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

[Julie]

It seems to be in too good condition to truly be 17th C.  Heck, I have early 20th C stuff that doesn't look that good.

It would be interesting to see what it finally sells for...unless the reserve isn't met.  Very nice stuff.

Julie

----  <h-needlework-request at lists.ansteorra.org> 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.