'Gift from the thrifting gods': $6 op-shop vase sold for $160,000
After two dedicated glass specialists came from interstate to inspect the vase, the suspicions were confirmed: the piece was very real.
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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.
“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.”
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.