Antique Lace

The pattern has a flowing ribbon with delicate lace trim encircled by a geometric border. In this example, the pattern is a stunning blue-violet.

The pierced filigree is a marvel of old-world handwork, with scrolling lace and delicate milgrain borders framing 64 old European cut diamonds, adding 1.50 carats of antique fire acr...

Dating to the 1910s, the piece carries the fine, almost lace-like detailing that defines Edwardian jewelry at its best — light, airy, and precise.

He wears a black bicorne with a red and white plume, a scarlet coat with dark blue facings, gold epaulettes and gold lace, an order star on the breast and a crimson waist sash, with ...

He wears a black bicorne with a red and white plume, a scarlet coat with gold epaulettes and gold lace, a star on the breast, white breeches and black boots.

He is in hussar dress: a black fur busby with a red bag and plume, a blue jacket trimmed with fur and gold braid, a pink shoulder belt, white breeches with gold lace and black boots ...

He wears a black bicorne with a white and red plume, a scarlet coat with light blue facings and gold lace, a pale pink sash across the chest, several orders and stars on the breast, ...

He wears a black bicorne with a white and red plume, a scarlet coat with dark blue facings and gold aiguillette and lace, a light blue sash across the chest and a crimson waist sash,...

His high social standing is underscored by a prominent, heavily starched lace rutt collar—a striking historical detail executed with delicate brushwork-and a heavy gold chain draped ...

The lower image shows three figures against a dark gray wall beside rough stonework: at left a crowned man in a long crimson robe with a green cloth, holding a bowl, and at right two...

At left a hussar officer in a tall red shako with a plume, a blue jacket with gold frogging and a gold laced pelisse rides a dappled gray horse with an ornate shabraque.

The lower image shows three peasants: a woman in a broad flat hat, red scarf, dark bodice and long dark skirt; a long haired man in a wide green hat with red tassels and a feather, a...

The upper image shows four young countrywomen on sandy ground: one in a blue head scarf and striped pink and white skirt, one in a red bodice and blue skirt with a basket on her arm,...

In the center a woman sits on a rock in a lace headdress spread like a fan, with long braids, a white blouse, a red bodice, a blue skirt and a pink apron.

The lower image shows a countryman in a long brown cloak, blue coat and laced sandals passing a wayside shrine with a veiled statue and a basin, his hat in his hand, and a peasant wo...

He wears the triple crowned tiara, a white alb with lace and a gold cope worked with ornament, its red lining showing at the back.

At left a man in a black plumed bicorne hat, long dark gray coat, waistcoat, knee breeches, black stockings and buckled shoes gestures with his right hand; he wears a white cravat an...

The lower image shows a queen in a pale yellow gown with a standing lace collar, puffed yellow sleeves and white gloves, and a bearded soldier in an open helmet, brown doublet and br...

The lower image shows Louis XVI in a violet coat over a gold embroidered waistcoat, a blue sash, white stockings and buckled shoes, extending his hand toward Marie Antoinette, who we...

At right the same knight in ceremonial habit, in a long curled wig, lace collar and black suit, wears a sweeping white mantle with a red cross fleury on the breast and points across ...

A young lady stands facing us, her hair dressed high with a row of pearls and framed by a tall lace ruff, with strings of pearls at her neck. Her coral red gown has a close bodice an...

A young woman stands in a pale green gown with a full gathered overskirt, open over a lavender underskirt finished with a gold fringe. A standing lace collar rises behind her head, a...

The queen stands facing us framed by a great fan shaped collar of lace, with a jeweled ornament rising from her hair.

Her short dark purple jacket, with tabbed shoulders, opens over a pink front laced with gold, and her sleeves are golden brocade with white cuffs.

Her white blouse has full puffed sleeves under a green bodice with shoulder straps, and a long pale overgown, lined with green, falls open over a blue skirt and a white apron banded ...

Both wear deep bonnets over lace veils, with gold head ornaments showing at the temples, and coral necklaces.

It is a steel engraving of very fine detail, the tracery of the facade cut so closely that the stone seems almost lace-like against the plain sky. The figures and horses in the foreg...

Outhwaite's work is notable for the reflections on the river and the airy, lace-like foliage of the trees at the left, which open a window onto the castle walls behind.

There’s also a subtle lace trim along her cuffs. Her hand rests gently against her fur wrap, a classical posture used in portraiture to showcase refined, aristocratic grace à la Jane...

Design A young girl in a simple dress with a laced bodice stands barefoot, thoughtfully plucking the petals of a flower: the well-known "effeuiller la marguerite" (he loves me, he lo...

A beautiful Pink Depression Glass dessert service by Hocking Glass in the Old Colony pattern, also known as Lace Edge or Open Lace. Produced between 1935 and 1938, Old Colony is one ...

This Edwardian brooch is a study in the era's signature pierced, lace-like metalwork: a platinum-topped 18k gold lattice fans outward from a central old European cut diamond in radia...

An exquisite Belle Époque openwork brooch in platinum with an 18k gold pin fitting to the reverse — the period-correct construction typical of the finest jewelry from this era, when ...

ANTIQUE ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING DEPICTING A YOUNG SITTER, 19TH CENTURY An utterly charming depiction of a girl in pleated dusky pink skirt, lace top, flowers in her hair and...

The sitter is portrayed as a young girl wearing a delicate lace cap, her face sensitively rendered with the soft modelling and restrained palette characteristic of late 18th-century ...

He wears a black bicorne with a red and white plume, a scarlet coat with dark facings, gold epaulettes and gold lace, white breeches and black boots, with a sheathed saber at his side.

The fine silver filigree creates a delicate lace-like effect, beautifully contrasted by the vibrant blue, turquoise, lavender and pink enamels.

It also includes a second cream satin waistcoat, a lace jabot and a pair of gloves, as well as a pair of leather shoes signed Pearl & Co in London (distressed leather).

He wears a loose green tunic over red sleeves, a yellow sash with a yellow pouch hanging from it, red and blue hose, and soft laced footwear. A few tufts of grass and the line of dis...

In the lower image an older woman in a white cap, fur collar and purple jacket stands at left, and two young women face each other at right: one in a tall white headdress and striped...

At the left a townswoman in a tall white lace cap, dark bodice, striped white and pink apron and yellow flowered skirt carries a closed pink parasol.

The plate gives a lively picture of the straw hats, laced bodices and full sleeves of Swiss country dress.

In the upper image a man in a wide black hat and a long white smock with a yellow neckerchief carries a staff and a blue cloak over his arm, beside a woman in a pink knitted cap, blu...

From the left: a woman in a yellow and white winged cap, pink patterned shawl and green skirt with a white bag; a woman in a tall white lace cap with a red kerchief, a dark gown and ...

At left a woman of Baden in a cap with a red pompom, white kerchief, dark jacket and black skirt over red holds a round straw hat; beside her three Hamburg servants, one in a white c...

At left a woman in a crown like white headdress and a long braid wears a green jacket over a red and yellow laced stomacher and a lavender pleated skirt; beside her a young woman in ...

A young woman in a white cap banded in red, white blouse, black apron and red skirt leans her head on his shoulder, and at the right an older woman in a dark cap with a ruff, a dark ...

The woman at the right balances a load of white cloth on her head and wears a brown laced bodice and a green and blue skirt. The lettering reads "Tom.

In the lower image a couple at left: the woman in a straw hat, flowered bodice laced with pink ribbon and checked skirt, the man in an orange jacket and flowered waistcoat with a pip...

The upper image shows a gentleman in a tall black hat with a white plume, a lace collar, a green doublet with a gold patterned sash, a yellow cloak over one arm, pink hose and wide t...

Behind a wooden counter the shopkeeper, in a dark coat and cap, holds up a framed fashion plate to a lady in a full dark gray dress, white lace collar and bonnet, who leads a small g...

Over her shoulders is a short red cape striped with gold bands and lined with ermine, its sleeves puffed high at the shoulder, and beneath it a dark blue bodice laced with gold. Her ...

Her salmon red gown has slashed sleeves showing a yellow-green lining, lace cuffs and gold bands at the hem. With one hand she holds a small ribbon at her bodice, and with the other ...

Her dark ringlets are dressed with a white flower, pearls hang at her ears and throat, and a low neckline is edged with lace and fastened with jeweled clasps. Her gown is a bright ye...

A long sheer gray veil falls from the back of her head down her back. She wears a lace collar and a light blue gown with tight sleeves, its skirt looped up into full folds over a dar...

Beneath it she wears a small red and white cap with a red tuft, a wide pleated white collar and an ochre bodice patterned in gold, with lace cuffs. She holds a white handkerchief bef...

The duchess wears a tall white lace headdress of the fontange type, a pearl necklace with a pendant cross and a flower at her breast.

She wears a dark slate cap trimmed with gold over a white coif, a small ruff, and a brown fur-trimmed jacket with puffed pale yellow sleeve heads, laced over a striped bodice. A shor...

Both wear close fitting caps with gold ornaments at the temples, long white lace veils, gold earrings and coral necklaces. The left wears a pink bodice with puffed sleeves, long gree...

Her white jacket is worn with a blue kerchief edged with fringe and a lace collar, and a long white apron hangs at the back over a dark skirt, beneath which shows a white underskirt ...