The Collectors Offering Thousands For a Piece of Pyrex

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( FRIDAY, APRIL 28 HOME LIFE [The Collectors Offering Thousands For a Piece of Pyrex]( Raiding grandma’s cupboards is no longer enough. Photo: Nate Smith “20,000 for a bowl?” That’s what most people said as the price of Lucky in Love continued ticking up on an eBay auction last year. No Pyrex is rarer than this bowl in the hearts-and-shamrocks print from 1959. Because it was a prototype or a limited edition from 1959, only a few pieces have survived, and even fewer find their way to the open market. Still, $22,100 — the winning bid — is a lot of money. (The previous record for a Pyrex dish in this pattern was around $6,000). Thousands viewed posts about the auction on [YouTube,]( TikTok, and Instagram until the final sum came in. “For heaven’s sake. Grandma’s around the world are rolling around in their graves!” wrote one viewer. The auction brought a new wave of attention to die-hard Pyrex fans and their corners of the Internet. In the “Let’s Chat About Pyrex” Facebook group, which has more than 500 members, and in groups like Pyrex Collectors and Pyrex and All Things Vintage, with more than 25,000 members each, members speculated about who the bidder might be. Was it the Corning Museum? Martha Stewart? The seller trying to artificially inflate the price? The forums are normally filled with friendly chatter about new acquisitions, holiday-themed displays, and rare patterns spotted in an antiques mall or on Facebook marketplace. But rising prices and increasing competition have brought some tension into a scene that many consider a community. Just a few days ago, another piece of rare Pyrex — a pink bowl in the Duchess pattern, with its original lid and brass warming stand included — sold on eBay for more than $4,000. [Continue reading »]( [Exclusive Anniversary Offer:]( Get a limited-edition tote plus save up to 60% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [The Zaha Hadid AI Feedback Loop Patrik Schumacher is one architect eager to hand over design work to Midjourney.]( By Diana Budds [One of the Last Negro League Ballparks Has Been Saved The restored Hinchcliffe Stadium in Paterson, New Jersey, reopens next month.]( By Joe DeLessio [Chaos and Betrayal on Day One of Bed Bath & Beyond’s Closeout Sale “They tricked everyone.” At the Chelsea megastore, customers raged at the lack of deals.]( By Clio Chang [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( Introducing The City Desk, a weekly newsletter about New York. [Sign up to get it every Thursday](. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](link.nymag.com/manage/588/optout-curbed?email={EMAIL}&hash=6c53b63a8e3fad70ad4ef13004527437¶m=curbed) | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved