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Italian Vintage Swedish Wall Gym Ladder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large wood gymnastic ladder.
Item is at the Beverly location.
7274 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Ladders
Set of English Mahogany Library Steps
Located in New York, NY
A set of English mahogany library steps, handcrafted with three rungs, attributed to Thomas Moser.
Category
1970s Federal Vintage Ladders
Materials
Wood
English Leather Clad Library or Pole Ladder
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A Classic English folding pole or library ladder covered in a soft moss green leather accented with brass tacks.
Category
1980s English Vintage Ladders
Tall French Bamboo Orchard Ladder
Located in Woodbury, CT
What a beauty! This very tall handmade bamboo ladder is in the form of an orchard ladder and may have been used for that purpose, but could also be a display piece. Use it as an acce...
Category
20th Century French Vintage Ladders
Materials
Bamboo
American Industrial Steel Rolling Stair Ladder
Located in Rochester, NY
1940s American Industrial tubular steel rolling ladder in all original condition with aged rusted surface five diamond grid mesh stairs / hand rails on both sides from bottom to top ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Vintage Ladders
Materials
Steel
1900s French Vintage Fruit Picking / Painting Ladder Great as Shop Display
Located in Markington, GB
1900s French vintage fruit picking / painting ladder.
We currently have a couple of these ladders for sale.
Measures: Height 118cm, depth 88cm, width 51cm.
Category
20th Century French Edwardian Vintage Ladders
Materials
Wood
1900s French Vintage Green Fruit Picking / Painting Ladder Great Shop Display
Located in Markington, GB
1900s French vintage green fruit picking / painting ladder.
Measures: Height 153cm, depth 100cm, width 51cm.
Category
20th Century French Edwardian Vintage Ladders
Materials
Wood
Charlotte Perriand Ladder, 1968
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Grenoble, FR
Charlotte Perriand.
Rare scale larch wood in tribute and African influence.
From 3 arcs 1968.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ladders
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Dutch Ashwood Museum or Library Ladder
Located in Haarlem, NL
This beautiful decorative ladder was used in an Amsterdam museum depot. Made by C de Krijger, Ned Fabr. v Veilig Klimmateriaal (Dutch factory for safe climbing materials).
Heavy and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Vintage Ladders
Materials
Iron
English Mahogany and Brass Library Steps
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A sturdy, functional and handsome set of folding library steps made of solid mahogany with brass dowels and hinges.
Category
1980s English Vintage Ladders
Victorian Style Library Steps in Mahogany Ladder Step Bookcase
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Stunning Victorian style library ladder step.
Handcrafted from walnut with mahogany trim.
Great for the country house which comes with a ladder.
Well crafted, solid and sturdy.
V...
Category
1980s English Victorian Vintage Ladders
Vintage English Library Step Ladder with Leather Stairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine Mid-Century spiral library step-ladder from England, circa 1950. Made of mahogany, this ladder has four stairs covered with a brown leather with tooling. Brass finial at the top.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Victorian Vintage Ladders
Duo, Safety Fireman
s Ladder
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A great old fire ladder with paint decorated top and bottom, good weight and condition. Authentic with super Industrial style.
Category
20th Century American Industrial Vintage Ladders
1970s Custom Chrome Ladder and Lucite Shelf Display
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This sophisticated custom chrome collapsible Lucite four step, four shelf ladder is the quintessential Lucite lovers dream. Meticulously fabricated with four different sized 1/4 inch...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Vintage Ladders
Materials
Chrome
Regency Style Metamorphic Armchair and Library Step Stair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely Regency style armchair... or is it? Sit and read your latest recipe, or flip the back, creating a step to reach the best recipes on the highest shelf!
Clever and stately...
Category
20th Century Regency Vintage Ladders
Belgian Rope and Leather Gymnasium Ladder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage rope and leather gymnasium ladder with patina. Made in Belgium, circa 1950s.
Only half of the ladder is represented in the photos above.
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Rope, Wood
Elegant Oak Convertible Library Bench with Steps, England, circa 1980
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An elegant vintage bespoke English oak library bench of rectangular form with slight concave upholstered seat on four straight supports with integral steps that can be used when uptu...
Category
Late 20th Century English Vintage Ladders
Materials
Oak, Upholstery
Rare Vintage English Mahogany Library Stairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare vintage English mahogany library stairs with 4 time worn leather steps. Having a classical turned center post and turned stair supports. This piece has been well used and is rea...
Category
20th Century English British Colonial Vintage Ladders
English Mahogany Bed Steps with Leather Lined Treads
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of English mahogany Regency style bed steps with a single drawer, the two steps lined in gilt-tooled leather, all resting on ring turned legs.
Category
20th Century English Georgian Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage Orchard Ladder
Located in Madison, WI
Orchard ladder with wonderful paint patina. Measures: Height is 92.0", width of ladder is 25" at the base, narrowing to 4" at the top.
Category
20th Century American Vintage Ladders
Materials
Paint, Wood
Antique American Peak Top Wood Harvest Ladders
Located in Rochester, NY
Two very sculptural antique peak top tapered harvest ladders in old worn pale surface to wood and rust to metal rivets at top. From an old Western NY Finger Lakes region farm orchard...
Category
20th Century American Rustic Vintage Ladders
Materials
Metal
Vintage Industrial Step Ladder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Single four step metal rolling ladder with handrails. Features spring loaded swivel casters that retract under user’s weight. Top step is 47.5" high.
(Please confirm item location...
Category
1950s Industrial Vintage Ladders
Steel Industrial Ladder Steps
Located in Austin, TX
An English industrial step ladder of sturdy steel construction.
Each step has perforations making a nice tiered plant stand
Great little step ladder for many interior uses - a gre...
Category
20th Century British Vintage Ladders
Vintage Factory Step Ladder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Single four step metal rolling ladder with handrails and top step railing. Features spring loaded swivel casters that retract under user’s weight. Top step is 39" high.
(Please co...
Category
20th Century Industrial Vintage Ladders
Beautifully Handcrafted Wooden Ladder
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Laminated woods including pine, walnut and cherry, highly skilled craftsmanship, standing a full 11 ft. high.
Category
Late 20th Century American Vintage Ladders
Chris Craft Boat Nautical Ladder, circa 1950s - 1960s, Classic Americana
Located in Madison, WI
Chris Craft boat ladder of chrome and mahogany for your home or office. Or boat, of course. Use as a functional piece or as a unique display. Folds to height of 35". Come aboard to t...
Category
1950s American American Classical Vintage Ladders
Materials
Chrome
Rosewood and Leather Ladder by Abercrombie and Fitch
By Abercrombie
Fitch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modernist, sculptural rosewood ladder by Abercrombie and Fitch. Turned undulating rosewood rails and hand stitched leather caps on both ends. Made in USA circa 1960s.
Category
1960s American Vintage Ladders
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Vintage Peak Top American Harvest Ladder
Located in Rochester, NY
From an old Western New York State orchard a thee legged folding wood harvest ladder with beautifully aged pale gray weathered surface and a very sculptural peak topped tapered pyra...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Vintage Ladders
Materials
Metal
Lucite Library Three-Step Stairs
Located in Berlin, BE
Beautiful library stairs with 3 steps in solid lucite. Object is in excellent condition.
Category
1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Ladders
Materials
Lucite
Pair of Satin Beech Library Steps
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Unusual pair of satin beech library steps or occasional tables with inset tooled green leather surfaces, mid-20th century.
RR.
Category
1950s British Vintage Ladders
Materials
Beech
Wood and Steel American Industrial Library Ladder
Located in Rochester, NY
An antique American industrial safety folding ladder with top platform. Beautifully aged wood & steel construction with a finely detailed architectural scaffold like form. A perfect...
Category
20th Century American Industrial Vintage Ladders
Materials
Steel
Industrial Metal Rolling Ladder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Refinished factory ladder, restored in a bare metal style. Great for high lofts and libraries. Mesh metal steps, 360 degree casters, strong handrails and locking mechanism.
(Pleas...
Category
1950s American Industrial Vintage Ladders
Modernist Library Steps
Located in Chicago, IL
Modernist library steps. Steps can be folded flat for storage.
Category
1970s French Vintage Ladders
Materials
Steel
$3,800
French Library Ladder
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This artisan-made library ladder is a functioning piece ready for a home office or library and would also make a charming display piece with the steps serving as shelves. Beech, circ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Ladders
Materials
Beech
Walnut Library Steps, Mid 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Walnut Library Steps, Mid 20th Century. Height of tallest step is 23"
Category
Mid-20th Century English Vintage Ladders
Materials
Walnut
1940
s English Beechwood Step Ladder
Located in East Hampton, NY
A six step beechwood step ladder.
Category
1940s English Vintage Ladders
Materials
Beech
Handsome Vintage English Green Leather
Brass Folding Library Ladder Nailheads
Located in Roslyn, NY
This elegant vintage English folding ladder is made of beautiful mahogany
wood and encased in a rich green leather that is trimmed with brass nailheads, cups and latch which allows ...
Category
1940s British Regency Vintage Ladders
Materials
Brass
Folding Mahogany Two Sided Library Steps
Located in Port Chester, NY
Very attractive steps, custom made for us. When closed, easy to store, and very sturdy when open. Measurements are for the piece when open.
Category
Late 20th Century English Vintage Ladders
Materials
Brass
Antique American Three Legged Painted Orchard Ladders (Green Ladder Sold) ) )
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique three legged wood folding orchard ladders. Both with beautifully aged original dry painted surface color and an architectural sculptural easel like form. Structurally solid ...
Category
20th Century American Vintage Ladders
Materials
Metal
Wonderfully Patinated Vintage Step Ladder
Located in Oakland, CA
Perfect as retail fixture or home library, this relic definitely has an authentic naturally worn vibe.
Please feel free to contact me directly for best pricing and shipping options.
Category
1940s American Vintage Ladders
Materials
Metal
English Library Pole Ladder
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An English Edwardian style mahogany and brass folding pole ladder
Category
1950s British Edwardian Vintage Ladders
Materials
Brass
Industrial Modern Factory Step Platform Ladder
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very architectural. Wonderful blue and green patina, rolling platform step ladder, early 20th century. Graduating steps, 7.5"h 17"h 26"h
Category
20th Century American Industrial Vintage Ladders
Materials
Metal
Pair of LIbrary Ladders
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of LIbrary Ladders
Category
Late 20th Century Vintage Ladders
Materials
Metal
Iron and Wood Library Stair
Located in Rochester, NY
A spiral library stair with a black wrought cut steel welded frame and three elongated triangular wood steps . Heavy strong solid quality construction and 100% functional. The height...
Category
1940s Vintage Ladders
Yacht Ladder as Wall Sculpture, 10-feet long
Located in Madison, WI
Ladder used to climb aboard a yacht. Ten feet long with ten, wear-polished wooden rungs strung between nautical rope. Ideal sculptural wall art for beach house, lake cabin, living ro...
Category
20th Century American Vintage Ladders
Materials
Rope, Wood
Giancarlo Piretti
Dilemma
, wardrobe/ladder, 1984
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Cologne, DE
Giancarlo Piretti 'Dilemma', wardrobe/ladder
Execution: Castilia
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Vintage Ladders
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Hollywood Regency Lucite Library Plexi Stairs, Italy, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful Italian library stairs, with three steps, made of Lucite plexiglass and chrome-plated metal. To use as library stairs, but also for the presentation of collectibles or deco...
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ladders
Materials
Lucite, Plexiglass
A Folding Library Ladder
Located in Madrid, Madrid
A green leather & buttoned library-ladder.
Measurements opened: 13 x 79.52 x 2.75 in.
Measurements closed: 5.50 x 89.76 x 2.75 in.
Category
1960s British Victorian Vintage Ladders
$2,776
Rosewood
Leather Artisan Craftsman Ladder
Located in Rochester, NY
A fine artisan crafted modernist rosewood ladder with a turned undulating & pegged construction set with raised brass fittings. The four ends with hand stitched black leather large h...
Category
20th Century American Craftsman Vintage Ladders
Materials
Rosewood
Italian Lucite Library Stairs
Located in Vienna, AT
Unique lucite library stairs that can either serve as stairs or just be placed as an inriguing object. Three pivotable solide and sturdy lucite steps revolving around a chrome handle...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Ladders
Materials
Chrome
French Library Ladder
Located in London, GB
French library ladder, circa 1920 with decorative carved panel
Category
20th Century French Vintage Ladders
Decorative Teakwood Ladder
Located in New York, NY
A decorative teak wood ladder from Indonesia
Category
20th Century Indonesian Vintage Ladders
Mali Dogon Ladder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rustic folk art style awning ladder.
For product inquiries and to arrange shipping give us a call at the shop: 3239549300
We're located in Los Angeles at:
Nickey Kehoe
7221...
Category
1940s Malian Folk Art Vintage Ladders
Treehouse Ladder from Harbormaster Service Vessel Pilot Ship
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA, c.1940s. Dorian Merchant Marine Tugboat Harbormaster Service Vessel Pilot Ladder. An Original Vintage Ship's Hanging Ladder. As Treehouse, Loft Ladder.
W: 20 x D: 4 x 137 in...
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Ladders
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Vintage Library Ladder
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The library ladder lends a certain amount of literary distinction to your space while also providing amazing storage/surface space for your books! We love to stack art and photograph...
Category
1950s Vintage Ladders
Materials
Wood
$1,800
Dogon Ladder
Located in New York, NY
Dogon Ladder, traditionally used for access to cliff dwellings in Africa by the Dogon people, mounted on a wood stand. 83" H on 14" Sq Base
Category
20th Century Malian Vintage Ladders
$2,125
Vintage Library Steps
Located in Essex, MA
Great set of solid mahogany library or utility steps with 3 green leather-clad steps, and brass mounts.
Category
20th Century British Georgian Vintage Ladders
Materials
Brass
$1,800
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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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