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Primitive Ladder

Swedish Primitive Ladder 19th century
Swedish Primitive Ladder 19th century

Swedish Primitive Ladder 19th century

$1,065

H 61.42 in W 6.7 in D 5.12 in

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

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sculptures and Carv...

Materials

Pine

Antique Rustic Primitive Wood Ladder
Antique Rustic Primitive Wood Ladder

Antique Rustic Primitive Wood Ladder

$350

H 54 in W 19.25 in D 5.75 in

Antique Rustic Primitive Wood Ladder

Located in Doylestown, PA

Antique rustic primitive wood ladder, c. 1910-1920. Charming, weathered ladder with original paint

Category

Early 20th Century North American Primitive Ladders

Materials

Metal

Antique French Rustic Primitive Green Distress Painted 103" Wooden Barn Ladder
Antique French Rustic Primitive Green Distress Painted 103" Wooden Barn Ladder

Antique French Rustic Primitive Green Distress Painted 103" Wooden Barn Ladder

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique French Rustic Primitive Green Distress Painted 103" Wooden Barn Ladder. Circa Mid 19th

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Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Adam Style Ladders

Materials

Wood

Antique Primitive Child’s Ladder Back Splint Weave Chair
Antique Primitive Child’s Ladder Back Splint Weave Chair

Antique Primitive Child’s Ladder Back Splint Weave Chair

Located in West Palm Beach, US

Antique Primitive Child’s Ladder Back Chair with Cream Paint and Herringbone Splint Weave Seat

Category

Early 20th Century American Primitive Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Wood

Antique American Primitive Cherry Wood Woven Rush Seat Ladder Back Side Chair
Antique American Primitive Cherry Wood Woven Rush Seat Ladder Back Side Chair

Antique American Primitive Cherry Wood Woven Rush Seat Ladder Back Side Chair

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique American Primitive Cherry Wood Woven Rush Seat Ladder Back Side Chair. Item features woven

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Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Side Chairs

Materials

Cherry

Antique Small Ladder Back Green Primitive Rustic Childs Chair w/ Deer Hide Seat
Antique Small Ladder Back Green Primitive Rustic Childs Chair w/ Deer Hide Seat

Antique Small Ladder Back Green Primitive Rustic Childs Chair w/ Deer Hide Seat

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique Small Ladder Back Green Primitive Folk Art Rustic Childs Chair with Deer Hide Leather Seat

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Antique 1820s Set of Six Ladder Back Chairs Rush Seat Paint Decorated
Antique 1820s Set of Six Ladder Back Chairs Rush Seat Paint Decorated

Antique 1820s Set of Six Ladder Back Chairs Rush Seat Paint Decorated

Located in Newfoundland, PA

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

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Pair of Antique Primitive Ladder Back and Splint Seats Early 19th Century
Pair of Antique Primitive Ladder Back and Splint Seats Early 19th Century

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

Category

Antique Early 19th Century American American Craftsman Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Antique Primitive Ladder Back Rocking Chair with Splint Seat Early 19th Century
Antique Primitive Ladder Back Rocking Chair with Splint Seat Early 19th Century

Antique Primitive Ladder Back Rocking Chair with Splint Seat Early 19th Century

Located in Tulsa, OK

Beautiful American antique primitive and rustic handmade rocking chair. This chair was made during

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Antique Early 19th Century American Antiquities

Materials

Cane, Wood

Wooden Brutalist Ladder, Dayak People, Borneo
Wooden Brutalist Ladder, Dayak People, Borneo

Wooden Brutalist Ladder, Dayak People, Borneo

Unavailable

H 98.43 in W 7.09 in D 4.73 in

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

Category

Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Swedish Primitive Ladder - 19th century
Swedish Primitive Ladder - 19th century

Swedish Primitive Ladder - 19th century

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H 77.17 in W 6.3 in D 5.52 in

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

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ladders

Materials

Pine

Primitive Teak Ladder
Primitive Teak Ladder

Primitive Teak Ladder

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H 85 in W 15 in D 3 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

Category

Antique 19th Century Indonesian Primitive Tribal Art

Rope Ladder, England 1940
Rope Ladder, England 1940

Rope Ladder, England 1940

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H 165 in W 19 in D 4 in

Rope Ladder, England 1940

Located in Culver City, CA

England, 1940 Primitive ladder made from rope and wood. 19”w x 4”d x 165”h Ref. O2172 $ 3,600

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Vintage 1940s English Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Rope, Wood

Large Primitive Sculptors Ladder
Large Primitive Sculptors Ladder

Large Primitive Sculptors Ladder

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H 63.5 in W 24 in D 44 in

Large Primitive Sculptors Ladder

Located in Culver City, CA

Heavy duty artist's ladder

Category

Antique 19th Century English Ladders

Materials

Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Primitive Teak Wood Ladder from Borneo
Andrianna Shamaris Primitive Teak Wood Ladder from Borneo

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

Category

Antique Early 1900s Indonesian Primitive Ladders

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Antique Cheseboro Whitman Green Distressed Painted Primitive Wooden Ladder
Antique Cheseboro Whitman Green Distressed Painted Primitive Wooden Ladder

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

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Ladders

Materials

Metal

Japanese Antique Wooden Ladder 1800s-1860s / Wabi Sabi Primitive Mingei Object
Japanese Antique Wooden Ladder 1800s-1860s / Wabi Sabi Primitive Mingei Object

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Ladders

Materials

Cedar

Primitive Three Steps Wood Stand
Primitive Three Steps Wood Stand

Primitive Three Steps Wood Stand

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H 36.38 in W 17.33 in D 29.73 in

Primitive Three Steps Wood Stand

Located in Tokyo, Tokyo

Extension type ladder. The first and second rows will fit below the third row. When not in use it

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Ladders

Materials

Wood

Primitive Library Step Ladder
Primitive Library Step Ladder

Primitive Library Step Ladder

Located in Culver City, CA

Library step ladder with unusual arm pole

Category

Early 20th Century French More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wood

Set of Eight Antique Handmade Ladder Back and Rush Seat Tiger Maple Chairs
Set of Eight Antique Handmade Ladder Back and Rush Seat Tiger Maple Chairs

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

Category

Antique 19th Century American Primitive Chairs

Materials

Rush, Maple

Primitive Wood Step Library Ladder
Primitive Wood Step Library Ladder

Primitive Wood Step Library Ladder

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H 34 in W 35.5 in D 24 in

Primitive Wood Step Library Ladder

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th century Swedish step ladder made from primitive wood. Three steps.

Category

Antique 19th Century American Primitive Ladders

19th Century Original Green Painted New England Step Ladder
19th Century Original Green Painted New England Step Ladder

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Country Primitives

Materials

Pine

Andrianna Shamaris Primitive Iron Wood Ladder
Andrianna Shamaris Primitive Iron Wood Ladder

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

Category

Vintage 1950s Primitive Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood

Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Black Ladder 1800s-1860s / Primitive Object
Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Black Ladder 1800s-1860s / Primitive Object

Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Black Ladder 1800s-1860s / Primitive Object

Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP

This is a very old black ladder made in Japan. The simple construction and condition suggest that

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Straw, Cedar

Six French Country Style Carved and Upholstered Ladder Back Dining Chairs
Six French Country Style Carved and Upholstered Ladder Back Dining Chairs

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

Category

Early 20th Century American Primitive Dining Room Chairs

Central American Primitive Ladder
Central American Primitive Ladder

Central American Primitive Ladder

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H 100 in W 6.5 in D 4 in

Central American Primitive Ladder

Located in Hudson, NY

Central American primitive ladder.

Category

Antique 19th Century Central American Ladders

Materials

Hardwood

American Primitive Ladder
American Primitive Ladder

American Primitive Ladder

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H 88.5 in W 23.25 in D 51 in

American Primitive Ladder

Located in New York, NY

This is a 1920's American primitive ladder.

Category

Early 20th Century American Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

Primitive Ladder-Back Alpine Chair, France, Early 1900s
Primitive Ladder-Back Alpine Chair, France, Early 1900s

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.          

Category

Early 20th Century French Primitive Side Chairs

Materials

Ash

Iowa farm ladder
Iowa farm ladder

Iowa farm ladder

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H 84.5 in W 16 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

Category

Vintage 1930s American Ladders

Materials

Wood

Primitive Pilot Ladder from Tugboat
Primitive Pilot Ladder from Tugboat

Primitive Pilot Ladder from Tugboat

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H 6 in W 204 in D 16 in

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

Category

20th Century American Primitive Primitives

Materials

Wood, Rope

Primitive African Wooden Ladder
Primitive African Wooden Ladder

Primitive African Wooden Ladder

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H 61.5 in W 12 in

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

Category

20th Century Ghanaian Ladders

Materials

Steel

3 French Fire Buckets & Ladder
3 French Fire Buckets & Ladder

3 French Fire Buckets & Ladder

Located in Wainscott, NY

Unique Pieces, 3 Old French Fire Buckets with tops and a wood ladder

Category

Antique 19th Century French Primitives

Primitive Red Ladder
Primitive Red Ladder

Primitive Red Ladder

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H 5 in W 22 in

Primitive Red Ladder

Located in Woodbury, CT

A wonderful primitve apple ladder with traces of original red wash under an old red milk paint

Category

Antique 19th Century American Stairs

Materials

Pine

Sculptural Primitive African Ladder
Sculptural Primitive African Ladder

Sculptural Primitive African Ladder

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H 96 in W 27 in D 7 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

Primitive Pine & Twisted Rush Farmhouse Ladder Back Armchairs - Pair
Primitive Pine & Twisted Rush Farmhouse Ladder Back Armchairs - Pair

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

Category

Mid-20th Century American Primitive Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Pine

African Wood Ladder
African Wood Ladder

African Wood Ladder

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H 75 in W 19 in D 6 in

African Wood Ladder

Located in Chicago, IL

African Dogan wood ladder from the Ivory Coast. Great decorative object.

Category

20th Century Djiboutian Tribal Primitives

Materials

Wood

Tribal Carved Teak Wood Ladder
Tribal Carved Teak Wood Ladder

Tribal Carved Teak Wood Ladder

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H 90.25 in W 4.75 in D 5.5 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

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

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Located in New York, NY

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Materials

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Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue

Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue

$1,250 / item

H 16 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in

Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue

By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...

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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in

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By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...

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Materials

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Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Located in London, GB

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Authentic Antique Brass Ship’s Ladder from the Late 19th Century
Authentic Antique Brass Ship’s Ladder from the Late 19th Century

Authentic Antique Brass Ship’s Ladder from the Late 19th Century

Located in Hamburg, DE

Step into the past with our authentic antique brass ship’s ladder dating back to the late 19th century. Originally crafted for ship cabins, this meticulously designed ladder seamless...

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Antique Late 19th Century British Belle Époque Ladders

Materials

Brass

Antique Wooden Ladder in Beautifully Weathered Paint - 2 available
Antique Wooden Ladder in Beautifully Weathered Paint - 2 available

Antique Wooden Ladder in Beautifully Weathered Paint - 2 available

Located in Meer, VAN

Antique Wooden Ladder in Beautifully Weathered Paint, Early 20th Century. Please note: this listing is for one ladder, but there are 2 almost similar pieces available. Some pieces...

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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Ladders

Materials

Wood

Rustic French Ladder in Monoxylite Wood, Wabi Sabi Style
Rustic French Ladder in Monoxylite Wood, Wabi Sabi Style

Rustic French Ladder in Monoxylite Wood, Wabi Sabi Style

Located in Antwerp, BE

Rustic; Art Populaire; France; Early 20th Century; Monoxylite; Wabi Sabi; Travail Populaire; Folk Art; Rustic French ladder adorned with a fascinating patina. This unique piece embo...

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Early 20th Century French Rustic Ladders

Materials

Wood

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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.

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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.