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Italian Serpentine Writing Desk

Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian (18th Century) walnut serpentine shaped desk with 2 side doors and 2 narrow front
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk
Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk
H 35.75 in W 44.75 in D 18 in
Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Figural Library Table Writing Desk 52
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Neo-Renaissance Revival parlor / library table or writing desk, circa 1870s Made of walnut
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Antique 1870s Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Régence Style Marquetry Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A magnificent and very rare Régence style marquetry inlaid grand bureau plat or writing desk
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Régence Style Marquetry Writing Desk
Régence Style Marquetry Writing Desk
H 37.41 in W 87.8 in D 43.31 in
Venetian Painted Italian Louis XV Style Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A most charming vintage, circa 1960, Italian Venetian writing table (desk - vanity - console) with
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

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Gesso, Wood, Paint

Italian Baroque Style Desk Lacquered by Artist Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical charming diminutive scale Italian writing table, desk, or vanity made in the Baroque
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20th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French 19th C.Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Bureau-Plat Desk Attr. Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1817-1877). The serpentine shaped rectangular top enclosing a gilt tooled burgundy leather writing
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Italian Rococo Early 19th Century Oak Table with Carved Apron and Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Rococo style walnut and oak table from the early 19th century, with serpentine top
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Italian Walnut Burl Louis XV Bombay Style Serpentine Writing Desk VGC
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Hand-made in Italy, circa 1950s or 60s, this gorgeous 5-drawer Louis XV or Bombay style desk in
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Vintage 1960s Italian Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass

Venetian Painted Desk
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A rare, Venetian, serpentine painted writing desk. Six drawers with 4 original keys. Hand painted
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Desks

Materials

Wood, Paint

Venetian Painted Desk
Venetian Painted Desk
H 31 in W 53.5 in D 31.25 in
Antique Italian Venetian Olive Burl Serpentine Secretary Slant Desk Bureau Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive antique Italian Venetian drop front secretary desk. Made from olive burl with a
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Secretaires

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Olive, Burl

Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Walnut Figural Carved Writing Desk 52"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Neo-Renaissance Revival writing desk. Made of walnut featuring Neoclassical styling with
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Antique Late 19th Century Renaissance Secretaires

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Walnut

Italian Baroque Walnut and Bone Inlaid Writing Bureau / Chest
Located in Essex, MA
serpentine slant lid desk section inlaid with central cherub and birds, opening to a fitted interior, the
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Antique 1740s Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bone, Walnut

Italian Rococo Oyster Burl Secretary Cabinet / Desk
Located in New York, NY
Italian Rococo secretary desk / cabinet with an upper door that folds down to reveal a writing
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Brass

Italian Mid-18th Century Genovese St. Hand Painted Cabinet / Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most decorative Italian mid 18th century Genovese st. hand painted cabinet/desk
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Antique 18th Century Italian Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Fine Italian 19th Century Floral Marquetry Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center Table Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
mounted center table or writing desk. The serpentine inlaid shaped top centered with a marquetry floral
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Center Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique Walnut Dutch Marquetry Bureau Cabinet Bookcase 18th Century
Located in London, GB
fitted with an inset green leather and gold tooled writing surface. The bombe' serpentine base has
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Antique 1780s Dutch Bookcases

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Walnut

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Located in Bridgeport, CT
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Located in Rio Vista, CA
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Italian 19th Century Lit De Presentation, Presentation Bed
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Antique Rococo Style Venetian Hand Painted Vanity Desk & Side Tables, Set of 3
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Exceptional 18thc Painted Venetian Secretary Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fantastic painted Italian secretary with original designs, paint and interior silk fabric.
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires

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20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood Italian Commode, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
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Royal Venetian 18th Century Trousseau Cassone
Located in New Orleans, LA
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Round Room with Shagreen Wallpaper
H 984.26 in Dm 1,736.23 in

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Exceptional Italian Inlaid Desk
Located in Bantam, CT
An exceptional 18th century inlaid desk, the front with a writing slide above two drawers and two
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Antique 1750s Italian Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Exceptional Italian Inlaid Desk
Exceptional Italian Inlaid Desk
H 32.5 in W 48 in D 28.5 in
Walnut, fruit wood and bone metamorphic writing table
Located in New York, NY
writing table has a shaped serpentine molded rectangular top with eared corners and incurved front
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut, Fruitwood, Bone

18th Century Walnut Kidney Shape Desk
Located in Milan, IT
Very beautiful kidney shape walnut and inlaid desk, open in the front with a serpentine form
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Desks

18th Century Walnut Kidney Shape Desk
18th Century Walnut Kidney Shape Desk
H 31.89 in W 50.01 in D 29.14 in
Italian Mahogany Server or Writing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Reverse-serpentine top with scalloped sides, covered by protective conforming sculptured glass
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Italian Painted Slant Front Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An Italian painted pine slant front desk with serpentine sides and arbalete front. Beautifully
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

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Italian Painted Slant Front Desk
Italian Painted Slant Front Desk
H 42 in W 44 in D 19 in
Desk Manufactured in Italy Second Half of 1800s
Located in Milano, IT
An elegant desk with serpentine legs. Three drawers, shaped sides and front. The shaped top shows a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Tulipwood

1940s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Burl Walnut Wood Desk Vanity Console Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very fine Italian Art Deco table with serpentine shaped front and three drawers with brass handles
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Burl Wood Venetian Desk
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Three drawer, serpentine, Venetian desk in Burl Wood veneer with bronze hardware and accents.
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Early 20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

Burl Wood Venetian Desk
Burl Wood Venetian Desk
H 31 in W 59 in D 28.75 in
20th Century French Louis XV Carved Leather Top Marquetry & Bronze Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
Created in Italy circa 2000 by Josephine Homes, this elegant antique desk stands on cabriole legs
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Early 2000s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

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Bronze

19th Century Louis Revival Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour
Located in London, GB
writing desk, circa 1860 in date. The bonheur du jour comprises a pair of serpentine cupboard doors which
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Antique 1860s French Desks and Writing Tables

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Ormolu

19th Century Northern Italian Rococo Writing Desk Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and magnificent Italian Rococo pewter inlaid fruitwood three piece writing desk with
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Desks

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North Italian Serpentine Front Banded Walnut Rococo Style Secretary Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This fine North Italian Austrian inspired fall front banded walnut secretary desk features a fall
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Secretaires

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Painted Italian Writing Table with Acanthus Carved Apron
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Writing desk or console table, finished on all sides, having a painted finish, showing natural wear
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Mid-20th Century Italian Console Tables

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Located in CH
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Located in Pasadena, CA
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Located in Rio Vista, CA
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By Sterling USA
Located in Forney, TX
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Located in Kennesaw, GA
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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Mid-20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Carved Italian Writing Table
Carved Italian Writing Table
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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Writing table, having a molded rectangular desk top in faux mabre, on distressed painted base
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Mid-20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood

Faux Painted Italian Writing Table
Faux Painted Italian Writing Table
H 29.5 in W 48 in D 23 in
Narrow Painted Italian Writing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Writing desk or console table, having a painted finish, showing natural wear, its molded
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Narrow Painted Italian Writing Table
H 29 in W 42.5 in D 19.25 in
Northern Italian Burlwood Writing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bureau plat, having patchwork veneers of burled olivewood, framed in banding, its shaped desk top
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Mid-20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

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Olive

Northern Italian Burlwood Writing Table
Northern Italian Burlwood Writing Table
H 30 in W 56 in D 29.25 in
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Located in London, GB
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Located in Rio Vista, CA
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Milan, IT
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Located in London, GB
with three small drawers and a gold tooled light green leather writing surface that slides out so there
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Located in Gloucestershire, GB
, with a great color. The lower part with three serpentine drawers, and a writing surface with seven
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Antique 18th Century European Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Italian Chinoiserie Bureau-Cabinet
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Exuberant 18the century Italian, bureau-cabinet in the Chinoiserie taste, in two sections overall
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Italian Chinoiserie Bureau-Cabinet
Italian Chinoiserie Bureau-Cabinet
H 99 in W 44 in D 19 in
Italian 1860s Inlaid Desk with Sliding Quarter Veneered Top Revealing Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian inlaid desk from the mid-19th century, with quarter veneered sliding top revealing
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Desks

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Wood

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Italian Serpentine Writing Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Italian serpentine writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An Italian serpentine writing desk — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Italian serpentine writing desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right Italian serpentine writing desk, those designed in Baroque, Rococo and louis xv styles are of considerable interest. A well-made Italian serpentine writing desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Ira Yeager are consistently popular.

How Much is an Italian Serpentine Writing Desk?

An Italian serpentine writing desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $21,500, while the lowest priced sells for $2,000 and the highest can go for as much as $352,849.