Love chair
The love chair (French siège d'amour) was a device created by a French furniture manufacturer to allow the corpulent British king Edward VII to have sex with two women simultaneously while protecting them from being crushed by his weight.[1][2]
History
King Edward was known for his affairs with the most famous French aristocrats, prostitutes, actresses and cancan dancers; his father, on learning of his licentiousness, described him as "depraved". He was a regular visitor to the most exquisite and lavish bordello of Victorian Paris, Le Chabanais, where the chair, designed specifically to cater for his copulatory tastes, was installed. Created by furniture manufacturer, Soubrier, it was reported in 2018 as being owned by the Soubrier family[1] and it was included in an exhibition at the Musée d'Orsay in 2015.[2]
References
- ^ a b Hof, Peter (1 May 2018). Two Edwards: How King Edward VII and Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey fomented the First World War. Trine Day. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-63424-175-5.
- ^ a b Perring, Rebecca (9 October 2015). "Dirty Bertie: how royal playboy took Victorian Paris by storm with a three-way love seat". Express.co.uk. Daily Express. Retrieved 27 October 2023.