English Step Ladder
Antique 19th Century English Ladders
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Regency Ladders
Leather, Mahogany
Late 20th Century British Post-Modern Ladders
Wood
Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Ladders
Metal
20th Century English Ladders
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century Ladders
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century English Ladders
Oak
20th Century English Ladders
Leather, Wood
Antique 1820s English Ladders
Brass
Vintage 1920s French Victorian Ladders
Wood
Antique 19th Century English Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Iron
Antique 19th Century George III Benches
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Stairs
Metal
Antique 1810s English Regency Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
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Metal
Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Ladders
Brass
2010s English Ladders
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches
Velvet, Wood, Ebony
Mid-20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Oak
20th Century Italian Ladders
Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ladders
Wood
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Country Ladders
Iron
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Ladders
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English George III Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Provincial Ladders
Wood, Oak
Antique 1790s English George III Bookcases
Brass
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Indian Shelves
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Ladders
Leather, Wood
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Antique 1870s English High Victorian Ladders
Pine
Late 20th Century British Victorian Ladders
Mahogany, Leather
Antique 19th Century English Queen Anne Benches
Mahogany, Upholstery
20th Century English Ladders
Wood
Early 20th Century English Ladders
Oak
20th Century English Victorian Ladders
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Ladders
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Ladders
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century English Louis XIII Ladders
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Louis XIII Ladders
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Ladders
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century English Regency Ladders
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century British Regency Revival Ladders
Brass
20th Century English Victorian Ladders
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage 1930s English Ladders
Wood
Antique 19th Century British Ladders
Mahogany, Leather
Vintage 1940s English Campaign Ladders
Oak
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Ladders
Leather, Pine
Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Ladders
Oak
Early 20th Century British Stairs
Beech
20th Century British Stairs
Oak
Mid-20th Century English Stairs
Leather, Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Stairs
Metal
Early 20th Century English Shelves
Hardwood
Early 20th Century English Chairs
20th Century Italian Regency Armchairs
Leather, Cane, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique Late 18th Century English Tables
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Upholstery, Oak
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Wool
Early 20th Century English Regency Side Tables
Hardwood, Leather
Vintage 1940s English Country Ladders
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Victorian Ladders
Antique 19th Century English Industrial Ladders
Metal
Mid-20th Century English Regency Ladders
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Ladders
Leather, Mahogany
Late 20th Century English Louis XIII Ladders
Leather, Walnut
Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Ladders
Oak
Mid-20th Century English Victorian Ladders
Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Louis XIII Ladders
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Louis XIII Ladders
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Ladders
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 1880s English Victorian Ladders
Mahogany
20th Century English Ladders
Mahogany
20th Century English Ladders
Leather, Wood
20th Century Victorian Ladders
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century Ladders
Leather, Wood
20th Century English Ladders
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century British George III Ladders
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century British Ladders
Vintage 1950s English Ladders
Metal
Antique 19th Century English Ladders
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Ladders
Early 20th Century Great Britain (UK) Regency Revival Ladders
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Regency Ladders
Leather, Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Gothic Revival Ladders
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary English Edwardian End Tables
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Armchairs
Metal
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Oak, Pine
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Mahogany
English Step Ladder For Sale on 1stDibs
Finding the Right ladders for You
Vintage, new and antique ladders are not only a must-have structure designed to safely reach higher places in your kitchen and the rest of your space. A ladder can also be repurposed as a decorative home accent for use in nearly any room in your home.
While the exact date that ladders were invented is unclear, a painting of a crude ladder that is believed to be more than 10,000 years old was uncovered in a cave in Spain.
Ladders have taken on all forms over the years to meet certain needs. Rope ladders have come into use for emergency rescues by air and sea, extendable ladders are still pivotal to the dangerous work that firefighters do daily, and stepladders are a big part of getting you where you need to go at home.
Antique ladders can be found in a variety of styles and materials. You can occasionally find a modest-sized antique stepladder, perhaps designed in the neoclassical style, that may have been for library use and resembles a short staircase with small drawers built into the front and the sides of the steps. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of wood ladders and metal ladders that were crafted in the modern, Georgian, Victorian and other styles.
Decorating with an old farmhouse ladder can give it a new purpose and also breathe a bit of life into a dining room, living room or mudroom. For those drawn to the warmth and coziness that farmhouse-style furniture and decor can bring into a space — which usually refers to an amalgam of other rustically rooted styles, such as cottage, French country and industrial — an antique farmhouse ladder can serve a functional purpose as well as meet your needs to dress up a space with creative flourishes.
Lean your wood ladder up against a wall and use its rungs to display your treasured mid-century modern textiles, rare books or potted plants. Drape your patterned dish towels over the ladder steps for easy access as well as to make sure your towels are clean and dry for the next round of dishes. Get some help to properly suspend your farmhouse ladder from the ceiling above your rustic farm dining table and hang your antique lanterns from its rungs and sides for a welcome experience at mealtime.
On 1stDibs, find an extensive collection of antique, new and vintage ladders today.
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