{"id":7675046854884,"title":"Doulton Lambeth Politicians flask Arthur Balfour","handle":"doulton-lambeth-politicians-flask-arthur-balfour","description":"\u003cp\u003eDoulton Lambeth Politicians flask depicting \u003cspan\u003eArthur Balfour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ec.1910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRd No 556615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 19 cms (7 1\/2\") tall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition\u003cbr\u003eRetains part of the original cork stopper\u003cbr\u003eGUARANTEED free from damage and repair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Politicians Flasks:\u003c\/strong\u003e There are 6 known flasks in this series, to commemorate English politicians and produced c.1910. They are modelled by Leslie Harradine (the noted figurine modeller). Flasks depict Arthur Balfour, H.H. Asquith, John Burns, David Lloyd George, Austen Chamberlain and Richard Haldane.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Arthur Balfour:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, FRS, FBA, DL 25 July 1848 – 19 March 1930), also known as Lord Balfour, was a British Conservative statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905. As foreign secretary in the Lloyd George ministry, he issued the Balfour Declaration in 1917 on behalf of the cabinet.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBalfour returned as First Lord of the Admiralty in Asquith's Coalition Government (1915–16). In December 1916, he became foreign secretary in David Lloyd George's coalition.  \u003c\/span\u003eHe continued to serve in senior positions throughout the 1920s, and died on 19 March 1930 aged 81, having spent a vast inherited fortune. He never married. 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They are modelled by Leslie Harradine (the noted figurine modeller). Flasks depict Arthur Balfour, H.H. Asquith, John Burns, David Lloyd George, Austen Chamberlain and Richard Haldane.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Arthur Balfour:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, FRS, FBA, DL 25 July 1848 – 19 March 1930), also known as Lord Balfour, was a British Conservative statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905. As foreign secretary in the Lloyd George ministry, he issued the Balfour Declaration in 1917 on behalf of the cabinet.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBalfour returned as First Lord of the Admiralty in Asquith's Coalition Government (1915–16). In December 1916, he became foreign secretary in David Lloyd George's coalition.  \u003c\/span\u003eHe continued to serve in senior positions throughout the 1920s, and died on 19 March 1930 aged 81, having spent a vast inherited fortune. He never married. Balfour trained as a philosopher – he originated an argument against believing that human reason could determine truth – and was seen as having a detached attitude to life, epitomised by a remark attributed to him:\u003cstrong\u003e \"Nothing matters very much and few things matter at all\".\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}