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 ...

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 ...

Jessica Vincent found this rare Murano glass vase in an op shop in Virginia. It sold at auction for $171,000. Photo / AP Jessica Vincent had just started surveying the shelves of a Virginia thrift ...

An Italian glass vase ... Venini on the Venetian island of Murano, its path to a Goodwill is a mystery to all parties, especially given the vase’s near-perfect condition. Jessica Vincent ...

Jessica Vincent had just started surveying the shelves of a Virginia thrift store when a vase caught her eye. It was shaped like a bottle and had ribbons of color, aqua green and amethyst purple ...

Jessica Vincent, 43, was scouring her local Goodwill when a 13-inch Murano glass vase wrapped in burgundy and green brushstrokes caught her eye. She suspected there was something special about ...

Scarpa created the 13.5-inch-tall vase for Venini, one of the leading makers of Murano glass, in the 1940s, according to Wright Auction House. The artist used a complex technique to combine ...