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Early 19th Century American Sheraton Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
by fluted barley twist columns and onn turned legs. There are two smaller setback drawers over four
Category
Antique 1820s American Sheraton Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Gilt and Marble Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
swagging raised on carved twist columns terminating in a carved square base, joined to a shaped stretcher
Category
French Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique Late 19th C. French Carved Walnut Full Size Bed
Located in New Orleans, LA
.
Designed with lovely barley twist columns, floral incised designs in foot and head boards, triangular
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Iron
Iron Gothic Arch Paul Ferrante Wall Lanterns w/ Milk Glass Panels
Pair
By Paul Ferrante
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of iron wall lanterns in a dome-capped, hexagon shape, with gothic arched panels and twisted
Category
Late 20th Century Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Early 19th C. American Empire Crotch Mahogany Stepback Dresser Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
-twist columns. A rectangular form made from mahogany with crotch veneer along drawer fronts and stepback
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Swedish Biedermeier Bookcase, Also Known as Karl Johan Style
Located in Round Top, TX
. Please examine the close up photos to appreciate the twisted columns and "X" pattern in each of the six
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Bookcases
Hollywood Regency Coffee Table by Weiman
By Weiman
Located in Pasadena, CA
surface rests on four brass horn-like supports that cantilever over the peaks. Four twisted columns on
Category
20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Oak Cased Grandmother Clock
Located in Cheshire, GB
. The arched hood flanked by twisting columns, to the large oak door with geometric moulding. All raised
Category
Early 20th Century British Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Petite Antique French Carved Oak Server Sideboard Barley Twist Display Shelf
Located in Shreveport, LA
the front, with carved keystone corners.
Oversized, hand turned barley twist columns on both front and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Renaissance Revival Sideboards
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Louis XIII Style Double Barley Twist Writing Table or Desk
Located in Birmingham, AL
harmony. In France, the twisted column or torsade was a major element in furniture design during the reign
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
1900s French Oak Pedestal
Located in High Point, NC
surfaces raised by molded corbel, rope twist columns supported by molded feet, and a central florette
Category
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Pedestals
Materials
Oak
Napoleon III French Mantle Clock, circa 1880
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
entablature with frieze and cornice. It is decorated with floral marquetry ornamentation and twisted columns
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Oak Jacobean Style Dressing Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
barley twist columns and short draws to the base. To the large rectangular oak top above an arrangement
Category
Early 20th Century British Vanities
Materials
Oak
Early 20th Century French Carved Barley Twist Floor Lamp with Attached Table
Located in Dallas, TX
, circa 1920. The tall, sculptural silhouette features a classic barley twist column rising from a deeply
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Materials
Oak, Beech
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Mahogany Gothic Etagere or Whatnot, c. 1850
Located in Richmond, London
A most unusual early Victorian three tier mahogany etagere, or whatnot, with barley twist columns
Category
Antique 1850s English Victorian Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
Antique American Empire Classical Carved Mahogany Double Door Bookcase c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
having cathedral arch facing and opening tow shelved interior flanked by rope twist columns over two
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American American Empire Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Turn of the Century British Folding Oak Side Table
Located in High Point, NC
, which double in on themselves allowing the table to be folded away. The legs, carved into twisting
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Rustic Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Louis XIII Style Ebonized Bookcase
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
diamond patterned panels, which are backed with panes of glass on the top section, the barley twist
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Bookcases
Materials
Walnut, Oak, Glass
Large Late Regency Giltwood Carved Overmantle Mirror
Located in Benington, Herts
section glass plate.
The gilt frame having carved reeded, twisted columns with acanthus leaf design to
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Brass and Pink Glass Oil Lamp
Located in Suffolk, GB
twist column standing on a circular base
A beautiful example of desirable proportions and in wonderful
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Parquetry Inlaid Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
, and barley twist columns supporting the lower section. The drawers and lower frieze panels feature
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Rare 17th Century Charles II Miniature Silver Trumpet Form Candlesticks , c 1660
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
1660. England.
Each candlestick is raised on a sectioned trumpet base, Solomonic twist column with
Category
Antique 17th Century English Charles II Candlesticks
Materials
Silver
19th Century Renaissance Confiturier, Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
detailing from top to bottom, framed by clockwise and counter-clockwise barley twist columns, its interior
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Cabinets
Materials
Oak
c.1600 Primitive Antique Spanish Secretary w/Marquetry
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
that this piece is from the 1500's. It has beautiful hand-cut, crude barly twist columns and 7 hidden
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood
Fine Quality Antique Oak 8 Day Chiming Grandmother Clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
mouldings and fine barley twist columns, with an ornate dial and a arched brass face with ornate spandrels
Category
Early 20th Century Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Brass
Giant Iron Gothic Arch Paul Ferrante Wall Lanterns w/ Milk Glass Panels
Pair
By Paul Ferrante
Located in San Francisco, CA
and twisted column accents. They have newly installed, white glass plates and one medium base socket
Category
Late 20th Century Gothic Revival Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
1940s Italian Neo-Barroque Metal Mirror
Located in High Point, NC
ornate neo-barroco elements: twisted columns and flamboyant foliage decorations, framing the mirror on
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Baroque Revival Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal
A French Mahogany Etagère, 19th C.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
hand-turned barley twist columns. The lowest tier is fitted with a discreet drawer, adding both
Category
Antique 19th Century French Shelves
Materials
Mahogany
c.1600 Primitive Spanish Secretary
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
that this piece is from the 1500's. It has beautiful hand-cut, crude barly twist columns and 7 hidden
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique English Mahogany CORNER Display Shelf BARLEY TWIST Étagère Bookshelf
Located in Shreveport, LA
carved crown with top finial above four separate shelves, each supported by full barley twist columns on
Category
Antique 1890s British Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Carved Oak Gothic Cabinet Sacristy Vestry Barley Twist
Located in Shreveport, LA
drawer handle~
~Long barley twist columns on each side; triple carved wide lower moulding around the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Cupboards
Materials
Oak
Victorian Carved Oak Hexagonal Top Table
Located in Benington, Herts
delightful antique oak table has a rope edge carved hexagonal top supported by twisted column entwined with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Styled by Park American Federal Cherry Tallboy Chest of Drawers Dresser
Located in Dayton, OH
Park"". Features a rectangular tallboy chest of six drawers with half cut applied barley twist columns
Category
Early 20th Century Federal Dressers
Materials
Cherry
Set of Six Renaissance Revival Dining Chairs C1890 France Thistle Emblem
Located in Trensacq, FR
An unusual set of 6 French antique chairs, beautifully carved with barley twist columns and vine
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair 19thC. Gothic Brass Pricketstick Lamps
Located in Altrincham, GB
Pair of tall 19thC. Gothic brass pricket candlesticks with Barley twist columns interspersed with
Category
Antique 1850s English Gothic Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$4,920 / set
Palatial 19th Century English Jacobean Gun Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
cornice above curved glass flanking three glass doors with barley twist columns. The lower portion fitted
Category
Antique 1860s English Jacobean Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood
Empire Mahogany Highboy Dresser Unrestored
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Empire mahogany highboy dresser circa 1830-1840 with sectionals and graduated drawers. Barley twist
Category
Antique 1830s Dressers
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Louis XIII Style Walnut Armoire
Located in Birmingham, AL
of France. Stepped cornice with corbels atop torsade (barley twist) columns that flank two doors with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XIII Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Walnut
Black Makart Mirror with Mother of Pearl Inlays, Austria, circa 1880
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
lovely mother of pearl inlays surround this unique large wall mirror. The two wonderful twisted columns
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
James Mont Style Carved Helix Table Lamp, by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper, James Mont
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Cooper Studios of Chicago, IL. Featuring a carved open barley twist column with a gilt finish and a metal
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian 1830s Burl Walnut Commodes from Lombardi with Gray Marble Tops, a Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
, twisted columns and turned feet. Step back in time and embrace the enduring elegance of this pair of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
Spanish Bargueno Portable Chest
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
scroll runners. Four tapered grooved columns stands at the corners flanking a large double twisted column
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
PAIR Set Antique English Oak OPEN Barley Twist Candlesticks Candle Holder Brass
Located in Shreveport, LA
original brass bobeche above the open barley twist column and traditional cup base. Classic British style
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Antique French Carved Oak Cabinet Barley Twist Black Forest Wine Bar Renaissance
Located in Shreveport, LA
.
Full length barley twist columns flank the dimensionally carved door panel, having carved French ribbon
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XIII Cupboards
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Renaissance Barley Twist Nightstand with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
twist columns topped with plinth blocks carved with rosettes, and set upon a multi-tiered, fully carved
Category
Antique 1870s French Renaissance Revival Night Stands
Materials
Carrara Marble
Large Maitland Smith Walnut, Burl,
Specimen Marble Wine Cask, Faux Book, 20th
By Maitland Smith
Located in Big Flats, NY
carved rope twist columns, raised on scrolled acanthus feet, maker label as photographed, 20th century
Category
20th Century Classical Greek Cabinets
Materials
Marble
Late 19th Century French Ornate Oak Armchair
Located in High Point, NC
-like frame is embellished with elaborate carving. Twisted columns, leaves, flowers and berries abound
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Quality Antique Oak eight Day Chiming Grandmother Clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
mouldings and fine barley twist columns, with an ornate dial and a arched brass face with ornate spandrels
Category
Early 20th Century Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Oak
1880s Neoclassical French Wooden Vitrine
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden vitrine from 1880s France with a unique patina. Barley twist columns frame the glass
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Oak
Antique Grand Renaissance Vaisselier with Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
panels in between and barley twist columns below providing support. Soaring almost 8 feet in height, it
Category
Antique 19th Century Renaissance Buffets
French Empire Petite Trumeau
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
accented with gold gilt rosettes and twisted column-forms flanking the original mirror plate. Some foxing
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mercury Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Antique Coin cabinet with table, inlaid wood and gilded bronze,
700, Spain
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
, shaped and moved, with eight front drawers and central temple door enriched by twisted columns, putti and
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Cabinets
Materials
Ebony, Walnut
Rare 17th Century Louis XIII Period Walnut Buffet
Located in Birmingham, AL
drawers with original iron hardware has three torsades or twisted columns that provide the framework for
Category
Antique 17th Century French Louis XIII Buffets
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Neapolitan Showcases, Mahogany and Glass, 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
are shaped as twisted columns, had been added later.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Other Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Oak Cased Grandmother Clock
Located in Cheshire, GB
having long door flanked by twisted columns all raised up on ogee bracket feet
Dimensions:
Height 71
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Antique French Carved Oak Server Sideboard Barley Twist Renaissance Bookshelf
Located in Shreveport, LA
feature).
Thick barley twist columns on both front AND back (another sign of quality and superior
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Sideboards
Materials
Oak
19th Century pair of Neo-Gothic candlesticks
Located in Diest, BE
features an openwork niche on each side. The twisted column shaft rises to a circular pricket holder with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Gothic Revival Candlesticks
Materials
Iron
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Twist Column For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal twist column for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and stone, every twist column was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer twist column, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A twist column, designed in the Victorian, Hollywood Regency or Neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one twist column that is appealing in its simplicity, but Archimede Seguso, Baccarat and Chapman Manufacturing Company produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Twist Column?
Prices for a twist column start at $325 and top out at $16,800 with the average selling for $2,095.
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