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Modern Black Oak Ladder, Medium
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Our Black Bloak Ladders are made of solid white oak finished with ink to blacken them while still letting the natural beauty of the wood grain come through. We use them to display blankets, towels or scarves. Great at the beach house for bathing suits and towels, as a drying rack for lavender or herb or in a guest room...
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2010s American Modern Ladders

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Oak

Ash Library Steps
Located in Eindhoven, NL
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...
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2010s English Ladders

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Ash

Kartell Upper Step Ladder in Orange Red by Alberto Meda, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stepladder has a strong personality and great functionality. It is also a successful marriage of form and function. Its pragmatism is made possible by the technology employed by...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ladders

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Aluminum

Gold Ladder
Located in Paris, FR
Ladder gold made in polished stainless steel in gold finish, using bending properties of steel sheets.
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21st Century and Contemporary Polish Ladders

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Stainless Steel

Vintage Metamorphic Indian Wooden Step Ladder Folding Side Chair
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Indian metamorphic wooden ladder chair from the mid-20th century. Created in India during the midcentury period, this convenient chair features a slanted slatted back flowi...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Ladders

Materials

Wood

Kartell Upper Step Ladder in Cobalt by Alberto Meda, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stepladder has a strong personality and great functionality. It is also a successful marriage of form and function. Its pragmatism is made possible by the technology employed by...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ladders

Materials

Aluminum

Kartell Upper Step Ladder in Crystal by Alberto Meda, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stepladder has a strong personality and great functionality. It is also a successful marriage of form and function. Its pragmatism is made possible by the technology employed by...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ladders

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Aluminum

Spiral Library Steps
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
Two matching (one right hand, one left hand), fine Georgian design spiral design library steps with turned hand pole support, column decoration and inset leather treads. We are curr...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Ladders

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Leather, Wood

4-step spiral library staircase made of walnut wood and leather from the Middle Ages
Located in Cantù, IT
4-step spiral library staircase made of walnut wood and leather from the Middle Ages
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ladders

Materials

Leather, Wood

American A-Frame Orchard Ladder, 1940's
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique American A-frame wood and metal riveted folding apple orchard harvest ladder in beautifully aged original weathered surface. Extended working po...
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1940s American Vintage Ladders

Materials

Metal

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.
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21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Ladders

Materials

Leather, Wood

Mid 20th Century Magogany Library Step Ladder
Located in Germantown, MD
An early to Mid 20th Century Magogany rock solid Library Step Ladder with top handle. Measures 14.5" in width, 18" in depth and 23.5" in height.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ladders

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Mahogany

Antique Leather Brass Library Steps
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
The 19th-century French library step ladder is an ideal antique to enhance any space. With a semi-circular design and four stairs surrounding a central post, it exudes elegance. Thi...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Ladders

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Brass

Vintage Pine Library Step Ladder with Gip Pole
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Vintage Pine Library Step Ladder This vintage library step ladder is made of solid pine wood, dating back to the early to mid-20th century. It comes with a grip pole/handle for add...
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Mid-20th Century Ladders

Materials

Wood

Rare Late Edo Period Japanese Tansu Steps Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A large set of Japanese Edo period paper-lined steps used for the storage of tea. Heavily patinated cedar with many age old repairs. Likely used in a grocers.
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Ladders

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Cedar

Great decorative end for stairs
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Great decorative end for stairs Origin France Circa 1900 Neo classic style Materials Glass and Bronze It has its original base made of bronze Its colors are Crystal and Bordeaux Exce...
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Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Ladders

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Crystal, Bronze

Scaletta svedese in legno
Located in Brescia, IT
Scala vintage in legno per interni. Questa scaletta nordica, con il suo design pratico e stilisticamente pulito, è un oggetto di utilità trasformato in elemento di design. La qualit...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ladders

Materials

Wood

Antique Folding Library Ladder
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive English library ladder crafted in hardwoods with an ingenious folding mechanism and featuring leather covering with brass tacks, caps and feet. Folded dimensions H: 103 ...
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Ladders

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

'Dogon' African Ladder, Mali
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
African Granary Ladder on custom steel stand from the Dogon People of Mali. The ladders were used by the Dogon people to climb to upper levels of granaries and access hard-to-reach p...
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20th Century Malian Ladders

Materials

Steel

Scaleo di L&O Design per Velca Legnano (MI) - Anni '70
Located in Milano, IT
Questa scala pieghevole quando è chiusa è un oggetto finito, senza parti sporgenti, facile da maneggiare e da riporre. La struttura, in metallo leggero ad alta resistenza, rimane in ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Ladders

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Aluminum

Vintage Italian Rustic Wooden Ladder Stair Step
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful rustic ladder crafted of sturdy wood with a simple design and nice patina. Sure to bring lots of character and rustic elegance to any room using minimal space. Great for di...
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20th Century Italian Rustic Ladders

Materials

Wood

VINTAGE ART NOUVEAU STYLE 166 CM TALL BRASS TOPPED HARDWOOD LIBRARY STEPs
Located in GB
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...
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20th Century English Art Nouveau Ladders

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Hardwood

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...
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1950s American Industrial Vintage Ladders

Materials

Steel

Vintage Iron Ladder With Chain Support
Located in Brussels , BE
Vintage iron Ladder with chain support Great home accent, perfect decoration for your room.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Ladders

Materials

Iron

Little Old Library Ladder in "Wabi-Sabi" Conditions.
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
M/1626 - Little library ladder (I don't know if Italian or French ) from the 19th century, in chestnut wood. It's a perfect example of "wabi-sabi": simp...
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Late 19th Century Italian Adirondack Antique Ladders

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century French Country Carved Pine Folding Library Step Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or a library with this whimsical antique ladder. Crafted in Lyon, France circa 1880 and made of pine, the sturdy step ladder features six steps including a wider and...
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Late 19th Century French Country Antique Ladders

Materials

Iron

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

1920s -30s Industrial Pressed steel step stool, wonderful patina , great design
Located in Buffalo, NY
1920s -30s Industrial Pressed steel step stool, wonderful patina , old factory green paint Amazing design. Piece of art , sculpture,,23" deep when open,(steps)
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1930s American Industrial Vintage Ladders

Materials

Steel

Regency Style Painted Library Steps
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Regency Style Painted Library Steps This is a sturdy solid piece there are 3 steps, the ladder is pointed in the Regency style in Cream, Green and Gold with pretty floral detail wi...
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1960s Regency Revival Vintage Ladders

Materials

Pine

Antique Georgian Style Leather Library Steps
Located in London, GB
A superb set of antique leather library steps in the Georgian style. They were made in England, and date from around the 1950’s. The quality is fantastic, they are very useful for r...
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1950s British Georgian Vintage Ladders

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Italian Carved Walnut Wood Spiral 4-Step Library Ladder
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian carved walnut wood tall circular step ladder with four stairs rolled around a turned, central post embellished with a decorative finial. Versatile and practical, the elegant library essential is in excellent condition with a rich walnut patina. Use this vintage staircase...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ladders

Materials

Wood

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

American Architectural Design Industrial Work Ladder, Circa 1940
Located in Rochester, NY
American industrial work ladder with great architectonic form and beautifully aged color to wood and metal fittings. Measures fully extended open as shown in pictures - 90" H to top x 26" W at bottom below steps and 52" across bottom sides / folded measures 96" H x 26" W x 7" D. Fully safe functional for utilitarian usage / prop for photo shoot / display design / interior or garden decoration. Look at all pictures and read condition report in comment section. Delivery can be arranged from Door Number...
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20th Century American Industrial Ladders

Materials

Metal

Vintage French Style Decorative Library Steps
Located in Seattle, WA
Classic French Style Carvings on this Three Step Ladder. Blue and Yellow Tinted paint on Wood. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Dimensions. 19 W ; 19 D ; 32 H
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ladders

Materials

Wood

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.
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1950s Sahrawi Rustic Vintage Ladders

Materials

Wood

A Rare Early 20th Century Pitch Pine Library Steps Labelled Slingsby England
Located in Dublin, IE
A rare early 20th Century pitch pine library steps of fabulous quality, finely carved with rich patination and grain. The finely figured, moulded hand rail is raised over the top st...
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Early 20th Century English 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.   
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1960s Mexican Industrial Vintage Ladders

Materials

Pine

Midcentury Italian Carved Walnut Wood and Leather 4-Step Library Ladder
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian carved walnut wood step ladder with four stairs and nicely carved details and decorated structure. Each step is upholstered with da...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ladders

Materials

Leather, Wood

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

Heavy Victorian Spiral Library Steps with Turned Supports
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Heavy Victorian Spiral Library Steps with Turned Supports A Great set of Library Steps, the 3 steps are in a spiral formation, they are in good condition, very sturdy and very usefu...
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19th Century Adam Style Antique Ladders

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Walnut

Mid-20th Century Austrian Turned Nut Wood Spiral Step Library Ladder
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Created in Austria in the 1970s and standing on turned legs, the circular step ladder features three stairs rolled around a turned central post. Versatile and practical, the elegant library...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ladders

Materials

Wood

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...
Category

Early 20th Century French Ladders

Materials

Wood, Paint

6ft Very Tall 19th Century Decorators Ladder This is a pretty big piece
Located in Chillerton, 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...
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1880s Industrial Antique Ladders

Materials

Pine

English Leather Folding Stick Ladder
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form with red leather and brass tacks. Maple rungs.
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20th Century English Regency Ladders

Materials

Brass

Wood Architectural English Ladder Circa 1970
Located in New York, NY
Wood architecturable foldable step ladder. Made in England. Circa 1970. Beautiful piece in great condition. Perfect addition to a home library. Dimensions Closed: W 20.125" x D 5.5...
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Late 20th Century British Post-Modern Ladders

Materials

Wood

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

Italian Architectural Library Ladder Attributed to Franco Albini, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Italian Architectural library ladder Attributed to Franco Albini, 1950s. Each step has two black non-slip plastic strips.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ladders

Materials

Wood

Stunning Antique circa 1810 George III Elm & Leather Library Steps Georgian Home
Located in GB
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...
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1810s English George III Antique Ladders

Materials

Leather, Elm

Spiral Library Steps with Turned Supports
Located in Chillerton, 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...
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1960s Adam Style Vintage Ladders

Materials

Beech

Morelato Scala, Wooden Chair Convertible in Staircase
Located in Salizzole, IT
The Scala is an original chair made of ashwood. Thanks to its solid frame the Scala easily turns into a handy stepladder. The simple and clean lines, allow you to use the Scala in an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Ladders

Materials

Ash

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...
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Early 20th Century North American Primitive Ladders

Materials

Metal

Fine Antique Mid Victorian circa 1850 Metamorphic Library Steps Original
Located in GB
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...
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1850s English High Victorian Antique Ladders

Materials

Oak

19th Century English Oak Library Step Ladder with Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English oak step library ladder from the 19th century. Step into the pages of history with this 19th-century English oak library ladder, a mix of utilitarian function and classic ...
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19th Century English Antique Ladders

Materials

Brass

Library Stepladder in Wood, Leather and Brass
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice library stepladder is made of wood and brass, the steps are trimmed in leather. This is a French work. Circa 1940
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1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Ladders

Materials

Brass

Antique 1880 Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps Original Carpet Upholstery
Located in GB
We are  delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with period upho...
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1880s English Arts and Crafts Antique Ladders

Materials

Oak

ANTiQUE FRENCH NAPOLEON III CIRCA 1850 HARDWOOD & LEATHER LIBRARY STEPS LADDER
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning Antique French Napoleon III circa 1850 Mahogany folding library steps with green leather tread...
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1850s French Napoleon III Antique Ladders

Materials

Hardwood, Leather

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 English Ladders

Materials

Pine

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

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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