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Victorian Walnut Dickens Desk
The Dorking Desk Shop
for sale €2,282     $2,477
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Victorian Walnut Dickens Desk

19th century
Description

Fine quality Victorian walnut Dickens Desk of classic proportions. The drawers of a good, hand-cut, dovetailed construction with mahogany linings and brass knob handles. The top section with 6 further drawers and a galleried shelf and a lift up leathered slope

Size 54 x 30 x 46 inches tall

Price £1950

Stock no. 3889

Physical Dimensions
Height
116.8402cm (46.00")
Width
137.1603cm (54.00")
Depth
762.0015cm (300.00")
Declaration

The Dorking Desk Shop has dated this Victorian Walnut Dickens Desk to the 1890s.

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SA283327
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3889
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Description
Fine quality Victorian walnut Dickens Desk of classic proportions.
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The drawers of a good, hand-cut, dovetailed construction with mahogany linings and brass knob handles.
The Dorking Desk Shop

The top section with 6 further drawers and a galleried shelf and a lift up leathered slope

Size 54 x 30 x 46 inches tall

Price £1950

Stock no. 3889

Height
116.8402cm (46.00")
Width
137.1603cm (54.00")
Depth
762.0015cm (300.00")
Date of Manufacture

The Dorking Desk Shop has dated this Victorian Walnut Dickens Desk to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA283327
Dealers Internal Ref
3889
The Dorking Desk Shop
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2011
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A Victorian walnut Dickens desk featuring a central sloped leather writing surface flanked by two raised drawer superstructures resting on twin pedestals with brass castors.
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Archive I A Victorian walnut Dickens desk featuring a central sloped leather writing surface flanked by two raised drawer superstructures resting on twin pedestals with brass castors.

Victorian walnut Dickens Desk

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A Victorian walnut Dickens desk featuring a central sloped leather writing surface flanked by two raised drawer superstructures resting on twin pedestals with brass castors.
Victorian walnut Dickens Desk
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A Victorian walnut Dickens desk featuring a central sloped leather writing surface flanked by two raised drawer superstructures resting on twin pedestals with brass castors.
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A Dickens desk, named after the nineteenth-century author Charles Dickens, is a style of writing desk featuring twin pedestals, a central sloped writing surface, and raised banks of small drawers on either side of the upper superstructure.

Victorian Dickens desks were typically constructed using solid hardwoods and veneers such as walnut, mahogany, or oak, often fitted with inset leather writing slopes, hand-cut joinery, and brass castors.

Authentic nineteenth-century examples feature hand-cut dovetail joints on the drawers, original brass or turned timber knob handles, stamped makers marks or lock mechanisms, and natural patina on the timber and leather insert.

Position the desk as a central statement piece in a dedicated home office or library space, paired with a modern desk chair or leather armchair to balance historical character with modern functionality.

Keep the timber away from direct heat sources and radiator units to prevent timber shrinkage, polish the surfaces regularly with natural beeswax, and treat any leather inset with dedicated leather conditioner.
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