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Late 19th Century Pair of French Wooden Barley Twist Turned Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19th-century French turned wood lamps with a twisting shape. Tactile and visually arresting
Category
Antique 1880s French Late Victorian Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Brass Floor Lamp
Located in Greenwich, CT
English early 20th Century brass floor lamp, the barley twist shaft over turned dish base standing
Category
Early 20th Century English Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Standing Lamp, Carved 22K Gold Leaf Italian
Located in Los Angeles, CA
22K gold leaf carved wood twisted barley lamps with acanthus leaf base and details throughout. The
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper
Art Deco Table Lamp with Opaline Globe
Located in Lincoln, GB
Art Deco table lamp with Barley Twist Chrome stem and Art Deco Opaline Globe
A very beautiful
Category
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Antique English Oak End Side Lamp Table Barley Twist Rectangle Beveled Edge
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Oak End Side Lamp Table Barley Twist Rectangle Beveled Edge.
Direct from England
Category
Early 20th Century British Jacobean End Tables
Materials
Oak
A Large-Scaled Decorated Companion Pair of Kashmiri Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
as lamps; each tall stick with elongated candlecup above a barley twist mid-section raised on a
Category
Antique 19th Century Table Lamps
c.1920 Vintage Hand-Carved English Mahogany Floor Lamp
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Only the second English mahogany barley twist floor lamp we've had in 17 years of business
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Early 20th Century English Floor Lamps
Materials
Mahogany
A Rare Pair of Cream Kashmiri Candlestick Lamps
Located in London, GB
barley twist supports in green, decorated with tropical birds, butterflies and flora, all supported on
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
$3,975 / set
Art Deco Table Lamp with Yellow Opaline Globe
Located in Lincoln, GB
Art Deco Table Lamp with Barley Twist Chrome and Art Deco Yellow Opaline Globe
A very beautiful
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Table Lamp with White Opaline Pumpkin Globe
Located in Lincoln, GB
Art Deco chrome barley-twisted table lamp with white opaline pumpkin glass globe
A very
Category
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Rare Antique Marbleized Porcelain Enamel on Iron Table Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Rare pair of table lamps. Barley twist style. Beautiful, unusual color and finish. Prettier than
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Early 20th Century French Greco Roman Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
A large 1960s Italian Venini Murano glass shaded brass arc lamp
By Venini
Located in London, GB
A large 1960s Italian Venini Murano glass shaded brass arc lamp, with barley twist brass stem
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair Antique 19th Century Brass Candlestick Table Desk Lamps Lights, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
A very elegant pair of open barley twist brass table lamps, circa 1880.
Converted from 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Arts and Crafts Style Half Standard Lamp This Is a Very Attractive Piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Style Half Standard Lamp
This is a very attractive piece, the barley twist
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
Pair of Set of 2 Antique English Desk Buffet Table Lamp Light Open Barley Twist
Located in Shreveport, LA
Pair of set of 2 antique English desk buffet table lamp light open barley twist
~Direct from
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Vintage 1910s British Jacobean Candlesticks
Materials
Oak
Pair of Kashmir Candlesticks, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
Pair of Kashmir candlesticks, circa 1900
We are proud to offer a pair of open barley twist column
Category
Antique Early 1900s Pakistani Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Hand-Turned Oak Barley Twist Table Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Oak barley twist lamps from France, circa 1920s. Re-wired for the USA and bases added. Height is to
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Vintage 1920s French Country Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
Antique Vintage English Dark Oak Barley Twist Desk Table Buffet Lamp Light
Located in Shreveport, LA
~Direct from England
A lovely antique/vintage English barley twist desk or table lamp!
~ Perfect
Category
20th Century British Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Antique Barley Twist Floor Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Barley twist floor lamp features an octagonal table surface making it the perfect choice
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Renaissance Revival Floor Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Antique Barley Twist Floor Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Antique barley twist floor lamp found in England and newly wired in the United States. Beautiful as
Category
Early 20th Century English Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood
Oak Barley Twist Floor Lamp, Standard Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Oak Barley Twist Floor Lamp, Standard Lamp
A skilfully turned piece of Oak, this lamp stands on a
Category
Antique Early 1900s Gothic Floor Lamps
Materials
Oak
Pair of Hand Carved Barley Twist Table Lamps
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rustic pair of carved wood table lamps featuring a barley twist column mounted to round bases. The
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20th Century Asian Rustic Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Alabaster Table Lamp Classic Alabaster Barley Twist Column Form
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Table lamp in white alabaster Barley twist column-form
It is suitable to put on a side table in
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Alabaster Table Lamp Classic Alabaster Barley Twist Column Form
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Table lamp in white alabaster Barley twist column-form
It is suitable to put on a side table in
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Antique Limed Oak Barley Twist Table Lamps
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Super pair of limed oak twist table lamps.
English. Early 20th century
Converted from
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Early 20th Century English Baroque Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
Pair of Antique Limed Oak Barley Twist Table Lamps
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Super pair of limed oak open twist table lamps.
English. Early 20th century.
Converted from
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Early 20th Century English Baroque Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
Embossed Barley Twist Column Brass Table Lamp with New Shade
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Embossed barley twist column brass table lamp with new shade
A very pretty piece, the lamp is
Category
Antique 1880s Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Kashmiri Barley Twist Candlesticks
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of 19th century paint decorated barley twist candlesticks from Kashmir, circa 1880
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Vintage Frederick Cooper Brass Barley Twist Altar Candlestick Buffet Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Frederick Cooper brass barley twist altar candlestick shaped table / buffet lamp with red
Category
Late 20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Midcentury French Carved Barley Twist Floor Lamp with Attached Table
Located in Dallas, TX
center decorated with intricate carved motifs, and a barley twist stem to the top. The sturdy, wooden
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Elegant Barley Twist Wood Floor Lamps from The Carlyle Hotel NYC
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Elegant Barley Twist Wood Floor Lamps, English, circa 1990s. They have been rewired and are
Category
1990s English Rustic Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Alabaster Table lamps Barley Twist Art Deco Italy, Early 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Pair of white alabaster barley twist columns table lamps, Italy,early 20th century
Table lamp or
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Art Deco White Alabaster Table Lamps Natural Barley Twist Form Italy,
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Pair of white alabaster table lamps, barley twist columns , Art Deco ,Italy, Early 20th Century
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of English Walnut Barley Twist Table Lamps with Brass Light Holders
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pair of English 19th century stained walnut barley twist table lamps with brass light holders.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Midcentury Giltwood Barley Twist Wired Table Lamps on Lucite, a Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Midcentury giltwood barley twist table lamps on custom lucite bases. Introduce a
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite, Giltwood
Large 19th Century French Louis XIII Carved Walnut Barley Twist Floor Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
traditional floor lamp features a thick barley twist base embellished with hand carved leaves. The classic
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century English Brass Double-Helix Barley-Twist Candlestick Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
double-helix barley twist is pure theater—elegant, deliberate, and just a bit showy in the best way. The
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century French Carved Barley Twist Floor Lamp with Attached Table
Located in Dallas, TX
feet over a circular base embellished with hand carved foliage decor, this lamp features a thick barley
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Carved Barley Twist Floor Lamp with Attached Table
Located in Dallas, TX
boasts a barley twist stem, with a central round ledge surface featuring intricately carved leaf motifs
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Carved Barley Twist Floor Lamp with Attached Table
Located in Dallas, TX
feet over a circular base embellished with hand carved foliage decor, this lamp features a barley twist
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Carved Barley Twist Floor Lamp with Attached Table
Located in Dallas, TX
boasts a barley twist stem, with a central round ledge surface featuring intricately carved leaf motifs
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Carved and Barley Twist Floor Lamp with Attached Table
Located in Dallas, TX
feet, the substantial, impressive walnut base features a barley twist stem, a round ledge in the center
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Oak Barley Turned Candlestick Lamps
Located in Huntington, NY
A pair of oak barley twist candlestick lamps.
Category
Early 20th Century English Charles II Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
Pair of Antique Limed Oak Twisted Column Table Lamps
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Super pair of limed oak barley twist table lamps.
Converted from candlesticks.
The oak has
Category
Vintage 1920s English Baroque Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
Pair of Antique Limed Oak Twisted Column Table Lamps
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Super pair of limed oak barley twist table lamps.
Converted from candlesticks.
The oak has
Category
Vintage 1920s English Baroque Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Barley Twist Mahogany Lamp Table
Located in Dallas, TX
double-scrolled legs embellished with acanthus plumes. The central shaft is a solid mahogany barley twist
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Gueridon
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Flemish Renaissance Barley Twist Marquetry Pedestal ~ Lamp Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Flemish Renaissance Barley Twist Marquetry Pedestal ~ Lamp Table is a marvel of the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Renaissance Revival End Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Elizabethan Carved Oak and Cane Barley Twist Octagonal Lamp Stand, circa 1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
decoration on octagonal sectioned and caned top raised on barley twist legs with oak and cane lamp table
Category
Antique 19th Century English Elizabethan Tables
Materials
Cane, Oak
19th C. Merklen Bros. Victorian Barley Twist Figural Mahogany Parlor Lamp Table
By Merklen Brothers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful Victorian solid mahogany parlor table with barley twist legs by the Merklen Brothers. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
Small Edwardian English Oak Side, End, Lamp, Wine Table with Barley Twist Legs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
table with barley twist legs
A nice looking and well made piece, we have cleaned waxed and polished
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian End Tables
Materials
Oak
Victorian Barley Twist Leg Side End Wine Lamp Silver Tee Table Scalloped Edge
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
barley twist legs and scalloped edge
A good looking and well-made piece, designed in an era when
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
STUNNING ANTIQUE CIRCA 1860 BARLEY TWIST COLUMN BASE TRIPOD LAMP END WiNE TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
circa 1860 walnut tripod lamp table with flamed mahogany top
Please note the delivery fee listed is
Category
Antique 1860s English High Victorian End Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Crystal
Barley Twist
Lamp
Located in New York, NY
French Crystal 'Barley Twist' Lamps, Attributed to Baccarat
Category
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Large Oak Barley Twist Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large oak barley twist lamps
Category
Antique 19th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
Pair of Barley Twist Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Barley Twist wood elements made into lamps.Newly wired. Located in dealers warehouse.Base
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Early 20th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of Barley Twist Lamps
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Pair of lamps made from a walnut French newel post. Premium almond paper shades, silk cord, three
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Barley Twist Lamps
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Pair of lamps, newly made from 19th century French balustres. Made with silk cording and three-way
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
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Barley Twist Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the barley twist lamp you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and oak, every barley twist lamp was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer barley twist lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A barley twist lamp, designed in the Victorian, Mid-Century Modern or Neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made barley twist lamp over the years, but those crafted by Frederick Cooper and Merklen Brothers are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Barley Twist Lamp?
Prices for a barley twist lamp start at $236 and top out at $7,800 with the average selling for $1,200.
Finding the Right Lighting for You
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Questions About Barley Twist Lamp
- What is a barley twist lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023A 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.
- What is a classic barley twist?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021A 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.
- What does barley twist mean?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The 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 ExpertApril 5, 2022Barley 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.
- How are barley twist legs made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Barley 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.
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