(British Prime Minister, 1848-1930.) Black-and-white photographic portrait, signed on lower margin.

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Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Holy Land Maps and Ceremonial Objects

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Lot 260
BALFOUR, ARTHUR JAMES

(British Prime Minister, 1848-1930.) Black-and-white photographic portrait, signed on lower margin.

Photograph by Underwood & Underwood, Washington. 11.25 x 8.5 inches to mat. Framed.

Washington, DC: (1921)

Est: $400 - $600
Instigator of the Balfour Declaration of 1917 which promised a homeland to the Jewish people and paved the way for the establishment of the State of Israel. This photograph likely dates from 1921-22 when Lord Balfour was a delegate to the Washington Disarmament Conference.