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Louis XV Style Writing Desk with Serpentine Legs Painted with Gold Highlights
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
highlights. mounted on Serpentine legs with decorative bronzes ornaments . there is two drawers. A
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2010s British Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Walnut Serpentine Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XV Walnut Serpentine Desk is a splendid example of the style, rendered in
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Mahogany Serpentine Writing Desk with Single Drawer
Located in Doylestown, PA
English petite mahogany and cherry wood writing desk, England, 1890's. Exquisite serpentine desk
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry, Mahogany

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
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Italian Walnut Burl Louis XV Bombay Style Serpentine Writing Desk VGC
Located in Philadelphia, PA
and key present for center drawer. No looseness in the legs. Desk does not wobble. This desk looks
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Louis XV Desks

Materials

Brass

French Provincial Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
distressed finish, serpentine molded edge top, three molded edge serpentine front drawers with scalloped
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Desks and Wri...

Materials

Wood

French Provincial Desk
French Provincial Desk
H 31 in W 76 in D 30 in
Hepplewhite Serpentine Kneehole Table, 18th Century
Located in Southall, GB
Hepplewhite serpentine kneehole table An 18th century Georgian mahogany Hepplewhite serpentine
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Antique 18th Century English Desks

Materials

Mahogany

English Chippendale Mahogany Table Desk
Located in New York, NY
18th-19th century English Chippendale style mahogany table desk with a serpentine shaped front and
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Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

English Chippendale Mahogany Table Desk
English Chippendale Mahogany Table Desk
H 31.75 in W 50 in D 27.25 in
Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Desk
Located in London, GB
walnut grain patterns and crisp carving on the serpentine shaped top edge. The cabriole legs are also
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Antique Early 1900s British Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Desk
Antique Burr Walnut Leather Top Desk
H 31.89 in W 51.97 in D 25.2 in
Baroque Style Walnut Desk, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A baroque style walnut writing table with a serpentine rectangular top, rounded frieze, deeply
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Antique 19th Century Portuguese Baroque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Wood

Baroque Style Walnut Desk, 19th Century
Baroque Style Walnut Desk, 19th Century
H 28.35 in W 26.38 in D 44.89 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
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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
Fabulous 19th Century Side Table or Desk
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th century burr walnut side table or desk of gorgeous quality, finely hand carved
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Fabulous 19th Century Side Table or Desk
Fabulous 19th Century Side Table or Desk
H 27.5 in W 42.25 in D 25.25 in
19th Century French Bonheur Du Jour Writing Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pretty French Louis XV style writing desk or ‘bonheur du jour’, the serpentine case veneered in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood

Black Painted Pine Writing Desk, Sweden 1900's
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique pine Swedish writing table or desk on carved cabriolet legs with three drawers that compose
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20th Century Swedish French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Pine, Paint

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

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

19th Century Country French Provincial Walnut Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome 19th century country French provincial diminutive writing table or desk carved from walnut
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Fabulous Edwardian Inlaid Desk in the Carlton House Style
By Carlton House Fine Furniture
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous Edwardian mahogany desk in the Carlton house style, finely carved, line inlaid and cross
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Louis XV Style Marquetry Lady's Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
drawers to the frieze and three ‘faux’ drawers to the reverse and is raised on serpentine legs terminating
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Antique Late 19th Century European Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood

Theodore Alexander "Chateau du Vallois" French Mahogany Leather Writing Desk 48"
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Dayton, OH
Theodore Alexander "Chateau du Vallois" French Provincial Writing Desk. Features a serpentine form
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Late 20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

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

Materials

Walnut

Very Fine 19th Century Marquetry Inlaid Desk or Library Centre Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th century marquetry inlaid bird’s-eye maple desk or library centre table, finely
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Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Fine English Edwardian Revolving Desk Chair
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
and shell inlaid top rails, shaped and string inlaid arms and closely studded serpentine seat with new
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Early 20th Century English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Fine English Edwardian Revolving Desk Chair
Fine English Edwardian Revolving Desk Chair
H 33.071 in W 23.228 in D 20.866 in
Antique Bureau Plat, French, Walnut, Writing Desk, Louis XV Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bureau plat. A French, walnut and boxwood writing desk in Louis XV revival taste
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Boxwood, Walnut

19th Century French Louis XV Leather Top Rosewood Marquetry & Bronze Ladies Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
serpentine front and bombe sides, stands on cabriole legs dressed with gilt bronze foliate mounts at the
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Antique Writing Desk, French, Decorative Centre Table, Louis XV Taste, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique writing desk. A French, kingwood reverse breakfront decorative centre table in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

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
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Late 20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th century Petite French Carved Oak Secretary Writing Desk Table Louis XVI
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century Petite French carved oak secretary writing desk Louis XVI style ~Direct from France
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
handles. Serpentine carved lower apron and carved French cabriole legs. Solid construction, lovely oak
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French carved oak secretary desk Bureau drop front Louis XV style. Direct from France, a
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Early 19th Century British Davenport Desk in the Manner of Gillows
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING Early 19C British Rosewood Davenport Desk in the Manner of
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Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood

French Louis XVI Style Writing Desk Bureauplatt, Bronze Gilt Mounts Leather Top
Located in Miami, FL
antique desk stands on elegant cabriole legs decorated at the shoulder with bronze figural floral
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Fine 19th Century French Louis XV Bronze Mounted Kingwood & Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
plat. The writing desk has serpentine shape gilt banding around the top surface, three horizontal
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Style Auffray and Co Black Desk with Leather Top and Bronze Mounts
By Auffray Furniture
Located in Atlanta, GA
the Louis XV era. The desk features a rectangular serpentine top fitted with black leather and gilt
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian 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

Antique Ornate Letter Rack, Italian, Gilt Stationery Stand, Desk Tidy, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ornate letter rack. An Italian, gilt metal stationery stand or desk tidy, dating
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Rare 19th Century English Writing Desk
By Holland & Sons
Located in London, GB
construction, the Bois Citronnier ground is cross banded with Purpleheart. Rising from sabot shod cabriole legs
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Antique 1860s English Louis XV Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Continental Régence Inspired Commode With Rococo Carved Desk Top
Located in Free Union, VA
An exuberantly carved antique Northern European desk (probably Dutch) of unusual form: a serpentine
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Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Rococo Revival Desks

Materials

Brass

Vintage Chippendale Style Carved Walnut Executive Writing Desk by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
leaves decorate the cabriole legs, and the desk's feet are clawed. Item has maker's label. Circa Mid
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Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Desks

Materials

Brass

Antique Bureau, French, Marble Top, Kingwood, Marquetry Desk, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
cabriole legs The fall opens to reveal a generous desk space Tooled country green leather skiver
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Desks

Materials

Kingwood

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
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Charles-Boulle Style Mounted Tortoiseshell Engraved Brass and Ebony Desk, 1900
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Florence, IT
Charles- Boulle style ormolu-mounted tortoiseshell engraved brass and ebony finish desk. Center or
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Early 20th Century French Baroque Desks

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Style Highly Figured Walnut Bureau Plat Desk Circa 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
marquetry using both burled and straight grained walnut veneers. Three serpentine drawers rise above
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Outstanding Antique Kingwood Writing Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5472 Outstanding 19th century kingwood and ormolu writing desk, having new black tooled leather
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Kingwood

Outstanding Antique Kingwood Writing Table
Outstanding Antique Kingwood Writing Table
H 29.528 in W 39.37 in D 23.622 in
A Very Fine 19th Century Marquetry Inlaid Bureau Du Dame
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th Century richly patinated fruitwood Bureau Du Dame. This gorgeous writing desk is
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Rococo Style Bureau Plat
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant French rococo style bureau plat writing desk made in walnut with ormolu accents
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Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Rococo Style Bureau Plat
French Rococo Style Bureau Plat
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 27.96 in
19th Century Walnut Inlaid Bonheur du Jour
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th-century walnut writing table of serpentine form, the raised superstructure top with fitted
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Antique Late 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Petite French Ormolu Mounted Bureau Plat 19th C
Located in London, GB
bureau plat, circa 1850 in date. This fantastic bureau plat features an ornate serpentine crossbanded
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Antique 1850s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

18th C. Country French Walnut Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A two tiered desk with elevated section at back with slots for papers and four curved supports. The
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Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th C. Country French Walnut Writing Table
18th C. Country French Walnut Writing Table
H 34.25 in W 35.25 in D 27 in
Antique mid 19th century satinwood, marquetry, and calamander writing table
Located in London, GB
An unusual fine quality mid-19th Century serpentine-shaped Writing Table, having coromandel end
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Fine C19th French Thuya wood & Marquetry Bureau Plat
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in Dereham, GB
veneer & Marquetry floral decoration, Serpentine shaped apron, with single drawer at front, with Gilt
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Burl

Gilt-Bronze Mounted Burr Walnut Writing Table, Probably by Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
gilt-bronze surround above a serpentine frieze fronted by a central drawer. The corners have foliate
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century English Victorian Marble-Top Library Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Curvaceous 19th century English Victorian library table or writing table desk. The table features a
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble

Nice Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat
Located in New York, NY
gilt-tooled leather writing-surface within a molded border, above a quarter-veneered serpentine frieze
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

George III Satinwood and Marquetry Harlequin Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a serpentine divided top with oval inlaid panel with hunting scene with hounds and hares with
Category

Antique 1770s English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Exceptional Bronze Mounted French Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well-made French desk with lovely chosen and contrasting woods, serpentine form and bronze
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20th Century Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI style French bureau plat after Zweiner
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality, elegant late 19th century French Louis XV style Kingwood serpentine shaped bureau
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XVI style French bureau plat after Zweiner
Louis XVI style French bureau plat after Zweiner
H 29.14 in W 34.26 in D 22.84 in
18th Century French Louis XV Period Walnut Chateau Bonheur Du Jour or Secretary
Located in Birmingham, AL
impressive antique French secretary features a chapeau de gendarme crown above a pair of carved serpentine
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Antique 1750s French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

French 1790s Louis XV Style Walnut and Elm Writing Table with Single Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
carved in the front and presenting a single drawer. The desk is raised on four cabriole legs with
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Elm, Walnut

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Serpentine Leg Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the serpentine leg desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A serpentine leg desk — often made from wood, metal and walnut — can elevate any home. There are 186 variations of the antique or vintage serpentine leg desk you’re looking for, while we also have 5 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the serpentine leg desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each serpentine leg desk bearing louis xv, Victorian or Louis XVI hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made serpentine leg desk over the years, but those crafted by Grand Rapids Furniture Co., Auffray Furniture and François Linke are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Serpentine Leg Desk?

A serpentine leg desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,000, while the lowest priced sells for $500 and the highest can go for as much as $552,638.