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Ladders For Sale
French 20th Century Oak Library Stairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French 20th century oak folding ladder or library stairs. The design of the ladder is remarkable for all the engineering required to make it portable and stable without sacrificing t...
Category
20th Century French Other Ladders
Materials
Metal
Vintage Library Ladder in Solid Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage library ladder made in solid wood with beautiful details.
Measurements:
Open; 85.25 inches high x 50.50 inches wide when open x 6 inches wide when closed x 22.50 inches deep.
Category
1980s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ladders
Materials
Steel
Modern Black Oak Ladder, Medium
By Lostine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Our Black Bloak Ladders are made of solid white oak finished with ink to blacken them while still letting the natural beauty of the wood grain come through. We use them to display blankets, towels or scarves. Great at the beach house for bathing suits and towels, as a drying rack for lavender or herb or in a guest room...
Category
2010s American Modern Ladders
Materials
Oak
$635 / item
MidCentury Painted Black Walnut 4 Tier Spiral Library Book Staircase Step Ladder
Located in Casteren, NL
On offer here is a beautiful Italian turned painted walnut wood circular step ladder. The staircase offers four stairs, each with a gold leaf decorated inlay of cognac-coloured shee...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ladders
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,363 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Italian Rustic Wooden Ladder Stair Step
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful rustic ladder crafted of sturdy wood with a simple design and nice patina. Sure to bring lots of character and rustic elegance to any room using minimal space. Great for di...
Category
20th Century Italian Rustic Ladders
Materials
Wood
Antique Library Ladder with Great Patina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. rustic library ladder. Most of the original paint has worn off but it has a great patina.
Category
20th Century Unknown Rustic Ladders
Materials
Iron
$570 Sale Price
40% Off
An English Mahogany Library Stair with 3 Leather Lined Steps and Single Drawer
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual and attractive set of English mahogany Regency style library stairs, each tread lined in brown gilt-tooled leather ending in an identically lined platform. The steps have ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Ladders
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Italian Carved Walnut Wood and Leather 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. Each step is upholstered with red leather and golden classic frame. Versatile and practical, the elegant library essential is in excellent condition with a rich walnut patina. Use this vintage staircase...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ladders
Materials
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century French Oak Library Ladder
Located in Chicago, IL
A monumental and sculptural early 20th century French oak library ladder with eight steps, handrails, and a shelf at the top for setting books on. The perfect decorative and functional ladder for your home library...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Ladders
Materials
Oak
$4,875 Sale Price
25% Off
American A-Frame Orchard Ladder, 1940's
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique American A-frame wood and metal riveted folding apple orchard harvest ladder in beautifully aged original weathered surface. Extended working po...
Category
1940s American Vintage Ladders
Materials
Metal
Antique & Sturdy Solid Teak Wood Late Victorian Era Library Stairs / Steps 1890s
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and top quality crafted, solid teak, library steps with dovetail joints.
In all our years of buying and selling rare antiques we have never had the priviledge of finding antique English...
Category
Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Ladders
Materials
Wood, Teak
Early 20th Century German French Metamorphic Library Steps Farmhouse Chair 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a Pine Metamorphic chair, it can be used either as a normal chair or when the top is flipped over it transforms into a step ladder.
This is a country piece from Nuremberg Ge...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ladders
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Folding Library Step Ladder
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome late 19th century French country folding library ladder. Featuring a handcrafted design with seven rungs or steps and iron hardware. From an estate in Santa Barbara, CA.
Category
19th Century French Country Antique Ladders
Materials
Iron
"Social Climber" Lucite Step Stool by Dragonette Private Label
Located in Chicago, IL
A three-step stool of clear lucite with a modern design attributed to Dragonette Private Label of Palm Desert, CA. Clean-lined and translucent, the stool is ideal in minimalist inter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Ladders
Materials
Lucite
Mid-Century English Mahogany 4-Step Library Folding Ladder with Brass Hinges
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate your interior with this refined mid-century library ladder. Crafted in England circa 1950 from solid mahogany, the piece features four wide steps and a clever folding A-frame...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Ladders
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Library Four-Step Stairs Lucite Acrylic Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Freely adjustable construction with cocentrically arranged nesting tables of various heights and sizes, made of acrylic glass. Slight signs of age and wear.
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ladders
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Vintage Pair of Folding Library Steps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful pair of folding library steps with brass hardware. When folded for storage they measure, 40" high by 16" wide by 9.50" deep.
Category
20th Century Italian Ladders
Materials
Mahogany
$3,450 / set
English 19th Century Painted Folding Ladder
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century English folding ladder–perfect for displaying textiles or draping blankets & throws. Painted a soothing shade of turquoise, this ladder is fitted with nine rungs, tape...
Category
19th Century English Other Antique Ladders
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th century oak metamorphic chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th Century oak metamorphic chair, with spindle back above solid seat the chair opens into a sturdy set of Library steps.
Dimensions
Height 35 Inch...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Ladders
Materials
Oak
Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French (19th Century) walnut library ladders with side railings and steps leading to a top platform (on casters) (attributed to Napoleon ...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ladders
Materials
Walnut
Roger Tallon Aluminum Helicoid Staircase
By Roger Tallon
Located in Queens, NY
French Post-War Design (1966) polished aluminum helicoid form circular 13 step staircase with rubber step surface (designed by ROGER TALLON)
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ladders
Materials
Aluminum
Black Forest Walnut Library Ladder
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Black Forest (19th Cent) walnut 3 step library ladder with carved branch design. (late 19th cent.)
Category
19th Century German Black Forest Antique Ladders
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century Austrian Library Ladder, Antique Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Created in Austria around 1920s and standing strong and very sturdy, this is a real beauty in every House. Versatile and practical, the elegant essential is in very good used conditi...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ladders
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Style Mahogany Library Stairs
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th Century Neoclassical Style Mahogany Library Stairs / step ladder. Recently refinished.
Measures 17.5" in width, 19.5" in depth and 31" in height. Step height is 12".
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Ladders
Materials
Mahogany
Metamorphic Library Steps
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A George III design, mahogany four-step metamorphic library coffee table, with decorative gilt incised leather top and leathered steps opening to f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English George III Ladders
Materials
Brass
$6,057 / item
English Regency Leather Covered Steps with Storage, c. 1810
Located in Ross, CA
English Regency library / bed steps, made in England around 1810. The three steps have gilt banded leather upholstery, the top steps opens to shallow storage, the middle includes de...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century French Walnut Library Ladder - Antique Book Shelf, Rack
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique French library ladder in a beautiful weathered condition and in good condition. It can be used as a practical piece for your a...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Ladders
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th Century English Oak Library Steps
Located in Houston, TX
Add vintage charm to your home library with these 19th Century English Oak Library Steps. Featuring elegant spherule finials and a rich patina, these st...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Ladders
Materials
Oak
$4,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Walnut Metamorphic Chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century walnut metamorphic chair, with pierced back above solid seat the chair opens into a sturdy set of library steps.
Dimensions:
Height ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Ladders
Materials
Walnut
$1,101 Sale Price / item
45% Off
Antique French Provincial Country Oak Wood Folding Library Step Ladder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Provincial country oak wood folding library step ladder. Item features remarkable patina, fold out steps, exposed joinery, solid wo...
Category
19th Century French Provincial Antique Ladders
Materials
Wood, Oak
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 meticulous...
Category
Late 19th Century British Belle Époque Antique Ladders
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Carved Walnut and Red Leather Three-Step Library Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique library stairs was created in France, circa 1880. The three-step ladder with supportive backrest handle at the top, stands on small...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Ladders
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Large Dogon Ladder, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Dogon ladder, Mali
Wood
Early to mid-20th century
Measures: 75.5 x 14 in. / 192 x 36 cm
With a textured, eroded patina, this ladder was originally used outdoors. Ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Other Ladders
Materials
Wood
$3,900
Library Ladder with Brass Top Handle
Located in Round Top, TX
Very nice library ladder with brass top handle. Rare and fun. Very cool.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Ladders
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Ladders
Materials
Oak
American Industrial Rolling work platform / steps/ ladder by Cotterman co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
American Industrial Rolling work platform / steps/ ladder by Cotterman co... Classic design,, Wonderful patina.. fully functional.. Art / sculpture.Hand delivery avail to New yORK cI...
Category
1950s American Industrial Vintage Ladders
Materials
Steel
Spiral Library Steps
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
Two matching (one right hand, one left hand), fine Georgian design spiral design library steps with turned hand pole support, column decoration and inset leather treads.
We are curr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Ladders
Materials
Leather, Wood
$5,231 / set
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 s...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Ladders
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Regency Style Library Steps
Located in Winnetka, IL
A late 19th century freestanding library step constructed in oak. The piece has three steps integrated into a single body. Each tread is inset with tooled leather panels. The design ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Regency Antique Ladders
Materials
Leather, Oak
Midcentury Italian Carved Walnut Wood and Leather 4-Step Library Ladder
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian carved walnut wood step ladder with four stairs and nicely carved details and decorated structure. Each step is upholstered with re...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ladders
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Italian Wooden Ladder
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful vintage wooden rung ladder of Italian manufacture from the 1950s.
The ladder was made with sturdy and fine wood, still in excellent condition. The vintage ladder has seven...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ladders
Materials
Wood
$1,907 Sale Price
20% Off
Georgian Spiral Library steps 1950s England
By Chesterfield
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Spiral Library steps .Mahogany .,comes with embossed Gold Leather steps .
Category
1950s English Georgian Vintage Ladders
Materials
Mahogany
Library Stepladder Transformable Into Chair - 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
"Library Stepladder Transformable Into Chair - 19th Century"
library stepladder convertible into a chair in mahogany from the 19th century
lovely li...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Ladders
Materials
Mahogany
Painted Library Ladder
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 20th C painted library ladders. 1920.
Dimensions when closed.
22 inches (56 cms) Wide
6 inches (15 cms) Deep
103 inches (262 cms) High.
Category
Early 20th Century English Ladders
Materials
Pine
Antique Leather Brass Library Steps
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
The 19th-century French library step ladder is an ideal antique to enhance any space. With a semi-circular design and four stairs surrounding a central post, it exudes elegance. Thi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Ladders
Materials
Brass
Ebonized Library Steps
Located in Huntington, NY
Ebonized Library Steps 3 step library steps
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Ladders
Materials
Pine
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Pine Two Step Bedstep Library Foot Stool w Handle 41"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique early American style pine two step bedstep / stool / library steps featuring hand cut nails and upright handle / hand rail.
Dimensions:
13" x 12.5" x 41" (Width x Depth x He...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Ladders
Materials
Pine
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Regency Style Leather and Brass Stick Ladder
Located in Essex, MA
Folds into a stick. Wood core covered in brown leather with brass tacks. Hook latch to keep it closed. When closed its 91 inches high. Rungs are 9.25 inches wide.
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Ladders
Materials
Brass
English 19th c. Oak Library Steps with Handrail
Located in Greenwich, CT
A set of English 19th century library steps with integral handrail. In solid oak with decorative trefoil cutouts. A useful piece that also lends an erudite and architectural elemen...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Ladders
Materials
Oak
19th Century Expandable English Mahogany Library Bed Step
Located in Forney, TX
A wonderful, rare, antique expandable English mahogany bed step from the 19th century. Features an extending lower step with an inset tooled leather panel...
Category
19th Century Antique Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century George III English Mahogany Metamorphic Step Ladder
Located in Forney, TX
A rare George III English mahogany metamorphic library step ladder from the 19th century that converts into a bench (also ideal for use as a side table, cocktail table). Having red i...
Category
19th Century George III Antique Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Petite Antique French Gothic Revival Wood Hall Bench Child Settle Library Steps
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Rare antique wood hand carved gothic revival child settle / small hall bench / foldable Library Ladder, Metamorphic Library steps, 1880s
This uniqu...
Category
1880s French Gothic Revival Antique Ladders
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Arthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard Spiral Staircase Plant Stand
Located in Lutz, FL
Mid Century Arthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard spiral staircase plant/decor stand. Wrought Iron with wood steps, 20” x 20” x 42”H. The perfect accent piece for your plants, books, and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ladders
Materials
Wrought Iron
Old Steps
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Antique library stairs in beautiful weathered condition and in good condition for daily use with a bookcase, for example. Or for decoration.
Or...
Category
Early 20th Century European Ladders
Materials
Beech
$709
20th Century English Leather Library Step or Stairs / Stepladder, Victorian
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century English leather library step or stairs / stepladder, Victorian
Solid wood mahogany stained. English library manager / stepladder 20...
Category
20th Century Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage Wooden Ladder
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Vintage Wooden Ladder
Dimensions: 106.5”H x 22”W
Dowel "steps"
Category
20th Century French Ladders
Materials
Wood
Small 4-Step Wooden Library Ladder - Italy - 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Small, unobtrusive four-step library ladder mounted in a spiral pattern on a central turned wooden board.
Italian production, circa 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ladders
Materials
Wood
Burr Walnut Brown Leather Regency Metamorphic Reading Armchair to Library Steps
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of large and collectable Regency style metamorphic armchair which converts into Library steps after the original 18th century design by Gillows of Lancaster with Burr Walnut panels
A very good looking and well made pair, I have never seen a Regency style piece with Burr Walnut panels before, the leather seat pads have been restored by my leather polishers, they have been hand dyed six times, antiqued and sealed
The period 1800-1825 was a great one for ‘patent’ or ‘metamorphic’ furniture This chair, which transforms into a short set of steps for use with bookshelves, is close to a design for a ‘Library Chair’ published in Rudolph Ackermann’s Repository of the Arts in July 1811, which was made by the London firm of Morgan and Saunders, of Catherine Street, Strand.
They were well known for their ingenious furniture, including reading chairs with writing surfaces attached and a great variety of travelling beds...
Category
18th Century English Regency Antique Ladders
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Brown Standing English Bamboo Magazine Rack Sheet Music Stand or Canterbury
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful chinoiserie standing magazine rack or sheet music stand. Lacquered pieces of bamboo are affixed together in an angled geometric desi...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Ladders
Materials
Bamboo
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century English Leather Library Step or Stairs / Stepladder, Victorian
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century English leather library step or stairs / stepladder, Victorian.
Solid wood mahogany stained. English library manager / stepladder 2...
Category
20th Century English Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage, New and Antique Ladders
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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