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Fine Quality Victorian Mahogany Dickens Pedestal Desk
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for sale €3,744     $4,064
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Fine Quality Victorian Mahogany Dickens Pedestal Desk

19th century
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Fine quality Victorian mahogany Dickens Desk. The eight drawers of a good hand-cut dovetailed construction with mahogany linings.

The top with a leathered writing area and 8 further smaller drawers with turned knob handles

Size 48 x 23 x 41 inches tall

Stock no, 3704

Price £3200

Date of Manufacture

The Dorking Desk Shop has dated this Victorian Dickens Pedestal Desk to the 1880s.

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SA239896
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3704
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Description
Fine quality Victorian mahogany Dickens Desk. The eight drawers of a good hand-cut dovetailed construction with mahogany linings.

The top with a leathered writing area and 8 further smaller drawers with turned knob handles

Size 48 x 23 x 41 inches tall

Stock no, 3704

Price £3200

Date of Manufacture

The Dorking Desk Shop has dated this Victorian Dickens Pedestal Desk to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA239896
Dealers Internal Ref
3704
The Dorking Desk Shop
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2011
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A Victorian mahogany Dickens pedestal desk with a sloped leather writing insert, twin side drawers, and a raised top superstructure.
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Archive I A Victorian mahogany Dickens pedestal desk with a sloped leather writing insert, twin side drawers, and a raised top superstructure.

Fine Quality Victorian Mahogany Dickens Pedestal Desk

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The Dorking Desk Shop
Telephone 01306 883327
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42 West Street
Dorking
Surrey
RH4 1BU
United Kingdom
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The Dorking Desk Shop
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A Victorian mahogany Dickens pedestal desk with a sloped leather writing insert, twin side drawers, and a raised top superstructure.
Fine quality Victorian mahogany Dickens pedestal desk
Ref: SA239896
A Victorian mahogany Dickens pedestal desk with a sloped leather writing insert, twin side drawers, and a raised top superstructure.
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  • ObjectPedestal Desks
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialMahogany, Leather, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsSlanted writing slope, turned wooden knobs, gallery spindles, raised superstructure

This fine Victorian Dickens pedestal desk dates from 1880 and sits in the gentleman's library tradition. Made from warm brown mahogany with brass hardware and a leather writing insert, the piece features a sloped central writing surface flanked by twin desktop superstructures, each fitted with four small drawers and turned wooden knobs. Additional storage is provided by three long frieze drawers above a kneehole space and two pedestal stacks containing three graduating drawers each, all finished with turned wooden knobs. Turned spindle galleries crown the upper back shelf, while stepped mouldings frame the drawer fronts and structural edges. The desk measures 122 cm wide by 58 cm deep by 104 cm tall. Positioned in a study or home office, the desk provides a functional workstation with extensive compartmentalised storage for papers and stationery. The generous kneehole allows for comfortable daily seating, while the raised top surface offers display space for books and decorative objects. The rich warm timber tone integrates easily into traditional and transitional interior schemes, serving as a striking focal point for executive writing and administrative tasks.

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A Dickens desk is a specialised form of Victorian pedestal desk featuring a raised rear superstructure with twin banks of small drawers and a central sloped writing surface.

Victorian writing desks were predominantly constructed from solid woods such as mahogany, oak, or walnut, featuring hand-cut dovetail joints, brass escutcheons, and leather writing inserts.

Authentic pieces display hand-cut dovetail drawer joinery, original brass or turned wood drawer knobs, natural age patina, and solid wood drawer linings rather than modern plywood.

Integrate a Victorian desk into a modern study by pairing it with neutral wall palettes, contemporary task lighting, and contrasting modern seating.

Maintain mahogany surfaces by dusting with a soft cloth and applying natural beeswax polish along the wood grain, while keeping the piece away from direct heat sources to prevent timber shrinkage.
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