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Metal Display Ladder
Located in Montecito, CA
Painted metal display or step ladder. It folds for storage. Note the wonderful old spring hinges.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Used Stairs
Materials
Iron
$1,200
Red Leather Library Steps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Most unusual English Mahogany Library Steps with twisted/rope edging and carved Regency feet, red leather c.1840.
Category
19th Century English Used Stairs
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Mid Century Modern Spiral Staircase
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The ultimate design in stairs! Built as a unique structure for a California home, these stylish steps create the definitive visual statement for any room today. Each step is a chrome...
Category
1960s American Used Stairs
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Pair Antique altar "steps"
Located in Houston, TX
This pair of "steps" is hand-carved and has some original paint remaining. They came from a Belgian monastery. They would make wonderful bed-side tables.
Category
19th Century Belgian Used Stairs
Materials
Oak
Chinoiserie Painted End Table/Library Steps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Extremely decorative end or side table made in the form of 18thC English library or bedside steps. Lacquered and painted, very nice quality.
Category
20th Century Used Stairs
American Spiral Library Steps
Located in Atlanta, GA
American Library Steps of mahogany with original embossed leather insets on each step and resting on brass casters. Brass pediment on top of turned column.
Category
19th Century American Used Stairs
Materials
Brass
English Library Ladder Steps
Located in Troy, MI
English dark wood library ladder dates from approximately 1870. Sturdy, no loose joints.
Category
19th Century English Used Stairs
Materials
Wood
Georgian Mahogany Step Commode
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Three step chest with commode compartment; leather replaced, but probably still 19th century
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Used Stairs
727 Boeing Staircase
By Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963 and they were the most popular jet airliner in the skies through 1973.
This was a acquired from the collection of a retired Lowry Ai...
This was a acquired from the collection of a retired Lowry Ai...
Category
1960s American Used Stairs
Materials
Aluminum
English Collapsible Mahogany Library Ladder
Located in North Miami, FL
Mahogany four step library ladder with metal accents,collapsible steps support for compact storage.
Category
Early 20th Century English Used Stairs
Materials
Metal
Regency style inlaid mahogany library or bed steps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pretty set of English inlaid mahogany library steps, the treads now lined in suede, the oval inlaid front panels flanked by gilt metal mounted columnar supports over turned legs. ...
Category
19th Century English Used Stairs
Materials
Metal
English Oak Library Steps
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful large Oak Library steps with good color and Patina
Category
19th Century English Used Stairs
Materials
Oak
Italian Library Ladder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Library Ladder with new Lacquer Finish. Signed Made in Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Used Stairs
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$3,900
A Bold Set of Library Steps
Located in Woodbury, CT
The Best Set of Library Steps we Have Ever Had ! Fantastic Scrolled Sides and Turned Top Stretcher, with Handsome Tooled Leather Treads.
Category
19th Century English Used Stairs
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
19th Century Cast Iron Steps, Rare Form
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Excellent cast iron steps with open lattice pattern steps and cut star decoration, possibly functioned as stationary carriage steps or train platform steps, stamped with foundry name...
Category
19th Century American Used Stairs
Materials
Iron
Vintage Mahogany Library Steps w/Railings, Casters,
Landing
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
WOW!!! Awesome set of vintage mahogany library steps with great railings and a simulated balcony, too. Use these extraordinary stairs as the were originally intended or use them as a...
Category
20th Century Unknown Used Stairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th century oak library steps
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
An late 19th century, probably English, 3-step oak library ladder.
Category
19th Century English Used Stairs
Materials
Iron, Brass
Mid-Century Mahogany
Enamel Metal Library Steps
Located in Hudson, NY
Mid-century mahogany & enamel metal folding library steps,
Category
1960s American Used Stairs
Materials
Iron
Antique Spiral Staircase Found in Central South France
Located in Dallas, TX
This impressive staircase has 20 steps and 20 beautifully cast iron grilles. It is approximately 110 years old and is from an area just south of Clermont, France. There might be a fe...
Category
19th Century French Used Stairs
Rare 19th Century English Mahogany Library Steps / Ladder
Located in Woodbury, CT
A rare set of Padouk wood Regency period library steps. The center post is turned and attached to the frame with a brass bolted flange. The circular rise to the steps allows for easy...
Category
19th Century English Used Stairs
Materials
Mahogany, Padouk
ITALIAN "LIBRARY STAIRS" ETAGERE
Located in Houston, TX
CHARMING ITALIAN FAUX PAINTED AND GILT "LIBRARY STAIRS" ETAGERE
Category
1940s Italian Used Stairs
Materials
Giltwood
Blinged-Out Step Stool
Located in Oakland, CA
Polished aluminum industrial ladder. Excellent for use as store display and fixture,
Category
20th Century American Used Stairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set Of Pine Library Steps
Located in New York, NY
PINE SHOP STEPS
Category
19th Century British Used Stairs
Italian 19th c. Painted Ladder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian ladder from the Tuscan countryside...
Category
19th Century Italian Used Stairs
English Bed Step Commode
Located in San Francisco, CA
A nice small scaled 19th Century English bedstep commode circa 1860. Perfect side table with a place for magazines & remotes.
Category
19th Century English Used Stairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
$2,500
Unusual Pair of Late Regency Library Steps
Located in Westwood, NJ
Unusual Pair of Late Regency Rosewood and parcel gilt Library steps with tooled leather and lion paw feet.
Category
19th Century English Used Stairs
English Stenciled Leather Top Library Ladder
Located in Atlanta, GA
Folding mahogany library ladder with stenciled leather top, oak trim and brass hardware.
Category
19th Century English Used Stairs
Materials
Brass
Spanish Monastery Steps
Located in Essex, MA
Fabulous set of access steps, most likely from a Spanish monastery. Original paint, 4 steps with balustered risers and side panels.
Category
19th Century Spanish Used Stairs
$5,800
Flight of George III Mahogany Library Steps
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine set of Georgian mahogany library steps, the four treads having through tenons, the turned riser ending in onion finial, good patina and bearing a Norman Adams celluloid on the u...
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Used Stairs
Materials
Mahogany
Industrial Library Ladder
Located in Hudson, NY
oak rolling ladder
metal hand rails
additional platform for stacking
locking wheels
metal hand rails
additional platform for stacking
locking wheels
Category
Early 20th Century American Used Stairs
Materials
Metal
19c (approx. 4 meter) Escalier
Located in New Orleans, LA
19c Staircase
Category
19th Century French Used Stairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Parisian Painter
s Ladder
Located in Houston, TX
This ladder is a fantastic piece with loads of character. Drips of hand-spattered paint top this sturdy wood frame, creating a perfect resting place for plants, knick knacks, or what...
Category
19th Century French Used Stairs
Library steps
Located in London, GB
Brass and leather library steps.
Category
20th Century Italian Used Stairs
$3,000
Pair Of Gustavian Stairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
an amazing alternative to side tables. original finish and condition. sold as a set.
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Used Stairs
Materials
Wood
Primitive Red Ladder
Located in Woodbury, CT
A wonderful primitve apple ladder with traces of original red wash under an old red milk paint, numbered in white paint "11" and worn away properly though time and use.
Category
19th Century American Used Stairs
Materials
Pine
Mahogany Library Step Ladder
Located in San Francisco, CA
Solid mahogany with brass mounts.
Category
20th Century Used Stairs
Materials
Mahogany
FRENCH 19C WOODEN LADDERS FROM A SCULPTOR`S STUDIO
Located in London, GB
A PAIR OF FRENCH NINETEENTH CENTURY WOODEN LADDERS FROM THE STUDIO OF THE SCULPTOR THEODORE RIVIERE C.1880
Category
19th Century French Used Stairs
Materials
Pine
Industrial Tall Wooden Ladder
Located in Culver City, CA
Industrial tall wooden ladder, great simple form, sturdy
Category
1930s Belgian Used Stairs
Materials
Wood
An Unusual William IV Mahogany Pedestal/Library Steps
Located in Sheffield, MA
The rectangular top above a conforming pedestal case with a central door enclosing steps over two pull-out step platforms
H. 37 in. W. 17 in. D. 21 in.
When op...
H. 37 in. W. 17 in. D. 21 in.
When op...
Category
19th Century English Used Stairs
ENGLISH LIBRAIRY 3 STEP / BOOKCASE LEATHER TOP
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English 3 step / bookcase, turn legs mahogany with leather on top steps
Category
Early 20th Century English Used Stairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
SET OF GEORGIAN STYLE MAHOGANY LIBRARY STEPS
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
SET OF GEORGIAN STYLE MAHOGANY LIBRARY STEPS
Category
20th Century English Used Stairs
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage French Step
Located in Houston, TX
vintage step in iron with traces of original paint
Category
Early 20th Century French Used Stairs
Materials
Iron
Set of English Regency Library Steps
Located in Pasadena, CA
Veneered in a pretty flame mahogany, these steps feature turned legs along with lift up lids on the middle and top steps. The middle step also pulls out as seen in image 6. The leath...
Category
19th Century English Used Stairs
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Library Steps
Located in Dallas, TX
Classic English Style Rolling Library Steps with original brass casters. A simple railing supported by brass rods resting on a mahogany frame with 3 steps.
Category
1960s American Used Stairs
Materials
Brass
$1,875
Mid-19th Century American Library Steps
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Wonderful walnut library steps, excellent, sturdy construction, nice worn patina. Fine cabinet work. Still strong enough to use as a ladder; American, circa 1850
Category
19th Century American Used Stairs
Elm Ladder
Located in East Hampton, NY
Turn of the Century Q'ing Dynasty Elm Ladder
Category
Early 20th Century Used Stairs
$495
Japanese Step Tansu
Located in Chicago, IL
Traditional Japanese step tansu in two sections with 4 drawers and two sets of sliding doors and one small removable door. From Kyoto.
Category
19th Century Japanese Used Stairs
Materials
Cypress
$6,500
English Pine Library Steps/Ladder
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Sturdy pine library steps or ladder with the mellow patina of age. Previously displayed in the Peterborough City Museum.
Category
19th Century English Used Stairs
Materials
Pine
Antique Provincial Elm Library Steps
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Provincial carved elm Library steps
Category
19th Century French Used Stairs
Materials
Elm
Metamorphic Late Federal Period Library Stair
Located in Woodbury, CT
A solid mahogany library stair, folding down to a leather topped
side table. In the Hepplewhite manner, an unusual rare form for this particular function; likely a lady's sta...
side table. In the Hepplewhite manner, an unusual rare form for this particular function; likely a lady's sta...
Category
19th Century Used Stairs
Materials
Mahogany
Modernist Library Step Ladder
Located in New York, NY
Interesting and clever design of a library step ladder which can be collapsed and closed flat for storage. Steps are graduated from top to bottom. Also makes a great display for ob...
Category
1950s American Used Stairs
Materials
Iron, Brass
Ladder
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Wrought iron oak and pine ladder circa late 1800's. This ladder was recently purchased from one of our customers whose grandfather hand made this in the late 1800's. The sides are do...
Category
19th Century American Used Stairs
Materials
Iron
$1,600
English, Mahogany Library Steps
Located in New York, NY
English mahogany library steps with pole handle and beige leather steps
Category
19th Century Used Stairs
Materials
Mahogany
Library Ladder
Located in New York, NY
Painted Wood Library Ladder that collapses. Very Sturdy
Category
20th Century French Used Stairs
Materials
Wood
$3,300
Painted chinoiserie library steps
Located in Tacoma, WA
An unusual sage green English set of chinoiserie library steps
Category
20th Century English Used Stairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Library Steps
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency Period Walnut library steps with carved floral spindle motif.
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Used Stairs
$45,000
Pair of Library Steps - Plant Stands
Located in Manhasset, NY
Fabulous pair of miniature library steps. Fine solid mahogany with bronze trim on full casters. Excellant custom quality.
Category
1930s American Used Stairs
Materials
Brass
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Used Stairs For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of used stairs is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct used stairs — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. Used stairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of used stairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Regency, Victorian and Mid-Century Modern used stairs are of considerable interest. If space is limited, there are small used stairs measuring 1.97 inches across. Used stairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Roger Tallon, Editions Lacloche and Le Corbusier are consistently popular.
How Much are Used Stairs?
Prices for used stairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, used stairs begin at $89 and can go as high as $250,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,794.
Finding the Right Stairs for You
While they’re best known for their functionality, a well-designed set of vintage, new or antique stairs can also make as much of an impact in your space as any other piece of well cared for furniture.
From mid-century modern stairs to Victorian stairs to Art Nouveau stairs, different movements in design over time saw furniture makers exploring a range of inspirations as well as working with a variety of materials. This is good news for you, as it means that stairs have been designed in a wealth of furniture styles over the years and that there is a perfect set of stairs for every space.
A library ladder, whether it’s going to serve its primary purpose or be used as a home accent, is a common example of interior stairs that help make the most use of vertical space. A set of stairs for your home library is going to allow you to reach those coveted rare volumes from your lofty well-appointed shelves. And because you’ve invested so much time in styling your bookcases or library shelving, why not own an appropriately decorative structure to access your books?
Hand-carved embellishments in post toppers and stair pillars distinguish Victorian-era stairs from other periods. Furniture designed during this time period, which occurred during the reign of Queen Victoria in England, was luxurious. Even furnishings as functional as stairs were made from dark woods such as mahogany or rosewood and boasted ornate curved lines and stately proportions. All those who are fascinated by Art Nouveau furniture know that designers of the period sought freedom from the stuffy social and artistic strictures of the Victorian era. Art Nouveau staircases were highly decorative, including striking iron spiral staircases with intricate latticework on the risers and works carved in oak with newel posts that saw an integration of natural world motifs.
No matter how they are incorporated into a home or office, vintage, new and antique stairs can be practical and aesthetically pleasing — the very definition of art meeting functionality. Find yours on 1stDibs today.
Questions About Used Stairs
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Yes, you can use a runner rug on stairs. When shopping for the perfect runner for your stairs, make sure that it will fit the entire length of your stair risers and treads.
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