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Ladders For Sale
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
1780s English Georgian Antique Ladders
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Metamorphic Library Ladder
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency mahogany metamorphic library table/steps with hinged top & lion finial on a scrolled base. (with registry tag for J. Brodey, Bristo...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Ladders
Materials
Bronze
Georgian Hardwood
Leather Library Steps, United Kingdom, Early 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Fine Georgian (Regency Era) hardwood and leather library steps (doubles as an end table) - exceptional bench made quality with warm aged patina - featuring a solid wood frame with on...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Ladders
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
American Studio Craft Artist David N. Ebner Library Steps in Walnut Wood
Located in Bellport, NY
An extraordinary and masterfully executed piece by American Studio Craft Artist, David N. Ebner. Library steps, shown in walnut wood, also available in other woods on request.
Not...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American American Craftsman Ladders
Materials
Walnut
Antique Italian Carved Walnut Wood Large Wood 3-Step Library Ladder
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful antique Italian carved walnut wood large ladder with three stairs. In typical tuscan style, with great design and amazing detail in the carved frame decors all-around the side shape and each step. Versatile and practical, the elegant library essential is in excellent condition with a rich walnut patina. Use this vintage staircase...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Ladders
Materials
Wood
19th Century Expandable English Mahogany Library Bed Step
Located in Forney, TX
A wonderful, rare, antique expandable English mahogany bed step from the 19th century. Features an extending lower step with an inset tooled leather panel...
Category
19th Century Antique Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century French Wooden Ladder
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th century French wooden ladder exudes rustic charm and authentic character, showcasing a timeworn patina that reveals traces of its original paint and decades of use. Crafted...
Category
20th Century French Ladders
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Style Mahogany Library Stairs
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th Century Neoclassical Style Mahogany Library Stairs / step ladder. Recently refinished.
Measures 17.5" in width, 19.5" in depth and 31" in height. Step height is 12".
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Ladders
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage English Library Step Stool
Located in Calgary, Alberta
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....
Category
20th Century British Neoclassical Ladders
Materials
Wood
Library Stepladder Transformable Into Chair - 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
"Library Stepladder Transformable Into Chair - 19th Century"
library stepladder convertible into a chair in mahogany from the 19th century
lovely li...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Ladders
Materials
Mahogany
Petite Antique French Gothic Revival Wood Hall Bench Child Settle Library Steps
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Rare antique wood hand carved gothic revival child settle / small hall bench / foldable Library Ladder, Metamorphic Library steps, 1880s
This uniqu...
Category
1880s French Gothic Revival Antique Ladders
Materials
Fabric, Wood
19Thc Mortised Textile /Quilt or Rug Rack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Early & hand crafted quilt or textile rack.It folds up as its hinged.It has early mortised & pegged construction .It is in very good condition.
Category
1860s American Adirondack Antique Ladders
Materials
Wood
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 1880 Arts
Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps Original Carpet Upholstery
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with period upho...
Category
1880s English Arts and Crafts Antique Ladders
Materials
Oak
19th Century George III English Mahogany Metamorphic Step Ladder
Located in Forney, TX
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...
Category
19th Century George III Antique Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century English Oak Library Steps
Located in Houston, TX
Add vintage charm to your home library with these 19th Century English Oak Library Steps. Featuring elegant spherule finials and a rich patina, these st...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Ladders
Materials
Oak
$4,640 Sale Price
20% Off
American Industrial Rolling work platform / steps/ ladder by Cotterman co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
American Industrial Rolling work platform / steps/ ladder by Cotterman co... Classic design,, Wonderful patina.. fully functional.. Art / sculpture.Hand delivery avail to New yORK cI...
Category
1950s American Industrial Vintage Ladders
Materials
Steel
19th Century Swedish Flower Table with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish flower table from Skelleftea Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden.
Untouched originalpaint.
Small wood damage on one foot.
Made in pai...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Ladders
Materials
Pine
English 19th c. Oak Library Steps with Handrail
Located in Greenwich, CT
A set of English 19th century library steps with integral handrail. In solid oak with decorative trefoil cutouts. A useful piece that also lends an erudite and architectural elemen...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Ladders
Materials
Oak
Sicilian Painted Pinewood Tall Ladder with Tray Shelf
Located in Atlanta, GA
Folding ladder having seven steps and a slatted tray, retaining antique iron hinges and hook for storage, for decorative use only
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Ladders
Materials
Wood
English William IV Period Satinwood
Leather Library Steps, 3rdq 19th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
in the form of a rectangular box raised on turned legs, the top and pull-out step with stenciled leather insets, the interior lined in green velvet, depth with step extended 23.5 inches
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Ladders
Materials
Satinwood
Antique Rustic Primitive Wood Ladder
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique rustic primitive wood ladder, c. 1910-1920.
Charming, weathered ladder with original paint in shades of white and gray with hints of pale blue, green and yellow.. It retains...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Primitive Ladders
Materials
Metal
VINTAGE HARDWOOD LIBRARY LADDER FOLDING STEP STOOL WiTH TURNED POLE HANDLE
Located in Pulborough, GB
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...
Category
20th Century British Ladders
Materials
Hardwood
Beautiful Wallbar by kenko in walnut
in maple
By Kenko Studio
Located in Berlin, DE
The Kenko Wall Bar – Where Function Meets Aesthetic Elegance
The Kenko Wall Bar is a thoughtfully designed fitness solution that offers a wide range of exercise possibilities while ...
Category
2010s German Ladders
Materials
Maple, Walnut
$3,473 / item
Antique Wooden Ladder in Beautifully Weathered Paint - 2 available
Located in Meer, VAN
Antique Wooden Ladder in Beautifully Weathered Paint, Early 20th Century.
Please note: this listing is for one ladder, but there are 2 almost s...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Ladders
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century English Mahogany Folding Library Steps with Brass Hinges
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant six-step folding library ladder was crafted in England circa 1970 and showcases the functional artistry of mid-century design. Made from rich, well-figured mahogany, the...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Regency Revival Ladders
Materials
Brass
Antique Original Painted and Patina Ladder
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We are delighted to offer this lovely painted original pine ladder
A good looking and decorative piece.
Category
1960s Mexican Industrial Vintage Ladders
Materials
Pine
Mid-Century French Louis XIII Style Walnut Metamorphic Library Steps
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1960, this clever piece combines form and function in the Louis XIII style. Built of walnut with a warm, hand-rubbed patina, the metamorphic stool...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Ladders
Materials
Walnut
Metamorphic Chairs
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A pair of George II design metamorphic library steps armchairs with shaped solid backs centered with painted scallop shell crests above hinged seats r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English George I Ladders
Materials
Leather, Wood
$10,854 / set
Antique French Rustic Primitive Green Distress Painted 103" Wooden Barn Ladder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Rustic Primitive Green Distress Painted 103" Wooden Barn Ladder. Circa Mid 19th Century. Measurements: 103" H x 19" W x 5" D.
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Adam Style Antique Ladders
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Sculptors or Library Steps
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Large Scale Sculptors or Library Steps. Original castors Late 19th Century Robust and strong. France, Circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Ladders
Materials
Oak
Early Victorian Library Steps on Turned Legs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Early Victorian Library Steps on Turned Legs
A great set of Early Victorian Library steps
This set of steps is in good condition, the top ste...
Category
Early 19th Century High Victorian Antique Ladders
Materials
Mahogany
"The Monster" Ladder
Located in New York, NY
The ladder installation called “The Monster” combines large black, whimsical, and abstract shapes that mimic arms and hands.
Installation and shipment to be quoted separately.
Category
2010s American Ladders
Materials
Birch, Plywood, Paint
$2,880 Sale Price
20% Off
A fine George III mahogany pole ladder
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine George III mahogany pole ladder, of typical form when closed and opening at the press of a brass button to reveal seven stair rungs, secured by brass fittings, including a peg...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Ladders
Materials
Brass
French Spiral Library Stairs / Stepladder, 3 Tier
Located in Montreal, Quebec
This charming staircase/stepladder features three steps attached to a post that serves as a secure handhold. The three-tier spiral structure is both functional and decorative. This p...
Category
20th Century French Louis Philippe Ladders
Materials
Wood
Large Library Step Ladder Attributed to London Film School by Stephens
Carter
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
An imposing 1970 film prop ladder by maker Stephens & Carter, stamped L.F.S (London Film School). In good solid condition with nice wear and paint.
Original...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Mid-Century Modern Antique Ladders
Materials
Wood
Stunning Antique circa 1810 George III Elm
Leather Library Steps Georgian Home
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite circa 1810 George III elm & green leather library steps
What a thing of beauty, nothing screams Georgian decadence li...
Category
1810s English George III Antique Ladders
Materials
Leather, Elm
Gold Ladder
Located in Paris, FR
Ladder gold made in polished stainless steel
in gold finish, using bending properties of steel sheets.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Ladders
Materials
Stainless Steel
$2,347 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Spiral Library Steps with Turned Supports
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Spiral Library Steps with Turned Supports
A Great set of beech Library Steps, the 3 steps are in a spiral formation, they are in good condition, very sturdy and useful
An attractiv...
Category
1960s Adam Style Vintage Ladders
Materials
Beech
Vintage iron Ladder with chain support - 20th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Vintage iron Ladder with chain support
Decoration - Vintage - Ladder
Measures : 57cm H:153cm
Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
20th Century Industrial Ladders
Materials
Iron
Midcentury Italian Carved Walnut Wood and Leather Spiral 4-Step Library Ladder
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian carved walnut wood circular step ladder with four stairs rolled around a turned, central pole with a decorative finial. Each step is upholstered with green leather ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ladders
Materials
Leather, Wood
Brown Standing English Bamboo Magazine Rack Sheet Music Stand or Canterbury
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful chinoiserie standing magazine rack or sheet music stand. Lacquered pieces of bamboo are affixed together in an angled geometric desi...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Ladders
Materials
Bamboo
$675 Sale Price
25% Off
Girafa Ladder and Hanger in Hardwood, Brazilian Contemporary Design
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
This contemporary hanger or ladder is name the Girafa (Giraffe in Portuguese), Its playful design and its name explain the form and function of the Girafa ladder and hanger: to reach the highest spots.
There is no need to be stored in the utility room...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Other Ladders
Materials
Wood
Regency Mahogany Metamorphic Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With horizontal tablet crestrail with scrolled ends over down scrolled arms raised on saber legs, chair folds forward to form a ladder.
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Ladders
Materials
Other
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
18th Century English Georgian Antique Ladders
Materials
Brass, Tin
$2,520 Sale Price
11% Off
American Mahogany Serpentine Rail Library Steps, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany three-tiered upholstered library steps with serpentine rails, cross stretchers, and terminating on turned bulbous legs. Early 19th century.
Category
1810s American Regency Antique Ladders
Antique Industrial Professional Painters Ladder, Modernist Design
Located in Buffalo, NY
1940s Industrial Metal Professional Folding Ladder, Great design, Paint can holder can be for left or right handed.
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Ladders
Materials
Metal
19th C. French Pine Folding Six-Step Ladder with Locking Bar Mechanism
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France in the late 19th century, this charming six-step folding ladder offers both utility and timeworn character. Built from solid pine with visible pegged joinery and ir...
Category
Late 19th Century French Country Antique Ladders
Materials
Pine
Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Metamorphic Bench
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The rectangular padded seat covered in brown leather, opening to reveal a set of library steps, over a solid inlaid seat-rail and ring-turned tapering legs ending in castors.
18in. high, 34 1/2in. wide and 16 1/2in. deep. Opened, 36in. high and 49in. wide.
Rooms organized during the Regency period as libraries often had floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. The upper shelves were difficult to reach, so movable library stairs were invaluable. Further, libraries were one of the most important rooms in a stately house, symbol of its owner's wealth, culture and status. As a consequence, designers, architects and cabinet or chair makers devoted much attention to its architecture and decoration. Hence, the emrgence of innovative ideas such as our bench.
Enter the Regency era metamorphic library chair/bench (chairs are more common than benches)!
The tables, chairs and stools containing library steps were patented in Great Britain by Robert Campbell in 1774 but this innovative chair-based design did not become immediately popular. Once the Regency was established, a neo-classical interpretation of Campbell’s Metamorphic Library Chair concept started to become popular in London. Any early attributions rely heavily on two contemporary sketches...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Ladders
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century French Decorators Ladder This is a beautifully designed piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Late 19th Century French Decorators Ladder
This is a beautifully designed piece, it would make a superb decorative display piece. The Ladder is made in Beech which has darkened with...
Category
Early 1900s Industrial Antique Ladders
Materials
Beech
Mid Century French Six-Step Folding Pine Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1960, this antique six-step folding ladder blends rustic charm with mid century functionality. Constructed from solid pine, it features six rounded steps and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Country Ladders
Materials
Pine
19th Century French Carved Walnut and Red Leather Three-Step Library Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique library stairs was created in France, circa 1880. The three-step ladder with supportive backrest handle at the top, stands on small...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Ladders
Materials
Leather, Walnut
20th Century French Hand Carved Oak Folding Chair Convertible to a Ladder
Located in Sofia, BG
Made in the beginning of 20th century in France this antique ladder chair hand painted in beige is functional as seating or as a library and kitch...
Category
Early 20th Century French Ladders
Materials
Oak
Large Sculptural African Dogan Ladder
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive vintage carved wood architectural ladder carved by Dogan people to access their dwellings. Mounted on a 12 x 15 base, the ladder is now a sculptural piece of African art.
Category
1950s Sahrawi Rustic Vintage Ladders
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Orchard Ladder
Located in Round Top, TX
A very charming 19th century orchard ladder from the South of France constructed from naturally washed wood. A terrific accent piece.
Category
19th Century French Antique Ladders
Materials
Wood
Industrial Era Wood Ladder with Tall Iron Pipe Handles
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A two- sided four rung ladder with a top mounted with tall open square shaped handles. The front and back connected by flat stretchers. Raised on wheels. Oval Metal number plate...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Ladders
Materials
Iron
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
19th Century English Antique Ladders
Materials
Mahogany
$1,400
6ft Very Tall 19th Century Decorators Ladder This is a pretty big piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
6ft Very Tall 19th Century Decorators Ladder
This is a pretty big piece, it would make a superb decorative piece and has the original manufacturer’s label on the back
The Ladder...
Category
1880s Industrial Antique Ladders
Materials
Pine
20th Century Antique Round Library Step Ladder in Mahogany made in England
Located in Sofia, BG
20th Century antique round library ladder hand made in mahogany wood.
Solid wood covered with beige leather at the four-stage with a long turned handle. Very stable and robust. Rare ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Ladders
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Style Ladder
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Nice decorative antique looking ladder. Washed green paint, worn look.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Adirondack Ladders
Materials
Wood
$1,500
Burr Walnut Brown Leather Regency Metamorphic Reading Armchair to Library Steps
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
18th Century English Regency Antique Ladders
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Vintage, New and Antique Ladders
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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