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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Walnut library ladder, 18th century
Located in Milano, IT
Walnut library ladder, 18th century with three steps, chamfered corners, shaped belt and uprights with curl feet, 73x54x43 cm
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Wood

Walnut library ladder, 18th century
Walnut library ladder, 18th century

Walnut library ladder, 18th century

$2,158 / item
Fine Georgian Library Steps
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine set of Georgian library or bedside steps of very dense Cuban mahogany with stunning graining, original gilt lacquer brass carrying handles, and three steps, standing on shaped a...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Mahogany

Fine Georgian Library Steps
Fine Georgian Library Steps

Fine Georgian Library Steps

$5,700
Burr Walnut Brown Leather Regency Metamorphic Reading Armchair to Library Steps
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
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

English Regency Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Burr Walnut Brown Leather Regency Metamorphic Reading Armchair to Library Steps
Burr Walnut Brown Leather Regency Metamorphic Reading Armchair to Library Steps

Burr Walnut Brown Leather Regency Metamorphic Reading Armchair to Library Steps

$10,969
Peat Bucket
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very large English George III or Regency brass bound mahogany peat bucket. The bucket is in overall very good condition. The bucket features side...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Brass, Tin

Peat Bucket
Peat Bucket

Peat Bucket

$2,520 Sale Price
11% Off
18th Century, Italian Baroque Walnut Four Steps Staircase
Located in IT
18th Century, Italian Walnut Four Steps Staircase Measurements H 84 x W 66 x D 64 (step depth 24) cm The staircase was built in the eighteenth century in carved solid walnut. The p...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Walnut

18th Century, Italian Baroque Walnut Four Steps Staircase
18th Century, Italian Baroque Walnut Four Steps Staircase

18th Century, Italian Baroque Walnut Four Steps Staircase

$8,154
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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

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Oak

Early 20th Century French Oak Library Ladder
Early 20th Century French Oak Library Ladder

Early 20th Century French Oak Library Ladder

$4,875 Sale Price
25% Off
H 98 in W 21 in D 62 in
Cenedese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pair of Blue Italian Murano Glass Obelisks
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Cenedese vintage midcentury modern tall and rare pair of Murano solid light blue colored / coloured faceted glass obelisks, made circa 1970. Wonderful Italian glass and perfect as an...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Cenedese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pair of Blue Italian Murano Glass Obelisks
Cenedese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pair of Blue Italian Murano Glass Obelisks

Cenedese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pair of Blue Italian Murano Glass Obelisks

$3,117 / set
H 11.97 in W 3.47 in D 3.47 in
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

English 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Ash

Ash Library Steps
Ash Library Steps

Ash Library Steps

$1,037 / item
H 57.09 in W 11.82 in D 20.48 in
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

English Georgian Vintage 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Spiral Library steps 1950s England
Georgian Spiral Library steps 1950s England

Georgian Spiral Library steps 1950s England

$1,654
H 47.25 in W 16.93 in D 16.93 in
Mid-20th Century French Turned Nut Wood Spiral Step Library Ladder
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Created in France 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 l...
Category

Austrian Mid-Century Modern 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century French Turned Nut Wood Spiral Step Library Ladder
Mid-20th Century French Turned Nut Wood Spiral Step Library Ladder

Mid-20th Century French Turned Nut Wood Spiral Step Library Ladder

$860
H 36.5 in W 19 in D 19 in
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

French Country Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Folding Library Step Ladder
19th Century French Folding Library Step Ladder

19th Century French Folding Library Step Ladder

$2,500
H 54 in W 25 in D 40 in
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

French Napoleon III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Walnut

Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders
Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders

Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders

$145,000
H 106 in W 66 in D 26 in
1900s French Vintage Artists Painting Ladder / Library Steps / Shop Display
Located in Markington, GB
1900s French vintage fruit picking / painting ladder. 1900s French vintage artists painting ladder library steps / shop display This ladder will be great as an vintage library steps...
Category

French French Provincial 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Metal

1900s French Vintage Artists Painting Ladder / Library Steps / Shop Display
1900s French Vintage Artists Painting Ladder / Library Steps / Shop Display

1900s French Vintage Artists Painting Ladder / Library Steps / Shop Display

$239 Sale Price
36% Off
H 40.56 in W 16.54 in D 28.75 in
Antique English Regency Crotch Mahogany Leather Library Bed Steps Under Storage
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite English Regency library / bed Steps, staircase, stepstool or side table. Made from mahogany with tooled leather tops and crotch mahogany veneered fronts. Each of the upp...
Category

Regency 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Regency Crotch Mahogany Leather Library Bed Steps Under Storage
Antique English Regency Crotch Mahogany Leather Library Bed Steps Under Storage

Antique English Regency Crotch Mahogany Leather Library Bed Steps Under Storage

$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
H 26.25 in W 27.25 in D 18.25 in
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

Unknown Rustic 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Iron

Antique Library Ladder with Great Patina
Antique Library Ladder with Great Patina

Antique Library Ladder with Great Patina

$570 Sale Price
40% Off
H 99 in W 26 in D 9 in
English Library Steps
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully crafted English library steps in mahogany with inlaid leather accents. Features two compartments for convenient storage. A timeless piece o...
Category

English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Mahogany

English Library Steps
English Library Steps

English Library Steps

$1,200
H 27 in W 17 in D 29 in
18th Century Pair of Italian Polychrome Coffers
Located in Marbella, ES
18th century pair of Italian polychrome coffers, hand painted in green and typical Italian period ochre color vegetable and ornamental motifs. Featured in "Arredo Domestico", a c...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Wood

18th Century Pair of Italian Polychrome Coffers
18th Century Pair of Italian Polychrome Coffers

18th Century Pair of Italian Polychrome Coffers

$7,075 / set
H 21.26 in W 34.65 in D 13.19 in
Previously Available Items
Italian Library Ladder Late 1700s In Walnut Turned Three Steps
Located in Milano, MI
1700s Walnut Library Ladder with three steps and spool-turned uprights, from the stable and solid structure. This antique 18th century bookcase staircase is made entirely of solid ...
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Walnut

Italian Library Ladder Late 1700s In Walnut Turned Three Steps
Italian Library Ladder Late 1700s In Walnut Turned Three Steps

Italian Library Ladder Late 1700s In Walnut Turned Three Steps

H 26.38 in W 23.23 in D 18.9 in
Rare Exceptional Swedish 'Fäbod' Ladder, circa 1750
Located in Farsta, SE
Rare Exceptional Swedish 'Fäbod' Ladder, circa 1750 Its sculptural presence and large size, crafted from a single solid piece of pine wood, with handles and foot posts, is breathtak...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Pine

Rare Exceptional Swedish 'Fäbod' Ladder, circa 1750
Rare Exceptional Swedish 'Fäbod' Ladder, circa 1750

Rare Exceptional Swedish 'Fäbod' Ladder, circa 1750

H 115.75 in W 13 in D 7.49 in
18th Century Italian Walnut Library Ladder Rocchetto Baroque Style Staircase
Located in Milano, MI
Italian Walnut Library Ladder from the 1800s with four steps, with Baroque Rochetto style turned uprights with a stable and solid structure; comes from a private collection in Milan, featuring recent restorations consistent with the eighteenth-century period, it is in overall good condition, with a beautiful patina throughout. Some supporting elements have been replaced, as documented in the listed images. This antique bookcase staircase is realized in walnut except for the first three steps starting from the bottom, which are made of poplar, and the two crosspieces at the back, which are made of chestnut. Origin: Northern Italy, 18th century. This antique Italian bookcase...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Chestnut, Poplar, Walnut

18th Century Italian Walnut Library Ladder Rocchetto Baroque Style Staircase
18th Century Italian Walnut Library Ladder Rocchetto Baroque Style Staircase

18th Century Italian Walnut Library Ladder Rocchetto Baroque Style Staircase

H 39.38 in W 23.63 in D 29.53 in
Sculptural 17th Century Vernacular Ladder
Located in Allerum, SE
Rare sculptural Swedish 17th century vernacular ladder carved from one single piece of wood, ca 1650 Sweden.
Category

Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Wood

Sculptural 17th Century Vernacular Ladder
Sculptural 17th Century Vernacular Ladder

Sculptural 17th Century Vernacular Ladder

H 95.28 in W 9.06 in D 7.49 in
18th Century Metamorphic Table and Steps
Located in Conwy, GB
Mahogany throughout, raised on its original leather castor, heavily worn, the table open to seven individual treads with bronze supports. Original with minor historic repairs. ...
Category

English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Metamorphic Table and Steps
18th Century Metamorphic Table and Steps

18th Century Metamorphic Table and Steps

H 46.5 in W 29 in D 18.9 in
18th Century Italian Spool-Turned Walnut Wood Step Stool 'Two Steps'
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut step stool from the 18th century. This antique two-step stool from Italy has a decorative walnut spool turned structure. The steps are i...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Spool-Turned Walnut Wood Step Stool 'Two Steps'
18th Century Italian Spool-Turned Walnut Wood Step Stool 'Two Steps'

18th Century Italian Spool-Turned Walnut Wood Step Stool 'Two Steps'

H 23.75 in W 22.25 in D 19.5 in
17th Century Italian Walnut Library Steps Baroque Ladder Rocchetto Style
Located in Milano, MI
This rare four small stairs have decorative solid walnut turned structure in the Italian Baroque Rocchetto style. The 17th century Italian walnut piece co...
Category

European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Oak, Walnut

17th Century Italian Walnut Library Steps Baroque Ladder Rocchetto Style
17th Century Italian Walnut Library Steps Baroque Ladder Rocchetto Style

17th Century Italian Walnut Library Steps Baroque Ladder Rocchetto Style

H 39.38 in W 21.26 in D 25.6 in
Georgian Library Steps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An unusual Georgian Mahogany metamorphic stool/ library steps. Having deep button leather upholstery, raised on square section legs with the original...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Library Steps
Georgian Library Steps

Georgian Library Steps

H 42 in W 31 in D 18 in
European Library Ladder, Partial, 18th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Two-piece library ladder on two "claw on ball" wheels. Railing from an 18th century Dutch Rococo library staircase and steps are of later date.
Category

Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Wood

European Library Ladder, Partial, 18th Century
European Library Ladder, Partial, 18th Century

European Library Ladder, Partial, 18th Century

H 76 in W 32 in D 48 in
An Italian Early 18th Century Pinewood Folding Library Ladder
Located in Atlanta, GA
the folding ladder constructed of pine with iron hardware, decorative carving at base
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Pine

An Italian Early 18th Century Pinewood Folding Library Ladder
An Italian Early 18th Century Pinewood Folding Library Ladder

An Italian Early 18th Century Pinewood Folding Library Ladder

H 59 in W 20 in D 41 in
Rare Georgian Pole Library Ladder
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare George III mahogany pole or collapsing latter, the two half round sides joined by pivoting cylindrical oak steps, the whole forming a pole when collapsed, retaining original bra...
Category

English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Brass

Rare Georgian Pole Library Ladder
Rare Georgian Pole Library Ladder

Rare Georgian Pole Library Ladder

H 108 in Dm 2.5 in
Library ladder
Located in Greenwich, CT
18th century mahogany library ladder with through tenon construction and slightly tapering form. From a University library in north Wales
Category

Welsh Antique 18th Century and Earlier Ladders

Materials

Mahogany

Library ladder
Library ladder

Library ladder

H 118 in W 14 in D 4 in

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