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A woman who bought a vase for $3.99 at a Virginia thrift store recently sold it for $107,000. Jessica Vincent said he bought it at a Goodwill outside Richmond and thought it would look nice in her house. But she soon learned the vase was extremely rare. It came from the Venetian island of Murano and was designed by the late architect Carlo Scarpa. The vase sold this month through Wright Auction House to a private European collector. Vincent plans to buy a new heating system in her farmhouse with the money. She is currently using two space heaters.
“I always felt like I had a good eye," said Jessica Vincent, who visits thrift stores a few times a week with her partner. “But I’m really surprised that nobody picked it up before I did.” ....
The piece looked old amongst the clutter of measuring cups, candles and other tchotchkes but, Vincent made out the words “Murano” and “Italia" on its base. ....
Jessica Vincent bought a $3.99 vase at a Goodwill in Virginia because she thought it would look nice in her house. She soon learned how much it was really worth. ....