Antique CDV 1870s Brooks Man Standing Tufted Chair Weston-Super-Mare UK

Antique CDV 1870s Brooks Man Standing Tufted Chair Weston-Super-Mare UK

This antique CDV captures a gentleman standing beside a plush tufted chair, a classic studio portrait common during the 1870s. The subject’s posture and formal attire reflect the refined sensibilities of the Victorian era, set against the backdrop of a professional photography studio operating in Weston-Super-Mare.

The Brooks studio mark adds a layer of local historical significance to this piece. Collectors of British cartes de visite will appreciate this window into the 1870s, as it perfectly encapsulates the period’s obsession with domestic furniture props and somber, dignified portraiture.

A rare glimpse of a gentleman and his tufted chair from the Weston-Super-Mare Brooks studio.