English Walnut Book Slide End Brass Floral Diamond Bone Mount Wall Mount Antique

Late 19th Century Oak And Brass Folding Book Slide. A beautiful book slide dating from the late 18th century the two ends fold out and the middle section slides apart to extend the shelf the ends are decorated with brass plates and leaves with white flowers.

It measures 12 7/8 inches long closed 4 3/4 inches wide extends to 23 inches long and is 5 3/4 inches tall.

It's in Vintage Extremely USED condition... When the extension piece of wood is used the wood on either side of the frame is missing or chipped out.  The bone inlay is cracked and many of the flower petals are missing or cracked. The one end wood piece is cracked but has been repaired with wire

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