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Antique French Hunt Cabinet Bookcase Barley Twist Black Forest Carved Baroque
Located in Shreveport, LA
detailed carved designs on the center back shelf. Tall, barley twist columns flank both the upper cabinet
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Cupboards

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Black Forest Carved Oak Barley Twist Jelly Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
"Confiturier" ( French for jelly cabinet ) with barley twist columns on both sides features a drawer
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Black Forest Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Pair of Victorian 1840s Barley Twist Oak and Brass Candlesticks from Scotland
Located in Atlanta, GA
candlesticks features a brass thistle top sitting above an oak barley twist column resting on a circular base
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Scottish Early Victorian Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Antique American 19th Century Oak Barley Twist Display Case China Cabinet Hutch
By Paine Furniture
Located in Portland, OR
A very high quality antique American quarter sawn oak display cabinet, with 'Barley Twist' Columns
Category

Antique 1890s English American Craftsman Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

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 Late Victorian Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

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

19th century French Sideboard Cabinet Buffet Black Forest Hunt Barley Twist Oak
Located in Shreveport, LA
scrolls; carved block corners to either side. Barley twist columns flank the double doors on either side
Category

Antique 1890s French French Provincial Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Antique 19th Century French Hunt Night Stand / Cabinet Barley Twist Black Forest
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
style with barley twisted columns. Finished on all sides so you are able to place this freestanding in
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Night Stands

Materials

Oak

Petite French 19th Century Renaissance Center Table Side End Barley Twisted Oak
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
twisted columns. The entire piece is made out of solid oak with a stunning dark patina & a true display
Category

Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Small 19th Century French Carved Oak Hunt Cabinet Barley Twist Black Forest
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Barley twisted columns & numerous of carved details on the edges and side panels. The cabinet has 1
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Black Forest Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Antique English Oak Wall Display Cabinet Glass Curio Vitrine Barley Twist Shelf
Located in Shreveport, LA
length barley twist columns and the framed glass door. Jacobean inspired geometric corners at the door
Category

20th Century British Edwardian Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Oak

Set 8 Solid Oak RJ Horner Figural Carved Barley Twist Victorian Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
northwind faces and great barley twist columns. The chairs measure 47 inches tall x 25 inches wide x 26
Category

Antique 1880s American Victorian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

Anglo Indian Kashmir Lacquered Two Tier Table with Open Barley Twist circa 1910
Located in Atlanta, GA
. The upper tier, framed by a gently curving edge, is supported by three barley twist columns finished
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Side Tables

Materials

Paint, Paper

Late 19th Century French Hand-Carved Oak Prie Dieu or Prayer Chair with Columns
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This French hand-carved oak prayer chair, or prie-dieu, in French, features double barley twist
Category

Antique 1880s French Chairs

Materials

Mohair, Upholstery, Oak

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Floral Marquetry and Ebonised Side Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
to reveal a shelf interior flanked by ebonised barley twist columns standing on a plinth base with
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Ebony

19th Century Pair of Barleytwist Mahogany Pedestals
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair Of Flemish 19th Century Pedestals Circa 1890. Circular Tops With Barley Twist Columns.
Category

Antique 19th Century Belgian Pedestals

English Oak Turned Floor Lamp, circa 1900
Located in High Point, NC
English oak floor lamp with wonderfully hand-turned and barley twist column, supported on a turned
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Floor Lamps

Materials

Oak

19th Century Round Renaissance Lamp Table with Cherubs
Located in Dallas, TX
column legs, themselves reinforced and adorned with barley twist stretchers. What a charming table for
Category

Antique 1870s Belgian Renaissance Side Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century Tall English Compote
Located in High Point, NC
-turned open barley twist column and hand-turned base.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Oak

Carved English Style Sideboard Server Buffet
Located in Pasadena, TX
English style sideboard server buffet. Measures: 8FT. Walnut with barley twist columns and
Category

Early 2000s American Georgian Credenzas

Materials

Walnut

Large 19th Century Antique Victorian Carved Oak Planter
Located in Suffolk, GB
twist columns. It stands on 4 shaped cabriole legs united by a barley twist stretcher. A wonderfully
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Oak

20th Century English Carved Oak Jacoban Style Front and Back Bar
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
nicely turned barley twist columns to the corners and a carved panel in the centre, also features a
Category

Early 20th Century English Jacobean Dry Bars

Materials

Oak

Pair of English Mahogany Book Cases with glass doors and leather writing surface
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
surface over mahogany doors flanked by barley twist columns supported by turned feet.
Category

Antique 1840s English Regency Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Renaissance Revival Carved Mahogany and Walnut Parquetry Presentation Podium
Located in Big Flats, NY
with central Gothic arch flanked by barley twist columns and carved support columns with burl insets
Category

Early 20th Century Renaissance Revival Pedestals

Materials

Mahogany, Walnut

Magnificent Early Carved Walnut Deux Corps Buffet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
top alone is 36 ½”) and the depth is 23”. Beautiful hand carving and barley twist columns on three
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Buffets

Materials

Walnut

Late 19th Century English Oak Compote
Located in High Point, NC
edge, supported on a hand turned barley twist column and hand turned dish shaped base.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Carved Oak Eight-Gun Display Cabinet with Hunt Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
, flanked by barley twist columns on both sides, and two carved doors with centre drawers at the bottom and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Oak

Victorian Gothic Revival Mahogany Fruitwood Circular Center Table
Located in Astoria, NY
rimmed with carved drop pendants, on a barley twist column and bulls eye base. Measures: 31.5" height x
Category

Antique 19th Century Unknown Gothic Revival Center Tables

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique French Renaissance Carved Walnut Marble Top Sideboard, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
barley twist columns, incised tied wheat, stylized floral, foliate and pyramidal elements, raised on bun
Category

Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Sideboards

Materials

Marble

Antique Meeks School American Empire Classical Carved Mahogany Sofa, circa 1840
By Joseph Meeks
Located in Big Flats, NY
full barley twist column supports above floral carved die joints and seated on acanthus decorated paw
Category

Antique 19th Century American American Empire Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Turn of the Century American Dark Oak Bookcase or Display Cabinet
Located in Lambertville, NJ
and turned barley twist columns topped with hand-carved gargoyles all flanking a single glazed door
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Jacobean Bookcases

Materials

Oak

Monumental Italian Carved Oak Lectern Book Stand
Located in Rio Vista, CA
with scrolled supports atop a huge barley twist column. Supported by a scrolled tripartite base, this
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Gothic Music Stands

Materials

Iron

19th Century English Mahogany Bow Front Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
over three drawers in the front, flanked by turned barley twist columns, and raised on bracket feet
Category

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Gold Gilt Italian Baroque Style Floor Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
Classic antique Italian baroque style barley twist turned column carved giltwood candle floor lamp
Category

Antique 19th Century Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood

Arts Crafts Antique Wood and Sterling Silver Candlesticks by A. E. Jones
By A.E. Jones
Located in London, London
rivet detailed bases and barley twist wooden columns. The candlesticks measure 9.25"(14cm) tall, by 4
Category

Vintage 1910s English Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mid-19 Century American Rococco Revival Fire Screen
Located in Dallas, TX
. Fabulous barley twist side columns, topped with 2 pointed finials. Beautiful red and gold silk fabric
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Rococo Revival Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Silk, Glass, Walnut

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Whatnot
Located in Suffolk, GB
walnut barley twist columns. The cupboard door has attractive unusual fretwork. It stands on turned solid
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

19th Georgian Mahogany Round Tilt-Top Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
top conjoined to a bird cage style tilt mechanism. Supported by a barley twist style column ending
Category

Antique 19th Century European Georgian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Pine Shop Counter
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Large, decorative barley twist columns adorn the front of this absolutely exceptional pine shop
Category

Antique 19th Century French Buffets

Oak Arts and Crafts Restaurant Reception Podium, Greeter
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
top of the desk has a flat polished surface supported on 3 barley twist turned columns forming 2
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Desks

Materials

Oak

19th Century English Mahogany Bow Front Chest
Located in High Point, NC
barley twist quarter columns. The drawers have nicely grained drawer fronts, which are banded and retain
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

French 19th Century Armoire in Walnut with Carved Lion Crest
Located in Houston, TX
drawers at the bottom of The piece. It has original keys that work well. Barley twist carved columns Add
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Walnut Bench
Located in High Point, NC
turned barley twist columns, which terminate into the base and then start again to form the legs on which
Category

Antique 19th Century French Benches

Materials

Linen, Walnut

Jacobean Style Oak Cased Grandmother Clock
Located in Cheshire, GB
foliate frieze. Enclosed by glazed hood door flanked by barley twist columns. The long rectangular case
Category

Early 20th Century British Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

19th Century Scottish Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
larger drawers, which are flanked by hand turned barley twist columns. The drawer fronts are all
Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Set of Four Dining Room Henry II Renaissance Revival-Style Chairs, Carved
Located in Houston, TX
curve. The sides are carved in a barley twist Column. The center splat is also carved in detail with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

Victorian Oak Cased Mantel Cuckoo Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
barley twist support columns. Beautifully carved decoration and Roman numerals to the dial. Brass
Category

Antique 1870s German Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Oak

Antique Black Painted Danish Large Chest of Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
wonderful barley twist columns and carved details. The painted black finish has been lightly distressed
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Danish Dressers

Pair of Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Open Cabinets
Located in Martlesham, GB
either side at the front, supported on barley twist columns, each cabinet having three shelves with red
Category

Vintage 1920s British Edwardian Cabinets

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century French Henri II Carved Bleached Oak Gun Cabinet with Hunt Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
in France, circa 1860, the two-piece buffet with barley twist side columns, sits on bun feet over a
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Oak

19th Century French Henri II Carved Bleached Oak Gun Cabinet with Hunt Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
in France, circa 1860, the two-piece buffet with barley twist side columns, sits on bun feet over a
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Oak

19th Century Carved French Commode
Located in High Point, NC
carvings, surrounded by carved acanthus leaves and the drawers are flanked by hand turned barley twist
Category

Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

Carved Oak Canted Corner Bar
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
cornice, with a decorative leaded glass panel in the ceiling, supported by two barley twist columns at the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Dry Bars

Materials

Oak

Antique German Hand-Crafted Swivelling Bookcase End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
. The spacious top serves as a wonderful end table, all supported by four barley twist column legs and a
Category

Antique Early 1900s German Side Tables

Materials

Fruitwood

18th Century French Carved Walnut Wall Niche Panel with Mother and Child
Located in Dallas, TX
six barley twist columns on the sides. The decorative religious artifact has a beautiful architectural
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Walnut

Pair 19th Century French Renaissance Carved Bookcases
Located in Dallas, TX
& counter-clockwise barley twist columns. The columns in turn frame the upper hand-rolled glazing with each
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Oak

French Artisan-Made Double Sided Oak Cabinet, Console, Sofa Table, or Dry Bar
Located in Fayetteville, AR
framed by barley twist columns on the corners. A single door on one side opens to reveal a storage
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Cabinets

Materials

Oak

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Twisted Barley Column For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the twisted barley column you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, oak and walnut, every twisted barley column was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer twisted barley column, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A twisted barley column made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Neoclassical — is very popular.

How Much is a Twisted Barley Column?

A twisted barley column can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,939, while the lowest priced sells for $490 and the highest can go for as much as $7,800.
Questions About Twisted Barley Column
  • 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
    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 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 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.
  • 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.