Important meeting of lace, early twentieth century. Metrics and inlays in bobbin lace including borders in Valenciennes, Point de Paris, Lille (dusty) and inlays decorated with butterflies or flowers (good condition, some stains) a dozen saucers in Duchess of Bruges (some washed) three pouches including one in white Chantilly and two handkerchiefs including one in Duchess of Brussels bobbin and four cartridges in Point de Gaze decorated with detached petals rose and one in Duchess of Bruges (washed, bleached, pale stains) a stole in mechanical lace type Blonde, a stole in Princess application and a tie in embroidered tulle, to which we attach documents in mechanical lace. Provenance: Home of an Antwerp family.

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