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The item turns out to be a rare glassware that was designed by Carlo Scarpa, a renowned Italian architect. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A vase purchased from a Goodwill outside Richmond, Virginia, for just $3.99 has been discovered to be an original piece by noted Italian architect Carlo Scarpa, and has been sold to a private collector for $107,100.

Virginia woman says she saved the rare artwork from ‘obscurity’

A thrifter bought a vase from Goodwill in Virginia for $3.99 that turned out to be a pice from Carlo Scarpa, it just sold for $107K.

Woman finds vase at Goodwill store originally designed by Italian architect Carlo Scarpa

Virginia woman says she saved the rare artwork from ‘obscurity’

A US woman who bought a glass vase for $3.99 at a local Goodwill charity shop has seen the piece auctioned off for more than $100,000 after it turned out to be a rare piece of Italian glassware.

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

After two dedicated glass specialists came from interstate to inspect the vase, the suspicions were confirmed: the piece was very real.

After two dedicated glass specialists came from interstate to inspect the vase, the suspicions were confirmed: the piece was very real.