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Place of Origin: European
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 Gustavian Antique European Ladders
Materials
Pine
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 European Ladders
Materials
Hardwood
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 Provincial European Ladders
Materials
Wood
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 Louis XIII European Ladders
Materials
Walnut
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 Antique European Ladders
Materials
Oak
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 Mid-Century Modern Antique European Ladders
Materials
Wood
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 European Ladders
Materials
Stainless Steel
$2,345 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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 Regency Antique European Ladders
Materials
Other
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 Regency Antique European Ladders
Materials
Brass
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 Chinoiserie European Ladders
Materials
Bamboo
$675 Sale Price
25% Off
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 Georgian Antique European Ladders
Materials
Brass, Tin
$2,520 Sale Price
11% Off
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 Country Antique European 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 Louis Philippe Antique European Ladders
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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 George III Antique European Ladders
Materials
Leather, Elm
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
18th Century Regency Antique European Ladders
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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 Country European Ladders
Materials
Pine
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 George I European Ladders
Materials
Leather, Wood
$10,845 / set
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 Louis Philippe European 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 Antique European Ladders
Materials
Wood
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 Mid-Century Modern European Ladders
Materials
Leather, Wood
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 Regency Antique European Ladders
Materials
Bronze
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 European Ladders
Materials
Mahogany
Painted Library Ladder
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 20th C painted library ladders. 1920.
Dimensions when closed.
22 inches (56 cms) Wide
6 inches (15 cms) Deep
103 inches (262 cms) High.
Category
Early 20th Century European Ladders
Materials
Pine
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 Antique European Ladders
Materials
Mahogany
$1,400
19th C. French Poplar and Pine Five-Step Folding Ladder with Chain Supports
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1870, this five-step folding ladder is made from poplar and pine with a warm, timeworn patina that reflects its utilitarian past. The broad top platform reach...
Category
Mid-19th Century Country Antique European Ladders
Materials
Pine, Poplar
19th Century Mahogany Bedsteps with Chamber Drawer
Located in Richmond, VA
Great set of 19th century English mahogany and leather bedsteps with sliding chamber drawer.
Category
19th Century Antique European Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
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 European Ladders
Materials
Oak
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 wood mahogany stained. English library manager / stepladder 2...
Category
20th Century European Ladders
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Bamboo vintage British Colonial Artisan decorative display stand or ladder.
Located in Bellport, NY
British Colonial artisan made free standing display stand or ladder, great bathroom piece or plant stand, not to be used as a climbing ladder.
Wonderful condition.
Natural organic bamboo furniture...
Category
20th Century Anglo-Indian European Ladders
Materials
Bamboo
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 George III Antique European Ladders
Materials
Brass
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
20th Century French Provincial European Ladders
Materials
Metal
$238 Sale Price
36% Off
HUGE 3+ METER TALL DOE TS73 STAMPED FRUIT PICKERS PAINTERS ANTiQUE 1880 LADDER
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely original antique Victorian extra large Fruit Pickers ladder stamped DOE TS73
Please note the de...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique European Ladders
Materials
Pine
19th Century French Pine Folding Library Ladder with Six Steps
Located in Dallas, TX
Use this charming antique folding library ladder to access books or display decorative objects in any study or living space. Crafted in France circa 1870, the 19th-century step ladde...
Category
Late 19th Century Country Antique European Ladders
Materials
Pine
Beckford Bed Steps
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A finely craved and decorated pair of bed steps in mahogany with leather inset treads and column supports.
We are currently working to a 30-36 week lead time.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Regency European Ladders
Materials
Leather, Wood
$6,267 / set
Rustic Art Populaire Ladder, France, 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic; Art Populaire; France; Early 20th Century; Monoxylite; Wabi Sabi; Travail Populaire; Folk Art;
Rustic French ladder adorned with a fascinating patina. This unique piece embo...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic European Ladders
Materials
Wood
c.1940s Rare Vintage English Mahogany
Leather Library Stairs / Step Ladder
Located in Skien, NO
Rare 20th century English Classic Mahogany & Leather Library Ladder
A piece of classic English elegance, this circa 1940s mahogany library ladder combines robust functionality with ...
Category
1940s British Colonial Vintage European Ladders
Materials
Brass
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
FULLY RESTORED ANTIQUE FLAMED HARDWOOD GREEN LEATHER CHESTERFIELD LIBRARY STEPs
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, fully restored, hand made in England Flamed Mahogany & Green Leather, Chesterfield...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique European Ladders
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
HUGE 3+ METER TALL ER STAMPED FOR THE CROWN ESTATE FRUIT PiCKERS PAINTERS LADDER
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely original antique Victorian extra large Fruit Pickers ladder stamped ER with the Crown for the Cr...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique European Ladders
Materials
Pine
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
18th Century Baroque Antique European Ladders
Materials
Walnut
An unusual set of Victorian folding Walnut library steps
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual set of Victorian folding Walnut library steps, with original iron hand hold and what appears to be the original green baize tread.
Category
20th Century Victorian European Ladders
Materials
Iron
Early 20th century French Oak Bibliotheque Stepladder, 1900s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful vintage oak stepladder with a stick for support is a perfect addition to any interior. With its French design and wooden construction, it exudes a classic charm that fits e...
Category
20th Century European Ladders
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Pine Library Ladder with 10 Steps
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1880, this tall and slender library ladder is made from solid pine and retains its warm, aged patina. Measuring 108 inches high, the piece features two sturdy...
Category
Late 19th Century Country Antique European Ladders
Materials
Pine
Antique Original Patina Painted Finish Red Tall Library Bookcase Steps Ladder
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original pine library steps or ladder
A good looking and decorative piece, I have seen these with glass shelves fitted and upcycled ...
Category
1910s Edwardian Vintage European Ladders
Materials
Pine
19th Century French Pine Library Ladder with 11 Steps
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1880, this exceptionally tall pine library ladder embodies the practical elegance of late 19th century design. Measuring 116 inches high, the piece is built w...
Category
Late 19th Century Country Antique European Ladders
Materials
Pine
Jugendstil prayer chair or altar, side table/display table/stairs Ca. 1890-1914
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Beautiful Jugendstil prayer chair or altar, also usable as side table/display table/stairs/bookcase.
Ca. 1890-1914, Netherlands.
Very beautifully executed in wood with curling openw...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau European Ladders
Materials
Wood
1900s French Wooden Painter’s Ladder
Located in High Point, NC
This 1900s French wooden painter’s ladder embodies the utilitarian craftsmanship and charming wear of early 20th-century workshop tools. Built from stu...
Category
Early 20th Century European Ladders
Materials
Wood
Metal Ladder / Red
Located in Brescia, IT
Scandinavian metal ladder.
An original piece found in every home in Sweden.
Modern and industrial in flavor, it can be used for a variety of purposes, including for resting clothe...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage European Ladders
Materials
Metal
20th Century French Industrial Ladder
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
French industrial iron library ladder, originally used in a bank. Circa 1900.
This ladder has a practical design, with wheels for ease of movement, a hand rail and five steps.
The...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial European Ladders
Materials
Iron
VINTAGE ART NOUVEAU STYLE 166 CM TALL BRASS TOPPED HARDWOOD LIBRARY STEPs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Art Nouveau style vintage Mahogany with brass handle top library steps
Please note the deliver...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau European Ladders
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century, Italian Neoclassical Walnut Library Staircase
Located in IT
19th Century, Italian Neoclassical Walnut Library Staircase
The particular library staircase was built in the neoclassical era, around the beginning of the 19th century, in Piedmont...
Category
Early 19th Century Neoclassical Antique European Ladders
Materials
Walnut
19th century French Library ladder
By French House
Garden
Located in Glasgow, GB
A beautifully crafted 19th century French library ladder. Hand made carved from Elmwood. and in exceptional condition. These library ladders are in great demand as works of Art and a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Provincial Antique European Ladders
Materials
Elm
Antique 1830 William IV Flamed Hardwood Metamorphic Library Armchair Steps
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this large and collectable lightly restored William IV circa 1830 Flamed Mahogany, metamorphic armchair which converts into Library steps attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London.
This is a wonderful piece of English history, I have never seen another with such elegant turned front legs, usually they are plainer and straight timber. The seat pad has been upholstered with a grey linen, the steps and raw flamed mahogany and look amazing.
This chair is an important and extremely expensive looking thing that commands attention in any setting. You can see the same model made by Gillows currently viewed in the Victorian & Albert Museum, below is an extra from their listing.
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
1830s William IV Antique European Ladders
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Original Painted "the Patient Safety Ladder Company" Decorators Ladder
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely original antique "The Patient Safety Ladder Company" decorators ladder
A good looking and decorative piece, I ha...
Category
1910s Edwardian Vintage European Ladders
Materials
Pine
Vintage Pitch Pine circa 1920
s Original Aqua Blue Paint Decorators Ladder
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1910-1920 pine painted library steps or ladder which is stamped G.R.D.C
A good looking and decorative piece, original...
Category
1920s Edwardian Vintage European Ladders
Materials
Pine
Grdc Stamped Pitch Pine circa 1920
s Original Aqua Green Paint Decorators Ladder
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely original circa 1910-1920 pine painted library steps or ladder which is stamped G.R.D.C
A good looking and decorative piece, originally made f...
Category
1920s Edwardian Vintage European Ladders
Materials
Pine
Rustic Climbing Frame, France, 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic; Climbing Frame; Ladder; Monoxylite; Wabi Sabi; Antique; France; 20th Century; Art Populaire; Travail Populaire;
Rustic climbing frame from the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic European Ladders
Materials
Wood
French Spiral Library Stairs / Stepladder, 4 Steps
Located in Montreal, Quebec
This elegant staircase/stepladder features four steps attached to a post that serves as a secure handhold. The four-tier spiral structure is both functional and decorative. This piec...
Category
20th Century Louis Philippe European Ladders
Materials
Wood
Drab Hanger in Gold Stainless Steel, Heat Collection, Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Geneve, CH
Drab Hanger in Flamed Gold stainless steel, Heat Collection, Zieta
Dimensions: D 5 cm x W 46 cm x H 188 cm
Material: Stainless steel.
About the heat collection:
The heat uses hig...
Category
2010s Post-Modern European Ladders
Materials
Stainless Steel
Antique French Oak Library Steps
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Tall large antique library step ladder, made of quality solid oak and bearing clear signs of the fine craftsmanship and classic design.
A robust and elegant construction with solid ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Ladders
Materials
Oak
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