Industrial Era Folding Platform Ladder
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large Industrial Age Ladder in Pine with metal curved handrails and folding mechanism. Sturdy and useful for the Library, Art Studio or as a Display piece. With the original castors....
Metal
American Industrial Rolling work platform / steps/ ladder by Cotterman co.
By Industrial Design
Located in Buffalo, NY
American Industrial Rolling work platform / steps/ ladder by Cotterman co... Classic design,, Wonderful patina.. fully functional..
Steel
19th Century French Pine Folding Library Ladder with Six Steps
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1870, the 19th-century step ladder is built in pine with a warm, naturally aged patina and features six graduated steps rising to a tall platform at the top.
Pine
Mid-Century Modern 1960 Extra Large Metal Tomado Shelving Wall Unit Dutch Design
By Tomado, Nils Nisse Strinning
Located in DE MEERN, NL
The shelves offer a sturdy and reliable platform, while the ladders provide stability and an eye-catching structural element.
Metal
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H 18 in W 20 in D 20 in
Very Attractive Edwardian Style Library Steps This is a sturdy solid piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Very Attractive Edwardian Style Library Steps This is a sturdy solid piece there are 2 steps and a top platform, the ladder would make a superb useful and decorative piece anywher...
Beech
English Vintage Painted Ladder Étagère
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Charming, weathered green paint covers this vintage piece in a minty, sea-foamy finish that is light and fresh. Six platforms comprise the ladder/étagère. These make wonderful places...
Hardwood
Faux Bamboo Bed with Platform Canopy
By Lewis Mittman
Located in New York, NY
With triangular shaped headboard and four vertical supports leading to a platform accessible by a detached ladder.
Faux Bamboo, Upholstery
Industrial Modern Factory Step Platform Ladder
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful blue and green patina, rolling platform step ladder, early 20th century. Graduating steps, 7.5"h 17"h 26"h
Metal
Antique, Late 1800s Factory Steps or Platform Ladder with Railing
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique, late 1800s Factory Steps or Platform Ladder with beveled railing, Amazing patina. color and surface, Well built, sturdy.
Wood
Wood and Steel American Industrial Library Ladder
Located in Rochester, NY
An antique American industrial safety folding ladder with top platform. Beautifully aged wood & steel construction with a finely detailed architectural scaffold like form.
Steel
Early 20th Century French Painted Library Ladder with Platform
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Painted white, this ladder is fitted with three rungs and a slatted top platform to stand on in order to reach high shelves.
Wood
19th Century Ash French Library Ladder with Platform and Handle
Located in Fayetteville, AR
A handsome addition to any space with hard to reach shelving, this artisan made solid ash ladder was originally used in a French library. Although this piece displays beautifully as ...
Iron
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H 62 in W 20 in D 47 in
French Artisan-Made Oak Library Ladder with Platform Top, Iron Hinges circa 1900
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This artisan-made French library ladder from the turn of the 20th century features iron hinges that allow it to be folded flat for storing. Constructed using mixed woods, a practice ...
Iron
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H 32 in W 28 in D 20 in
Very Attractive Edwardian Style Library Steps This is a sturdy solid piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Very Attractive Edwardian Style Library Steps This is a sturdy solid piece there are 2 steps and a top platform, the ladder would make a superb useful and decorative piece anywher...
Walnut
Double sided step ladder on wheels
Located in Boston, MA
Double sided platform step ladder with wheels and original hardware. 50 1/2" high platform
Iron
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
Rosso Glass Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
$9,665 / item
H 19.69 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
Alexander and Jones Sunday Daybed in Oak & Cream Bouclé Handcrafted to Order
Located in Cirencester, England
The Sunday Daybed is a signature made-to-order piece by Alexander and Jones, handcrafted in our Cotswolds studio, UK, from sculpted solid oak with our signature wave form frame and c...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Wood, Hardwood
$117,368
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
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 unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
$23,980Sale Price|30% Off
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
Ceramic Link Chain Wall Sculpture
By Asmaa Aman-Tran
Located in Attleboro, MA
Chains echo different emotions in us, some see them as a symbol of imprisonment, and vulnerability and some see as an emotion of inter connectivity and strong bond between the people...
Ceramic, Stoneware, Linen
TOMADO Multi-Color Industrial Standing Shelf, 1960s
By Tomado, Jan Van Der Togt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Colorful and iconic, this Industrial standing bookshelf was produced by the famed Dutch manufacturer TOMADO (short for “Tot Aan de Ontwikkeling van Doe-het-zelf Artikelen”) in the 19...
Metal
Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque
Located in London, GB
The overhanging foliate cornice above a frieze with reliefs of female and male figures surmounted by ribbon ties and flanked by foliage and laurel leaves, above two pairs of glazed d...
Ormolu
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...
Wood
'COME ON IN' Neon Sign , 1990s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom neon sign with aluminum channel cut letters. COME ON IN, lights up with green neon gas. Just under 6 feet long. Welcoming sign and fun piece of art. Glass in great condition....
Aluminum
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$2,250
H 59.5 in W 59.13 in D 18.25 in
Pilastro Two Section Wall Shelving Unit w/ Desk and Cabinet with Desk & Drawers
By Tjerk Reijenga, Pilastro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch Mid-Century Pilastro enameled metal wall unit with a desk, a cabinet, and 4 shelves. The desk, cabinet and 2 shelves are enameled in a a khaki color with white and ochre as acc...
Metal
$1,035Sale Price|50% Off
H 39.38 in W 43.31 in D 11.82 in
Classic 1950's String Wall System with 10 Shelves Designed by Nils Strinning
By Nils Nisse Strinning
Located in Markington, GB
A classic String wall system in good vintage condition, originally designed in 1949 by Nils Strinning for String Furniture. Since its introduction, the String system has evolved fro...
Metal
Victorian Oak Library Ladder in the Shape of a Lion
Located in Hannover, DE
This Biboltheks-Leiter is a remarkable piece of equipment. The Eichenholz was meticulously hand-crafted by our skilled artisans. The processing and selection of the Oakwood were carr...
Oak
$100,410
H 101.19 in W 137.8 in D 19.3 in
19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A rare pair of heliocodal French Directoire library bookcases in solid walnut. This type of bookcases is also known as 'boiseries de Bibliothèque' as they often, together with pannel...
Walnut
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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