French Antique Library Ladder — X Tall “B.N. Paris” | Bibliothèque Nationale fountain

French Antique Library Ladder — X Tall “B.N. Paris” | Bibliothèque Nationale fountainSourced just south of Paris, this extraordinary French library ladder carries the stencilled mark B. N. PARIS believed to reference the Bibliothque Nationale, one of Frances most significant historic institutions. A rare survivor of institutional life, this piece was designed not simply to be seen, but to be used climbed, worked from, and lived with. that faded grey blue worn on the beautifully textural timber treads transports you to another place

this table is not just a piece of furniture

Classical fluted campana form

The top inset is beautiful ' Fleur di pêche' marble

adorned with rosette and French bevelled drops

The weathered finish

“Paris–Rome Twinning”

Extremely stable weighted base

Balanced composition — expressive without being overly decorative

Hand-knotted wool construction

Surface wear and fading to the top

As expected of an original exhibition poster approaching fifty years of age

Original vintage exhibition poster