Auction 69 · Lot 260
(British Prime Minister, 1848-1930.) Black-and-white photographic portrait, signed on lower margin.
- Estimate
- $400–$600
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
BALFOUR, ARTHUR JAMES
Place
Washington, DC
Publication
(1921)
Description
Photograph by Underwood & Underwood, Washington.
summary
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.
11.25 x 8.5 inches to mat. Framed.
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