A rare 1902 Loetz Argus glass vase designed by Austrian Kolomon Moser is expected to sell for $10,000 to $15,000 at an upcoming auction after being purchased from a thrift store for $4.99.

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But she had no idea the thrift store vase she bought for $3.99 US ($5.34 Cdn) was, in fact, a rare Italian masterpiece that would eventually sell at auction for $107,100 US ($143,370 Cdn).

A gold-colored band decorates this Vaseline glass vase made by the Moser Glass company in the 1920s or '30s. The 4 1/2-inch-high vase sold for 00 at a Jackson's auction in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Sales records call it a Moser-style vase. Smart collectors know that certain pieces of circa-1900 art glass made by the Ludwig Moser and Sons Glassworks in Karlsbad, Austria, are prized by ...

He bought glass vases and tableware from others because he was not granted the right to make his own glass until 1892. The early glass was known for its exceptional engraving.