Handmade Needle Lace Flower Medallion chunky vase it's about 18 1/2" long

it's about 18 1/2" long

Approx 2 1/8" t x 2 3/8 w

My guess is that it dates from the late 19th century or so

There are so many great old handmade wooden doorstops out there

Handmade Needle Lace Flower Medallion chunky vase it's about 18 1/2" longI find handmade lace a small miracle, and find it impossible not to rescue pieces like this when I come across them what labor and patience went into all of those tiny stitches! Though I have found this sort of lace called Belgian, a little further research has led me to understand the origins of the technique to be, I think, Venetian. The fineness of this example makes me think it has a good bit of age to it, but I am not an expert. 7" in diameter