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LOT 48:
AMIN AL-HUSSEINI, MOHAMMED
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Sold for: $200
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Estimated price :
$200 - $300
Buyer's Premium: 25%
sales tax: 8.875%
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AMIN AL-HUSSEINI, MOHAMMED
(Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, 1897-1974). Three-quarter length, silver-print photograph by C. Raad of Jerusalem, with Husseini autograph signature below.
8.5 x 6.5 inches. Housed in original portfolio.
Jerusalem: circa 1920
Palestinian Arab nationalist and Muslim leader in Mandatory Palestine who was appointed Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. Taken when Husseini was a young man, this studio photograph was by Khalil Raad (1854–1957) known as "Palestine's first Arab photographer."
Palestinian Arab nationalist and Muslim leader in Mandatory Palestine who was appointed Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. Taken when Husseini was a young man, this studio photograph was by Khalil Raad (1854–1957) known as "Palestine's first Arab photographer."
