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Impressive Pair of 18th Century Brass and Iron Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
foliate decoration, over barley twist shafts with gadrooned ball finials
Category

18th Century and Earlier Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Brass, Iron

Good Quality Set of Georgian Firetools
Located in London, GB
A good quality set of Georgian firetools. The pierced shovel with barley twist shafts and matching
Category

Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Steel

Ornate French Gilded Repeating Carriage Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
decorative case with curved side panels. Barley twist columns with Corinthian capitals and decorative
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1880s French Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th century French Barley Rwisted Bench carved oak embroidery Ottoman
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous 19th century French barley twisted bench made from solid hand carved oak. Amazing wood
Category

1880s French Jacobean Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

Large Antique Victorian Quality Carved Oak Armchair
Located in Suffolk, GB
carved oak leaves, barley twist supports, carved oak leaves to the centre splat with reeded supports. The
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19th Century English Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

Pair Of Flemish Baroque Walnut Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
stable. Turned arms with lions head terminals. Barley twist legs and stretchers. Bun feet.
Category

Early 1700s French Baroque Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Walnut

Early 18th Century English Oak Dresser Base
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 18th century English oak dresser on barley twist legs with good colour. 1730. Code: 8806
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18th Century English George II Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

A Set Of Antique Polished Steel Fire Tools
Located in London, GB
A set of 19th century fire tools, with sphere shaped handles, barley twist design and pierced
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Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Steel

Brazier Table in Copper, Brass, and Wood
Located in Palm Beach, FL
pedals with plenty of wear on a carved and turned barley twist walnut base.
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique Spanish Colonial Style Carved Writing Table with Drawer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
apron adorned with bold carving and a central floral motif. Four robust barley twist legs connect to a
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19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Wood, Paint

Victorian Brass and Copper Club Fender
Located in Altrincham, GB
Victorian Brass and Copper Club Fender with Barley Twist Supports and Tan Leather Seats - 58"w x 10
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1850s English Victorian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Brass, Copper

Dutch 19th Century Oak Baroque open Arm Chair
Located in Den Haag, NL
armrests . Barley twist frame . Stunning patine on the Leather . Good sturdy condition . please ask
Category

1880s Dutch Baroque Revival Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

18th Century English Oak Lamp Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th C English oak 1 drawer lamp table with barley twist legs. 1760 Reference: 8207 Dimensions 35
Category

18th Century English Georgian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

English Oak Dresser Base
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C English 3 drawer oak dresser base with barley twist legs. 1830. Reference: 8131 Dimensions
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19th Century English George IV Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

Pair of 19th Century English Candlesticks
Located in High Point, NC
top of hand turned barley twist stems and resting on hand turned dish shaped bases.
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Brass

Pair of 19th Century Hall Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two hand-carved walnut, Italian armchairs with barley twist fore columns above stretchers of the
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Linen, Walnut

Set of Four 19th Century Cararra Marble Columns with Byzantine Capitals
Located in Dallas, TX
marble most priced by Michaelangelo himself, each features clockwise & counter-clockwise barley twist
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Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Carrara Marble

Antique Victorian Mahogany Four Tier Carved Turned Whatnot Corner Shelves
Located in King s Lynn, GB
Here we have this beautiful Victorian mahogany four tier whatnot with barley twist columns and
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19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Neoclassical Style Brass Fender
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century heavy brass fender in the Neoclassical style with barley twist toprail and cast brass
Category

19th Century Irish Neoclassical Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Brass

Pair of 19th Century Oak Candlesticks
Located in High Point, NC
hand turned candle cups and barley twist stems, sitting on a hand turned dish shaped base.
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Brass

Antique Rookwood 1921 XXI Delphin Dolphin Candlesticks Candle Holders 12"
By Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Rookwood candlesticks or candle holders featuring a barley twisted design and triangular
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Pottery

19th Century Oval Chestnut Gateleg Table
Located in Hudson, NY
A very generous oval gateleg table of beautiful chestnut with robust barley twist carved legs. When
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Late 19th Century English Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Chestnut

Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Candlesticks
Located in High Point, NC
cups are hand cast brass supported on finely hand-turned ribbon barley twist stems over turned bases
Category

Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Spanish Revival Carved Oak Side Chairs With Crest Motif Leather Seats
Located in Elkton, MD
chair features a tall, hand-carved back with a central crest motif, flanked by barley twist posts and
Category

Late 19th Century Rustic Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Leather, Oak

19th Century Jacobean Style Table with Drawer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
barley twist legs connected by a center stretcher. The center drawer is decorated with two original brass
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19th Century English Jacobean Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

Elaborately Inlaid 18th Century Spanish Walnut Two Drawer Side Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
drawers, and hand wrought iron stretcher suspended between fabulous barley twist turned legs. Original
Category

18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Wrought Iron

Large Pair of Polished Wrought Iron Firedogs
Located in London, GB
A tall pair of polished wrought iron antique firedogs with hooks to shaft and barley twist ring
Category

18th Century French Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Iron

19th Century Barely Twist Butternut Arm Chair with Carved Lions Heads
Located in Louisville, KY
A chair like this doesn't come along everyday. With its unique white walnut barley twist frame and
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Late 19th Century English Renaissance Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Polished Steel Firedogs
Located in London, GB
A pair on polished steel firedogs. The shaped feet surmounted by tapered square shaft with barley
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Late 19th Century English Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Steel

Set of Polished Steel Fireplace Tools, Victorian Companion Set, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
English set of three polished steel fireplace tools each with barley twist shafts with ornate
Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Brass, Steel

Pair of 19th Century English Oak Candlesticks
Located in High Point, NC
tulip turned candle cups. The stems are hand turned barley twist and are supported on hand turned bases
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Brass

Fine quality antique oak drop leaf dining table
Located in Ipswich, GB
leaves with carved detail with a continuous ring design, supported by gatelegs with barley twist supports
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Early 20th Century Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Hall Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
barley twist supports standing on shaped carved cabriole legs to the front, outswept back legs. New re
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Other

Pair of 19th Century Turned French Stools
Located in High Point, NC
single welt. The frames have hand-turned barley twist legs, joined by matching stretchers and raised on
Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Linen, Oak

Early 19th Century George III Wine Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
turned pod with barley twist and baluster carved reeded detail supported on triform moulded cabriole leg
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Early 1800s Irish George III Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of 19th Century Turned French Stools
Located in High Point, NC
single welt. The frames have hand-turned barley twist legs, joined by matching stretchers and raised on
Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Linen, Oak

Fantastic quality antique Victorian large mahogany swing mirror
Located in Ipswich, GB
antique Victorian mahogany shaped swing mirror supported by finely carved barley twist supports with
Category

19th Century Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Mahogany

Late 19th C. Parquetry Mixed Woods and Turned Twisted Legs Card Tea Table
Located in Germantown, MD
sides. Turned and barley twist legs. This table will raise and stand out in any decor. Table is in very
Category

Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl

English 19th Century Oak Butler’s Trolley
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous serving trolley, made of richly figured oak planks and barley-twist posts from 19th
Category

19th Century English Other Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Brass

Baccarat Table Lamp
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
Stunning Baccarat pressed glass barley twist oil lamp, now converted to electricity. Extremely
Category

1870s French Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Glass

Antique French Buffet Server Sideboard PETITE Silver Chest Oak Drawers 3Tier 19C
Located in Tyler, TX
Chest Barley Twist with 5 Drawers~~ c. 1890s This is only one of multiple exquisite pieces recently
Category

Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

Circa 1900 English Oak Turned Compote
Located in High Point, NC
barley twist pedestal over a hand turned base. this is a great piece for any place in the home or office.
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

Late 19th century oak dinner gong
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th Century oak dinner gong and beater. The arched top has carved decoration above the barley
Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

Late 19th century oak dinner gong
Late 19th century oak dinner gong
$2,021 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century English Oak Compote
Located in High Point, NC
with excellent graining, supported on a hand turned open barley twist stem, which is supported on a
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

19thc Monumental Size Hand-Forged Spanish Colonial Wrought Iron Pair Andirons
Located in Savannah, GA
barley twist motifs, log stops and rotisserie brackets.
Category

1850s Unknown Spanish Colonial Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Wrought Iron

A pair of Arts and Crafts brass twin branch candelabras with adjustable height
Located in London, GB
, with wide drip trays and a barley twist detail to the lower stem stood arched and paw feet in the style
Category

1920s English Arts and Crafts Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Brass

Antique Renaissance Octagonal Painted Center Table, End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
cherubs and elaborate rosettes and foliate flourishes. Barley twist legs accented with rosettes and carved
Category

Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

Fine Set of Georgian Firetools
Located in Greenwich, CT
patera, long leaf and beaded details, over barley twist shafts, the shaped shovel with pierced strapwork
Category

Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Bronze, Steel

19th Century walnut wine / occasional table stamped Holland Son
Located in Martlesham, GB
inlaid circular top raised on a barley twist column with carved decoration at the bottom and supported on
Category

1870s British Victorian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Walnut

A Mid-19th Century Anglo-Indian Carved Ebonised Sofa
Located in London, GB
, legs and rails, supported on barley twist legs terminating in castors, now upholstered in yellow linen
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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Wood

Pair of Carved Giltwood Mirrors with Eagle Crestings, Circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
oak leaf and eagle cresting above an arched mirror plate with barley twist supports to each side
Category

19th Century English Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Arts Crafts Wrought Iron Firebasket
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts wrought iron firebasket with barley twist shaped front bars and rings to
Category

Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Iron

Mahogany centre table
Located in Cheshire, GB
. All raised up on platform end supports terminating in scrolling feet and casters united by a barley
Category

19th Century British Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Wood

Mahogany centre table
Mahogany centre table
$3,176 Sale Price
20% Off
Giltwood and Wrought Iron Floor Lamp
Located in Greenwich, CT
, the barley twist shaft with etched decoration, standing on scrolled wrought iron legs, the whole with
Category

Early 20th Century North American Arts and Crafts Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Wrought Iron

An English Polished Wrought Iron Firegrate
Located in London, GB
An English polished wrought iron firegrate. The scrolled feet surmounted by barley twist front bar
Category

19th Century Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Wrought Iron

Gothic Revival Standard Lantern
Located in Ongar, GB
body has a nice barley twist design sitting on a scrolling base. Decorated with a wonderful Acanthus
Category

Mid-19th Century European Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of 19th Century English Candlesticks
Located in High Point, NC
cups over wonderfully large bobeches and supported on hand turned barley twist stems over hand turned
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Brass

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Antique Barley Twist For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique barley twist for your home. Each antique barley twist for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, oak and walnut. There are many kinds of the antique barley twist you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique barley twist is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Arts and Crafts and Baroque styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one antique barley twist that is appealing in its simplicity, but A.E. Jones, Deykin Harrison and George Hunzinger produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Barley Twist?

Prices for an antique barley twist can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $185 and can go as high as $32,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,253.
Questions About Antique Barley Twist
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    A barley twist lamp is a table lamp or floor lamp that has a spiraling base. Usually, the bases are solid mahogany wood, but other types of wood and even metal are sometimes used. Find a variety of lamps from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The term “barley twist” refers to thin spiraling forms. Most often when barley twist is used, it relates to furniture. During the 19th century, many chairs, tables and casegoods featured barley twist legs. You can find a range of barley twist furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021
    A classic barley twist refers to a specific attribute of a piece of furniture. The “twist” refers to a furnishing’s twisted form — in a table’s legs or in its trim, for example — that resembles a twisted stalk of barley sugar. The twist was frequently made of beech or walnut.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Barley twist legs were originally cut by hand until the invention of the lathe, which assisted with creating the twisted design. Barley twist legs are named after sticks of barley sugar and feature a spiral look. Browse a selection of furniture featuring barley twist legs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Barley twist furniture dates back to the Jacobean and Stuart eras in England and the Louis XIII and Louis XIV eras in France. During this time, many furniture makers produced chairs, tables and case goods with twisty legs. The name barley twist comes from barley sugar candy enjoyed at the time. Shop a range of barley twist furniture on 1stDibs.