But to the left of Mary's figure, viewers can spot a small translucent vessel — a vase whose delicate and difficult-to-produce form inspired glass designer Vittorio Zecchin in 1921.

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 ...

Shoppers struck luck at a Virginia thrift shop after a vase bought at $3.99 was sold into the art world for more than $100,000. 24/7 Live Fresno County North Valley South Valley Foothills/Sierra.

Then she saw the "Murano Italia" marking, indicating it was made from Venetian glass on the island of Murano.She figured it must be worth at least $1,000. "It did not have a tag. But when I took ...

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.

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. Every ...

A Virginia woman is enjoying a dream that every thrift shop customer wishes for -- a vase she bought for $3.99 was a rare piece sold at an art auction last week for $107,100. >> Read more trending ...

Flash forward a couple months and the vase has now sold for over $107,000. The bottle-shaped design features a swirling pattern that's blown with translucent red and opaque seafoam green glass.

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.