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Louis XIII Style Carved Armchair
Located in Chicago, IL
decoration. The exposed Walnut frame features scrolled arms on turned supports that continue down into barley
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19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Antique Louis XIII Style Carved Armchair
Louis XIII Style Carved Armchair
$2,900 Sale Price
47% Off
Antique 19th Century French Mercury Glass Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique 19th century French mercury glass wall or floor mirror. Frame is made from wood with barley
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Mercury Glass, Hardwood

19th Century Regency Overmantel Mirror
Located in Godstone, GB
19th century English regency overmantel mirror circa 1830. Distressed condition, it has barley
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1830s Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Gold Leaf

French Renaissance Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
barley twist turnings that comprise the arms legs and stretcher. Well-carved recumbent lions terminate
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16th Century French Renaissance Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Silk, Walnut

A fine Set of Polished Wrought-Iron Fire Tools with Clover Leaf
Located in London, GB
of tongs, poker and shovel all with basket twist detail on lower handles and barley twist to shafts
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1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Iron

Pair of Edwardian Oak Candlesticks, Circa 1900
Located in High Point, NC
barley twist and are supported on hand turned bases with molded bases.
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

Jacobean Chairs
By Jacobean
Located in Asheville, NC
Museum quality Italian renaissance revival pair of carved walnut padded armchairs with barley twist
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19th Century European Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Walnut

Antique Jacobean Chairs
Jacobean Chairs
$12,800 Sale Price / set
36% Off
Pair of oak bergere library chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
removable leather cushions. All raised on barley twist supports united by stretcher. Dimensions Height 37.5
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Early 20th Century British Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

Antique Pair of oak bergere library chairs
Pair of oak bergere library chairs
$4,206 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair Brass Three Branch Candlesticks
Located in Dublin 8, IE
barley twists to the primary stems. The pair sit atop stylised pyramids with naturalistic detailing and
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19th Century European Egyptian Revival Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Brass

Early 18th Century oak side table
Located in Martlesham, GB
lined frieze drawer with brass petal shaped drop handles and escutcheon, raised on turned barley twist
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1710s British Queen Anne Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

19th C. American Empire Flame Mahogany Shaving Stand Vanity Desk Dressing Table
Located in Dayton, OH
with acanthus carved harped shaped supports, original brass knobs, adjustable mirror, and turned barley
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Early 19th Century American American Empire Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany

17th Century French Louis XIII Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
A gorgeous 17th century French Louis XIII walnut stool with barley twist legs and stretchers, and
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17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Bouclé, Walnut

English Oak Side Table, Circa 1900
Located in High Point, NC
barley twist legs, joined by simple stretchers and raised on hand turned feet.
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

Extraordinary Pair of French Louis XIV Period 17th Century Armchairs.
Located in Middleburg, VA
turned uprights and stretchers incorporating “Barley twist” turning on the center stretchers. Made in
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17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Walnut

Rare Charles II Single Drawer Side Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
A rare and exceptional Charles II single drawer side table. In glowing dark oak with barley twist
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Early 18th Century Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

Pair of English Two Tier Lamp Tables
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Interesting pair of English two tier pine lamp tables with open barley twist legs. 1890
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Pine

19th Century English Baronial Carved Hall Armchair in Ikat Fabric
Located in Dallas, TX
grapevines. Barley twist side supports with ornate capped finials. Hand carved lion heads create the supports
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19th Century English Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Wood

19th Century Teak Rack
Located in Topanga, CA
rich patina. The rack is adorned with barley twist carved side supports and turned stretchers. A lidded
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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Teak

William Mary style walnut 3 drawer side table circa 1920s
By Waring Gillow
Located in Dereham, GB
around Shaped Frieze with Arch Front, 6 Walnut Barley twist supports, shaped cross stretcher, 6 bun
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1920s British William and Mary Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Walnut

Italian 19th Century Ebony Table with Scagliola Top
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
. The table surface draws the viewer in, outlined by thick frame trimmed in a barley-twist motif that
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19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Scagliola, Hardwood

Pair of Polished Steel French Firedogs
Located in London, GB
A pair of polished steel firedogs. The scrolled feet surmounted by barley twist shafts and scroll
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19th Century French Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Steel

Late 19th Century Arts Crafts Polished Wrought Iron Firegrate
Located in London, GB
barley twist bars surmounted by scrolls. Shaped back with pierced cross to centre. Width At Front: 635
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19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Iron

Torchere or Candlestand, 17th Century, Italian, Baroque, Walnut, Floor-Standing
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The metal pricket and drip-tray surmounding the baluster, ring and barley-twist turned stem which
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Tall 19th Century English Antique Brass Armorial Andirons
Located in London, GB
-de-lys, linked by an elaborate scrolled and barley twist bar terminating in Neo-Gothic finials, all
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Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Gothic Revival Antique Barley Twist

Victorian Wine Table or Occasional Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian Wine Table or Occasional Table This lovely table it stands on a very attractive Barley
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19th Century Victorian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Walnut

Circa 1900 Edwardian Oak Side Table
Located in High Point, NC
supported on hand turned barley twist legs, joined by simple stretchers and raised on hand turned feet.
Category

Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

Mahogany Wine Table or Occasional Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Mahogany wine table or occasional table This lovely table it stands on a very attractive Barley
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1880s Victorian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Mahogany

Edwardian Oak Side Table, Circa 1900
Located in High Point, NC
hand turned barley twist legs, joined by simple stretchers. The table is raised on hand turned feet.
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

Early American Bobbin Leg Parlor Accent Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Two tier early American, occasional, parlor accent table. This American Classical style barley
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Late 19th Century American American Colonial Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Maple

Large Pair of Polished Wrought Iron Firedogs
Located in London, GB
A fabulous pair of polished large wrought iron firedogs. The scrolled feet surmounted by barley
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19th Century European Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century walnut inlaid tilt top occasional table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
. Top tilts for display and storage. Standing on a barley twisted stem and carved solid legs with
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Walnut

Antique English Gate Leg Table
Located in Nashville, TN
The Gorgeous 19th century antique English barley twist table! The table is made from oak and has a
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19th Century English Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Wood

Antique English Gate Leg Table
Located in Nashville, TN
The Gorgeous 19th century antique English barley twist table! The table is made from oak and has a
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Early 19th Century English Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Wood

Pair of American Sheraton Mahogany Pembroke Tables, Baltimore, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
leaves, original floral brasses, and terminating on turned ringed barley twist legs with the original
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1810s North American Sheraton Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Brass

19th Century Giltwood Overmantel Mirror
Located in Godstone, GB
three barley twist columns with detailed foliage design at the top edges. Mirror contains original
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1830s British William IV Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Wood

Edwardian Mantel Clock with Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Norwich, GB
, barley twist columns to either side of the case and resting on pad feet. Brass bezel with convex glass
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Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Fruitwood

Victorian Rosewood Four-Tier What-Not Corner Shelf
Located in San Francisco, CA
raised on well executed, barley twist risers capped with turned finials. The uppermost shelf features
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Barley Twist

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Rosewood

Carolean Oak Dining Chair Farmhouse Rustic Antiques
Located in Potters Bar, GB
carved Sea Scrolls. The chair features a cane seat and back and barley twist stretchers and uprights
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1920s Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

Antique Mahogany Drop Leaf Table 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
4 x Carved and Shaped Legs and a Barley Twist and Carved Column. The table is of a very unusual
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1860s Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Wrought Tiered Iron Parlor Organ Floor Lamp Table Telephone Stand 46"
Located in Dayton, OH
tier design with barley twisted columns supporting a Tiffany style lamp that illuminates through the
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Iron

Antique 19th C. English Victorian Mahogany Dressing Shaving Toilet Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
from mahogany with a beveled wooden frame supported by exceptional barley twist uprights with pyramid
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1880s English Victorian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany

Flemish Baroque Inlaid Center Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
birds on the branches, over single drawer with turned bone pull, standing on barley twist turned legs
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Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Bone, Beech, Rosewood, Walnut, Paint

English Gate Leg Table
Located in Nashville, TN
Gorgeous 19th century antique English barley twist table! The table is made from oak and has a
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Early 1900s English Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Hall/Side Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
, attractive solid mahogany barley twist supports standing on shaped carved cabriole legs to the front, out
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1860s English Victorian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Extremely Long French Mid-18th Century Louis XIII Style Benches
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
. Each bench is raised by bottom ball feet below blocks. The legs have an elegant barley twist design
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18th Century French Louis XIII Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Wood

Georgian Regency Mahogany Dressing Table Swing Mirror Toilet with Lions Heads
Located in Hopewell, NJ
head pulls and barley twist mirror supports. This is a lovely mirror, full of age and charm, with great
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany

17th Century Pair of Exquisite Charles II Arm Chairs
Located in High Point, NC
is surrounded by a wreath of florals and acanthus leaves as well, flanked by barley twist columns
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17th Century English Charles II Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Cane, Oak

Antique Three-Footed Italian Lamp with Shade
Located in Sheffield, MA
The Renaissance Italian lamp is composed of an antique three-footed barley-twist candlestick
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Wood

Late Edwardian Silver Plated Brass Ceiling Light
Located in London, GB
rigid barley twist chains. The cut and frosted glass bowl is held within a highly ornate frame of
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Brass

19th Century Dutch Marquetry Dressing Chest
Located in New York, NY
19th century Dutch marquetry dressing chest. Finely carved barley twist posts hold scalloped swing
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19th Century Dutch Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood

Early 19th century Flemish carved walnut side table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
brass handle, flanked either side by grotesques. Standing on barley twist legs and stretchers
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Early 19th Century Belgian Rococo Revival Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Walnut

RARE Pair of 18th Century Bell Metal Candlesticks
Located in High Point, NC
statement. The candle cups are elongated and are supported on open barley twist stems, over large
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18th Century English Regency Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Metal

George III Nelson Commemorative Over-Mantle Mirror
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
wide frieze flanked by barley twist columns surmounted by sphinx-heads, all enclosing one large and two
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1810s English Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Giltwood

Edwardian English Oak Gate Leg Table, Circa 1900
Located in High Point, NC
supported on a simple apron and hand turned barley twist legs and gates. When the top is open, it measures
Category

Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Oak

Pair of Dutch Brass Candlesticks, Nineteenth Century or Earlier
Located in Toronto, CA
. Either Dutch or Swedish. These candlesticks feature beautifully embossed flowers throughout with barley
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Early 19th Century European Dutch Colonial Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Brass

Newly Upholstered English Benches
Located in Nashville, TN
and beige floral motif. The antique Barley twist base is solid, hand carved wood, rich brown color
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Early 1900s English Antique Barley Twist

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Pair of 19th Century Tall English Candlesticks
Located in High Point, NC
candle cups, supported on exquisitely hand turned open barley twist stems. The bases are hand turned dish
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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 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 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
    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.