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Louis Quinze Chair

An ornate eighteenth-century armchair of gilt wood and rich brocade, designed in the opulent Louis Quinze style. Its gilded frame curves elaborately with scrollwork and cabriole legs, while its upholstery shows deep crimson velvet frayed at the arms from age and use. Serving as a symbol of aristocratic grandeur, it also becomes a utilitarian weapon when Duggan wields it to resist capture.
3 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments
S17E6 · City of Death Part 2
Doctor’s ruse collapses under scrutiny

The Louis Quinze chair is used by Duggan as a weapon when Hermann moves to enforce the Count’s order of imprisonment. Duggan’s impulsive violence transforms the symbol of aristocratic grandeur into a tool of resistance. The chair’s opulence contrasts grotesquely with its sudden utilitarian role in the confrontation.

Before: Intact, used for seating by Duggan, untouched
After: Wielded as an improvised weapon by Duggan during the attack
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S17E6 · City of Death Part 2
Intruders forced into the drawing room at gunpoint

The Louis Quinze chair serves as a symbol of aristocratic grandeur until Duggan wields it as a utilitarian weapon against Hermann, escalating the confrontation from verbal standoff to physical resistance. Its gilded frame and crimson velvet upholstery contrast sharply with its sudden use as a blunt instrument.

Before: An opulent eighteenth-century chair of gilt wood and rich brocade, positioned as a decorative aristocratic symbol
After: Seized by Duggan and swung at Hermann as an instrument of violent defiance, breaking the standoff's decorum
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S17E6 · City of Death Part 2
Trapped in the Count’s cellar by gunpoint

The Louis Quinze chair becomes a makeshift weapon when Duggan wields it to attack Hermann in a sudden violent deflection of imprisonment. Its ornate gilding and crimson brocade contrast with its new brutal purpose, shattering the Count’s fragile civility and forcing immediate reassertion of control through incarceration.

Before: Located near the Count and Countess as part of the opulent drawing room furniture, unoccupied and serving as a symbol of aristocratic splendor
After: Used as an improvised blunt weapon, then left in place as signs of impending imprisonment dominate the scene
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