A Virginia shopper might have found the best deal of her life after thrifting a rare Italian glass vase for $3.99. While shopping at a local Goodwill store with her partner, Jessica Vincent ...

To the untrained eye, the vase may seem like a normal glass piece with green and red streaks, but the Wright auction house, which handled the sale, says it is one of the rarest pieces they've ...

A person bought a glass vase for $3.99 at a Goodwill store in Richmond, Virginia, and then learned it was crafted by a famous Italian glass designer Carlo Scarpa. At auction, it went for more than ...

Vincent was curious about the small “M” mark on the bottom of the vase, and suspected it was made in Murano, an Italian island near Venice that is known for its high-end glass. “It was so ...

Crucially, Vincent said she recognized markings on the vase's base indicating that it was made in Italy, from high-end Murano glass. But one word remained a mystery to her, so once home she shared ...

"I saved the vase and the vase saved me," Jessica Vincent tells PEOPLE about her lucky find Susan Young is a reporter for PEOPLE. She started working for PEOPLE in 2008, covering entertainment ...

An Italian glass vase, purchased for $4 at a thrift store in Richmond, Virginia, fetched $107,100 (including buyer’s fee) on 13 December at Wright Auction House. Produced for the Italian ...

Randy Clark of the Dexter City Auction Gallery in Dexter City, Ohio, holds the Peoples Vase to be auctioned on Nov. 30. The rare piece of carnival glass will bring in from $110,000 to $140,000 ...