Metamorphic Library Step and High Stool A very useful piece

A well-proportioned set of 20th century European library steps featuring neoclassical-inspired turned and fluted legs, incised square corner details, and shaped scroll side supports....

A George III design, mahogany four-step metamorphic library coffee table, with decorative gilt incised leather top and leathered steps opening to f...

Very unique and unusual metamorphic bench / library steps with cabriole legs.. It appears to be a bench covered in tobacco brown leather with nail he...

English Regency mahogany metamorphic library table/steps with hinged top & lion finial on a scrolled base. (with registry tag for J. Brodey, Bristo...

Antiques of London A superbly crafted folding mahogany library step ladder, featuring a warm, rich patina and traditional joinery, finished with a striking turned finial pole han...

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...

Small, unobtrusive four-step library ladder mounted in a spiral pattern on a central turned wooden board. Italian production, circa 1960s. Good conditions.

Beautiful Italian carved walnut wood step ladder with four stairs and nicely carved details and decorated structure. Each step is upholstered with da...

Handcrafted Black Walnut Step Stool with Oil Finish This beautifully designed step stool is crafted from rich black walnut and finished with a warm ...

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...