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  1. 1 1/8" "The Fox and the Crow" Ivory Vintage Lace (Made in France) Quickview

    1 1/8" "The Fox and the Crow" Ivory Vintage Lace (Made in France)

    This charming 1 1/8" wide ivory vintage lace depicts a scene from the Aesop's Fable, "The Fox and the Crow". It is an insertion lace, with a fine net background, a picot edge, and a 2 1/4" repeat. 100% cotton and imported from France. This fine vintage lace has some slight color variation. As Jean de la Fontaine said,
    "Flatterers thrive on fools' credulity. The lesson's worth a cheese, don't you agree?" The crow, shamefaced and flustered swore, Too late, however: "Nevermore!"
    $5.95

  2. 1 1/8" Triangular Ivory Vintage Lace (Made in France) Quickview

    1 1/8" Triangular Ivory Vintage Lace (Made in France)

    This 1 1/8" wide ivory vintage lace is mathematically inclined and covered with smart isosceles triangles. It is an insertion lace, with a fine net background and picot edge. It comes in several companion sizes. Imported from France.
    $6.95

  3. 1 1/4" Floral Ivory Vintage Lace (Made in France) Quickview

    1 1/4" Floral Ivory Vintage Lace (Made in France)

    This 1 1/4" wide deepest ivory vintage lace consists of delicate netting, flanked by rows of stemmed open roses. This charming lace is an ecru color, with a simple picot trim on both edges. 100% cotton. Made in France.
    $5.95

  4. 1 3/8" Ivory Cotton Vintage Lace Quickview

    1 3/8" Ivory Cotton Vintage Lace

    This 1 3/8" wide ivory cotton vintage lace has a charming 1930s feel, reminiscent of the pottery designs of Clarice Cliff. The stylized flowers in this insertion lace are bordered by gentle scalloped edges.
    $8.95

  5. 1 3/8" Ivory Floral Cotton Vintage Lace (Made in Switzerland) Quickview

    1 3/8" Ivory Floral Cotton Vintage Lace (Made in Switzerland)

    This 1 3/8" wide ivory cotton vintage lace is strewn with lovely old-fashioned blossoms on a trellis background. This is an edging lace, with a scalloped border. 100% cotton. Made in Switzerland.
    $11.95

  6. 1 1/2" Ivory Cotton Vintage Lace Quickview

    1 1/2" Ivory Cotton Vintage Lace

    This 1 1/2" wide ivory cotton vintage lace chimes with bell-shaped flowers on graceful vines. This edging lace is as deliciously heavy as a Venice lace, and has a deep scalloped border with a picot edge.
    $8.95

  7. 2 1/4" Floral Ivory Vintage Lace (Made in France) Quickview

    2 1/4" Floral Ivory Vintage Lace (Made in France)

    2 1/4" wide deep ivory silk vintage lace adorned with an riotous blooming floral and fulsome leaf design on a fine net background. The color is a deep warm ecru, and one border has a very shallow scallop topped off with a wee picot trim. This edging lace would be a sweetly romantic embellishment to a bridal grown or veil. Made in France.
    $14.50

  8. 2 1/2" Floral Ivory Silk Vintage Lace (Made in France) Quickview

    2 1/2" Floral Ivory Silk Vintage Lace (Made in France)

    This 2 1/2" wide ivory silk vintage insertion lace is a gossamer wonder of delicate flowing flowers on a fine net background. Both sides are edged with a row of wee diamonds, framing the simple floral design. Made in France.
    $14.95

  9. 3 1/4" Floral Ivory Vintage Lace (Made in France) Quickview

    3 1/4" Floral Ivory Vintage Lace (Made in France)

    This beautiful 3 1/4" wide ivory vintage insertion lace has graciously fulsome roses and leaves upon an open net background. The blooms are so old-fashioned and sweet-appearing that one half expects a honey bee to come wandering out! The roses come in a 1 3/4" repeat. Made in France.
    $27.95

  10. 3 1/4" Ivory Cotton Vintage Lace Quickview

    3 1/4" Ivory Cotton Vintage Lace

    3 1/4" wide ivory vintage lace with stylized open-petaled flowers and leaves on a large net background. This insertion lace is as heavy as a Venice lace, and would be beautifully old-fashioned as bed-linen trimming, or on the cuffs of a velvet evening jacket.
    $27.95

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