BEVERLY, Mass. – Fans of Martha Stewart flocked to the Martha Stewart Studio Props sale at Kaminski Auctions May 5-6. Many fans, new to the experience of buying at auction, enthusiastically bid on over 1,000 lots of Martha’s studio props. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
DOUGLASS, Kan. – Part 1 of the lifetime collection of R.S. Prussia antique porcelain from the late John and Lavaun Headlee of Illinois – nearly all the pieces in the rare cobalt blue color – will be sold at public auction on Saturday, May 26, by Woody Auction starting at 9:30 a.m. Central Time. It will be an absolute auction, with no reserves. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – Originally developed in 1907 for use in the automotive and electrical industries by Leo Baekeland, a scientist working in Yonkers, N.Y., Bakelite was an early form of plastic that was not only a great insulator as it didn’t conduct electricity, but also it proved to be the perfect medium for costume jewelry.