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Primitive Ladder

Antique Rustic Primitive Wood Ladder
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique rustic primitive wood ladder, c. 1910-1920. Charming, weathered ladder with original paint
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Early 20th Century North American Primitive Ladders

Materials

Metal

Antique Rustic Primitive Wood Ladder
Antique Rustic Primitive Wood Ladder
H 54 in W 19.25 in D 5.75 in
Antique Library Ladder with Great Patina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. Primitive library ladder. Most of the original paint has worn off but it has a great
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20th Century Unknown Primitive Ladders

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Iron

Early 20th Century Pine Primative Gypsy Steps Fairground Carnival Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A primitive set of painted pine steps, with decorative scallop edging. Believed to of been the
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Early 20th Century Ladders

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Pine

Antique Small Ladder Back Green Primitive Rustic Chair with Deer Hide Seat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique small ladder back green primitive rustic chair with deer hide seat. Item features deer hide
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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Side Chairs

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Leather, Wood

19th Century Rawhide Primitive Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a ladder back with woven rawhide seats and saw marks are clearly visible. These chairs have retained
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Antique 19th Century American Primitive Chairs

Materials

Leather, Elm

Wooden Brutalist Ladder, Dayak People, Borneo
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Raw wooden ladder, primitive art of the Dayak people, Borneo, dating from the 1940s. This ladder
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Wooden Brutalist Ladder, Dayak People, Borneo
Wooden Brutalist Ladder, Dayak People, Borneo
H 98.43 in W 7.09 in D 4.73 in
Antique 1820s Set of Six Ladder Back Chairs Rush Seat Paint Decorated
Located in Wallkill, NY
Great set of six paint decorated rush seat chairs.. True antique primitive pieces that came out my
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Antique 1820s American Primitive Chairs

Materials

Wood

Primitive Rush Seat Side Chair
Located in Faversham, GB
A diminutive rush seat side chair with a ladder back. Featuring traces of the original blue paint
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Antique Late 19th Century British Rustic Chairs

Materials

Ash, Pine, Rush

Primitive Rush Seat Side Chair
Primitive Rush Seat Side Chair
H 33.08 in W 17.72 in D 13.39 in
1700's Chippendale Style Country Ladder Ribbon-Back Maple Side Chairs, Pair
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Louisville, KY
hand-carved and constructed in a refined primitive country design, reflective of the era. Utilizing a
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Antique Mid-18th Century American Chippendale Chairs

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Rush, Wood, Maple

Vintage Red Moroccan Rug by Berber Tribes of Morocco
By Boujad Tribe, Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
vintage red Moroccan rug, a profusion of diamonds and confetti-like sprinkles unfolds, framed by a ladder
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African ...

Materials

Wool

Folk Art Sculpture Folk Art Toy Outsider Art Chimney Sweep Painted Cutout
Located in East Hampton, NY
primitive toy. The arms are not moveable on this piece, but it looks like this used to have a moveable
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Twine, Wood, Paint

Vittorio Valabrega Rustic Scalloped Edge Dining Chairs, Set of 10, Italy, 1940's
By Vittorio Valabrega
Located in New York, NY
Vittorio Valabrega Rustic Primitive Dining Chairs, Set of 10 This is an extremely rare set of
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Vintage 1940s Italian Rustic Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

Rustic Scalloped Edge Dining Chairs, Set of 10, Italy, 1940's
By Vittorio Valabrega
Located in New York, NY
Vittorio Valabrega Rustic Primitive Dining Chairs, Set of 10, 1940's Rare set of rustic Deco
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Mid-20th Century European Rustic Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

Antique Caucasian Avar Kilim circa 1900
Located in Morton Grove, IL
phoenix combat that is rendered in a primitive manner. The phoenix has jagged plumage swept over itself
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Antique Early 1900s Caucasian Kazak Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool

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Little Old Library Ladder in "Wabi-Sabi" Conditions.
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
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19th Century American Primitive Southern Pie Safe with Distressed Blue Paint
Located in Savannah, GA
A truly American Southern piece, this rustic wooden pie safe features pierced tin inserts in the double doors and on the sides. Other features include two shelves, primitive hardware...
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Antique 1880s American Primitive Painted Furniture

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Tin

Mid-Victorian Moorish Wrought & Cast Iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a masterpiece in High Victorian ironwork design. This Pergola was built around the same time a...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

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Midcentury Italian Carved Walnut Wood Spiral 4-Step Library Ladder
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian carved walnut wood tall circular step ladder with four stairs rolled around a turned, central post embellished with a decorative finial. Versatile and practical, th...
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Mid-19th Century Child’s Grain Painted Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Nantucket, MA
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Wood

Vintage Tall Library Steps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage set of large & tall library steps with tooled leather on each step.
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20th Century Italian Ladders

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Vintage Tall Library Steps
Vintage Tall Library Steps
H 83 in W 23.5 in D 35 in
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Located in Clermont, FL
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Regency Style Walnut Library Steps
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H 31 in W 21.5 in D 18.5 in
David Mazel Tov LifeGuard Chair, Handcrafted Maple Coastal Inspiration Seating
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Located in Montreal, Quebec
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Located in Berlin, DE
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Stunning Antique circa 1810 George III Elm & Leather Library Steps Georgian Home
Located in GB
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Antique 1810s English George III Ladders

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Two Charming Dutch Rural Ladder Back Oak Rush Seat Armchairs 1920's
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
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Pair of Antique Primitive Ladder Back and Splint Seats Early 19th Century
Located in Tulsa, OK
These are a pair of slightly different antique Primitive ladder back chairs. Even though they are
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Craftsman Antiquities

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Antique Primitive Ladder Back Rocking Chair with Splint Seat Early 19th Century
Located in Tulsa, OK
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Antique Early 19th Century American Antiquities

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Cane, Wood

Swedish Primitive Ladder - 19th century
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Primitive Ladder - 19th century Made from a solid piece of wood, with carved-out steps
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ladders

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Pine

Swedish Primitive Ladder - 19th century
Swedish Primitive Ladder - 19th century
H 77.17 in W 6.3 in D 5.52 in
Iowa farm ladder
Located in Sheffield, MA
this wood Iowa farm ladder is as primitive as you can get. We have recently waxed this primitive
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Vintage 1930s American Ladders

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Wood

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H 84.5 in W 16 in
Primitive Teak Ladder
Located in New York, NY
Teak Primitive ladder carved from a single piece of wood from Sumatra. For the Primitive collector
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Antique 19th Century Indonesian Primitive Tribal Art

Primitive Teak Ladder
Primitive Teak Ladder
H 85 in W 15 in D 3 in
Large Primitive Sculptors Ladder
Located in Culver City, CA
Heavy duty artist's ladder
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Antique 19th Century English Ladders

Materials

Wood

Large Primitive Sculptors Ladder
Large Primitive Sculptors Ladder
H 63.5 in W 24 in D 44 in
Andrianna Shamaris Primitive Teak Wood Ladder from Borneo
Located in New York, NY
Primitive teak wood ladder hand-carved from a single slab. For the Primitive collector. This
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Antique Early 1900s Indonesian Primitive Ladders

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Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Antique Cheseboro Whitman Green Distressed Painted Primitive Wooden Ladder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Cheseboro Whitman Army Green Distressed Painted Primitive Wooden 74" Ladder. *Price is for
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Ladders

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Metal

Japanese Antique Wooden Ladder 1800s-1860s / Wabi Sabi Primitive Mingei Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese wooden ladder. It is an item from the Edo period. (1800s-1860s) Made
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Ladders

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Cedar

Primitive Three Steps Wood Stand
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Extension type ladder. The first and second rows will fit below the third row. When not in use it
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Ladders

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Primitive Three Steps Wood Stand
Primitive Three Steps Wood Stand
H 36.38 in W 17.33 in D 29.73 in
Primitive Library Step Ladder
Located in Culver City, CA
Library step ladder with unusual arm pole
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Early 20th Century French More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wood

Primitive Pine & Twisted Rush Farmhouse Ladder Back Armchairs - Pair
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of primitive Farmhouse style ladder back armchairs, unbranded. Pine with carved arched
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Mid-20th Century American Primitive Dining Room Chairs

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Rush, Pine

Wooden Step Ladder Vintage Antique Moveable Wood Factory Shop Ladder Stairs
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage Wooden Primitive style step ladder. Step heights measure 9", 20 1/2" and 32 1/4
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Mid-20th Century American Primitive Stairs

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Wood

Set of Eight Antique Handmade Ladder Back and Rush Seat Tiger Maple Chairs
Located in Big Flats, NY
shaped ladder backs over rush seats, handmade with some variation in size as photographed, circa 1860
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Antique 19th Century American Primitive Chairs

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Maple, Rush

2 Antique Primitive Maple Country Farmhouse Ladderback Rush Side Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Two primitive antique ladderback chairs. Made of maple featuring turned supports, with rush seat
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Early 20th Century Country Dining Room Chairs

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Rush, Maple

Antique Primitive Early American Blue Painted Side Accent Table & Shaker Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
20th century Primitive table and Shaker chair. Made from hardwood with a blue painted finish. The
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Early 20th Century Shaker Dining Room Sets

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Rush, Hardwood, Paint

Four Antique Hitchcock School Primitive Painted and Gilt Plank Bottom Chairs
By Hitchcock
Located in Big Flats, NY
Set of four Hitchcock school antique and Primitive chairs feature plank bottom seats with ladder
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Antique 19th Century American Chairs

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Wood

Vintage Oak Wood Rush Seat Tall Ladderback Dining Room Rustic Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage oak wood rush seat tall ladder back dining room primitive rustic chairs- Set of 6. Item
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Late 20th Century North American Rustic Dining Room Chairs

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Rope, Oak

Rare 19thc Two Seat Settee w/Original Rush Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19thc settee from Pennsylvania ,some would call buggy seat.This folky and early primitive
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Antique 19th Century American Settees

Materials

Pine

French Ceramic Bowl by Les Argonautes, Vallauris France
By Les Argonautes
Located in Chicago, IL
during 1953-1997. This bowl has an alternating bird and ladder stripped motif on the interior. The rather
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Country Rocking Chair with Old Blue Painted Surface
Located in Essex, MA
three curved ladder back supports, some retaining remnants of old pinstripe painted decoration, flanked
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Antique 1880s American Country Rocking Chairs

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Rush, Wood

Superb Early American Shaker Style High Back Chairs Set of 8
By Shaker Style, Shakers
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful set of 8 Early American Shaker style chairs. All chairs match with a high ladder back
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Early 20th Century American Shaker Dining Room Chairs

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Rush, Oak

Vintage Moroccan Rug, Colorful Berber Moroccan Rug with Postmodern Memphis Style
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
repeating V-shapes composed from lines resembling a comb-ladder design. The tribal symbols of chevron, X
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Post-Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool

Primitive Wood Step Library Ladder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Swedish step ladder made from primitive wood. Three steps.
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Antique 19th Century American Primitive Ladders

Primitive Wood Step Library Ladder
Primitive Wood Step Library Ladder
H 34 in W 35.5 in D 24 in
19th Century Original Green Painted New England Step Ladder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This original green painted 19th century step ladder is a stationary step ladder from New England
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Antique Late 19th Century American Country Primitives

Materials

Pine

Andrianna Shamaris Primitive Iron Wood Ladder
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved Primitive iron wood ladder from Sumatra, carved from a single piece. This ladder was
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Vintage 1950s Primitive Architectural Elements

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Wood, Reclaimed Wood

Wooden Ladder Stairs Four Step Library Book Shelf Kitchen Primitive Rustic
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique four step a-frame wooden ladder with shelf. Item features solid wood construction
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Early 20th Century Primitive Stairs

Materials

Wood

Six French Country Style Carved and Upholstered Ladder Back Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of 6 Lovely Vintage Rustic French Country Style Solid Wood Ladder Back Dining Chairs, probably
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Early 20th Century American Primitive Dining Room Chairs

Vintage Ladder Back Rush Seat Lounge Chairs, a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic pair of vintage ladder back lounge chairs. Chic primitive rush seats with a fabulous set
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Early 20th Century North American Lounge Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Rush

Early 20th Century American Adirondack Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful early 20th century American Adirondack ladder-back chair of wonderful sculptural and
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Chairs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Early American Plank Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
This is an antique primitive farmhouse chair circa late 19th century. The wooden chair features a
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Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Side Chairs

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Hardwood

Vintage Afghan Ghalmouri Maimana Kilim Rug with Nomadic Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
74692, vintage Afghan Ghalmouri Maimana Kilim rug with Nomadic Tribal style. Highlighting Primitive
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Mid-20th Century Afghan Tribal Central Asian Rugs

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Wool

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Beni Ourain Moroccan Rug, Style, Beni Ouarain Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
motifs, X-shapes and chevrons, diagonal rectangles, lozenges, and comb or ladder symbols. In Moroccan
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African ...

Materials

Wool

Vintage Berber Moroccan Rug with Tribal Boho Chic Style
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
spread across the burgundy and wine colored field. It is enclosed with a serrated triangle ladder border
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Bohemian Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool

Central American Primitive Ladder
Located in Hudson, NY
Central American primitive ladder.
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Antique 19th Century Central American Ladders

Materials

Hardwood

Central American Primitive Ladder
Central American Primitive Ladder
H 100 in W 6.5 in D 4 in
American Primitive Ladder
Located in New York, NY
This is a 1920's American primitive ladder.
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Early 20th Century American Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

American Primitive Ladder
American Primitive Ladder
H 88.5 in W 23.25 in D 51 in
Primitive Ladder-Back Alpine Chair, France, Early 1900s
Located in Berkhamsted, GB
A primitive handmade ladder-back alpine chair in solid ash, France, early 1900s.          
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Early 20th Century French Primitive Side Chairs

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Ash

Primitive Pilot Ladder from Tugboat
Located in Madison, WI
Marine pilot ladder of heavy rope and dowel rungs, circa 1940, was used by tugboat captains to
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20th Century American Primitive Primitives

Materials

Wood, Rope

Primitive African Wooden Ladder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Primitive Wooden Ladder Created by the Lobi People of Ghana. The ladder mounted on a Patinated
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20th Century Ghanaian Ladders

Materials

Steel

3 French Fire Buckets & Ladder
Located in Wainscott, NY
Unique Pieces, 3 Old French Fire Buckets with tops and a wood ladder
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Antique 19th Century French Primitives

Primitive Red Ladder
Located in Woodbury, CT
A wonderful primitve apple ladder with traces of original red wash under an old red milk paint
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Antique 19th Century American Stairs

Materials

Pine

Primitive Red Ladder
Primitive Red Ladder
H 5 in W 22 in
Sculptural Primitive African Ladder
Located in London, GB
Made by people of the Dogon Tribe. Fashioned from a naturally formed tree trunk. Well patinated hardwood. Mali, West Africa, circa 1890. Measures: 96" high x 27" wide x...
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Antique Late 19th Century Malian Tribal Art

African Wood Ladder
Located in Chicago, IL
African Dogan wood ladder from the Ivory Coast. Great decorative object.
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20th Century Djiboutian Tribal Primitives

Materials

Wood

African Wood Ladder
African Wood Ladder
H 75 in W 19 in D 6 in
Tribal Carved Teak Wood Ladder
Located in Heath, MA
features a primitively carved face. The ladder is solidly mounted on a black iron base. Originally used to
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Early 20th Century Indian Tribal Tribal Art

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Iron

Tribal Carved Teak Wood Ladder
Tribal Carved Teak Wood Ladder
H 90.25 in W 4.75 in D 5.5 in
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Primitive Ladder For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic primitive ladder available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and pine, every primitive ladder was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a primitive ladder — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right primitive ladder, those designed in Art Deco styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Primitive Ladder?

Prices for a primitive ladder can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $568 and can go as high as $4,900, while the average can fetch as much as $2,200.