FREE: Very RARE Vintage Signed Steuben's Fine Art Glass "Puppy Love" Hand Cooler/Paperweight

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This auction is for a RARE Vintage Signed Steuben's Fine Art Glass Hand Cooler/Paperweight, called "Puppy Love," that was crafted by Lloyd Atkins, c.1986. The Two snuggling puppies reflect the "cozy comfort of a life shared."

There are no knicks, scratches, or cracks visible looking at the piece in display position. However, there is a small, non deep scratch on bottom of this piece. The GIN would have 457125, but, I adjusted the FIXED GIN price for the scratch.
I Have only found 5 of these sculptures for sale on Internet in the last decade.

... Since 1903, Steuben Glass has been made by hand at the Corning, New York factory. Their unique glass is made from an outstanding optical formula. Steuben's state-of-the-art melting ensures glass that is exceptionally pure and free of even the tiniest visual imperfections. Their skilled artisans work in teams around reheating ovens called glory holes, directed by a master "gaffer." Each gather of molten glass is carried from tank to glory hole, where it is formed "at the fire" with blowpipes, pontil rods, shears, calipers, and other tools little changed over centuries. Finished pieces are slowly cooled in annealing ovens, then cut, polished, and engraved by hand. Each example is minutely inspected before it is signed with a diamond-tipped pen. Imperfect items are destroyed. There are no seconds at Steuben.

... Art glass is an item that is made, usually for decoration but also for purpose, from glass that has been worked into a form that is considered pleasing to the eye. Such techniques include stained glass windows, leaded lights (also called leadlights), glass that has been placed into a kiln so that it will mould into a shape, glassblowing, sandblasted glass, and copper-foil glasswork. Art glass has grown in popularity in recent years with many artists becoming famous for their work; resulting in more colleges offering curriculum to learn the thechnique of working with glass.