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Antique Paper Lace

Young Woman in Lace
Young Woman in Lace

Young Woman in Lace

By Jessie Gillespie

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Watercolor, Gouache and Ink on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right Magazine Advertisement Young woman in blue and black lace dress holding and looking at flowers.

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1910s Other Art Style Antique Paper Lace

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Gouache, Ink, Paper, Watercolor

Italian Renaissance Lace Techniques from Ornamentenschatz, 1887
Italian Renaissance Lace Techniques from Ornamentenschatz, 1887

Italian Renaissance Lace Techniques from Ornamentenschatz, 1887

Located in Langweer, NL

"Italian Renaissance Lace Techniques from Ornamentenschatz, 1887" This print, created by H. Dolmetsch, is featured in "Ornamentenschatz," published by Verlag J. Hoffmann in Stuttga...

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1880s Antique Paper Lace

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Paper

The Golden-Laced Bantam - A Rare 19th Century Poultry Lithograph
The Golden-Laced Bantam - A Rare 19th Century Poultry Lithograph

The Golden-Laced Bantam - A Rare 19th Century Poultry Lithograph

Located in Langweer, NL

A warm cream or soft gold mat will enhance the golden tones of the birds' feathers - Choose UV-protective glass to safeguard the colors from fading due to light exposure - A wood...

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1880s Antique Paper Lace

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Paper

The Silver-Laced Bantam - A Rare 19th Century Poultry Lithograph
The Silver-Laced Bantam - A Rare 19th Century Poultry Lithograph

The Silver-Laced Bantam - A Rare 19th Century Poultry Lithograph

Located in Langweer, NL

A neutral gray or soft silver mat will complement the silver-laced plumage - Opt for UV-protective glass to prevent fading and preserve the intricate details of the print - A cla...

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1880s Antique Paper Lace

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Paper

Antique Print of a Lace Maker by French, 'c.1850'
Antique Print of a Lace Maker by French, 'c.1850'

Antique Print of a Lace Maker by French, 'c.1850'

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Die Spitzenklöpplerin - The Lacemaker'. Original antique print of a lace maker. Engraved by W. French after a painting by Singelandt, published circa 1850.

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Mid-19th Century Antique Paper Lace

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Paper

Antique Print of a Cap and Lace Collar by Gibb, 1890
Antique Print of a Cap and Lace Collar by Gibb, 1890

Antique Print of a Cap and Lace Collar by Gibb, 1890

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Skull-Cap of King Charles I - Lace Collar'. Chromolithographic plate originating from 'The Royal House of Stuart. Illustrated By a Series of Forty Plates in Col...

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19th Century Antique Paper Lace

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Paper

Set of 3 Antique French Fashion Plates, Paris Ladies, Lace & Velvet, c.1880
Set of 3 Antique French Fashion Plates, Paris Ladies, Lace & Velvet, c.1880

Set of 3 Antique French Fashion Plates, Paris Ladies, Lace & Velvet, c.1880

Located in Langweer, NL

Set of 3 Antique French Fashion Plates, Paris Ladies, Lace & Velvet, c.1880 A refined and visually striking set of three Parisian fashion plates, depicting elegantly dressed ladies ...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Paper Lace

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Paper

19th c. charcoal — Portrait of a lady in puffed-sleeve dress and lace bonnet
19th c. charcoal — Portrait of a lady in puffed-sleeve dress and lace bonnet

19th c. charcoal — Portrait of a lady in puffed-sleeve dress and lace bonnet

Located in Firenze, IT

19th c. charcoal — Portrait of a lady in puffed-sleeve dress and lace bonnet, c. 1830–1840 Italian or French school, second quarter of the 19th century Three-quarter portrait of a ...

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19th Century Italian School Antique Paper Lace

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Paper, Charcoal

Pl. 101 Antique Print of 16th Century Lace Motifs by Racinet, circa 1890
Pl. 101 Antique Print of 16th Century Lace Motifs by Racinet, circa 1890

Pl. 101 Antique Print of 16th Century Lace Motifs by Racinet, circa 1890

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled '16th Century - XVIc Siècle - XVILes Jahrhundert'. Chromolithograph of lace motifs from a volume published in Liege in 1597 ornaments. This print originates from...

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Late 19th Century Antique Paper Lace

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Paper

"Woman w/Lace Garment" by Gustav Klimt - Original Print from Courtesans Folio
"Woman w/Lace Garment" by Gustav Klimt - Original Print from Courtesans Folio

"Woman w/Lace Garment" by Gustav Klimt - Original Print from Courtesans Folio

By Gustav Klimt

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Plate #6 from Gustav Klimt's 1907 "Dialogues of the Courtesans" portfolio, consisting of 15 collotypes on cream japon paper. The drawings in this folio are said to be studies for Kli...

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Early 1900s Vienna Secession Antique Paper Lace

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Paper

M. K. Walton - 1854 Watercolour, The Debutante
M. K. Walton - 1854 Watercolour, The Debutante

M. K. Walton - 1854 Watercolour, The Debutante

Located in Corsham, GB

The artist has used an unusual technique of pin pricks to the paper to create the intricate lace effect on the hem of the dress.

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19th Century Antique Paper Lace

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Watercolor

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Victorian Valentine Using  Antique  Metallic Paper Lace Style
Victorian Valentine Using  Antique  Metallic Paper Lace Style

Victorian Valentine Using Antique Metallic Paper Lace Style

Located in Oradell, NJ

This is a wonderful original Victorian Valentine which has been hand-made using antique metallic paper lace, die-cut decorations, and hand-made German paper scraps.

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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Paper Lace

Original Victorian Valentine with  Multiple Layers of Paper Lace
Original Victorian Valentine with  Multiple Layers of Paper Lace

Original Victorian Valentine with Multiple Layers of Paper Lace

Located in Oradell, NJ

It is comprised of several layers of paper lace, the upper most piece being embellished with gold.

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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Paper Lace

Original Victorian Valentine with  Multiple Layers of Paper Lace
Original Victorian Valentine with  Multiple Layers of Paper Lace

Original Victorian Valentine with Multiple Layers of Paper Lace

Located in Oradell, NJ

Offered for sale is this exquisite, original Victorian hand-made Valentine measuring 6 1/2" by 8 1/2" and incorporating lace papers trimmed in gold, die-cut decorations, and early ha...

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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Paper Lace

Figurine, Standing, with Lace Hood - Niyoda Paper

Figurine, Standing, with Lace Hood - Niyoda Paper

By Gustav Klimt

Located in Marina del Rey, CA

Figurine, Standing, with Lace Hood - Niyoda Paper. An absolute stunning work on fine Japanese Niyoda Paper in a world wide edition of just 100.

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1910s Vienna Secession Antique Paper Lace

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Archival Paper

Figurine, Standing, with Lace Hood
Figurine, Standing, with Lace Hood

Figurine, Standing, with Lace Hood

By Gustav Klimt

Located in Marina del Rey, CA

Figurine, Standing, with Lace Hood - From Fünfundzwanzig Handzeichnungen By Gustav Klimt, 1919. Fünfundzwanzig Handzeichnungen contains twenty-five monochrome and two-color collotyp...

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1910s Symbolist Antique Paper Lace

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Archival Paper

Set of 6 Antique French Fans Hand Painted on Lace & Wood, Boxes, 1800s-1900s
Set of 6 Antique French Fans Hand Painted on Lace & Wood, Boxes, 1800s-1900s

Set of 6 Antique French Fans Hand Painted on Lace & Wood, Boxes, 1800s-1900s

Located in Petaluma, CA

Each fan has a different pattern and uses different material such as wood or bone and is either hand painted on wood or lace or Japanese paper. Some are embroidered with decorative l...

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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Paper Lace

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Silk

Late Renaissance Octagonal Gilded Brass Reliquary Pendant with Velvet Interior
Late Renaissance Octagonal Gilded Brass Reliquary Pendant with Velvet Interior

Late Renaissance Octagonal Gilded Brass Reliquary Pendant with Velvet Interior

Located in Chicago, IL

On the front is dark red velvet, onto which tiny bone relics of saints (now missing) would have been attached. Labels on a lace-like paper silhouette remain, with names written in in...

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Early 1600s Italian Antique Paper Lace

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Brass

Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Floral Roses Gold
Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Floral Roses Gold

Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Floral Roses Gold

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique German papier mâché Easter egg candy container, featuring a lithograph pattern of pink and peach roses, with paper lace trim around the inside edge. Measure: 3".   

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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Paper Lace

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Paper

Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Rooster Chick Bird Farm
Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Rooster Chick Bird Farm

Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Rooster Chick Bird Farm

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique German papier mâché Easter egg candy container, featuring a cartoon lithograph landscape of a rooster watching over chicks hatching from Easter eggs, a family of bluebirds in...

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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Paper Lace

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Paper

Antique German Paper Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Rabbit Pussy Willow
Antique German Paper Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Rabbit Pussy Willow

Antique German Paper Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Rabbit Pussy Willow

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique German papier mâché Easter egg candy container, featuring a lithograph of a rabbit wearing a blue bow, framed by pussy willows, with paper lace trim around the inside edge. M...

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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Paper Lace

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Paper

Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Chicken Flower Basket
Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Chicken Flower Basket

Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Chicken Flower Basket

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique German papier mâché Easter egg candy container, featuring a lithograph of chicks in a basket full of lily of the valley blossoms, with paper lace trim along the inside edge. ...

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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Paper Lace

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Paper

19th Century Valentine, circa 1870
19th Century Valentine, circa 1870

19th Century Valentine, circa 1870

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H 11.75 in W 9.88 in D 0.5 in

19th Century Valentine, circa 1870

Located in Nantucket, MA

19th century Folk Art valentine, circa 1870, comprising a collage of colored pressed cardboard Dresden flowers and card, fabric flowers and gilded leaves, in a gilt foil vase, all on...

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1870s American Victorian Antique Paper Lace

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Paper

German Papier-Mâché Easter Holiday Egg-Shaped Ornament Candy Containers, S/3
German Papier-Mâché Easter Holiday Egg-Shaped Ornament Candy Containers, S/3

German Papier-Mâché Easter Holiday Egg-Shaped Ornament Candy Containers, S/3

Located in Philadelphia, PA

All three have beautiful, clean, paper linings, the two smaller eggs have paper lace-lined interior rims and hanging strings.

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Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Paper Lace

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Paper

19th Century Valentine
19th Century Valentine

19th Century Valentine

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H 13.5 in W 11.63 in D 4.5 in

19th Century Valentine

Located in Nantucket, MA

Antique valentine, circa 1850, comprising a color printed and embossed "Dresden" paper three dimensional valentine with lace-cut border, depicting a cherub and doves at a fountain, w...

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Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique Paper Lace

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Paper

19th Century Valentine
19th Century Valentine

19th Century Valentine

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H 10.63 in W 13.13 in D 0.5 in

19th Century Valentine

Located in Nantucket, MA

Antique valentine, circa 1850, comprising a color printed and embossed "Dresden" paper three dimensional valentine with lace-cut border, depicting a young lass with dove, riding in a...

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Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique Paper Lace

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Paper

Collection Lescure Extremely Rare Portfolios About Lace
Collection Lescure Extremely Rare Portfolios About Lace

Collection Lescure Extremely Rare Portfolios About Lace

Located in Encino, CA

For collector of lace, embroidery and dentelle. Extremely rare set of two complete portfolios consecrated to the Lescure collection. The portfolio titled "Mouchoirs brodés" is co...

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1920s French Antique Paper Lace

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Paper

Tramp Art Wedding Shadow Box Remembrance
Tramp Art Wedding Shadow Box Remembrance

Tramp Art Wedding Shadow Box Remembrance

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H 17.5 in W 17 in D 4 in

Tramp Art Wedding Shadow Box Remembrance

Located in Summerland, CA

Tramp Art Framed Wedding Shadow Box circa 1910-1920 Carved wooden frame, encasing a bride's wedding head piece, mounted on a paper lace doillie. Annoucement reads, E.

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19th Century American Antique Paper Lace

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Wire

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Antique Paper Lace For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique paper lace available at 1stDibs. Each antique paper lace for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and metal. There are many kinds of the antique paper lace you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique paper lace bearing Victorian, Empire or Georgian hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique paper lace over the years, but those crafted by Charles G. Bush & Co, Emilio Vasarri and Europa Antiques are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Paper Lace?

The average selling price for an antique paper lace at 1stDibs is $1,048, while they’re typically $93 on the low end and $80,822 for the highest priced.