Vladimir Kagan (American, 1927-2016) Glass-Top Cantilevered Partner's Desk, 6990 Series, USA, circa 1970Walnut veneer, oak interior, satin aluminum, tempered glassComprising two floating pedestals, each with one shallow drawer and one file drawer, with a glass peninsula supported by a veneered pedestal with leveling feetUnmarked(H: 29, W: 77, D: 80 in.)Qty: (1)ProvenanceProperty from the Personal Collection of Vladimir KaganLiteratureVladimir Kagan, Theplete Kagan, Pointed Leaf Press, 2004, p. 179-177 (similar model illustrated)Vladimir Kagan Designs, Inc., New York, trade catalogue, circa 1975, p. 81 (similar model illustrated)Overall fair to good condition; with moderate to heavy wearmensurate with age and everyday use; the veneered cases and pedestal with overall wear including scuffs, scratches, finish wear, and stains to top of cases; the cases with scattered losses to lower edges and corners, including lower edge of file drawers. The central pedestal with feet having larger losses of veneer and substrate proximate to three of the four point where the feet meet the pedestal (consistent with the feet having been torqued against the pedestal), including a 2 in. x 1 in. loss at front right foot, surmounted by a 4 in. diagonal crack in the veneer and substrate, surmounted by an 8 in. edge separation to the veneer; a 3 in. x 1 in. diagonal crack rising from the rear right foot; and a 1 5/8 in. x 1 1/2 in. triangular loss to veneer and substrate near the rear left foot. Glass with moderate wear including heavier scratches and edge wear, one uneven 1 in. x 3/8 in. chip to rear corner of glass.