Library Step Ladder Antique
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Library Step Ladder Antique
Maple
19th Century French Provincial Library Step Ladder Antique
Wood, Oak
19th Century French Country Library Step Ladder Antique
Iron
19th Century English Library Step Ladder Antique
Iron
Late 19th Century French Country Library Step Ladder Antique
Iron
19th Century English Library Step Ladder Antique
Brass
Mid-19th Century British Mid-Century Modern Library Step Ladder Antique
Wood
1910s French Edwardian Library Step Ladder Antique
Pine
Late 19th Century French Victorian Library Step Ladder Antique
Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Library Step Ladder Antique
Wood
19th Century George III Library Step Ladder Antique
Leather, Mahogany
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Library Step Ladder Antique
Steel, Iron
19th Century German Black Forest Library Step Ladder Antique
Walnut
19th Century French Other Library Step Ladder Antique
Brass
Late 19th Century French Country Library Step Ladder Antique
Beech
Early 1900s Edwardian Library Step Ladder Antique
Walnut
Late 19th Century British Belle Époque Library Step Ladder Antique
Brass
Early 19th Century High Victorian Library Step Ladder Antique
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Library Step Ladder Antique
Oak
19th Century Adam Style Library Step Ladder Antique
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Arts and Crafts Library Step Ladder Antique
Oak
1920s French Victorian Library Step Ladder Antique
Wood
Early 20th Century English Library Step Ladder Antique
Brass
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Library Step Ladder Antique
Fruitwood, Upholstery, Birch
19th Century English Regency Library Step Ladder Antique
Brass
1810s English Regency Library Step Ladder Antique
Leather, Mahogany
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2010s English Library Step Ladder Antique
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Library Step Ladder Antique
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Folk Art Library Step Ladder Antique
Iron
Late 19th Century Italian Adirondack Library Step Ladder Antique
Fruitwood
20th Century Italian Library Step Ladder Antique
Leather, Walnut
19th Century English Arts and Crafts Library Step Ladder Antique
Brass
19th Century French French Provincial Library Step Ladder Antique
Iron
1880s English Arts and Crafts Library Step Ladder Antique
Oak
1810s English George III Library Step Ladder Antique
Leather, Elm
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Library Step Ladder Antique
Canvas, Pine
Late 19th Century British Library Step Ladder Antique
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Library Step Ladder Antique
Leather, Wood
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Library Step Ladder Antique
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Library Step Ladder Antique
Elm, Pine, Teak, Oak, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Library Step Ladder Antique
Canvas
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Library Step Ladder Antique
Wood, Leather
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1790s British Georgian Library Step Ladder Antique
Mahogany
19th Century English Library Step Ladder Antique
Pine
19th Century English Queen Anne Library Step Ladder Antique
Mahogany, Upholstery
Early 20th Century English Library Step Ladder Antique
Oak
Early 20th Century French Library Step Ladder Antique
Wood
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Library Step Ladder Antique
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Rustic Library Step Ladder Antique
Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Library Step Ladder Antique
Pine
Early 20th Century French Rustic Library Step Ladder Antique
Pine
Mid-19th Century French Rustic Library Step Ladder Antique
Pine
Late 19th Century English Victorian Library Step Ladder Antique
Wrought Iron
1920s American Library Step Ladder Antique
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Industrial Library Step Ladder Antique
Late 19th Century French Arts and Crafts Library Step Ladder Antique
Mahogany, Oak
Early 20th Century French Rustic Library Step Ladder Antique
Pine, Oak
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Library Step Ladder Antique
Iron
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Library Step Ladder Antique
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Rustic Library Step Ladder Antique
Oak
1890s European Edwardian Library Step Ladder Antique
Pine
19th Century English Industrial Library Step Ladder Antique
Mid-19th Century French Country Library Step Ladder Antique
Oak
Late 19th Century English Library Step Ladder Antique
Oak
19th Century British Regency Revival Library Step Ladder Antique
Brass
Late 19th Century French Country Library Step Ladder Antique
Beech
Early 20th Century French Country Library Step Ladder Antique
Chestnut
Late 19th Century French Country Library Step Ladder Antique
Oak
1880s Adam Style Library Step Ladder Antique
Walnut
Late 17th Century European Baroque Library Step Ladder Antique
Oak, Walnut
Early 20th Century English Country Library Step Ladder Antique
Iron
Early 20th Century French Library Step Ladder Antique
Oak
19th Century English Library Step Ladder Antique
Upholstery, Oak
Late 19th Century French Library Step Ladder Antique
Beech
19th Century American Library Step Ladder Antique
Brass
Early 20th Century French Country Library Step Ladder Antique
Oak
19th Century French Other Library Step Ladder Antique
Chestnut
Early 20th Century French Library Step Ladder Antique
19th Century British Library Step Ladder Antique
Mahogany, Leather
Mid-19th Century European Georgian Library Step Ladder Antique
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Library Step Ladder Antique
Early 20th Century French Country Library Step Ladder Antique
Walnut
Early 20th Century British Victorian Library Step Ladder Antique
Leather, Mahogany
1860s English High Victorian Library Step Ladder Antique
Leather, Porcelain, Mahogany
1890s English Arts and Crafts Library Step Ladder Antique
Oak
19th Century Unknown Library Step Ladder Antique
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Library Step Ladder Antique
Metal
Early 1900s French Library Step Ladder Antique
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Library Step Ladder Antique
Wood
19th Century British Regency Library Step Ladder Antique
Late 18th Century English Library Step Ladder Antique
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Regency Library Step Ladder Antique
Hardwood, Leather
Early 19th Century European Library Step Ladder Antique
Chestnut, Walnut
19th Century French Library Step Ladder Antique
19th Century French Country Library Step Ladder Antique
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Rustic Library Step Ladder Antique
Oak
Late 19th Century English Regency Library Step Ladder Antique
Leather, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Library Step Ladder Antique
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Rustic Library Step Ladder Antique
Pine
Early 20th Century English Library Step Ladder Antique
Leather, Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Regency Library Step Ladder Antique
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Rustic Library Step Ladder Antique
Oak
Library Step Ladder Antique 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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