Handmade Alencon lace circa 1800 from Paris. All handmade Alencon lace from about 1800 with a tag apparently it was bought for the collection in Paris. This cream color lace measures 1.75 by 34 inches, the design elements are floral with scalloped picot edges. The lace is in very good condition. This lace was apparently bought in 1931 and was a part of the Florence Colgate Speranza collection.
Circa: 1800
Condition: very good
Size: 1.75 by 34 inches
Color: cream
Country of Origin: FR  

Early handmade linen Flemish or Hungarian? bobbin lace circa late 1600s Late 17th century (1600s) handmade linen Flemish or Hungarian(?) lace de-accessioned from a museum with tag. This lovely lace has a strip of 3/4 inch hand woven linen at one edge, the lace is hand stitched to the linen using tiny stitches in 3 lengths as follows one length 35 inches, one length 92 inches and one length 36 inches, the total is 163 inches (4.5 yards), it is 4.25 inches deep including the linen fabric which was most likely made at the same time period the lace was. The museum tag reads Flemish Lace altar piece late 17th century. The lace design had the swirling patterns typical of that time period. There are a few small holes in the lace, but it is in remarkable condition for its age, its still pliant and strong. This is a marvelous example of very early linen bobbin lace!
Circa: late 1600s
Condition: very good
Size: 163 inches
Color: cream  

Handmade Alencon lace circa late 1700s with provenance Handmade Alencon lace circa late 1700s to very early 1800s from the Florence Colgate Speranza collection, it has a paper label stating this piece was obtained in Paris in 1931. The lace measures 2.75 by 31 inches, the mesh is handmade, teensy little picot in the design work. The lace is in excellent condition.
Circa: late 1700s
Condition: excellent
Size: 2.75 by 31 inches
Color: cream
Country of Origin: FR  

Handmade Point D' Angleterre lace Quille or tie late 1700s Handmade Point D' Angleterre lace Tie circa late 1700s. A museum de-accession, this unusually long lace tie measures 4.25 inches wide at the widest, 1.5 inches wide at the narrowest, and is 86 inches long, both ends are finished so it was made to wrap around and then tie, at this length perhaps a waist? This lace has the hand made Droschel mesh with Brussels lace floral designs. There are 4 teensy little broken bridges in the mesh and some small well done repairs, it is otherwise in good condition. Rather unusual shape with this length.
Circa: late 1700s
Condition: good
Size: 86 inches long
Color: cream
Country of Origin: FR  

Handmade Point D' Angleterre lace circa mid 1700s Early handmade Point D' Angleterre lace circa mid 1700s. This lace measures 2.25 at the narrowest, 3.25 at the deepest and is 37.5 inches long. The lace has Droschel mesh as well as a 4 to 2 strand braided fish hook type of mesh that is probably a forbearer of the Point de Gaze mesh, its quite unusual to me. The design elements are floral with a number of interesting filling stitched used to good effect. There are some broken bridges and several repairs, some of these repairs are very good and some of them are not so good, however, this is a great study piece for some of the unusual stitches used as well as being early lace which is always in demand.
Circa: mid 1700s
Condition: for study
Size: 37.5 inches long
Color: cream
Country of Origin: FR  

Handmade Brussels bobbin lace circa late 1700s Handmade Brussels bobbin lace circa late 1700s. This cream lace measures 2.25 by 65 inches, the design elements are floral with little filling stitches. The lace is entirely handmade the mesh is Droschel, which is braided. There are a few well done old repair, the lace is otherwise in excellent, clean condition.
Circa: late 1700s
Condition: excellent
Size: 2.25 by 65 inches
Color: cream
Country of Origin: BE  

Handmade Mechlin lace flounce late 1700s to early 1800s Handmade Mechlin lace flounce late 1700s to early 1800s. This light tea colored lace measures 4.5 by 82 inches, the mesh as well as the designs are handmade. There are a couple dozen little holes in the mesh, 4 repairs and 2 places that have original joins to the lace, it is otherwise all good.
Circa: late 1700s to early 1800s
Condition: good, small flaws
Size: 4.5 by 82 inches
Color: light tea
Country of Origin: BE  

Handmade Mechlin lace flounce late 1700s to early 1800s, 2 pieces Handmade Mechlin lace flounce late 1700s to early 1800s, 2 pieces. Each piece of this light tea colored lace measures 4.5 by 24 inches (48 inches total), the mesh as well as the designs are handmade. There are a some holes in the mesh, a repair, it is otherwise good.
Circa: late 1700s to early 1800s
Condition: good, some flaws
Size: 4.5 by 24 inches each
Color: light tea
Country of Origin: BE  

Handmade Lille bobbin edging lace circa 1800 Handmade Lille bobbin edging lace circa 1800. This cream lace measures 2 by 56 inches, the mesh as well as the design is hand made, with magnification, you can trace the threads as they go into, through, and exit the designs. The floral designs are dainty, simple and elegant which typifies the time period. There are 3 small holes in the mesh, the lace is otherwise in good, strong condition.
Circa: circa 1800
Condition: good, small flaws
Size: 2 by 56 inches
Color: cream
Country of Origin: BE  

Handmade Coraline lace circa 1600s Handmade Coraline lace circa 1600s. This ecru lace measures 3.25 by 9.5 inches, it is hand stitched to a square of mesh. This is very early lace that you will need 10x magnification to see the details, it is in very good as found condition.
Circa: circa 1600s
Condition: very good
Size: 3.25 by 9.5 inches
Color: ecru