APPRAISER: Well, it is a piece of art glass,that I can assure you. It was actually made at a company called Cappellin Venini, or Venini, which was based in Murano.

Even without the mark, DuMouchelle was able to confirm that it is art glass, as Kemper suspected. “If we were to put this up for auction, we would list it as something like “Continental art ...

The vase was produced by the renowned glass company Venini and designed by Italian architect Carlo Scarpa, who died in 1978. One response on Facebook gave her chills: "Those are very rare.

Contemporary Murano-inspired works, clockwise from top left: Stories of Italy black-and-white reversible vase, about $260, storiesofitaly.com; Hawkins New York Confetti double old-fashioned glass ...

Manufactured by Compagnia di Venezia e Murano (CVM), Vase with Dolphins and Flowers (ca. 1880s–1890). Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

The vase was then listed as part of Wright's "Important Italian Glass" sale with a valuation of between $30,000 and $50,000. The final sale price more than doubled the top estimate.

Jessica Vincent, 43, was scouring her local Goodwill when she found a 13-inch Murano glass vase wrapped in burgundy and green brushstrokes and bought it for $3.99 ...

Appraisal: Murano Green Glass Vase by Scarpa, ca. 1930, from Boise Hour 3.