Rare Carlo Scarpa Venini vase found in a thrift store fetches over $100K at auction
about 13 months ago (12/17/2023)
Carlo Scarpa Venini vase from thrift store sold for $100K | Wallpaper Detail of the ‘Pennellate’ vase, model 3664, Venini, Italy (c.1947), left, and its barely visible identification, right (Image credit: Courtesy Wright) By Adrian Madlener published 17 December 2023 We’ve all seen an episode of Antiques Roadshow in which someone’s dusty attic find is appraised for much higher than first expected. But we never imagine it happening to us. When Virginia-based vintage object aficionado Jessica Vincent pulled down a coloured glass vase she spotted on the shelf at her local Goodwill thrift store, she had no idea that she was uncovering one of the rarest examples of famed 20th-century designer Carlo Scarpa ’s limited-run ‘Pennellate’ series.