A tiny vase purchased from a U.K. thrift store for £2.50 ($3.20) by an eagle-eyed couple turned out to be a rare Japanese artifact that could sell for more than £10,000 ($13,000) when it heads ...

Some of you will remember a parent getting a flower gift in a small peculiar vase with the face of a glamorous woman, perhaps wearing a fancy hat. Others may remember an aunt or other relative ...