Melbourne Salvos op shopper stunned as $8 item turns out to be 'rare' Bitossi Ceramiche piece worth hundreds Object was from luxury ceramic brand Item could be worth up to $1000 READ MORE: Aussie two dollar coin could be worth $6,000 By Pranav Harish For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:29, 13 June 2024 | Updated: 09:30, 13 June 2024 e-mail View comments An eagle-eyed bargain hunter was stunned to find a rare ceramic item worth hundreds of dollars for a fraction of the price at her local op shop Laura Feeger came across the $8 cat-shaped item designed by luxury Italian ceramics company, Bitossi Ceramiche, at a Salvation Army store in Melbourne , on Tuesday. Bitossi Ceramiche, a company which was founded in Florence in northern Italy in 1867, designs dozens of hand crafted ceramic items that retail for several hundreds of dollars. Many items from the designer range boast a price tag of more than $1,000.

An op shop fan picked a rare cat shaped ceramic piece at Salvos (pictured) Read More Budget shopper loses it at $280 item in an op shop Ms Feeger, who found the object placed next to some old coffee mugs on a shelf was left in disbelief. 'I had pivoted around to then see the cat staring back at me and it felt like I floated over to it,' she told Yahoo . 'I picked it up and was in shock.

I collect Bitossi and had recognised the patterns used, but had never seen this shaped cat before.' Ms Feeger detailed her find on social media, which attracted the attention of equally amazed.