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
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
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
Category
Antique 1870s Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 29.5 in W 34 in D 23 in
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
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
Category
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
H 31.25 in W 78.5 in D 35.5 in
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 31 in W 47 in D 28.25 in
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
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass
H 30.75 in W 50.5 in D 28 in
Venetian Painted Desk
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A rare, Venetian, serpentine painted writing desk. Six drawers with 4 original keys. Hand painted
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Olive, Burl
H 39 in W 18 in D 37 in
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Renaissance Secretaires
Materials
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
Category
Antique 1740s Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 31 in W 53.75 in D 36 in
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
Category
Antique 1780s Dutch Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
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H 38 in W 38 in D 19.5 in
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Located in Rio Vista, CA
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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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H 30.5 in W 33.5 in D 16 in
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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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Located in New Orleans, LA
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Italian Venetian Style Blue-Painted Trompe l'Oeil Secretary Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
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By Emilio Terry
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
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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, 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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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
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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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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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
H 29.53 in W 49.22 in D 16.93 in
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
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
H 32 in W 69 in D 30 in
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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Pewter
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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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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An 18th Century Italian Venetian Rococo Walnut Slant Front Desk Bureau Bookcase
Located in CH
An 18th century Italian Venetian Rococo walnut slant front desk bureau bookcase. The arched
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Wood
H 92.25 in W 44.25 in D 24.25 in
Italian Cream Paint and Parcel Gilt Secretary
Located in Pasadena, CA
landscape; the lower section comprised of a desk with a serpentine bombé front; the fall-front desk painted
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Painted Secretary Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
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Italian Neoclassical Architectural Style Bookcase
By Sterling USA
Located in Forney, TX
- writing desk, while revealing a spacious interior fitted with two drawers and three open niche cubbies. A
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Located in Kennesaw, GA
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Carved Italian Writing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Mid-20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
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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
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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Writing desk or console table, having a painted finish, showing natural wear, its molded
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Vintage 1940s Italian Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
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Wood
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
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Located in London, GB
A gorgeous antique French ormolu-mounted Pollard oak desk, circa 1850 in date.
Featuring Pollard
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Antique 1850s French Desks and Writing Tables
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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 Rancho Santa Fe, CA
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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H 30.5 in W 41 in D 22.5 in
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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.