Antonio Salviati opened his glass factory in 1859 to help restore a local landmark to its former glory. A vase at the Cooper ...

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Jessica Vincent fondly remembers embarking on frequent thrifting trips - at secondhand stores, yard sales, flea markets - with her mother as a child. It's a habit she retained into adulthood, and one ...

Jessica Vincent often stops by the Goodwill in Hanover County, Virginia, on her way home from work. On a regular afternoon in June, a colorful glass vase caught her eye. It was 13 inches and wrapped ...

In Venice, a city known for its robust glassmaking history, the Gallerie dell'Accademia is home to *The Annunciation*, an Italian Renaissance painting by Paolo Veronese (1528-1588) depicting the scene ...

A Virginia woman is enjoying a dream that every thrift shop customer wishes for -- a vase she bought for $3.99 was a rare piece sold at an art auction last week for $107,100. Jessica Vincent’s find at ...

A new generation of artisans is adding to the long history of the Italian craft, known for its strange shapes, odd colors and secretive techniques. Contemporary Murano-inspired works, clockwise from ...

Have you noticed bowls or vases with irregular jutting edges and wondered why they weren’t symmetrical? Many antique glass bowls copied Victorian clothing fashions such as ruffling. Imitation of ...