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.
A glass vase purchased for $3.99 from a Goodwill store in Virginia was auctioned for over $107,000 when it was found to be designed by Carlo Scarpa for famed Italian company Venini in 1942.
When Jessica Vincent spotted a large, candy-cane coloured vase on a Goodwill store shelf, it was love at first sight. But she had no idea the thrift store find she bought for five bucks was, in fact, a rare Italian masterpiece that would eventually auction for $143,370.