"Thrift Store Vase Valued at $3.99 Sells for Astounding $107,000"
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A woman purchased a green and burgundy striped vase for $3.99 at a Goodwill store in Virginia, suspecting it was made in Murano, Italy. After researching, she discovered it was an ultrarare piece from renowned Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa's "Pennellate" series. The vase was sold at auction for $107,100 to a private art collector in Europe. The unexpected windfall of $82,875 will be used to repair an old farmhouse. This is not the first time a valuable item has been found at a thrift store, as a similar incident occurred when a woman bought a $4 painting that turned out to be an N.C. Wyeth illustration.
- A $3.99 Goodwill vase sold for $107000: 'Gift from the thrifting gods' The Washington Post
- A Carlo Scarpa Vase Found in a Thrift Store Makes $107000 at Auction artnet News
- Goodwill Vase Sold for $3.99 Fetches More Than $100,000 at Auction The New York Times
- A $3.99 vase at Goodwill turns out to be worth over $100,000 USA TODAY
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