Vetreria Fratelli Toso Fratelli Toso Murano Glass Millefiori Vase, ca. 1950 11.25 x 8 x 7.25 in. (28.6 x 20.3 x 18.4 cm.) ...

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 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.

In June, Jessica Vincent purchased this vase for $3.99 during a quick stop at Goodwill on her way home from work. This week ,it sold for more than $100,000.

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.