Rare Antique French Henry II Walnut Dessert Server With Collapsing Shelves

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A rare French Henry II Style walnut dessert table/server featuring a distinctive collapsing shelf design. This versatile antique offers both … Read more A rare French Henry II Style walnut dessert table/server featuring a distinctive collapsing shelf design. This versatile antique offers both beauty and function, with an adjustable configuration that allows the piece to transition between a compact closed position and an expanded serving arrangement. When closed, it stands 29.5 inches tall; when opened, it reaches 39.5 inches in height. The expanding mechanism is made up of ropes and pulleys so that when you pull up on the top lid, the bottom shelf automatically extends down. Once the piece is fully extended, there are spring loaded brass clips in the center column that clip into place and hold it up. When you want to collapse it down to its lower enclosed level, you push in on the spring loaded clips and it allows the top to be pushed down, while the roped pulleys pull the bottom shelf up automatically.

Crafted in walnut, this unusual piece brings character and practicality to a dining room, entertaining space, or traditional interior. A distinctive find for collectors of French antiques and functional antique furniture.

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