Lovely Handmade Reticella Needle Lace Doily die-cut letters 7 1/8" t x 4

7 1/8" t x 4 5/8" w

but also somehow of de Chirico paintings

The Encampment Tent is a common IOOF symbol and also a level of degrees

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

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

Lovely Handmade Reticella Needle Lace Doily die-cut letters 7 1/8" t x 4I'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.