Disraeli's writing desk in the Study at Hughenden Manor, Buckinghamshire, home of prime minister Benjamin Disraeli between 1848 and 1881

Disraeli's writing desk in the Study at Hughenden Manor, Buckinghamshire, home of prime minister Benjamin Disraeli between 1848 and 1881. The gilt bronze inkstand was a gift from his lifelong friend Lady Londonderry. The black-edged notepaper on the desk was always used after his wife's death in 1872.