From Thrift Store Bargain to Auction Sensation: Woman's $3.99 Vase Fetches $107,000
TL;DR
A woman in Virginia purchased a large glass vase from a local Goodwill for $3.99, not knowing its true value. After posting photos online, she discovered it was a rare Carlos Scarpa-designed "Pennellate" vase made by Italian glass company Venini in 1947. The vase sold for $107,100 at a Chicago auction house to a European art collector. The woman plans to use the money to update her farmhouse and considers it a Christmas miracle.
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