In December, 1910, probably the most valuable collection ever placed upon the market was dispersed at Messrs. Christie's. The late Sir William Abdy Bt., had for many years devoted his time and money to the collection of valuable lace, such as now can only be seen in the great national collections. The prices obtained are significant of the huge sums which must be paid to obtain wearable pieces of valuable lace such as skirt lengths, 3- or 4-yard lengths of deep flouncings, shawls, coverlets, aprons, &c.
| £ | s. | d. |
| A fine Point d'Alençon skirt, 2½ yards,
44 inches deep | 160 | 0 | 0 |
| A fine Point d'Alençon scarf, 2 yards
9 inches × 10 inches deep | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| A Point d'Argentan Berthe, 9½ inches deep | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| A Point d'Argentan flounce, 6 yards 30
inches × 5½ inches deep | 140 | 0 | 0 |
| A Point d'Argentan flounce, 2 yards 26
inches long × 25 inches deep | 210 | 0 | 0 |
| A Point d'Argentan flounce, 3 yards 28
inches long × 24 inches deep | 310 | 0 | 0 |
| A Point d'Argentan flounce, 3 yards 35
inches long × 25 inches deep | 431 | 0 | 0 |
| A Point d'Argentan flounce, 3 yards 16
inches long × 24½ inches deep | 290 | 0 | 0 |
| An Italian gold and thread lace flounce,
4 yards long, 29 inches deep | 740 | 0 | 0 |
| A length of Italian Rose Point, 4 yards
15 inches long, 3 inches deep | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| An old Italian Rose Point flounce, 3
yards 31 inches long, 17½ inches deep | 660 | 0 | 0 |
| An old Italian Rose Point square, 31
inches × 34 inches | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| An old Italian Rose Point flounce, 3
yards 19 inches long, 7½ inches deep | 520 | 0 | 0 |
| An old Italian Rose Point panel, 34
inches × 9 inches | 95 | 0 | 0 |
| A Point de Venise lappet à réseau, 46
inches long, 5¼ inches wide | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Point de Venise trimming, 8 yards long
× 4 inches deep | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| A piece of flat Venetian insertion, 4
yards × 3¾ inches deep | 92 | 0 | 0 |
| A Rose Point flounce, 4 yards long × 5
inches deep | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| A Rose Point flounce, 3 yards 31 inches
long × 22 inches deep | 600 | 0 | 0 |
| A Rose Point flounce, 4 yards 7 inches
long × 24 inches deep | 540 | 0 | 0 |
| A Rose Point flounce, 3 yards 32 inches
long × 15 inches deep | 560 | 0 | 0 |
| A Rose Point flounce, 4 yards 11 inches long × 18 inches deep, and a pair of
sleeves en suite | 650 | 0 | 0 |
| A Rose Point flounce, 4 yards 3 inches
long × 11½ inches deep | 510 | 0 | 0 |
| A raised Point de Venise square, 1 yard
24 inches long × 1 yard 6 inches wide | 450 | 0 | 0 |
| An Old Brussels apron, 41 inches wide,
37 inches deep | 145 | 0 | 0 |
| A specimen piece of early Valenciennes,
2 yards long × 7 inches deep | 42 | 0 | 0 |
The following prices have been given by the South Kensington authorities for specimens shown:—
EGYPTIAN EMBROIDERY.
Found in a tomb at Thebes.
