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“I had a sense that it might be a $1,000 or $2,000 piece,” she said, adding, “but I had no clue how good it actually was until I did a little bit more research.”

Jessica Vincent, who bought the rare item at a Goodwill, said: ‘I had a sense that it might be a $1,000 or $2,000 piece’

When Jessica Vincent bought a vase at a Goodwill store in Virginia, she had no idea it was designed by Carlo Scarpa, a renowned Italian architect.

Jessica Vincent had a feeling the incandescent vase might be worth something. Its history, however, stunned her.

A Goodwill shopper hit the jackpot after her $3.99 vase was identified as a rare work of Italian craftsmanship.

Jessica Vincent fondly remembers embarking on frequent thrifting trips — at secondhand stores, yard sales, flea markets — with her mother as a child. It’s a habit she retained into adulthood.

A vase bought for $3.99 from a Virginia thrift store has sold for more than $100,000.

Jessica Vincent, 43, unknowingly found an extremely rare Italian vase at her local Goodwill and bought it for $3.99. Designed by Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa, it sold for $107,100

(CNN) — Jessica Vincent fondly remembers embarking on frequent thrifting trips — at secondhand stores, yard sales, flea markets — with her mother as a child. It’s a habit she

Jessica Vincent often stops by the Goodwill in Hanover off Route 1 on her way home from work. On a regular afternoon in June, a colorful glass vase caught her