1908 couch find
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 6:42 am
I just got this antique house.
The owner bought it from an antique dealer in the 80’s it had been recovered.
It comes with a neat history it’s from the empress hotel in Victoria which opened in 1908
There were 4 the same when he bought them from the dealer
He said he contacted the hotel staff with pictures and they confirmed that the style matches that used during those years. So the antique dealers story matched.
It’s extremely heavy. I’ve never lifted a couch so heavy. The frame must be incredibly robust.
The obvious feature is it’s arms the rest is pretty classic
The covering is in bad shape and the seat area needs to come apart the springs are coming up through the upholstery there is some horsehair inside it was covered with Dacron and not great upholstery. it will need upholstery.
It really seems worthwhile though. We wanted a house so I’d rather spend money fixing this than on new stuff.
The empress hotel was built by the Canadian national and the buildings are quite famous it’s centred at the parliament buildings.
it’s an attraction for tourists who go for formal tea. It’s expensive I’ve heard.
I can find out more about the history it’s a national historic site. It’s hosted a lot of famous people so there must be more pictures than what I’ve found
Phil
The owner bought it from an antique dealer in the 80’s it had been recovered.
It comes with a neat history it’s from the empress hotel in Victoria which opened in 1908
There were 4 the same when he bought them from the dealer
He said he contacted the hotel staff with pictures and they confirmed that the style matches that used during those years. So the antique dealers story matched.
It’s extremely heavy. I’ve never lifted a couch so heavy. The frame must be incredibly robust.
The obvious feature is it’s arms the rest is pretty classic
The covering is in bad shape and the seat area needs to come apart the springs are coming up through the upholstery there is some horsehair inside it was covered with Dacron and not great upholstery. it will need upholstery.
It really seems worthwhile though. We wanted a house so I’d rather spend money fixing this than on new stuff.
The empress hotel was built by the Canadian national and the buildings are quite famous it’s centred at the parliament buildings.
it’s an attraction for tourists who go for formal tea. It’s expensive I’ve heard.
I can find out more about the history it’s a national historic site. It’s hosted a lot of famous people so there must be more pictures than what I’ve found
Phil