Portrait of tailor turned dog breeder A. G. Boggia with a Borzoi puppy

Original vintage press photograph, 1951

Silver gelatin print

Titled & dated January 16th 1951 on label verso

21 x 15 cm

£195

The full description to the reverse reads as follows:

“HIS HOBBY BROUGHT HIM WORLD FAME

Mr. A. G. Boggia, of Graveney, Kent, surrounded by the many trophies won by his dogs. With him is his 3 1/2-month-old Borzoi puppy which he hopes will be yet another champion. Mr Boggia, a Master Tailor, turned to dog breeding as a hobby. Now he is one of England’s best known judges at dog shows. Next month he is going to Hong Kong to judge the Kennel Club show there and later in the year will judge a show in New York. He has also judged at shows in Geneva, Ireland and Colombo. In breeding he specialises in Greyhounds and smooth-haired terriers. His champion “Buckland” helped to establish smooth-haired terriers in America, where it fetched a record price of 1,000 guineas.

January 16th. 1951”