Skip to main content

Antique Dickens Desk

Victorian Mahogany Dickens Desk
Victorian Mahogany Dickens Desk

Victorian Mahogany Dickens Desk

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

For sale is a Victorian mahogany dickens desk, having four drawers on each side of the top, locked with a side locker, with three green leather inserts and a rising fall in the centr...

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Dickens Desk Walnut Writing Table 1870
Victorian Dickens Desk Walnut Writing Table 1870

Victorian Dickens Desk Walnut Writing Table 1870

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Victorian Burr Walnut ''Dickens'' Desk.1 This ''Dickens'' desk having an arrangement of 9 mahogany lined drawers.

Category

1870s Victorian Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Dickens Desk Oak Pedestal Writing Table 1860
Victorian Dickens Desk Oak Pedestal Writing Table 1860

Victorian Dickens Desk Oak Pedestal Writing Table 1860

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Victorian oak Dickens desk This desk features 2 pedestals and is raised upon a plinth base Circa 1860 Having an arrangement of 8 mahogany lined graduated drawers The lift up writing ...

Category

1860s Victorian Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Oak

Victorian Charles Dickens Desk Mahogany Writing Table 1880
Victorian Charles Dickens Desk Mahogany Writing Table 1880

Victorian Charles Dickens Desk Mahogany Writing Table 1880

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Wonderful period Victorian 'Dickens Desk' in mahogan The desk is modelled after the same type of pedestal desk Charles Dicken's used to write classics such as 'Oliver Twist' and 'Gre...

Category

1880s Victorian Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Dickens Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Dickens Pedestal Desk 19th Century

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Dickens Pedestal Desk 19th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a truly superb antique Victorian Period burr walnut Dickens pedestal desk, circa 1880 in date. The sunken central superstructure is flanked on either side by columns of five...

Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Walnut

Recent Sales

Mahogany Pedestal Dickens Desk
Mahogany Pedestal Dickens Desk

Mahogany Pedestal Dickens Desk

Unavailable

H 35.44 in W 48.04 in D 25.6 in

Mahogany Pedestal Dickens Desk

Located in Detling, GB

English, circa 1900. This pedestal desk is offered in showroom condition. It can be broken down into three parts for easy transportation. The top has a small drawer either side wi...

Category

Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Writing Desk used by Charles Dickens, circa 1800
Writing Desk used by Charles Dickens, circa 1800

Writing Desk used by Charles Dickens, circa 1800

Unavailable

H 51 in W 34 in D 22 in

Writing Desk used by Charles Dickens, circa 1800

Located in Dorking, GB

This is the desk on which Dickens began his famous writing career.

Category

Early 19th Century Georgian Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Mahogany

"Nicholas Nickleby" 1st Edition Charles Dickens Serialized 19 Volumes Great!
"Nicholas Nickleby" 1st Edition Charles Dickens Serialized 19 Volumes Great!

"Nicholas Nickleby" 1st Edition Charles Dickens Serialized 19 Volumes Great!

Located in Sherman Oaks, CA

Gorgeous 1st Edition Serialized "Nicholas Nickleby" Set Originally Published April 1838 - 1839 in 19 Issues (Last Volume includes 2 volumes, 19 and 20). Includes All Issues and Book-...

Category

1830s British Victorian Antique Dickens Desk

"Martin Chuzzlewit" by Charles Dickens 1st Edition 20 Vol. in 19 Issues
"Martin Chuzzlewit" by Charles Dickens 1st Edition 20 Vol. in 19 Issues

"Martin Chuzzlewit" by Charles Dickens 1st Edition 20 Vol. in 19 Issues

Located in Sherman Oaks, CA

Gorgeous 1st Edition Set of Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens Includes 20 Volumes in 19 Issues (Vol. 19 and 20 in final issue) Includes Hardcase box for storage All copies include...

Category

1840s British Victorian Antique Dickens Desk

"Our Mutual Friend" by Charles Dickens 1st Edition 20 Vols. in 19 Issues
"Our Mutual Friend" by Charles Dickens 1st Edition 20 Vols. in 19 Issues

"Our Mutual Friend" by Charles Dickens 1st Edition 20 Vols. in 19 Issues

Located in Sherman Oaks, CA

Gorgeous 1st Edition Set of Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens Includes 20 Volumes in 19 Issues (Volume 19 and 20 in Final Issue) Includes Hardcase for Storage Issues are in nice a...

Category

1860s British Victorian Antique Dickens Desk

19th Century Mahogany Dickens Desk
19th Century Mahogany Dickens Desk

19th Century Mahogany Dickens Desk

Sold

H 38 in W 54 in D 31 in

19th Century Mahogany Dickens Desk

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

For sale is a good quality Victorian mahogany Dickens desk. The top of the desk has two short drawers on either side, lockable by a side locker.

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century English Walnut Dickens Desk
19th Century English Walnut Dickens Desk

19th Century English Walnut Dickens Desk

Sold

H 44.5 in W 54 in D 29.5 in

19th Century English Walnut Dickens Desk

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

An impressive English Victorian walnut ‘Dickens’ desk, so-called because a desk of similar design used by Charles Dickens.

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Walnut

Oak Dickens Desk
Oak Dickens Desk

Oak Dickens Desk

Sold

H 45 in W 54 in D 27 in

Oak Dickens Desk

Located in Atlanta, GA

'Dickens' style desk of typical form with 4 small drawers to each side of a sloping writing surface, fitted with 3 frieze drawers and 3 to each pedestal, on a plinth base.

Category

19th Century English Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Brass

Oak Dickens Desk, Attributed to Gillows
Oak Dickens Desk, Attributed to Gillows

Oak Dickens Desk, Attributed to Gillows

Sold

H 291.34 in W 72.45 in D 59.85 in

Oak Dickens Desk, Attributed to Gillows

By Gillows of Lancaster & London

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A large and fantastic oak 'Dickens' partners desk, attributed to Gillows. England c.1850 Width extends to 2m 80cm when folding leaves are raised.

Category

Mid-19th Century British Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Oak

Dickens’ Partners Desk
Dickens’ Partners Desk

Dickens’ Partners Desk

Sold

H 50.5 in W 72 in D 62 in

Dickens’ Partners Desk

Located in Culver City, CA

Incredible oak partners desk, with black leather inserts, and folding leaves. Wonderfully intricate and functional desk, custom made for a railway office just outside Gillows.

Category

1860s English Victorian Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Leather, Oak

Gothic Revival Oak Dickens Style Desk
Gothic Revival Oak Dickens Style Desk

Gothic Revival Oak Dickens Style Desk

Sold

H 37.5 in W 54 in D 31 in

Gothic Revival Oak Dickens Style Desk

Located in Cheshire, GB

Oak Dickens style desk, the raised gallery, to the central slope front with inset leather writing surface, flanked by two further inset leathers with short drawers above.

Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Oak

19th Century Victorian Mahogany Dickens Desk
19th Century Victorian Mahogany Dickens Desk

19th Century Victorian Mahogany Dickens Desk

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

For sale is a Victorian mahogany Dickens desk. The top of the desk has two sets of four small drawers, with a side locker, as well as three leather writing surfaces, each decorated w...

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Stamped William Morris & Co Astral Glazed Twin Pedestal Walnut Dickens Desk
Rare Stamped William Morris & Co Astral Glazed Twin Pedestal Walnut Dickens Desk

Rare Stamped William Morris & Co Astral Glazed Twin Pedestal Walnut Dickens Desk

By William Morris (English), Hobbs & Co., Morris & Co.

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

The desk is a Dickens desk which is a style coined by Charles Dickens, they have the drawers on the top and small areas for holding documents etc.

Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Collection of Ten Leather Bound Charles Dickens Novels
Collection of Ten Leather Bound Charles Dickens Novels

Collection of Ten Leather Bound Charles Dickens Novels

Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex

Collection of ten leather bound Charles Dickens novels, part of the Fireside series, England, circa 1900. Great decorative appeal.

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Dickens Desk

Silver S. Mordan Novelty Mr. Pickwick Dickens Character Propelling Pencil
Silver S. Mordan Novelty Mr. Pickwick Dickens Character Propelling Pencil

Silver S. Mordan Novelty Mr. Pickwick Dickens Character Propelling Pencil

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This is an extremely rare novelty telescopic pencil in the form of Mr Pickwick, the Charles Dickens character. This piece dates to the late nineteenth century. It is not directly ma...

Category

19th Century English Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Silver

Victorian Oak Dickens Desk
Victorian Oak Dickens Desk

Victorian Oak Dickens Desk

Sold

H 44 in W 60 in D 27 in

Victorian Oak Dickens Desk

Located in Vancouver, BC

Magnificent Victorian oak Dickens desk with central galleried shelf, flanked by eight (8) small drawers above the slope, tooled leather top and flanked by nine (9) drawers on a plint...

Category

19th Century Scottish Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Oak, Leather

19th Century English Dickens Desk
19th Century English Dickens Desk

19th Century English Dickens Desk

Sold

H 42 in W 46 in D 26 in

19th Century English Dickens Desk

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This is a very nice small desk which is called a Dickens desk in England.

Category

19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Dickens Desk

Dickens Desk, Antique Walnut Desk, Slant Front Desk, 1880, Antiques, B1241
Dickens Desk, Antique Walnut Desk, Slant Front Desk, 1880, Antiques, B1241

Dickens Desk, Antique Walnut Desk, Slant Front Desk, 1880, Antiques, B1241

Located in Vancouver, BC

Some History of the Dickens Desk used by Charles Dickens The dickens desk where Charles Dickens wrote Great Expectations and his final, unfinished novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood h...

Category

1870s Scottish Victorian Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Walnut

Walnut Dickens Desk, Double Pedestal Desk, Victorian Desk, Scotland 1880
Walnut Dickens Desk, Double Pedestal Desk, Victorian Desk, Scotland 1880

Walnut Dickens Desk, Double Pedestal Desk, Victorian Desk, Scotland 1880

Located in Vancouver, BC

Walnut dickens desk, double pedestal desk, Victorian desk, Scotland 1880, Antique Furniture.

Category

1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Mahogany "Dickens Desk" by James Shoolbred
Victorian Mahogany "Dickens Desk" by James Shoolbred

Victorian Mahogany "Dickens Desk" by James Shoolbred

Located in Vancouver, BC

Victorian mahogany slope front desk with tooled red leather inserts, the back with lift up file drawer flanked by four (4) short drawers and lift up front lid with four (4) small dra...

Category

19th Century English Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Brass

Victorian Oak Kneehole Desk
Victorian Oak Kneehole Desk

Victorian Oak Kneehole Desk

Sold

H 45 in W 48 in D 28 in

Victorian Oak Kneehole Desk

Located in Stamford, CT

Victorian Oak Kneehole Desk (often known as a 'Dickens Desk') mahogany lined drawers with fitted interior - three pieces.

Category

19th Century English Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Oak

Desk Pedestal
Desk Pedestal

Desk Pedestal

Sold

H 44 in W 49.5 in D 27 in

Desk Pedestal

Located in Roswell, GA

English antique 'Dickensian'(after famous Victorian author Charles Dickens) pedestal desk in oak with mottled tan leather surface tooled and gilded.

Category

19th Century English Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique Oak Desk, Slant Front Desk, Victorian Dickens Desk, England, 1880
Antique Oak Desk, Slant Front Desk, Victorian Dickens Desk, England, 1880

Antique Oak Desk, Slant Front Desk, Victorian Dickens Desk, England, 1880

Located in Vancouver, BC

Antique oak desk, slant front desk, Dickens desk, England, 1880, Antique Furniture, B994.

Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Oak

Antique Victorian Desk, Carved Oak, Green Man Dickens Desk, Scotland 1880 B2447
Antique Victorian Desk, Carved Oak, Green Man Dickens Desk, Scotland 1880 B2447

Antique Victorian Desk, Carved Oak, Green Man Dickens Desk, Scotland 1880 B2447

Located in Vancouver, BC

Antique Victorian desk, carved oak, "Green Man" Dickens desk, Scotland 1880, B2447 Scotland 18820 Solid oak Original finish Carved pediment to the top Pigeon holes underneath flanke...

Category

1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Oak

Antique Scottish Victorian Ebonized Dickens, Slant or Writing Desk, circa 1880
Antique Scottish Victorian Ebonized Dickens, Slant or Writing Desk, circa 1880

Antique Scottish Victorian Ebonized Dickens, Slant or Writing Desk, circa 1880

Located in Vancouver, BC

- $950 - Scotland, 1880 - Original finish - Carved pediment - Oval mirror - Carved drawer fronts - Original brass hardware - Leather inserts - Lift-top writing su...

Category

19th Century Scottish Antique Dickens Desk

People Also Browsed

Classic English Partner Desk/Writing Desk 20th Century, Mahogany
Classic English Partner Desk/Writing Desk 20th Century, Mahogany

Classic English Partner Desk/Writing Desk 20th Century, Mahogany

Located in Berlin, DE

Classic English Partner Desk/Writing Desk 20th Century, Mahogany Solid mahogany, partially veneered. Baluster-shaped and grooved/channelled legs ending with brass castors. Frame bo...

Category

20th Century English Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Biedermeier Antique Secretary Circa 1840 Veneered With Mahogany
Biedermeier Antique Secretary Circa 1840 Veneered With Mahogany

Biedermeier Antique Secretary Circa 1840 Veneered With Mahogany

$7,279Sale Price|20% Off

H 67.13 in W 42.13 in D 22.64 in

Biedermeier Antique Secretary Circa 1840 Veneered With Mahogany

Located in Opole, PL

Biedermeier Antique Secretary Circa 1840 Veneered With Mahogany Furniture in the Biedermeier style, made of soft wood veneered with mahogany, dated around 1840. The monumental shape...

Category

1840s German Biedermeier Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Derby School Paneled Oak Roll Top Desk with Full Interior, C1900
Antique Derby School Paneled Oak Roll Top Desk with Full Interior, C1900

Antique Derby School Paneled Oak Roll Top Desk with Full Interior, C1900

$4,400Sale Price|20% Off

H 50.5 in W 60 in D 32 in

Antique Derby School Paneled Oak Roll Top Desk with Full Interior, C1900

By Derby Desk Company

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique roll top desk offers paneled quarter sawn oak construction with s-top opening to full interior over base with flanking drawer towers having foliate carved pulls and centra...

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Oak

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

$60,659Sale Price|20% Off

H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Glass, Walnut

19th Century Victorian Carved Mahogany Desk
19th Century Victorian Carved Mahogany Desk

19th Century Victorian Carved Mahogany Desk

$4,768

H 31 in W 48 in D 26 in

19th Century Victorian Carved Mahogany Desk

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Selling is a top quality, unusual mid-Victorian copy of a Chippendale carved desk. The top drawer of the desk, when opened, reveals a rising writing panel and two lift up panels with...

Category

Mid-19th Century English Chippendale Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Regency Escritoire Desk
Antique Regency Escritoire Desk

Antique Regency Escritoire Desk

$1,083

H 34.65 in W 25.6 in D 19.3 in

Antique Regency Escritoire Desk

Located in London, GB

A wonderful antique Sheraton style escritoire desk. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1910 period. This is of superb quality, it is a useful and very charming piece...

Category

1910s British Sheraton Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Leather, Wood

French Mahogany Desk
French Mahogany Desk

French Mahogany Desk

$11,247 / item

H 30 in W 60 in D 30 in

French Mahogany Desk

Located in Westwood, NJ

Crafted with figured flame mahogany, this writing desk features a luxurious leather inlaid surface. The meticulously designed structure includes five drawers surrounding a generous k...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Wood

19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque
19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque

19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque

Located in Vosselaar, BE

A rare pair of heliocodal French Directoire library bookcases in solid walnut. This type of bookcases is also known as 'boiseries de Bibliothèque' as they often, together with pannel...

Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Flame Mahogany Partners Pedestal Desk 19th Century
Antique Victorian Flame Mahogany Partners Pedestal Desk 19th Century

Antique Victorian Flame Mahogany Partners Pedestal Desk 19th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a beautiful antique late Victorian flame mahogany partners pedestal desk, circa 1880 in date. Measures: 4ft. The rectanglular top features a stunning inset green and gold t...

Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Mahogany

Partners Desk
Partners Desk

Partners Desk

$12,500

H 30 in W 49 in D 36.5 in

Partners Desk

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This exquisite early 19th-century English mahogany partner's desk is characterized by its robust structure and classic detailing. The molded black leather top, framed by a tooled gil...

Category

1820s English Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Mahogany Desk
18th Century Mahogany Desk

18th Century Mahogany Desk

$5,892

H 29.93 in W 48.04 in D 25.99 in

18th Century Mahogany Desk

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A George III period mahogany kneehole desk of good size, with the original brasses and lovely one piece top. The whole piece is of great colour and patina, circa 1780 This desk is...

Category

1780s English George III Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique English Victorian Mahogany Desk circa 1880
Antique English Victorian Mahogany Desk circa 1880

Antique English Victorian Mahogany Desk circa 1880

$3,487

H 31.89 in W 42.33 in D 19.69 in

Antique English Victorian Mahogany Desk circa 1880

Located in Berlin, DE

Antique English Victorian Mahogany Desk circa 1880 Solid mahogany wood, with numerous drawers and a cupboard. Lockable. The desk offers a lot of storage space.

Category

1880s English Late Victorian Antique Dickens Desk

Materials

Brass

Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Antique Dickens Desk", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Antique Dickens Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique dickens desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, oak and walnut, every antique dickens desk was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique dickens desk — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique dickens desk, designed in the Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one antique dickens desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Hobbs & Co., Morris & Co. and Sampson Mordan & Co. produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Dickens Desk?

Prices for an antique dickens desk start at $320 and top out at $18,500 with the average selling for $2,950.