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Description:
This is the desk used by Charles Dickens in 1827.
He was employed as a solicitors clerk by the law firm of Ellis and Blackmore at Number 1 Raymond Buildings, Grays Inn, London.
The Charles Dickens desk was made in the Georgian period of about 1800 from solid mahogany. It is a good quality standing clerk’s desk.
It has four fine turned legs, raised on brass castors. They are linked by an undertier, which was probably useful for storing the work in hand. It has a hand dovetailed single drawer with turned knob handles. The sloping leather top adjoins a flat galleried shelf. This would probably have been used to store small items such as a pot of ink, quills and a blotter. It may also have supported a candlestick.
| Status: No Longer Available |
Reference#: 1428 |
| Condition:
Restored |
Year:
1800
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| Country:
UK |
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| Height:
51 in. (129.54 cm) |
Depth:
23 in. (58.42 cm) |
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Width: 35 in. (88.90 cm)
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| Title:
A rare Georgian mahogany standing desk with an exceptional detailed provenance: "actually used by Charles Dickens". |
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