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Prime Minister Disraeli enters our furniture collection as he entered the
Victorian political arena: through sheer flair and merit! No fortified towers and
collections from antiquity, no union with crown and state since pre-Columbus.
Benjamin Disraeli became the first Jewish Member of Parliament and conquered
all the prejudices of his era to become Prime Minister of Britain and Queen
Victoria’s greatly loved personal friend. With a rare and ebullient good taste
for high style and panache, Disraeli lived in the heart of high society. He knew
what he wanted and achieved it. Great lifemanship, great statesmanship, great
furniture – he pursued them all. The most rarified centres of society broke ranks
to include him on the basis of outstanding excellence.
T H E 1 S T E A R L O F B E A C O N S F I E L D
B E A C O N S F I E L D , E N G L A N D
T h e R i g h t H o n o u r a b l e B e n j a m i n D i s r a e l i
(Provenance details withheld)
