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Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk
Located in Queens, 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 American Inlaid Serpentine Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Late 18th-early 19th century mahogany drop-front writing desk with satinwood banding and marquetry
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Louis Style Inlaid Wood Bronze Brass Serpentine Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
inlaid Louis desk with bronze and brass hardware. The ultra rare desk exudes an air of luxury and
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Gilt Bronze Desk Set
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine English gilt bronze serpentine desk set with bell, sander, inkpot and candleholders.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Queen Anne Desk Sets
Materials
Bronze
Serpentine Desk Burr Walnut Ormolu Center Table Satinwood Cabriole Legs 19th C
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Desk Burr Walnut Ormolu Center Table Satinwood Serpentine Cabriole Legs 19th C
A mid 19th century
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Center Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 31 in W 33 in D 49 in
18th Century English Mahogany Serpentine Kneehole Desk Circa 1760
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
18th Century English Mahogany Serpentine Kneehole Desk, c. 1760. This desk is of the finest quality
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century British George III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Serpentine Giltwood Desk on Castors
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
leather top desk. The ultra rare desk exudes an air of luxury and refinement. Outstanding design is
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Giant Art Deco Desk Set Extinguishing Cradle made of Serpentine, Germany 1920s
Located in Hannover, DE
This mighty desk set stood on the desk of a company director in the 1920s in an imposing office
Category
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Inkwells
Materials
Serpentine
H 3.15 in W 17.72 in D 9.85 in
19th Century American Mahogany Serpentine Slant Front Secretary Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 19th Century American mahogany serpentine slant front secretary bureau desk.
Nice quality
Category
Antique 1880s American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Serpentine Shaped Burr Walnut Partners Desk
Located in London, GB
This stunning serpentine-shaped burr Walnut partners desk features satinwood crossbanding and a
Category
2010s Indonesian Desks
Materials
Brass
Fine Bench Made Carved Mahogany Serpentine Front Dovetail Drawers Vanity Desk
By Baker Furniture Company, Heritage-Henredon, Widdicomb Furniture Co., Drexel, Kittinger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Fine Bench Made Carved Mahogany Serpentine Front Dovetail Drawers Vanity Desk Dressing Table.
The
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 34 in W 54 in D 25 in
Antique RJ Horner Mahogany Serpentine Bombay Style Desk with Claw & Ball Feet
Located in Big Flats, NY
Mahogany Serpentine Bombay Style 4 Drawer Desk With Claw & Ball Feet, C1920.
Measures - 29 1/4" x 48" x 28
Category
Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 29.25 in W 48 in D 28.25 in
Louis XV Style Writing Desk with Serpentine Legs Painted with Gold Highlights
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XV style writing desk made by La Maison London.
Painted in a French grey with gold
Category
2010s British Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 30.71 in W 35.44 in D 20.87 in
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Serpentine Cherry Desk with Parquetry Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique partner desk was created in the Poitou region of France, circa 1790. Made of
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 31.75 in W 60.75 in D 29 in
Antique Figured Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Knee Hole Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique figured mahogany serpentine shaped knee hole desk having an appealing quality
Category
Vintage 1920s English Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Desk , Small English Knee Hole Desk with Tooled Leather Top, Serpentine Front
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in Toronto, CA
A serpentine curved front, small English kneehole desk in classical mahogany Georgian styling. The
Category
20th Century English Georgian Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
H 29.75 in W 21 in D 45.5 in
Outstanding Quality Large Antique Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Partners Desk
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality large antique carved figured mahogany serpentine shaped partners desk having a
Category
Early 20th Century English Desks
Materials
Other
H 30.12 in W 71.66 in D 42.52 in
Mahogany Partners Desk and Chair Set Serpentine Library Table by Wade
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Large flame mahogany serpentine front twin pedestal partners desk & matching reclining leather
Category
Vintage 1980s Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Style Mahogany Serpentine Drop-Front Desk by Century, 20th C
By Century Furniture
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chippendale style secretary by Century offers mahogany construction with drop-front desk over
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Desks
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
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Louis XV Desks
Materials
Brass
H 30.75 in W 50.5 in D 28 in
19th Century English Mahogany Sideboard w/ Serpentine Front
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Mahogany Sideboard with Serpentine Front, Crossbanding, & Spade Feet
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Grand Tour Serpentine Inkwell and Cover Inset with 7 Lava Stone Cameos, 19th C
Located in Spencertown, NY
The 7 cameos of historical figures, fitted with 3 quill holders, 2 inkwells and a pounce pot. The underside of the lid is framed with a circular gouache depicting Naples with Vesuviu...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Inkwells
Materials
Serpentine
Antique Serpentine Paperweight, Chinese, Soapstone, Marble, Desktop, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique serpentine paperweight. A Chinese, stone and marble dragon fish figure, dating
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Paperweights
Materials
Stone, Marble
H 4.14 in W 3.75 in D 5.52 in
English Chippendale Mahogany Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
18th-19th century English Chippendale style mahogany table desk with a serpentine shaped front and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
17th Century North Italian Ebonized Baroque Desk
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
An unusual late 17th century North Italian Baroque ebonized writing desk - of serpentine form
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Bureau Bookcase Oak German Serpentine Front Original Brassware Working Locks
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A large, museum quality, 18th century, German, oak bureau bookcase with a serpentine front
Category
Antique 1740s German Rococo Desks
Materials
Oak
H 86.23 in W 41.74 in D 23.63 in
Early 20th C. Chippendale Style Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th century Chippendale Style Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Secretary Desk. 4 dovetailed
Category
Early 20th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Venetian Painted Desk
Located in Los Angeles, 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
Mid Century Louis XV Bombe Hand-Carved Paint Decorated Marble-Top Desk & Chair
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful five-drawer desk with hand carvings (see thumbnail photos) and paint decorated in the
Category
Vintage 1950s American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
H 30.5 in W 48 in D 24.5 in
Period French Napoleon III Mahogany Bonheur Du Jour Antique Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Forney, TX
can slide out to extend the serpentine shaped desk, over the large lower drawer with carved escutcheon
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 44 in W 31 in D 19 in
French Louis XV Style Figural Maple Burl Writing Desk Napoleon Bureau Plat 72"
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental Louis XV / Napoleon III style office desk. A serpentine form made from birdseye maple
Category
Vintage 1980s Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze
H 32.5 in W 73 in D 40 in
A Stunning Edwardian Desk in the Carlton House Style by Maple of London
By Maple & Co.
Located in Dublin, IE
/4 pierced brass gallery rail. Raised over desk top of serpentine form fitted with a gorgeous green
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Mahogany Pedestal Desk
Located in High Point, NC
wonderfully grained and colored mahogany, which has aged perfectly. The center of the desk is serpentined in
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
18th Century Massachusetts Mahogany Chippendale Desk with Shell Drop & Ogee Feet
Located in Milford, NH
A fine mahogany Chippendale slant front desk with serpentine case, dovetailed construction
Category
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
H 43.5 in W 45 in D 24 in
18th Century Serpentine Bow Front Butler's Desk or Bureau Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
This is a beautiful example of a "Butler's Desk" which was used in the 18th and 19th centuries by
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
1980s French Louis XV Style Serpentine Brass Ormolu Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
This French style desk embodies the refined elegance of the Louis XV style, making it a timeless
Category
Vintage 1980s French Louis XV Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Brass
An Edwardian Chrome Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
An Edwardian chrome desk lamp with serpentine neck, with adjustable stem and shade, all supported
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
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
1960’s Italian Inlaid Secretaire
Located in Bradenton, FL
, the drop front desk and two serpentine drawers are inlaid with satinwood marquetry urns and scrolled
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian 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
Walnut Chippendale Slant-Front Desk
Located in West Chester, PA
Desk with bold serpentine interior, document drawers with turnings and flames, and block-and-shell
Category
Antique 18th Century Desks
Materials
Tulipwood
Chippendale Mahogany Slant-Lid Desk with a Blocked Serpentine Front, MA
Located in Providence, RI
This is an estimable serpentine desk with blocked ends on magnificent gadrooned feet. Interestingly
Category
Antique 1780s North American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Large Solid Mahogany Victorian Gillows Serpentine Partners Desk, circa 1870
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dorking, GB
or Gillows Lancaster. The solid serpentine shaped drawers are all intricately carved and the desk has
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
George III Style Mahogany Serpentine Partners Desk
Located in Wiltshire, GB
George III style mahogany serpentine partners desk a rare and impressive large mahogany serpentine
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Edwards & Roberts Mahogany Serpentine Front Ladies Desk
By Edwards and Roberts
Located in Northwich, GB
An Edwards & Roberts mahogany serpentine front ladies desk with leather inset top and cast brass
Category
Early 20th Century British Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Serpentine Mahogany Slant-Top Desk, Boston, circa 1790
Located in Providence, RI
interesting to note that this desk, with its inlaid prospect door and serpentine front, relates to work done
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Swedish Gustavian Bureau 19th Century Painted Writing Desk Serpentine
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
graduated serpentine front long drawers below with original handles, dovetailed jointing and original plank
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks
Materials
Paint
H 43.08 in W 43.9 in D 21.38 in
Cherry Serpentine Card Table with Long Drawer
Located in Providence, RI
This transitional table has the typical Chippendale serpentine shaped face with a drawer whose
Category
Antique 19th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cherry
English Mahogany Writing Table Serpentine Console Table Antique Vintage
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive petite serpentine writing table.
The carved backrail above the serpentine form top
Category
20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 29.69 in W 29.57 in D 14.14 in
18th Century Kingwood and Tulipwood Parquetry Serpentine Bureau-Plat
Located in London, GB
The shaped, moulded rectangular top inset with a green tooled leather writing surface above a long frieze drawer, flanked by two short shaped drawers and with pull-out slides to each...
Category
Antique 1760s Dutch Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Serpentine Shaped Kingwood Writing Table with Brass Mounts, circa 1800
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
Period
circa 1800
Wood
Kingwood
Top
Serpentine shaped, brown tooled leather, brass
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Kingwood
H 28.35 in W 27.96 in D 16.74 in
Althorp Partners Desk
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
An extremely fine early George III style mahogany serpentine partner’s desk. The serpentine moulded
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Vietnamese George III Desks and Writing Tables
Queen Anne Style Serpentine Shaped Burr Walnut Writing Table
Located in Poling, West Sussex
A splendid Queen Anne style burr walnut writing table of generous proportions. Of serpentine form
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Walnut, Burl
A 19th Century Louis XV Style French Floral Marquetry Serpentine Bureau Plat
Located in Toorak, VIC
A 19th Century Louis XV Style French Floral Marquetry Serpentine Bureau Plat.
The incredibly
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks
Materials
Bronze
H 29.53 in W 52.76 in D 27.56 in
George III Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Salisbury, GB
A George III mahogany serpentine kneehole desk with blind fret decoration on bracket feet.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Desks
Italian Walnut 18th Century Baroque Desk
Located in Bantam, CT
A good Italian 18th century serpentine shaped fall front desk,
Veneto region, circa 1750.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Desks
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Chippendale Style Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Late 19th century, Chippendale style kneehole desk. The serpentine shaped desk in mahogany has a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chippendale Desks
Materials
Mahogany
A Fine and Rare Mahogany kneehole desk
Located in Dublin, IE
gadrooned moulding. The back finished with four serpentine panelled faux doors. The desk on its original
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish Desks
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ladies Writing Desk Marquetry Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
French Louis XVI style fall front serpentine lady's writing desk in rosewood with elaborate
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Ormolu
Painted Serpentine Desk
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th C painted serpentine desk with ball and claw feet. 1890.
Clearance is 23
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Beech, Mahogany
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Serpentine Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic serpentine desk available at 1stDibs. Each serpentine desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and walnut. There are 62 variations of the antique or vintage serpentine desk you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the serpentine desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A serpentine desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Victorian and Regency styles are sought with frequency. Bevan Funnell Ltd., Edwards and Roberts and Maddox Furniture each produced at least one beautiful serpentine desk that is worth considering.
How Much is a Serpentine Desk?
A serpentine desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,500, while the lowest priced sells for $348 and the highest can go for as much as $64,500.