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20th Century French Louis XIII Carved Mahogany Library Spiral Step Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
Use this vintage fruitwood staircase to organize books in your office or library. Created in France circa 1980 and standing on turned legs, the small circular step ladder features fo...
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XIII Vintage Ladders
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 20th Century English Oak Step Ladder, circa 1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th century lovely step ladder in oak, made in England. Showing great patina, this ladder would make a lovely addition to a library or simply as a stand alone item for displ...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Vintage Ladders
Materials
Oak
Mid-20th Century English Carved Mahogany and Leather Spiral Step Library Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
Created in England circa 1960 and standing on four turned legs, the tall circular step ladder features four stairs rolled around a turned, central post embellished with a decorative ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Louis XIII Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French Bookstore Chair Ladder
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Charming original French bookstore ladder or chair
Wonderful design that hinges and transforms from a chair into a step stool / ladder,
circa 1940s - originally from an old French ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Ladders
Materials
Oak
Mid-20th Century German Carved Wood and Leather Spiral Step Library Ladder
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Created in Germany circa 1960 and standing on turned legs, the tall circular step ladder features four stairs rolled around a turned, central post embellished with a decorative wood ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Louis XIII Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Wood
Industrial Machine-Age Aluminum A-Frame Ladder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Practical and great looking, machine-age style, Industrial, A-frame, step ladder features covered rolling casters and covered steps.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Vintage Ladders
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Mid-20th Century English Mahogany and Red Leather Library Step Ladders
Located in Dallas, TX
These Regency style library stairs were created in England, circa 1950. Each three-step ladders stands on four small turned legs ending with brass caps; each step is upholstered with...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Regency Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage Tall Asian Bamboo Ladder
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Vintage tall Asian bamboo ladder
Size: 17" W x 79" H x 2" D.
Category
1980s Balinese Bohemian Vintage Ladders
Materials
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century English Mahogany and Red Leather Library Step Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
This Regency style set of library stairs was created in England, circa 1950. The three-step ladder stands on four small turned legs ending with brass caps. Each step is upholstered w...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Regency Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Midcentury Italian Carved Walnut Wood and Leather Spiral 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 wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Wood
Industrial Steps by Hatherley for a Kitchen or Shop Display
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Industrial steps by Hatherley for a kitchen or shop display
This a piece from our Industrial past, the steps originated from a shop stock room and date from circa 1960
This is a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Vintage Ladders
Materials
Beech
Library Ladder, Anonymous, for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Solid oak.
Measures: H 167 cm/ 65 3/4"
W 42 cm / 16 1/2"
D 74 cm/ 29 1/8".
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ladders
Materials
Oak
1940s Vintage Wooden Ladder Shelf
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage ladder from France, circa 1940. Originally used for fruit picking, this ladder is reinforced with durable iron hardware, enhancing and strengthening the rustic wooden const...
Category
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Ladders
Materials
Iron
1940s Vintage Wooden Ladder Shelf
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage ladder from France, circa 1940. Originally used for fruit picking, this ladder is reinforced with durable iron hardware, enhancing and strengthening the rustic wooden const...
Category
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Ladders
Materials
Iron
Mid-20th Century German Carved Wood and Leather Spiral Step Library Ladder
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Created in Germany circa 1960 and standing on turned legs, the tall circular step ladder features four stairs rolled around a turned, central post embellished with a decorative wood ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Louis XIII Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Carved Wood and Leather Spiral Step Library Ladder
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Created in Germany circa 1960 and standing on turned legs, the tall circular step ladder features four stairs rolled around a turned, central post embellished with a decorative brass...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Louis XIII Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Wood
Regency Style Painted Library Ladder
Located in London, GB
A 20th century dark cream and black painted wooden library ladder, having five treads, in the Regency manner. Probably Ex. Colefax & Fowler.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Regency Vintage Ladders
Materials
Wood
Folding Library Steps or Workshop Ladder Beech, 1950
Located in Labrit, Landes
Midcentury workshop ladder or library steps, French.
Meubles de Metier
Dimensions when folded 54 x 189 x 8 cm
Very good vintage condition.
For shipping: 54 x 189 x 8 cm 11 kg
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ladders
Materials
Beech
20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood French Lectern, 1970
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French lectern from the second half of the 20th century. Lacquered and hand painted wooden furniture with floral decorations and height-adjustable metal structure. Read folding score...
Category
Late 20th Century French Vintage Ladders
Materials
Wood
Rustic Wooden Ladder
Located in Chicago, IL
•Aged, wooden ladder
•For display only
•Signs of wear and patina, consistent with age and use
•20th century
•American
•Measures: 23.75” W x 2.75” D x 145” H.
Category
20th Century American Rustic Vintage Ladders
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Carved Mahogany and Leather Spiral Step Library Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
Created in England circa 1960 and standing on four turned legs with bottom wheels, the tall circular step ladder features four stairs rolled around a turned, central post embellished...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Louis XIII Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
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 mahogany wood. English library manager / stepladder 20th century, Victorian. Four step with classic...
Category
20th Century English Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage Hand Painted Wooden Step Ladder
Located in South Bend, IN
A nice vintage wooden step ladder with hand painted floral design
USA, 20th century
Measures: 14.75" W x 18.5" D x 23.25" H.
Very good condition. Sturdy and ready for use.
Category
20th Century American Rustic Vintage Ladders
Materials
Wood, Paint
Spiral Library Steps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Spiral library steps in a white washed finished wood.
Category
20th Century Italian Vintage Ladders
Materials
Wood
Antique Mahogany and Leather Folding Library Steps / Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
Very useful antique mahogany and leather library steps which turn into a coffee table. It’s a very clever and practicable item, which has brown tooled leather insets on the step sect...
Category
1950s English Georgian Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Library Ladder / Stepladder 20th Century, Victorian
Located in Berlin, DE
English library ladder / stepladder 20th century, Victorian
mahogany stained of wood. Two-step kick with Classic green leather plate and gold embossing.
Library stairs England 20...
Category
20th Century English Vintage Ladders
Materials
Mahogany
L
O Design Folding Library Ladder Model "Scaleo"
By Velca Legnano, Roberto Lucci
Paolo Orlandini
Located in Den Haag, NL
Design by L&O Design Roberto Lucci & Paolo Orlandi model "scaleo" for Velca, Italy, 1970s. Folding library ladder.
Good condition. Measures: Height 130 cm, width 20cm, depth 8cm.
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ladders
Materials
Resin
Mid-20th Century English Carved Mahogany and Leather Spiral Step Library Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
Created in England circa 1960 and standing on four turned legs with bottom wheels, the tall circular step ladder features four stairs rolled around a turned, central post embellished...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Louis XIII Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Midcentury Steel and Oak Library Steps with Spiral Design and Ball Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
English steel and oak library steps from the mid-20th century, with spiral design and ball feet. Born in England during the midcentury period, these library steps feature a central s...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ladders
Materials
Steel
Faux Bamboo and Leather Library Step or Stairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Library stairs or steps crafted in mahogany with faux bamboo supports topped with a brass finial.
Category
20th Century English British Colonial Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Faux Bamboo
Antique Mahogany Regency Style Spiral Library Steps
Located in London, GB
Large antique Regency style mahogany spiral library steps with the original tooled leather inserts. It has a brass finial on the top and the legs sit on brass casters. The top hand r...
Category
1950s English Edwardian Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Carved Walnut and Leather Spiral Step Library Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
Created in England circa 1960 and standing on four turned legs with bottom wheels, the tall circular step ladder features four stairs rolled around a turned, central post embellished...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Louis XIII Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Walnut
20th Century English Carved Walnut and Leather Spiral Step Library Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
Created in England circa 1980 and standing on four turned legs with bottom wheels, the tall circular step ladder features four stairs rolled around a turned, central post embellished...
Category
Late 20th Century English Louis XIII Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Ship
s Teak Wood Bunk Ladders, Used as Blanket or Towel Racks
Located in Nantucket, MA
Ship's teak wood bunk ladders, used as blanket or towel racks Three teak wood bunk ladders in various sizes with chrome hangers from a decommissioned ship. These are great to use for...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Vintage Ladders
Materials
Chrome
Antique Mahogany and Leather Library Steps
Located in London, GB
Antique Regency style mahogany spiral library steps in good condition and dating from circa 1950s period. The steps all have the original inset tooled leather and the turned upright ...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ladders
Materials
Brass
Antique Mahogany and Leather Spiral Library Steps
Located in London, GB
Antique mahogany spiral library steps with the original tooled leather insets on the steps. These library steps are very practicable, in very good condition and very useable too. The...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century French Louis XIII Carved Walnut Library Spiral Step Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
Use this vintage fruitwood staircase to organize books in your office or library. Created in France circa 1980 and standing on four turned legs, the small circular step ladder featur...
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XIII Vintage Ladders
Materials
Walnut
20th Century French Louis XIII Carved Walnut Library Spiral Step Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
Use this vintage fruitwood staircase to organize books in your office or library. Created in France circa 1980 and standing on four turned legs, the small circular step ladder featur...
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XIII Vintage Ladders
Materials
Walnut
Oakwood Ladder Library Steps Prov. Parc Monceau
Located in Manhasset, NY
Vintage oakwood ladder library steps very strong and sturdy.
Previously sold Parc Monceau Westport Connecticut.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Colonial Vintage Ladders
Materials
Wood
Library Four-Step Stairs Acrylic Glass from the Late 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Library stairs or spiral in acrylic glass. Library staircase in the form of a spiral staircase, with chromed metal column.
Age-related signs of usage, some small scratches.
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ladders
Materials
Acrylic
Wooden Slingsby Ladders with Cup Feet, London, UK
Located in Retie, BE
Great looking aged wooden ladders
made by the H.C Slingsby Ltd Company - London - UK.
This English Company is known for making trucks, ladders, barrows, castors ...
These old wood...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Vintage Ladders
Materials
Metal
Cabinetmaker
s Folding Step Ladder in Teak and Brass, Denmark, 1940s
Located in Sylacauga, AL
A handsome folding step ladder in teak with elegant joinery, Denmark, 1940s.
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ladders
Materials
Teak
Vintage Wood and Leather Library Step
Located in New York, NY
A mid-1950s English library step with leather-covered steps.
Measurements:
Total height of center support : 70.25"
Width 19.5"
Highest step: 33".
Category
1950s English Vintage Ladders
Materials
Metal
Antique American Peak Top A Frame Harvest Ladders
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique American a frame peak top folding harvest ladders constructed of wood and riveted iron in overall beautifully aged old gray weathered surface. These are from a now closed old...
Category
20th Century American Vintage Ladders
Materials
Steel, Iron
Library Ladder
Located in Pomona, CA
Classic style four-step library ladder, with a poll to balance.
Category
Late 20th Century American Vintage Ladders
Materials
Wood
$600
English Regency Style Mahogany Metamorphic Library Step Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive English Regency style metamorphic library step ladder chair constructed from mahogany. Features a large generous seat with a handcrafted cane inset. The wide arms have Cl...
Category
20th Century Italian Regency Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Cane, Mahogany
Industrial Oak Rolling A Frame Ladder by Putnam
By Putnam
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, rolling ladder by Putnam features an oak A frame with steel hardware. The top of the A frame is 42.5 inches height.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Vintage Ladders
Materials
Steel
Metamorphic Vintage Dutch Colonial Teak Wood Step Ladder Folding Side Chair
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Indonesian teak wood Dutch Colonial metamorphic ladder chair from the midcentury period. This exquisite and convenient teak wood step ladder features a linear silhouette, a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Vintage Ladders
Materials
Teak
Old Folding Stepladder, France, circa 1940-1949
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Old folding stepladder (6 steps), fully restored (steel structure have been stripped, patinated and polished, oak steps have been sanded, waxed and polished). Very nice patina and ra...
Category
1940s French Industrial Vintage Ladders
Materials
Steel
Folk Art Wood Ladder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Folk Art wood ladder. Taken from an old barn in Iowa. Usable ladder and great sculptural object. Perfect for hanging towels in the bathroom, kitchen or by the pool. Great patin...
Category
1950s American Vintage Ladders
Materials
Wood
Antique American Wood and Iron A-Frame Peak Top Folding Orchard Ladders
Located in Rochester, NY
A-frame folding peak top wood and riveted steel orchard harvest work ladders with beautifully aged old weathered driftwood gray surface and great architectonic sculptural form. Ameri...
Category
20th Century American Vintage Ladders
Materials
Iron
Vintage French Step Ladder in Beechwood
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Mid-20th century, this vintage French step ladder is small in scale and very sturdy. Great for an apartment for plants, books, etc, circa 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Vintage Ladders
Materials
Beech
Vintage English Midcentury Period Leather Folding Ladder with Brass Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English vintage leather covered wooden folding ladder from the mid-20th century, with nailhead trim and brass accents. Born in England during the midcentury period, this folding l...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ladders
Materials
Brass
Ship
s Nautical Teak and Chrome Bunk Ladder, 1970s
Located in Nantucket, MA
A teak and chrome bunk latter from a decommissioned ship from the 1970s. Refinished. These are great to hang towels, shawls, blankets or any textile collection. Five rungs.
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Vintage Ladders
Materials
Chrome
Antique Georgian Style Mahogany and Leather Library Steps
Located in London, GB
Smallish antique Georgian style spiral library steps in a lightish mahogany with tooled leather insets. It’s nicely constructed with turned uprights and stretchers, plus a turned han...
Category
1950s English Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Gray Maple Library Stairs
Located in New York, NY
Spiral library staircase / steps in custom gray finished maple wood, USA, circa 1960.
Dimensions: 18 inches W × 26 inches D × 49 inches H.
Category
1960s American Vintage Ladders
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Style Modern Double Sided Figured Walnut Library Ladder
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fantastic Mid-Century Modern walnut double sided library ladder on concealed wheels. Inscribed by the maker M-K 1998. This is a very stylish and study set of library stairs of a un...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ladders
Materials
Walnut
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Vintage Ladders For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of vintage ladders available for sale. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, all vintage ladders available were constructed with great care. Vintage ladders have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage ladders are generally popular furniture pieces, but Industrial, Mid-Century Modern and Regency styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Vintage ladders have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Abercrombie
Fitch, Arturo Pani and Dayton Safety Ladder Company are consistently popular.
Finding the Right Ladders for You
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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