[HNW] 17th-century needle lace on eBay?

[Johnna Holloway]

Actually some of the seller's other items are interesting too.
http://stores.ebay.com/Carolyn-Forbes-Textile-Resource?_trksid=p4340.l2563

or OLD ITALIAN RETICELLA NEEDLEWORK~FILET LINEN PANEL 38 by 41inches
This one says possibly 17th century too.

I wonder if the lace is just based on a 17th century pattern though.

Johnna

On Dec 12, 2011, at 3:23 PM, Chris Laning wrote:

> Hm. And just how would one discern whether it was actual 17thc lace  
> versus 19th/20th century revival? It appears to be in perfect shape,  
> which would certainly make *me* suspicious even if it didn't have an  
> absurdly low starting price. (I do rather wish people didn't do the  
> "ha ha you have to guess how much I really am asking for this"  
> reserve price thing, though I can understand why they might.)
>
> Lovely stuff in any case if it's really hand made, as it appears to  
> be.
>
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