Large Staffordshire Earl of 'Beaconsfield' figure
Item ID# 17122
Period: Victorian, circa 1880
Description: Staffordshire figure with a political theme which features the Earl of Beaconsfield, stood on a shaped base. The piece is titled, 'Beaconsfield' . Multi-coloured version. Bright gilt titles and embellishment. Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front and reverse. Vent hole to the reverse. This piece represents The Earl of Beaconsfield, a title created in 1876 for Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, a favourite of Queen Victoria. Victoria favoured Disraeli's Tory policies over those of his Liberal rival, William Gladstone. Book reference not found.
Condition: Good. Slight rubbing to gilt. KILN EFFECTS: notable crazing; flecks of stray coloured glaze to the pillar, his face, right leg and to the reverse; kiln detritus caught in the glaze to his jacket; over glazed shrinkage line to his left wrist. RESTORATION: Retouched paintloss to his hair and ground.
Dimensions: 16.7ins high, 7.5ins wide, 4.3ins depth

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