I saw the question. A year or two ago the Met had a Vigee LeBrun exhibit. She was the artist who painted the French aristocracy right up to the Revolution and even beyond, as she also fled. I thought it would be interesting to have a viewing of lace such as in the paintings. Most of it was Alencon, though. I do recall a piece that was bobbin lace and I recall thinking that it looked like a good candidate to be done in point ground, because it was largely mesh with only tiny motifs around the edge, but, it was actually Valenciennes. I went looking for the pictures, but I canât find them. However, the lace at that time was all this tiny motifs and edges. I have a lace collection that includes samples purchased over the years, dated by knowledgeable dealers and collectors. So, I just had a look through them. Incredibly most of the tiny motif lace that I have is Mechlin, although you donât know it unless you look at it with strong magnification. However I have found one piece that is point ground. A previous dealer has written Lille 1760-1790 on it. I suppose it is possible that it is Empire style. It has some suspicious looking leaves on it, sort of like laural.. Do you want me to share a photo, possibly on Ning? Devon
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