Vladimir Kagan Walnut Snail Table
Vladimir Kagan Snail Table
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This iconic design by Vladimir Kagan of his snail coffee table is handmade. Original unaltered
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Vladimir Kagan Snail Coffee Table in Walnut
By Selig, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For sale, the iconic design, the snail table by Vladimir Kagan. Freshly refinished walnut spiral
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Glass, Walnut
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The iconic Snail coffee table by Vladimir Kagan, c.1960s, USA, is comprised of a bent walnut base
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Vintage Vladimir Kagan Walnut Snail Coffee Table
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Vladimir Kagan Walnut Glass Top Snail Table
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Classic coffee table designed by V. Kagan.
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By Vladimir Kagan
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Vladimir Kagan “Snail” Coffee Table with Glass Top for Selig
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Vladimir Kagan “Snail” coffee table with glass top for Selig.
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Vladimir Kagan Dining/Center table
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Chicago, IL
Snail dining table by Vladimir Kagan. Walnut base with glass top. Base measures 28" diameter X 29
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Vladimir Kagan Walnut Snail Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
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Located in San Francisco, CA
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Vladimir Kagan walnut snail table.
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By Vladimir Kagan
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Mid-Century Modern Vladimir Kagan Walnut Snail Coffee Table
By Vladimir Kagan
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Mid-Century Modern Vladimir Kagan walnut snail coffee table. Measures: 42"flat edge 1/2" plate
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By Vladimir Kagan
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Vladimir Kagan Snail Coffee Table in Walnut with Round Glass Top
By Vladimir Kagan
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A vintage mid-century walnut "snail" base coffee table by Vladimir Kagan, recently and beautifully
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Vladimir Kagan Snail Coffee Table in Walnut with Original Glass
By Selig, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A superb example of the iconic design, the snail table by Vladimir Kagan. Freshly refinished walnut
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Vladimir Kagan “Snail” Coffee Table for Selig
By Selig, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic coffee table designed by German-born architect and furniture designer Vladimir Kagan for
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Mid-Century Vladimir Kagan Design Snail Cocktail Table
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Vladimir Kagan for Selig.
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Vladimir Kagan Sculpted “Snail” Coffee Table for Selig
By Selig, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic coffee table designed by German-born architect and furniture designer Vladimir Kagan for
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By Vladimir Kagan, Adrian Pearsall
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By Vladimir Kagan, Selig
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Vladimir Kagan Snail coffee table in custom two-tone finish - the exterior is a dark walnut finish
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Snail cocktail table by Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
Elegant walnut spiral shaped "snail" base with square glass top.
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Snail Coffee Table Attributed to Vladimir Kagan
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Snail coffee table attributed to Vladimir Kagan. Base is molded walnut.
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Vladimir Kagan Snail Coffee Table Base
By Vladimir Kagan
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The coffee table base is in very good condition. Original glass top has a minor chip on the side
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Vladimir Kagan Snail Table in Walnut, USA, Designed for Selig, 1954
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Located in Hudson, NY
A classic piece of American modern design, the Snail table by Vladimir Kagan designed in 1954 for
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Vladimir Kagan Walnut Snail Coffee Table for Selig, Circa 1954
By Vladimir Kagan, Selig
Located in Chicago, IL
Snail coffee table.
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Walnut Spiral 'Snail' Coffee Table
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Located in Long Beach, CA
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Finding the Right coffee-tables-cocktail-tables for You
As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.
Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.
Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.
If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.
Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”
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