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Ladders For Sale
Mid-Century French Carved Beech Wood Metamorphic Folding Library Step Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a library or study with this elegant antique folding step ladder. Crafted in France circa 1970, the metamorphic folding library steps stands on turned stretcher-joined legs ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Ladders
Materials
Beech
20thc Library Ladder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folding library ladder is in very good condition with minor wear.It is strong and very sturdy.Hard to find in such nice condition.
Measures while closed approx - 19.75wide x ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Ladders
Materials
Wood
Folding Steps-Ladder for the Library, Czechoslovakia, 1920s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia.
Made of wood, metal
Fully functional.
With aged patina.
Original condition.
Category
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Ladders
Materials
Metal
Tall Oak Rolling Putnam Industrial Library Ladder
By Putnam
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century oak library ladder in a light stain. Original Putnam Rolling Ladder Co, Inc. sticker, Features brass plated steel hardware and side rolling bottom wheels. No top whe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Ladders
Materials
Steel
Edwardian Metamorphic Library Chair or Library Steps a Very Useful Piece
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Edwardian Metamorphic Library Chair or Library Steps
A very useful piece, this handy little chair can be flipped over and turned into a small 4 step ladder, originally this type ...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Ladders
Materials
Walnut
Stunning Vintage George III Style Brown Leather Library Steps Georgian Home
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Georgian style vintage hardwood & brown leather library steps
A very good looking and decorative set of georgian style library step...
Category
20th Century English Georgian Ladders
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Antique Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps Ladder Side Table Brass Tread
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps side table in oak with period brass trea...
Category
19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Ladders
Materials
Brass
Antique 1880 Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps Original Carpet Upholstery
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with period upho...
Category
1880s English Arts and Crafts Antique Ladders
Materials
Oak
French Country Metamorphic Chair and Sturdy Ladder Steps a Very Useful Piece
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French Country Metamorphic Chair and Sturdy Ladder Steps
A very useful piece, this handy little chair can be flipped over and turned into a small 4 step ladder, originally this ty...
Category
Mid-19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Ladders
Materials
Oak
Antique Original Patina Painted Finish Library Reading Bookcase Steps Ladder
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely original pine library steps or ladder to sit next to a bookcase
...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Ladders
Materials
Pine
Hand Carved Ornate Decorated French Wooden Library Step in Belle Époque Style
Located in Rümmingen, BW
Step into the past with our antique French hand-carved and ornate-decorated wooden library step! This exquisite piece of furniture is a true work of art that exudes old-world charm and elegance. In the style of the french Belle Epoque this piece of furniture was made to add beauty and visual aesthetic to your home.
Handcrafted with intricate carvings and attention to detail, this library step is a rare find that will add character and style to any space. It's sturdy construction ensures that it will withstand the test of time.
Not only is this library step a beautiful decorative piece, but it's also practical and functional. Use it to reach high shelves, organize books, or simply as a statement piece in your living room, study, or library.
This antique French library...
Category
20th Century French Belle Époque Ladders
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Vintage French Ladder Bookshelf
Located in Mckinney, TX
A unique bookshelf created from an old French painter’s ladder coupled with reclaimed scaffolding boards from Belgium. When combined together, the two ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Ladders
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century Mahogany Tooled & Gilded Leather Library Steps Commode 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A very good set of antique 19th century mahogany library steps, circa 1860.
This set of library steps are made of solid flamed mahogany, the upper two steps of ogee form and all thr...
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Ladders
Materials
Leather, Porcelain, Mahogany
Library Ladder with Brass Top Handle
Located in Chicago, IL
Very nice library ladder with brass top handle. Rare and fun. Very cool.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Ladders
Materials
Brass
Swedish Ladder
Located in Roncadelle, BS
Scandinavian vintage ladder from the 1960s.
Original piece of Nordic modernism with metal and plastic frame.
A ladder with a retro look and small size, easy to move when needed.
...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ladders
Materials
Metal
Metal Ladder / Red
Located in Roncadelle, BS
Scandinavian metal ladder.
An original piece found in every home in Sweden.
Modern and industrial in flavor, it can be used for a variety of purposes, including for resting clothe...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ladders
Materials
Metal
Metal Ladder / Blue
Located in Roncadelle, BS
Scandinavian metal ladder.
An original piece found in every home in Sweden.
Modern and industrial in flavor, it can be used for a variety of purposes, including for resting clothe...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ladders
Materials
Metal
Georgian Mahogany & Leather Library Steps, United Kingdom, Early 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Fine Georgian (Regency Era) mahogany and leather library steps (doubles as an end table) - exceptional bench made quality with warm aged patina - featuring a solid mahogany frame wit...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Ladders
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Armchair Transforming in Library Steps in Mahogany
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb armchair in blond mahogany from the end of the 19th century transforming into a library steps
It offers a wide, elegant and stable stepladder with four steps in leather
...
Category
Late 19th Century British Napoleon III Antique Ladders
Materials
Mahogany
Kartell Upper Step Ladder in Citron in Yellow by Alberto Meda & Paolo Rizzatto
By Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stepladder has a strong personality and great functionality. It is also a successful marriage of form and function. Its pragmatism is made possible by the technology employed by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ladders
Materials
Aluminum
Kartell Upper Step Ladder in Cobalt by Alberto Meda, Paolo Rizzatto
By Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stepladder has a strong personality and great functionality. It is also a successful marriage of form and function. Its pragmatism is made possible by the technology employed by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ladders
Materials
Aluminum
Kartell Upper Step Ladder in Crystal by Alberto Meda, Paolo Rizzatto
By Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stepladder has a strong personality and great functionality. It is also a successful marriage of form and function. Its pragmatism is made possible by the technology employed by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ladders
Materials
Aluminum
American Architectural Design Industrial Work Ladder, Circa 1940
Located in Rochester, NY
American industrial work ladder with great architectonic form and beautifully aged color to wood and metal fittings. Measures fully extended open as shown in pictures - 90" H to top ...
Category
20th Century American Industrial Ladders
Materials
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Turned Nut Wood Spiral Step Library Ladder
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Created in Austria in the 1970s and standing on turned legs, the circular step ladder features three stairs rolled around a turned central post. Versatile and practical, the elegant library...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ladders
Materials
Wood
French Antique Walnut Folding Stepladder, 1920s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice French walnut stepladder or set of library steps with wonderful patinated hinges, a good opening mechanism and interesting distress.
Quite sturdy but will be better to us...
Category
1920s French Vintage Ladders
Materials
Walnut
Oak Rolling Putnam Industrial Library Ladder
By Putnam
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th Century oak library ladder in a light stain. Features brass plated steel hardware and rolling wheels. Missing one set of top rolling wheels. Made by Putnam Rolling Ladder...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Ladders
Materials
Steel
Antique Victorian Metamorphic Library Steps Ladder Ornately Carved Side Panels
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Victorian metamorphic library steps side table in mahogany with period ornately carved side panels and original carpet steps
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price
A very charming and highly collectable piece, designed as an at home library steps and side table, these are used to add a sense of grand occasion to a standard bookcase...
Category
1880s English High Victorian Antique Ladders
Materials
Hardwood
Metal Ladder / Red
Located in Roncadelle, BS
Scandinavian metal ladder.
An original piece found in every home in Sweden.
Modern and industrial in flavor, it can be used for a variety of purposes, including for resting clothe...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ladders
Materials
Metal
20th Century French Wooden Shelves
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden shelving unit made in 20th century, France. This shelving unit is composed with a vintage fruit picking ladder teepeed together w...
Category
20th Century French Rustic Ladders
Materials
Metal
Spanish Library Ladder
Located in Houston, TX
Industrial stairs made of wood with great painted patina. Can be used as a library stair or would be a great display piece for a succulent collection or in a. bathroom with towels an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Ladders
Materials
Wood, Paint
Fine Antique Mid Victorian circa 1850 Metamorphic Library Steps Original
Located in GB
We are is delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Mid Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with period carvings to the back
A very charming and highly collectable piece, designed as an at home library steps and reading chair, these are used to add a sense of grand occasion to a standard bookcase...
Category
1850s English High Victorian Antique Ladders
Materials
Oak
Regency Style Mahogany Library Steps
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form with green leather treads and turned tapered legs.
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Light-Brown French Walnut Library Ladder, Antique Book Shelf
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, antique French library ladder in a beautiful weathered condition and in good condition. It can be used as a practical piec...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Ladders
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Georgian Style Library Steps
Located in London, GB
A wonderful set of antique library steps in the Georgian style. They were made in England, and date from around the 1930’s.
They are a great s...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Georgian Ladders
Materials
Wood
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
Antique Craftsman Maple Library Step Ladder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Turn of the century, craftsman, maple, A-frame, library step ladder features decoratively carved edges. A lovely piece that can be used as a ladder...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Ladders
Materials
Maple
Large Sculptural African Dogan Ladder
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive vintage carved wood architectural ladder carved by Dogan people to access their dwellings. Mounted on a 12 x 15 base, the ladder is now a sculptural piece of African art.
Category
1950s Sahrawi Rustic Vintage Ladders
Materials
Wood
20th Century Antique Library Ladder/Step Ladder, Mahogany England
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Antique library ladder/step ladder, mahogany England.
Solid wood covered with green leather. four-stage with a long turned handl...
Category
20th Century Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Midcentury Italian Carved Walnut Wood 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. 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
Wood
Huge 20th Century Antique Library Ladder/Step Ladder, England
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Antique library ladder/step ladder, mahogany England.
Solid wood covered with green leather. four-stage with a long turned handl...
Category
20th Century English Ladders
Materials
Leather, Wood, 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
Art Deco Folding Library Steps or Ladder, 1920's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia.
Made of wood, metal
Fully functional.
With aged patina.
Original condition.
Category
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Ladders
Materials
Metal
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
Japandi Walnut Leaning Ladder Rack
Located in London, GB
12H's humble leaning ladder rack embraces a simple silhouette. However, this piece is anything but ordinary. Expertly crafted with mortise and tenon joi...
Category
2010s Asian Organic Modern Ladders
Materials
Walnut
Little Old Library Ladder in "Wabi-Sabi" Conditions.
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
M/1626 - Little library ladder (I don't know if Italian or French ) from the 19th century, in chestnut wood.
It's a perfect example of "wabi-sabi": simplicity and beauty born of the ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Adirondack Antique Ladders
Materials
Fruitwood
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
Regency Style Walnut Library Steps
Located in Clermont, FL
Regency style solid wood library steps. Beautifully carved, three steps are supported by tapered legs and a reeded column back. Finish is a medium brown walnut stain, with patina sho...
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Ladders
Materials
Wood
Large Dogon Ladder, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Dogon ladder, Mali
Wood
Early to mid-20th century
Measures: 75.5 x 16 in. / 192 x 41 cm
With a textured, eroded patina, this ladder was originally used outdoors. Ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Other Ladders
Materials
Wood
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
Large Dogon Ladder, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Dogon ladder, Mali
Wood
Early to mid-20th century
Measures: 68 x 13 in. / 173 x 33 cm
With a textured, eroded patina, this ladder was or...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Other Ladders
Materials
Wood
20th Century Antique Library Ladder / Step Ladder, Mahogany England
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Antique library ladder/step ladder, mahogany England.
Solid wood covered with brown leather. four-stage with a long turned handl...
Category
Early 20th Century English Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Extra Large Dogon Ladder, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Dogon Ladder, Mali
Wood
Early to mid-20th century
Measures: 100 x 17 x 8 in. / 254 x 43 x 20 cm
Mounted on a custom display stand that measures 18 x 18 in. / 46 x 4...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Other Ladders
Materials
Wood
Very Fine Vintage Hardwood Green Leather Side Table Metamorphic Library Steps
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime Regency style metamorphic library steps into a side table with green leather top and step grips
This is an important and sophistic...
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Ladders
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
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
Antique 1830 William IV Flamed Hardwood Metamorphic Library Armchair Steps
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this large and collectable lightly restored William IV circa 1830 Flamed Mahogany, metamorphic armchair which converts into Library steps attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London.
This is a wonderful piece of English history, I have never seen another with such elegant turned front legs, usually they are plainer and straight timber. The seat pad has been upholstered with a grey linen, the steps and raw flamed mahogany and look amazing.
This chair is an important and extremely expensive looking thing that commands attention in any setting. You can see the same model made by Gillows currently viewed in the Victorian & Albert Museum, below is an extra from their listing.
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...
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1830s English William IV Antique Ladders
Materials
Hardwood
Ash Library Steps
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful ash library staircase, with many details. The steps are very stable in use due to the construction and the long handle. Perfectly suited for everyday use and multiple purpo...
Category
2010s English Ladders
Materials
Ash
Industrial Era Wood Ladder with Tall Iron Pipe Handles
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A two- sided four rung ladder with a top mounted with tall open square shaped handles. The front and back connected by flat stretchers. Raised on wheels. Oval Metal number plate...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Ladders
Materials
Iron
Stunning Antique circa 1810 George III Elm & Leather Library Steps Georgian Home
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite circa 1810 George III elm & green leather library steps
What a thing of beauty, nothing screams Georgian decadence li...
Category
1810s English George III Antique Ladders
Materials
Leather, Elm
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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