"If you're hoping to spot a unicorn piece at a thrift store, understanding fabrication techniques is essential," a certified ...

"I knew within five minutes that I had something valuable," John Carcerano, the Chicago area resident who found the plate, told Newsweek.

A man in Illinois recently made the thrift store find of a lifetime after purchasing a plate for $4.99 at a Goodwill. Carpet cleaner John Carcerano discovered the piece of porcelain, which was hidden ...

Carpet cleaner John Carcerano discovered the piece of porcelain, which was hidden underneath a more modern plate, was actually an 18th-century Chinese armorial export plate. Because Carcerano was ...

A man turned his passion for thrifting into a pretty big payday after discovering a very expensive vintage ... establish the plate's identity and worth before even stepping up to the cash register, ...

He almost overlooked it completely, as it was stacked beneath a modern plate. “I picked up a rare 18th-century Chinese armorial export plate at Goodwill ... has spent the last 35 years buying and ...

Beneath it was a piece of porcelain - an 18th-century Chinese armorial export plate. John took a picture of the plate on Google Lens and found a similar one that was recently sold for £3,550.

Antiques Roadshow viewers saw two historic plates, one of which had a crack running down the middle, leave experts gobsmacked back in 2014. These blue and yellow plates, which depict King James II ...