Private Sales -- Van Sciver Bobbin Lace
All of the items listed on this
page are one of a kind. If you would like to see
more details or have specific questions about an item just
ask and will send
more pictures. The items will be added frequently so
check back often!
Bobbins |
Traditional Danish Bobbins |
$28.00 each (SOLD) | $30.00 each (SOLD) |
$30.00each(SOLD) |
$28.00 each (SOLD) | $28.00 each (SOLD) | $20.00 each (SOLD) |
Set of modern East Midland
Bobbins |
East Midland Painted |
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BF |
Set 1: Painted Cats |
SOLD | $18.00 ea |
BF |
Floral |
SOLD | $24.00 |
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BF |
Set 2: Six modern
East Midland Barley Twist Bobbins in assorted hardwoods |
SOLD | $14.00 ea |
BF |
"California Poppy-IOLI
Convention-San Diego-1998 |
SOLD | $24.00 |
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BF |
Set 3: Six modern
East Midland Bobbins in assorted hardwoods |
SOLD | $12.00 ea. |
BF |
"Warm SEPTEMBER brings the
fruit - Sportmen then begun to shoot" |
SOLD | $20.00 |
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BF |
Floral Basket - "Mother's
Day 1994" |
$22.00 |
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MF |
Honiton Bobbins - Spliced |
SOLD | $15.00 ea. |
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Old French Swiss Bobbins |
Set of modern East Midland
Bobbins |
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JB |
Set of 81 old French Swiss
Wooden Bobbins 4" long |
SOLD | $1.50 ea |
BF |
Set of 9 modern East
Midland Bobbins in assorted hardwoods |
SOLD | $12.00 each |
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Assorted Hardwood East
Midland Bobbins made by Bill Schmidt |
Bone Inscribed |
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![]() Something rare and special. Each bobbin has an inscription that reads top to bottom spiraling around the shank of the bobbin. The top bobbin has each word differentiated by black and red letters. The bottom bobbin starts with 3 pictured hearts and then the inscription. Note the misspelling of the word "meet" and use of the word "fayre" which typically means beautiful. |
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GS |
Assorted Hardwood East
Midland Bobbin made by Bill Schmidt |
SOLD | $15.00 |
BF |
DRINKONLYADAMSALEANDIWILLLOVEYOUALLMYDAYS |
SOLD | $95.00 |
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BF |
❤️❤️❤️WELLMETATTHEFAYRE
(WE’LL MEET AT THE FAYRE)❤️❤️❤️ |
SOLD | $95.00 |
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Vertical Wood Beaded made by
Gazie Schneider |
Antique Bone Tinseled |
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GS |
Contemporary Vertical
Beaded. Made by Gazie Schneider in the 1990's |
$28.00 |
MF |
Antique Bone Tinsel | $42.00 |
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GS |
Contemporary Vertical Beaded. Made by Gazie Schneider in the 1990's | $28.00 |
GS |
Antique Bone Foiled and
Wired with Dorset Button on the Spangled |
SOLD | $40.00 |
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GS |
Contemporary Vertical Beaded. Made by Gazie Schneider in the 1990's | $28.00 |
GS |
Antique Bone Double Spiral
with Wire and Blue Tinsel |
SOLD | $45.00 |
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GS |
Contemporary Vertical Beaded. Made by Gazie Schneider in the 1990's | $28.00 |
GS |
Antique Bone Double Spiral with Wire and Red and Gold Tinsel | $45.00 |
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GS |
Antique Bone Double Spiral with Pink and Blue Tinsel | SOLD | $45.00 |
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GS |
Antique Bone Double Spiral with Tinsel | SOLD | $42.00 |
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Inscribed Bone and Wooden
Bobbins |
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BF |
Bone carved and color with
revolving brass cage |
SOLD | $35.00 |
BF |
Wood Inscribed "Lace Place
Ten April 30 - May 4, 1986" Springett |
SOLD | $18.00 |
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BF |
Bone wire bound |
SOLD | $28.00 |
BF |
Wood Inscribed "Lace Stamps
Issue USA 2 May 1986" Springett |
SOLD | $18.00 |
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BF |
Bone carved and colored |
SOLD | $28.00 |
BF |
Wood Inscribed
"The:Lace:Guild:Member:2001:2002 |
SOLD | $18.00 |
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BF |
Bone carved and colored |
SOLD | $28.00 |
BF |
Wood Inscribed with Spiral
Carved Window "Lace Guild Member 2001-2002 |
SOLD | $22.00 |
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BF |
Bone Inscribed "The Lace
Guild 21st Birthday 1976 - 1977 |
SOLD | $28.00 |
BF |
Wood Inscribed with Spiral Carved Window "Lace Guild Member 2001-2002 | SOLD | $22.00 |
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Commemorative Bobbins from
1990 - 2004 for "Amherst Museum Lace Seminar" made by
David Springett $15.00 each/BF SOLD |
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Autumn and Winter Equinox
bobbins with handpainted matching spangles |
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BF |
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$30.00 SOLD |
BF |
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$30.00 SOLD |
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East Midland Bobbins/Spangled Depicting
Different Lacemakers $28.00 each/BF SOLD
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Antique Bone Inscribed
Sayings (pictures are coming but please ask if you want to see something immediately) |
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BF |
"My Love" |
(SOLD) | $85.00 |
BF |
"Dear Sister 1874 |
(SOLD) | $85.00 |
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BF |
If You Denie I Shall Die |
(SOLD) | $100.00 |
BF |
A Present From George
Ridgeway To B E |
(SOLD) | $110.00 |
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BF |
George Denny Preston
Bissett Age 7 |
(SOLD) | $90.00 |
BF |
John Bever Died Dec 28 Age
13 1866 |
(SOLD) | $90.00 |
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GS |
"My Dear Mother" |
x |
$70.00 |
GS |
"My Dear Father" |
x |
$85.00 |
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GS |
"Dear Mother" |
(SOLD) | $80.00 |
GS |
"Love Me True" |
x |
$105.00 |
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GS |
"My Dear Father" |
x |
$75.00 |
GS |
"Dear Mother" |
x |
$65.00 |
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GS |
"I Long To Wed The Lad I
Love" |
x |
$45.00 |
GS |
"I Long To Wed The Lad I
Love" |
(SOLD) | $130.00 |
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GS |
"Mary Is Mared" |
x |
$115.00 |
GS |
"Kiss Me Quick My Mother Is
Coming" |
x |
$115.00 |
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GS |
"Dear Mother" |
x |
55.00 |
GS |
"Mary Mays Born April 24,
1826" |
x |
$125.00 |
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GS |
"I Long To Be Mared" |
x |
$125.00 |
GS |
"James Billings Histhe Lad
I Love" |
x |
$155.00 |
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GS |
"From My Love" |
x |
$150.00 |
GS |
"A Loving Husband I Long To
Find Is I" |
x |
125.00 |
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GS |
"John Smith Watson
Litchborough 22" |
x |
$115.00 |
GS |
"I Love The Boys" |
x |
$115.00 |
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GS |
"When This You See Remember
Me" |
(SOLD) | $125.00 |
GS |
"I Love The Boys That is
Nothing To Nobody" |
x |
$125.00 |
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GS |
"Love Buy The Ring" |
x |
$120.00 |
GS |
"Love Me Truley" |
x |
$115.00 |
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GS |
"Its Hard To Be Slighted By
One As I Love" |
x |
$150.00 |
GS |
"I Love The Boys" |
x |
$115.00 |
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GS |
"For My Dear" |
x |
$75.00 |
BF |
"Kiss Me Quick" |
(SOLD) | $95.00 |
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GS |
A Loving Husband I Long To Find is I |
x |
$125.00 |
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BF |
God Is Love |
$70.00 |
BF |
Dear Mother |
$60.00 |
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BF |
"My Dear Father John Simms |
$125.00 |
BF |
"Rosetta Brown My Dear Sister" | $125.00 |
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Bobbins Made by
David Springett |
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BF | 1. Bone Cross-Hatch
Decoration |
$35.00 SOLD |
BF |
6. Bone Painted and
Inscribed Aliceara Dark Warrior |
$28.00 SOLD |
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2. Bone Tinsel Spotted
Spiral |
$35.00 SOLD |
BF |
7. Bone Painted and
Inscribed Cypripedium Calceolus |
$28.00 SOLD |
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BF |
3. Bone Tinsel Tinsel Wire
Spotted |
$28.00 SOLD |
BF |
8. Bone Floral Painted |
$28.00 SOLD |
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BF |
4. Bone Dyed Tinsel Wire
Spiral |
$30.00 SOLD |
BF |
9. Bone Red and Green
Spiral Beaded |
$35.00 SOLD |
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BF |
5. Bone Painted and
Inscribed Paphiopedilum Buckhurst Mont millais |
$28.00 SOLD |
BF |
10. Bone Painted and
Inscribed Hetherington 'Coronation' |
$28.00 SOLD |
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Antique Wood with Pewter --
All bobbins are excellent examples of their kind with
original spangles |
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GS |
1. Wood with Pewter Bands |
$36.00 |
BF |
1a. Wood w/Pewter
Butterfly/Archibald Abbott |
$40.00 |
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MF |
2. Wood with Pewter Bands |
$36.00 |
BF |
2a. Wood w/Pewter
Butterfly/William Bobbin Brown |
$40.00 |
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GS |
3. Wood with Pewter Bands |
$36.00 |
GS |
3a. GS Wood w/Pewter
Butterfly/William Bobbin Brown |
$40.00 |
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GA |
4. Wood with Pewter Bands |
$36.00 |
GS |
4a. GS_Wood w/Pewter
Butterly/William Bobbin Brown |
SOLD |
$40.00 |
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MF |
5. Wood with Pewter Bands |
$32.00 |
GS |
5a. GS_Wood w/Pewter
Butterly/William Bobbin Brown |
$40.00 |
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5a. Wood with
PewterButterfly/Archibald Abbott |
$38.00 |
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Antique Bone Beaded Many of these bobbins were made by David Haskins. When selecting and antique bobbin to add to your collection be sure to notice the spangle which was often made up of square glass cuts and a glass venetian bottom bead. |
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BF |
Leopard
spots and colored bands with pink and red seed beads. |
$45.00 SOLD |
BF |
Leopard
spots with green and red seed beads |
$45.00 SOLD |
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BF |
Reverse
spirals with green and red seed beads. |
$35.00 SOLD |
BF |
Reverse
double spirals with green and red seed beads. |
$45.00 SOLD |
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BF |
Reverse
spirals with red seed beads. |
$40.00 SOLD |
GS |
Combinations
reverse and single spirals. |
$45.00 SOLD |
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BF |
Vertical
Beaded with metallic seed beads. |
$40.00 SOLD |
GS |
Vertical
Beaded, red, white and blue |
$45.00 SOLD |
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BF | Right to left spiral with
pink beads |
$35.00 SOLD |
East
Midland Named Bone |
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BF |
William Timbs . Mary Tegle | $55.00 |
BF |
George |
$40.00 |
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MF |
Samuel |
$40.00 |
BF |
Thomas |
$40.00 |
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BF |
Harriot |
$35.00 SOLD |
BF |
Ann |
$38.00 |
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BF |
Ellen Headland | $45.00 SOLD |
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BF |
Arther |
$35.00 |
BF |
Milley |
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BF |
Harold |
$40.00 |
BF |
Mary |
$38.00 |
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BF |
Maryann |
$40.00 |
BF |
Kitty |
$45.00 |
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BF |
Dan
Bless |
$45.00 SOLD |
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BF |
John Sims
Roberts 1864 |
(SOLD) | $65.00 |
BF |
Betsey |
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BF |
Sally |
(SOLD) | BF |
Hurbet Kichtle |
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BF |
Betsy |
(SOLD) | BF |
Daniel |
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BF |
Sally |
(SOLD) | GS |
Dear William |
$55.00 |
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Dear Edwin |
(SOLD) | $55.00 |
BF |
Lucy Palmer |
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GS |
King William |
$55.00 |
BF |
James Ward |
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MF |
Mary |
MF |
Emma |
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Ellen |
(SOLD) | BF |
Thomas Betts |
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BF |
Louisa |
(SOLD) | BF |
Thomas |
$40.00 |
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GS |
William |
BF |
Nancy |
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Nancy |
(SOLD) | BF |
Ann |
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Harriot |
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John |
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$40.00 |
GS |
John | $40.00 | |
GS |
John | $40.00 | |
GS |
John | $30.00 |
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GS |
John | $30.00 |
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GS |
John | $25.00 |
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GS |
John |
SOLD |
Belgium Standard Rosewood/BF -- SOLD |
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Set of 85 Rosewood Belgium Standard bobbins. Each bobbin measures 4 1/8" in length. The thread neck is 1 1/8". Because Rosewood is no longer available this is an exceptional find. |
$3.00 each |
Pillows |
Block Pillow $150.00 |
This French style pillow
comes with 36 East Midland spangled bobbins with a piece
of Bedfordshire lace in progress. More pictures by
request. |
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33
Tønder Kniplinger by Meta Tønder Tonder Lace Manual with an Introduction to the Art of Making Lace and 33 Patterns SOLD |
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The
collection contains 33 Tønder lace patterns printed on
ready to go glazed tan pricking card and an instruction
book in English and Danish. This boxed collection is
well illustrated and includes a brief survey of the
history of lace. There is a chapter on tools
and materials and step-by-step descriptions of the various
stitches. There are step by step instructions for
the first 12 patterns and general instructions for the
other 21. Highly sought after this
compilation was originally published in 1952. The
collection is complete with all 33 patterns and is an
excellent condition. $65.00 |
Maltese Edging
14 1/2" x 4 $35.00 |
Fine
Milanese Edging 13 1/2" x 3" |
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Honiton Cuff - 10" x 3/4" - $50.00 SOLD | |
3 Armenian Needlelace Doiles - $50.00/set SOLD | ||
Maltese Circle, 22" Round, $250.00 SOLD | |
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Maltese Edging, 5' 8" (188"), $160.00 SOLD | |
Punto Maglie Italian Needlelace 14 1/2" x 10", $125.00 |
Youghal Collar $150.00 SOLD | |
Point de France Needlelace - Mint
Conditon - Exceptional - Linen 17th or 18th Century
28.5" x 2.25" $250.00 SOLD |
Fine Silk Thread Maltese Collar 4 measuring 26" x 20", $150.00 SOLD |
Unusual Duchesse appliquéd to net embroidered with Limerick lace fillings measuring 45" x 11 1/2", $500.00 SOLD |
Maltese Collar 3,
$95.00 SOLD |
18th Century Point de France Needlelace Fragment, 27" x 6" $85.00 SOLD |
Mixed Brussels Duchesse Fragment, 26" x 4 1/4", $75.00 SOLD |
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Nanduti Collar, 15 1/2" x 9" $125.00 SOLD |
Point de Gaze Collar 6, 12" x 7" $150.00 SOLD |
Maltese Collar 2, $90.00 SOLD |
Drawn Work and Embroidery with Bobbin Lace Edge, 7 1/8" x 7 1/8 $65.00 SOLD |