Antique Original Patina Painted Finish Library Reading Bookcase Steps Ladder

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 ...

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...

We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime original Regency circa 1810-1820 fully restored metamorphic library steps table with oxblood leather steps This is an important and sophisticated piece of English Regency furniture. Every discerning gentleman’s library should have one. They were the height of elegance and technology in the late Georgian to early Victorian era The one is a very fine, fully restored example, the steps are hidden inside the bottom drawer, the idea being you sit this table near a very large library bookcase...

We are is delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Mid Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with period carvings to the back A very charming and highly collectable piece, designed as an at home library steps and reading chair, these are used to add a sense of grand occasion to a standard bookcase...

We are  delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with period upho...

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...

Beautiful ash library staircase, with many details. The steps are very stable in use due to the construction and the long handle. Perfectly suited for everyday use and multiple purpo...

A unique bookshelf created from an old French painter’s ladder coupled with reclaimed scaffolding boards from Belgium. When combined together, the two ...

Stunning Italian library bookcase with later paint decoration. 1910. Shelf depth is 14". Reference: 8126 Dimensions 128 inches (325 cms) Wi...

Truly exceptional and very rare antique painted pine concave library bookcase. George III or later. Wonderful wavy hand blown glass in the doors, 1780. Dimensions 83.5 inches (21...

Early 19th C North European painted library bookcase with adjustable shelving. Great wavy glass in the glazed doors. 1820. Shelf depth in top...

Absolutely Stunning Antique Bookcase, Spanish, Library, Highly Carved & Painted, Walnut, 1800s, 19th Century!! This antique Spanish bookcase is a true masterpiece, crafted with hi...