A Cigarette & a Good Suit, c.1930

Original c.1930 British studio photograph of a young man seated in a suit and bow tie.
Vintage Gale’s Studios portrait showing a young gentleman holding a cigarette beside an open magazine.
Detail of an early 20th-century male studio portrait showing high-waisted trousers, cigarette and lace-up boots.
Reverse of vintage Gale’s Studios Ltd photograph showing the studio crest and list of British branches.
Original c.1930 British studio photograph of a young man seated in a suit and bow tie.
Vintage Gale’s Studios portrait showing a young gentleman holding a cigarette beside an open magazine.
Detail of an early 20th-century male studio portrait showing high-waisted trousers, cigarette and lace-up boots.
Reverse of vintage Gale’s Studios Ltd photograph showing the studio crest and list of British branches.

A Cigarette & a Good Suit, c.1930

£18.00

An original British studio portrait, dating to around the late 1920s or early 1930s.

A wonderfully self-conscious young gentleman sits for his portrait in a dark suit and bow tie, one leg crossed over the other, cigarette held loosely in his hand and an open magazine resting beside him.

There is something wonderfully theatrical about the whole thing, from the carefully parted hair and enormous lace-up boots to the rather magnificent expression.

The reverse carries the printed mark of Gale’s Studios Ltd, a photographic studio with branches across Britain.

An original period photograph, not a modern reproduction. Age-related toning, marks and gentle wear are present, all part of its history and character.

One original photograph only.

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