An apparatus for presenting items , particularly eyeglasses, comprising - one or more support plates , each support plate being configured for placing items side by side in a horizontal direction thereon when the apparatus is in use; - a number of locking devices arranged on a respective support plate , each locking device being configured to be movable between a locked position for mechanically locking an item at the locking device and an unlocked position for releasing the item from the locking device , and a respective support plate comprises a movable member disposed between a first panel of the support plate being an upper panel when the apparatus is in use and a second panel of the support plate being a lower panel when the apparatus is in use, where the movable member is configured to mechanically interact with an actuation means and with the number of locking devices such that the movable member can be moved by the actuation means between a first position in which each locking device of the number of locking devices is in the locked position and a second position in which each locking device of the number of locking devices is in the unlocked position, characterized in that the actuation means comprises in at least one support plate an actuation device located between the first panel and the second panel and comprising one or more pins , each pin being located in a corresponding recess in the movable member when each locking device is in the locked position, where the actuation means further comprises a slot in the movable member for inserting an actuation bar into the slot , where the insertion of the actuation bar into the slot effects a retraction of each pin from the corresponding recess , whereupon the actuation bar is able to push the movable member so that the movable member moves from the first position to the second position. - one or more support plates , each support plate being configured for placing items side by side in a horizontal direction thereon when the apparatus is in use; - a number of locking devices arranged on a respective support plate , each locking device being configured to be movable between a locked position for mechanically locking an item at the locking device and an unlocked position for releasing the item from the locking device , and a respective support plate comprises a movable member disposed between a first panel of the support plate being an upper panel when the apparatus is in use and a second panel of the support plate being a lower panel when the apparatus is in use, where the movable member is configured to mechanically interact with an actuation means and with the number of locking devices such that the movable member can be moved by the actuation means between a first position in which each locking device of the number of locking devices is in the locked position and a second position in which each locking device of the number of locking devices is in the unlocked position, characterized in that the actuation means comprises in at least one support plate an actuation device located between the first panel and the second panel and comprising one or more pins , each pin being located in a corresponding recess in the movable member when each locking device is in the locked position, where the actuation means further comprises a slot in the movable member for inserting an actuation bar into the slot , where the insertion of the actuation bar into the slot effects a retraction of each pin from the corresponding recess , whereupon the actuation bar is able to push the movable member so that the movable member moves from the first position to the second position. <EOS>