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Ladders For Sale
19th Century French Carved Beech Wood Chair Folding Step Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a library or study with this artisan-made folding step ladder chair. Crafted in Southern France circa 1880, the metamorphic chair features two carved ladders in the back with a handle for easy handle; the double-function piece is hinged so that it can convert into a ladder with four stairs (maximum height of 33.5"). Iron straps with hooks allow for the piece to be secured in place both as a chair or as a ladder. The antique country ladder chair is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use with a rich walnut patina. A piece of ingenious French design, this versatile antique ladder...
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Late 19th Century French Country Antique Ladders

Materials

Beech

19th Century French Carved Beech Wood Chair Folding Step Ladder
19th Century French Carved Beech Wood Chair Folding Step Ladder

19th Century French Carved Beech Wood Chair Folding Step Ladder

French Library Ladder, Early 20th Century
Located in Carmel Valley, CA
France, ca. early 1900s Antique ladder with All wood joinery with excellent structural integrity. Original black paint on wood. Ladder has clean lines and finish has beautiful patin...
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Early 20th Century French Ladders

Materials

Wood, Paint

French Library Ladder, Early 20th Century
French Library Ladder, Early 20th Century

French Library Ladder, Early 20th Century

Antique Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps Ladder Side Table Brass Tread
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps side table in oak with period brass trea...
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19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Ladders

Materials

Brass

Antique Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps Ladder Side Table Brass Tread
Antique Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps Ladder Side Table Brass Tread

Antique Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps Ladder Side Table Brass Tread

Mahogany library steps
Located in Martlesham, GB
A set of mid 20th Century mahogany library steps, consisting of four steps with each step lined with a green leather decorated with blind and gilt tooling, supported on a tall turn c...
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1960s British Regency Vintage Ladders

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany library steps
Mahogany library steps

Mahogany library steps

19th Century French Wooden Library Steps
Located in High Point, NC
Wooden library steps created in 19th century France. Thoughtfully shaped and soothingly designed, this small staircase, created for reaching the top she...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Ladders

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Wooden Library Steps
19th Century French Wooden Library Steps

19th Century French Wooden Library Steps

Mahogany and Leather Library Steps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A classic set of leather and mahogany library steps with brass handles. The center stair with a lift up storage compartment. Brass Lion motif handles. These steps have recently been ...
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Mid-20th Century American Ladders

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Mahogany and Leather Library Steps
Mahogany and Leather Library Steps

Mahogany and Leather Library Steps

French, 19th Century, Library Steps
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This French 19th century library step ladder is the perfect functional antique to elevate any space. The semi-circular ladder features four stairs rolled around a turned central post...
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19th Century French Other Antique Ladders

Materials

Brass

French, 19th Century, Library Steps
French, 19th Century, Library Steps

French, 19th Century, Library Steps

Mid-20th Century German Carved Wood Spiral Step Library Ladder
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Created in Germany circa 1960 and standing on turned legs, the circular step ladder features three stairs rolled around a turned central post. Versatile and practical, the elegant library essential is in very good used condition with a nice patina. Use this vintage staircase...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ladders

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century German Carved Wood Spiral Step Library Ladder
Mid-20th Century German Carved Wood Spiral Step Library Ladder

Mid-20th Century German Carved Wood Spiral Step Library Ladder

Coat Hanger and Ladder "Dilemma" Design Giancarlo Piretti for Castilia, 198
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in taranto, IT
We knew that gian carlo piretti was a genius, the plia and plona chairs, above all, are an immortal example of design, but few knew that it could be surpassed ... now you know it too, looking at the photos of this very rare heirloom, the "dilemma" coat rack, designed for the newborn (... at the time) Castilia: an object that, in the blink of an eye, turns into a staircase with five steps, very useful in every home and office, and just as quickly it closes on itself and rests on the base Brilliant !!! Coming out of its base, the coat hanger transforms into a compass ladder with three uprights - equipped with solid steps in die-cast aluminum - which, if necessary and once repositioned in its base, returns to being a coat hanger. Almost 2 meters high, more than good condition, expertly reproduced pair of hooks...
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1980s Italian Vintage Ladders

Materials

Plastic

Coat Hanger and Ladder "Dilemma" Design Giancarlo Piretti for Castilia, 198
Coat Hanger and Ladder "Dilemma" Design Giancarlo Piretti for Castilia, 198

Coat Hanger and Ladder "Dilemma" Design Giancarlo Piretti for Castilia, 198

Minimal Magazine Rack in Laser-Cut Antiqued Brass
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The conversation started when an overflow of bought reading material required a change in our living room organization. This need and desire birthed the idea of a single material, ea...
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2010s American Modern Ladders

Materials

Cut Steel

Minimal Magazine Rack in Laser-Cut Antiqued Brass
Minimal Magazine Rack in Laser-Cut Antiqued Brass

Minimal Magazine Rack in Laser-Cut Antiqued Brass

Minimal Magazine Rack in Laser-Cut Galvanized Steel
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The conversation started when an overflow of bought reading material required a change in our living room organization. This need and desire birthed the idea of a single material, ea...
Category

2010s American Modern Ladders

Materials

Cut Glass

Minimal Magazine Rack in Laser-Cut Galvanized Steel
Minimal Magazine Rack in Laser-Cut Galvanized Steel

Minimal Magazine Rack in Laser-Cut Galvanized Steel

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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