The antique chair that gives an eye-popping insight into Edward VII's debauched youth

Daily Mail ^ | March 22, 2010 | Eugene Costello

[C19fan]

Among the bordellos of Victorian Paris, Le Chabanais was the most exquisite, and the most lavish. Over the years this ‘maison de tolerance’ — the word ‘brothel’ was considered too tawdry — saw visitors as illustrious as Humphrey Bogart, Mae West and Cary Grant.

But in the 1880s, one of its principal clients was the future King Edward VII, then known to everyone as ‘Bertie’, the playboy Prince of Wales.

Each of the establishment’s 30 rooms had its own theme, such as Moorish, Louis XIV and ancient Roman — but Bertie’s favourite was the Hindu room.

[C19fan]

Camilla used the connection as a pick up line with Charles.

[ClearCase_guy]

The way in which Bertie used the chair has been lost in the mists of time.

Not a heck of a lot of insight here. The fact that Edward VII was a pleasure-seeker is not news. What we have here is an article serving as an advertisement for a TV show.

[raybbr]

Camilla used the connection as a pick up line with Charles.

Charles could have anyone after DI Died. Why Camilla?

[Non-Sequitur]

Well...God save the King!

[ottbmare]

Call me unimaginative, but I can’t figure the thing out, and neither can the readers of the Daily Mail.

[calex59]

The way in which Bertie used the chair has been lost in the mists of time.

I think the picture of the chair shows how it was used, at least in one respect. Those are a set of stirrups aren't they?

[Hodar]

It's good to be King

[Fast Moving Angel]

Bump for later FReeper comments on how this thing was used.

[Larry Lucido]

You can buy modern day versions of that chair on the internet.

Or, so I’m told.

[Larry Lucido]

Imagine a gyn table, and an elevated platform on the floor with thingies to anchor the heels of someone facing the table.

Ingenious, these Victorians.

[Blueflag]

um ... after a careful review of the potential geometry ...

Party A reclines on bench with feet in stirrups, knees tightly bent.

Party B stands upright with feet resting in footrests.

Tab B goes into slot A?

[autumnraine]

Yes, and foot braces on the bottom for good ole Bertie.

[JoeProBono]

[JoeProBono]

[Netizen]

um ... after a careful review of the potential geometry ...

Party A reclines on bench with feet in stirrups, knees tightly bent.

Party B stands upright with feet resting in footrests.

Tab B goes into slot A?

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What about Party C?

From the article

Known romantically as a ‘siege d’amour’, or love-seat, this chair allowed the distinctly unathletic Bertie to have his way with two women simultaneously, all with the minimum of effort.

[Larry Lucido]

Okay, I’m not seeing room on that thing for a third person.

So, I’ve assembled a panel of experts. Laz is the “chair”man.

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[Netizen]

Person A on the top tier

Person B on the second tier

Person C stands

Oral for Person A

[1066AD]

Background.

Google will deliver explanations for this historical research !

[Lazamataz]

It's so easy to see, that if you can't see where the third (and even the fourth) person goes, explaining it won't help.

You cannot help the blind to see.

[heartwood]

Party C could lie on the base - but I can’t figure out why.

[Aracelis]

It's so easy to see, that if you can't see where the third (and even the fourth) person goes, explaining it won't help. You cannot help the blind to see.

I must be monohetero-impaired...

[RedRedRose]

Could you do an illustration?

[Jewbacca]

I wonder if Churchill was a bastard king.

[Jewbacca]

Bill Clinton had one of those in the oval office.

[martin_fierro]

Bill Clinton had one of those in the oval office.

The chair or the sanitizer?

Nevermind. I'd rather not remember.

[KrisKrinkle]

“saw visitors as illustrious as Humphrey Bogart, Mae West and Cary Grant.”

Mae West? In what capacity?

[Eaker]

Not enough steam to clean that thing!

(Well maybe clean enough for gunner.....)

[Larry Lucido]

I got it! Dick Morris lies on the ground and sucks the toes of Person B.

[Lazamataz]

You know nothing about sex. When I get home I will create and post an illustration. There are four people, a rhesus monkey, three chickens and a shop vac. You’ll see.

[Judith Anne]

Evidently I know nothing as well. Bump to myself, to see the illustration later.

[ArrogantBustard]

There are four people, a rhesus monkey, three chickens and a shop vac.

And a llama.

There has to be a llama.

[RikaStrom]

ping for hom

[kabumpo]

Beause he had been in love with her his entire adult life, but had been discouraged from marrying her when they were first together, in their 20s, by his evil great-uncle, who controllled him.

[SunkenCiv]

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