Roger Cox is selling some of his late wife Susan's 'English Lace School' lace through Bonham's Auctioneers. This link will take you to the 5 lots which comprise the lace items.
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21727/#/MR0_page=3 <http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21727/#/MR0_page=3&MR0_length=10&MR0_catego ry=list&q0=lace&MR0_currency=AUD&m0=0> &MR0_length=10&MR0_category=list&q0=lace&MR0_currency=AUD&m0=0 Susan Cox set up the English Lace School in Tiverton, UK in 1979. She succeeded in reviving lacemaking in the UK by teaching live-in lace classes and inviting the well-known lacemakers of Europe to come and teach at her Lace School. These items for sale were part of her private Collection and decorated the rooms of the Lace School. The school outgrew the premises at Tiverton and moved to Rockbeare, a village near Honiton. It closed a few years later do to the demands of the unexpected arrival of 2 young sons. So many of our well known lacemakers of today, Bobbin and Needlelace, after studying at the Lace School went on to teach and continue the revival and publish the books on which we now depend. The Lace School also started the John Bull Lace Competition (Mrs John Bull was the beneficiary) and after the closure of the School, the English Lace Guild continued the prestigious competition. Susan died from cancer in 2010? Small images of representative items are available to view. Annette, Wollongong Australia Where we have had a very wet and cool Christmas. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
