:  Some localized small holes/pinholes in both the mesh and half-stitch.
Soilage: Looks clean, but hard to tell with black lace.
Finish: Many small creases in the piece that show up as black lines in the photos. I thought hard about whether these are actually repairs, but eventually decided they are just creases.  Don’t try to remove them without professional advice.

   Sold for $117.50, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/h3c5bbq Fantastic Large Black Chantilly Lace Mantilla or Shawl w ruffle Antique #6
Size: 62.5″ x 86″
Starting Price: $49.99
Auction ends: February 28, 2016, 6:48 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller thebigwhitebarn, Camden, Maine, United States
Comments: A Catalonian Blonde ‘ret-fi’ mantilla. This form is quite typical, with a roughy triangular centerpiece surrounded by a deep fringe. The rectangle at the top goes over a woman’s haircomb (the peineta). This type of lace is usually made in strips (which don’t always match), and that construction is quite obvious throughout this piece. The design is very Moorish in character with a lot of arabesque work. It is also a Spanish technique to use the 6-pointed star filling. This lace may or may not have half-stitch relieve – I see a little of that here.  The clothwork is quite dense in the border of this piece, and a little looser elsewhere.
I’ve seen four others of these come up for sale on Ebay since I’ve started keeping track in 2010.
Provenance: estate piece.
Date: ~1900
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage:  Nothing obvious form the photos, but the light is making a good analysis difficult.
Soilage: Looks clean, but hard to tell with black lace.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

      Sold for $460.00, 5 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/j2n6y9p VERY LONG Runner FIGURAL BURATO LAE Adam & Eve & Snake, Needle Lace Edge 94″x13
Size: 13.25″ x 94″
Starting Price: $187.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: February 28, 2016, 7:18 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller curated_store, Dublin, Ohio, United States
Comments: A Burato figural embroidery with plaited bobbinlace border.  Burato is a leno weave, and this type of lace was first made in the 16th century. However this is a more modern piece, probably late 19th, early 20th c Italy. Or perhaps Sardenia.  It has a striking slightly primitive pattern with Adam and Eve and the Snake. It also has a very typical three part design with two smaller borders top and bottom with a deer pattern.  The bobbinlace is a Venetian-style plaited design.The overall design is quite interesting, with excellent technique.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: Late 19th early 20th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage:  Nothing obvious form the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Buy-it-Now exercised.

http://tinyurl.com/z8juvrg Victorian Handmade Maltese Bobbin Lace Mantilla, Stole, Veil, Fine Black Lace
Size: ~6.5″ x 55″
Starting Price: £9.99
Auction ends: February 29, 2016, 5:16 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller woolywonders, Colchester, United Kingdom
Comments: A black silk Maltese lappet scarf. Note the interesting pattern of woven leaf crosses within diamond shaped enclosures gong up the center of the piece.  Maltese crosses at the ends, border of flowers around the edges.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 1st quarter 20th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage:  Some fraying and breakage along outer edge. This border is also detached in places, some attempt has been made to sew a part back on.  This is a simple repair.
Soilage: Looks clean, but hard to tell with black lace.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for $27.00, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/jdcjcy9 antique Brussels needle and bobbin lace bridal shawl veil VGC
Size: ~53″ x 115″
Starting Price: $2,500.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: February 29, 2016, 7:59 AM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller atelier1900, Gaillard, France
Comments: A triangular shawl of Brussels bobbin and needlelace applique on machine net.  You have to look hard to see which motifs are bobbin- and which are needle-made; they blend quite seamlessly.  Grids of needle-made knots and rings, sometimes picoted, are used as fillings. No esprits in the tulle.  Note the occasional woven tally filling in the bobbinlace.
The overall design is less Second Empire florals, and more Art Nouveau with the paisley pattern. So I think it’s a slightly later piece than the typical crinoline shawl.  Overall quite an impressive piece.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage:  Seller cites a few small professional repairs to the tulle, and two 3mm holes remaining.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: Some soft fold creases.

      Unsold as of 3/6/2016 5:28 AM MST.

http://tinyurl.com/z5k573r Antique French fancy hand done Collar Honiton lace classic design
Size: 16″ neckline.
Starting Price: $34.99 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: February 29, 2016, 10:52 AM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller orel126, 1680 Sofia, Bulgaria
Comments: A small English Honiton guipure collar. Snails/slugs style with woven, irregular picoted brides.Several different styles of woven tally leadworks.  I especially like the way the roses are woven.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage:  Occasional broken bride.
Soilage: Small red stains throughout.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Unsold as of 3/6/2016 5:29 AM MST.

http://tinyurl.com/h2nkj6u A VICTORIAN HONITON HAND MADE GUIPURE LACE BERTHA COLLAR WITH THISTLE MOTIFS
Size: 35″ neckline, 5.5″ center back depth.
Starting Price: £15.00
Auction ends: February 29, 2016, 12:20 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller garden*hill, Reading, United Kingdom
Comments: A Honiton guipure bertha. Snails/slugs style with turkey tails around the outside edge. Thistles and roses inside, with extensive woven tally grid fillings. It has the typical Honiton flower garden feel.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage:  Occasional broken bride.
Soilage: Occasional small red spot.
Finish: General wear, a little wrinkled. Slightly shrunken, perhaps from a past wash.

   Sold for 18.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/gvfv3ps A PAIR OF VICTORIAN HONITON BOBBIN LACE SCARF ENDS WITH ROSE MOTIFS
Size: 7.5″ x 7.75″
Starting Price: £10.00
Auction ends: February 29, 2016, 12:27 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller garden*hill, Reading, United Kingdom
Comments: A pair of Honiton guipure square, probably ends for a scarf as the seller indicates. I don’t think these were adapted from another piece – the tops look intact. Snails/slugs style, very well made. excellent technique, and the design is well spaced, not as crowded as sometimes seen.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.  Engrelure added at the top of each piece.
Damage:  Some loose ends.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for $21.00, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/hygmplf A VICTORIAN HONITON GUIPURE LACE LAPPET OR TIE
Size: 29″ x 3.25″ max width
Starting Price: £6.00
Auction ends: February 29, 2016, 12:33 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller garden*hill, Reading, United Kingdom
Comments: A small lappet scarf of Honiton.  Quite simple, snails/slugs style.  It’s an unusual form.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage:  Occasional stray thread.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for £8.10, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/zphxkv6 A VICTORIAN HONITON GUIPURE LACE COLLAR WITH ROSES AND TALLY CENTERS
Size: 36″ x 2.5″ center back depth.
Starting Price: £15.00
Auction ends: February 29, 2016, 12:38 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller garden*hill, Reading, United Kingdom
Comments: A Honiton guipure collar. Well done snails/slugs style. Note the varied woven tally leadwork fillings. Woven irregular picoted brides.  The clothwork weaving is tight and even.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage:  Nothing obvious form the photos.
Soilage: Isolated brown spot.
Finish: A little wrinkling and folding of some edges.

   Sold for £15.00, 1 bidder.

http://tinyurl.com/jsowp3z AN ANTIQUE YOUGHAL IRISH NEEDLE LACE COLLAR WITH FLOWER & LEAF DESIGN
Size: 14″ neckline, 2-7.8″ deep
Starting Price: £16.00
Auction ends: February 29, 2016, 12:38 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller garden*hill, Reading, United Kingdom
Comments: A small Youghal needlelace collar. The very heavy gimp is a little atypical for Youghal, although I have seen similar pieces in the past. Usually the edge treatment of motifs is a loosely spaced double twisted stitch. So I’m a little unsure what to make of this piece.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage:  One broken bride.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for £67.50, 7 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/h2dv769 3.6 METRE FLOUNCE OF VICTORIAN BRUSSELS APPLIQUE LACE – 8″ (20.5cm) Deep
Size: 8″ x 142″
Starting Price: £60.00
Auction ends: February 29, 2016, 12:38 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller garden*hill, Reading, United Kingdom
Comments: A flounce of Brussels bobbinlace applique on machine net. See also item 191810414407, which is another 3 meters of this same lace. Floral, rather vertical short repeat with small dots used as esprits.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: Ends cut.
Damage:  A few repairs to the tulle. Some pulls and pinholes to the tulle.
Soilage: Seller cites antique cream color. Isolated brown spotting.
Finish: Some soft creasing.

   Sold for £202.00, 6 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/zlymyg6 A VICTORIAN BRUSSELS NEEDLE LACE APPLIQUE TRIANGULAR CRINOLINE SHAWL OR VEIL
Size: 63″ x 129″
Starting Price: £80.00
Auction ends: February 29, 2016, 1:08 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller garden*hill, Reading, United Kingdom
Comments: A triangular shawl of Brussels needlelace applique on machine net. Needlelace applique is much less common that Bobbinlace applique.  The work consists of a large floral spray in the main point, with smaller sprays on the ends. A narrow border surrounds the whole piece, and small sprigs are sparingly used as esprits. The piece has a very light appearance.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage:  Scattered small repairs.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

     Sold for £82.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/hh9plo4 ANTIQUE LACE-BRUSSELS DUCHESSE LACE LAPPET
Size: ~55″ x 5.75″ max
Starting Price: $85.00
Auction ends: March 1, 2016, 6:01 AM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, New York, United States
Comments: A Duchesse de Bruges lappet scarf. The motifs are bold and well executed. Irregular picoted brides. Nice presence to this piece.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None. A few stray threads present, probably from a previous mounting.
Damage:  Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Seller cites some storage stains.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles in the given photos.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/zzzjnmv ANTIQUE LACE-BRUSSELS DUCHESSE LACE LCOLLAR
Size: 18″ x 6.5″  (not sure how those measurements were taken).
Starting Price: $125.00
Auction ends: March 1, 2016, 6:07 AM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, New York, United States
Comments: A Duchesse de Bruxelles collar with two oval Point de Gaze inserts in the points. These are largely composed of decorative ‘mode’ fillings stit5ches – no raised work. There are also single needle-made rings and knots used in the centers of bobbinlace flowers.  The bobbinlace is well executed with motifs that are a little more naturalistic than usually seen.  Good design composition, and I especially like the designs worked into half-stitch. Not raised work, just an integral part of the clothwork.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: ~1900
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage:  Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Seller cites ‘original cream lace patina’
Finish: Soft vertical fold creases.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/jdz7vtw Antique lovely long length of h/made VALENCIENNES lace
Size: 3.5″ x 5 yards 3″
Starting Price: £54.99
Auction ends: March 1, 2016, 6:09 AM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A long border of square-mesh Valenciennes. Typical 19th century design of rather bulky flowers and leaves with single circular esprits.  This is a good example of a type of lace often used to trim linens and nightclothes.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 2nd half 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: Cut both ends, engrelure added.
Damage:  Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Seller cites a few minor pulls.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for £56.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/glshgvk Antique Brussels lace lovely handkerchief with point de gaze
Size: 13.25″ x 13″
Starting Price: £39.99
Auction ends: March 1, 2016, 7:15 AM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller discover4, London, United Kingdom
Comments: A handkerchief of Brussels bobbin and needle lace applique on machine net. The motifs are small and well-done, with the flat Point de Gaze roses confined to the corners. Lines of needle-made knots are used as fillings in the bobbinlace. Note the care with which the inner border has been sculpted.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage:  Fraying along edges. Not sure where these are coming from, the photos don’t enlarge on my computer.  Some pinholes and a possible small repair to the tulle.
Soilage: Stained center cloth.
Finish: Soft fold and other creases. Some folding of motifs along the edges.

   Sold for £41.00, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/hkh2swy ANTIQUE LACE-SUPERB BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LACE HANDKERCHIEF
Size: ~13″ square
Starting Price: $295.00
Auction ends: March 1, 2016, 7:35 AM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, New York, United States
Comments: A high-end market handkerchief of Point de Gaze. Excellent flat work, and the decorative ‘mode’ fillings used in the strapwork, rose centers, and as isolated small medallions. The design is very dense from the edges to about halfway in, yet the overall effect doesn’t seem crowded. I find the motifs a little conventional – the very best Point de Gaze takes more chances in the design.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 4th quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications: None.
Damage:  Occasional pinhole in the mesh.
Soilage: Seller cites “original cream patina”.
Finish: Horizontal and vertical fold creases along with slight wrinkling.

   Sold for $332.01, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/hkjq7q2 ANTIQUE LACE-CIRCA 19THC.ORNATE BRUSSELS LACE SKIRT W/POINT DE GAZE LACE
Size: ~42-44″ long, 56″ around waistline (?), 58″ around bottom.
Starting Price: $2,250.00
Auction ends: March 1, 2016, 8:11 AM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller mithya, New York, United States
Comments: A very large Brussels Duchesse lace which has been made into a skirt.  I don’t know if that was it’s original intention, and it’s hard to get a look at from the photos.  It’s a little confusing, but was probably originally some kind of skirt flounce. There are large flat Point de Gaze inserts, and the bobbinlace motifs are fairly large.  Large dresses of Brussels Duchesse are not unknown, and this could be an example.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 3rd quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications:  Made into a cylinder as for a skirt, although I’m confused by the wastline measurement. One seam going 15″ down, at least.  Small part of the engrelure missing at the top.
Damage:  Seller cites a few tiny repairs.
Soilage: Seller cites “original cream patina”.
Finish: Some soft folds.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/h3dqcth Antique FABULOUS 1800s Pointe De Gaze Lace Collar Museum Piece A525
Size: 25″ from one side to the other
Starting Price: $295.00 Buy-it-Now
Auction ends: March 1, 2016, 8:17 AM PST
Offered by: Ebay seller lois437, West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States
Comments: A Point de Gaze collar with long frontpieces. Raised petal roses. Unfortunately all of the photos are taken from the back side, so I can’t tell how elaborate the raised work might be.  Decorative ‘mode’ fillings used effectively in strapwork and the rose centers. Romantic floral design, quite effective.
Provenance: Metropolitan Museum of Art deaccession.
Date: 3rd quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications:  None.
Damage:  Localized small holes and pinholes in the mesh.
Soilage: Looks like some red discoloration.
Finish: A few fold creases.

   No bids.

http://tinyurl.com/hax9a7x ANTIQUE LACE-BRUSSELS POINT DE GAZE LACE LAPPET
Size: 5.5″ x 38″
Starting Price: $195.00 Buy-it-Now or Make Offer
Auction ends: March 2, 2016, 10:13 AM PST
Offered by: Ebay mithya, New York, United States
Comments: A short Point de Gaze lappet scarf, no raised work. Interesting decorative ‘mode’ fillings; in fact the whole design is a little unusual. The whole piece is a little short with deeply scalloped borders. Note the widely separated looped picots on the edges.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 3rd quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications:  None.
Damage:  A few pinholes in the mesh.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Buy-it-Now exercised.

http://tinyurl.com/jl9wskk Brussels 19th Cent. Non-Continuous Bobbin Lace w Raised Leaves approx. 35″ x 45″
Size: 35-37″ tall, 37″ (top) 44″ (bottom) wide
Starting Price: $99.00
Auction ends: March 3, 2016, 3:43 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay halcyonevintage, Woodinville, Washington, United States
Comments: A large piece of a larger Duchesse de Bruges very wide flounce. Probably originally a skirt flounce. There are a few needle-made rings in flower centers, and some raised work on halfstitch background in the swags.  Very dense ‘flower garden’ design effect.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 3rd quarter 19th c.
Condition:
Modifications:  Cut both ends, engrelure added.
Damage:  A few broken brides.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles.

   Sold for $338.33, 3 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/jnslmbp BUCKINGHAM BRASS LACE TOKEN 1668 JOHN RENNAL LACE BUYER
Size: 20 mm diameter.
Starting Price: £9.99
Auction ends: March 4, 2016, 12:28 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay stonybrews, MILTON KEYNES, United Kingdom
Comments: A rather beat up John Rennals token dated 1668. I wrote a LaceNews post on the early English lace tokens at http://tinyurl.com/7hen2gh, and there is a similar example illustrated. Although if this one has the initials ‘R.I E’, or ‘I.E.R.’, it would be even more unusual than it already is.  Very hard to read this example.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 1668
Condition:
Modifications:  None.
Damage:  Badly worn.
Soilage: Probably as clean as it’s going to get.
Finish: age patina

   Sold for £23.67, 2 bidders.

http://tinyurl.com/hmr4acp Rare Antique Brussels Point de Gaze Needle Lace Doily Coaster
Size: 6″ diameter
Starting Price: $25.99
Auction ends: March 5, 2016, 1:05 PM PST
Offered by: Ebay mike10_mike, West Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Comments: A small round piece of Point de Gaze, which is an unusual form. Might be a doily, although this is not a typical form for this kind of lace.  It looks like an exercise in decorative filings, very neatly done. No raised work. Note the rather large, stiff picots around the border.
Provenance: None cited.
Date: 1668
Condition:
Modifications:  None.
Damage:  Nothing obvious from the photos.
Soilage: Looks clean.
Finish: No obvious creases or wrinkles. Looks unused.

   Sold for $32.89, 3 bidders.