Lovely Handmade Reticella Needle Lace Doily die-cut letters ) Displays as nicely open

) Displays as nicely open as it does closed as a box

I'll never pass by a chromotrope if I can help it--optical magic of the purest sort

but it's a rare one

but of course I find it all the more beautiful for it

It doesn't appear that this set was much if at all used

Lovely Handmade Reticella Needle Lace Doily die-cut letters ) Displays as nicely openI'm a sucker for a needle lace doily like this; all those precise, tiny knots. This one in ecru, early 20th century I believe, feels to me like a snowflake to hang in the window for winter. Not especially uncommon to find these, but I think this is a lovely one. 6 5 8" in diameter, very good condition, a few small stains toning in a couple of spots, very minor and not detracting.