Good quality handmade Point d'Angleterre lace flounce - Brussels Duchesse bobbin lace motifs with Point de Gaze needle lace background mesh and fillings. Classic scrolling floral and leaf motifs fancy needle lace fillings in the scrollwork. Nice raised rib detail on flowers. Raised rings around center of small flowers on bottom edge.
Unusual to find good yardage of Point d'Angleterre. Nice collector's example.
1 yard 29 in. long, 4 inches deep.
Freshly washed and clean - ivory. Condition as shown in the photos - breaks and holes in the mesh, mostly very decent condition. Bobbin lace motifs in very good condition.
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See our other listings of books on antique lace, which are excellent study guides to identify and collect vintage lace. See our Ebay listings for Guide to Lace and Linens, Secrets of Real lace, Anybody Can Mend Lace and Linens, Connoisseur's Guide to Normandy Lace Patchworks and Make Normandy Lace Patchworks Today. Also some pieces have been featured on our informational website, LaceCurator info.
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