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19th Century French Renaissance Four Poster Hand Carved Oak Canopy Bed
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Renaissance four-poster bed canopy bed will make you sleep like royalty! Barley twist
Category

Antique 1860s Belgian Renaissance Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Oak

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Scottish Figured Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Suffolk, GB
mahogany knobs, fantastic solid mahogany barley twist columns. The base having one large figured mahogany
Category

Antique 1860s Scottish Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century French Louis Philippe Étagère or Tiered Stand
Located in Winter Park, FL
all sides and retaining a nice luster. Turned barley twist columns support the shelves Dovetail drawer
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Shelves

Materials

Mahogany

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

19th Century Hand-Carved Oak Henri II Bibliotheque or Bookcase in Natural Finish
Located in Fayetteville, AR
features two double barley twist columns flanking glass doors and diamond patterned panels. A simple
Category

Antique 1890s French Bookcases

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Henri II Carved Bleached Oak Cabinet with Floral Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
with barley twist columns on the sides features two drawers decorated with carved leaves handles and
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Oak

18th Century Spanish Cast Iron Floor Candelabra
Located in Dallas, TX
four turned and curled feet with a barley twist central column, central support, with a flowing swirled
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Candelabras

Materials

Iron

Antique Italian Renaissance Painted Polychrome Carved Buffet Cabinet 1890
Located in Portland, OR
end of the cabinet is a carved winged cherub head. The cabinet has four 'barley twist' polychromed
Category

Antique 1890s Italian Renaissance Revival Credenzas

Materials

Walnut, Paint

French Hand-Carved Walnut and Elm Renaissance Style Secretary-Bookcase, Dry Bar
Located in Fayetteville, AR
with two adjustable shelves features barley twist columns crowned in Corinthian capitals, as well as a
Category

Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Bookcases

Materials

Velvet, Elm, Walnut, Burl

19th Century French Hand-Carved Louis XIII Style Buffet Deux Corps Cabinet
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This beautifully hand-carved oak Louis XIII style buffet deux corps features barley twist columns
Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XIII Vitrines

Materials

Blown Glass, Oak

Fine Antique Oak Marble Top Apothecary Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
pulls, all on barley twist wood columns separating sections, and rising to archways. Set with a white
Category

Antique 19th Century Folk Art Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Louis XIII Baroque Carved Walnut Marquetry Bedside Tables
Located in Dallas, TX
. Each cabinet is dressed with barley twist pilaster columns on the sides embellished with floral rosette
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Night Stands

Materials

Walnut

Stunning Victorian Gothic Carved Oak Throne Chair
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
has barley twist turned columns and a carved top rail with a coronet flanked by cherubs on each side
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Baroque Armchairs

Pair of 19th Century Italian Renaissance Walnut Marble Top Hunt Buffets
Located in Dallas, TX
walnut. The sculpted panels are flanked by barley twist columns and elaborately adorned corbels, creating
Category

Antique 1890s Italian Renaissance Revival Buffets

Materials

Marble

Rare Set of Thirteen Carved Oak Black Forest Dining Chairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
and nine single chairs. Profusely pierced carving with floral, supported by barley twist columns
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

English Arts Crafts 8-Day Longcase Clock by Maple of London, circa 1890
By Maple Co.
Located in Portland, OR
-twist columns enclosing an engraved brass dial with Roman numerals. The clock striking the hours on a
Category

Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Cl...

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Napoleon III Carved Oak Jelly Cabinet Confiturier
Located in Dallas, TX
is flanked by two barley twist columns on the side, over a large drawer with carved geometric decor
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Oak Louis XIII Buffet Deux Corps or China Cabinet
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This beautifully hand-carved oak Louis XIII style buffet deux corps features barley twist columns
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Cabinets

Materials

Blown Glass, Oak

Pair of 19th Century French Grey Marble Top Carved Walnut Bedside Tables
Located in Dallas, TX
, and flanked with barley twist columns on either side. The inside reveals a middle shelf for ultimate
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIII Night Stands

Materials

Marble

Antique Dutch Marquetry Mahogany Inlaid Highboy Chest of Drawers from Holland
Located in Round Top, TX
accented by barley twist columns. You must examine the close up photos to appreciate each intricately
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Renaissance Armoire
Located in Dallas, TX
twist columns that extend all the way down to the base. The columns flank the doors which feature
Category

Antique 1860s French Renaissance Revival Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Mirror, Oak

19th Century French Renaissance Bed
Located in Dallas, TX
, atop which appear flaming urn finials. Below the rosettes are barley twist columns providing a
Category

Antique 1870s French Renaissance Revival Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Louis XIII Carved Oak Prie Dieu Prayer Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
barley twist columns over the kneeler platform also decorated with incised foliage embellishments; when
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIII Religious Items

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Black Forest Carved Oak Three-Door Buffet Enfilade
Located in Dallas, TX
with recessed corners. The long cabinet decorated with barley twist columns on the sides, features
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Black Forest Buffets

Materials

Oak

Early 20th Century Carved Wood and Gesso Table Lamp by Thorvald Strom
Located in Dallas, TX
diameter of 5.2? at its base. Condition: Has a historic repair to the barley twist column, but otherwise
Category

Early 20th Century Canadian Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

19th Century French Renaissance Writing Table, Desk, Sofa Table
Located in Dallas, TX
a room. Support is provided by clockwise and counter-clockwise barley twist column legs, connected
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing T...

Materials

Oak

Antique Swedish Silver Candlesticks, circa 1900
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
with an embossed floral array with an undulating border to the rim. The cylindrical barley twist
Category

Antique Early 1900s Swedish Candlesticks

Materials

Silver

Large Antique Buffet, English, Oak, Server, Sideboard, Jacobean Taste, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
brass drop pulls, over foliate backplates Attractive barley twist column supports to the front Square
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Sideboards

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
counter-clockwise barley twist columns framing the doors. The drawer tier features diamond shaped rosettes
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Buffets

Materials

Oak

Lovely Scottish Oak Victorian circa 1880 Ornately Carved Jardiniere Stand Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
stand A very good looking and well made piece, it has a barley twist column pillar, tripod base with
Category

Antique 1880s English High Victorian Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Oak

Wonderful Antique Victorian Nutwood Sculpture Stand / Pedestal, Mint Condition
Located in Lisse, NL
twisted column in the middle is of a beauty and perfection that you only find in the best quality antiques
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Pedestals

Materials

Nutwood

19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Canterbury
Located in London, GB
, elegant turned barley twist columns and finials, a useful drawer below, and it stands on it's original
Category

Antique 1850s English Victorian Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Vintage King Size Jacobean Four-Poster Bed with Canopy, Mid-20th Century
Located in London, GB
beautiful headboard that features oak panels with carved crests. The pair of hand carved barley twist
Category

Vintage 1950s Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Oak

Pair of 19th Century Barley Twist Columns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of carved wooden barley twist columns from the 19th century.
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Wood

Graduated Pair French Walnut Open Barley Twist Carved Columns
Located in London, GB
Graduated Pair French Walnut Open Barley Twist Carved Columns c.1880.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Walnut

Pair of 19th Century English Carved Mahogany Column Stands
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
barley twist tapering column. Measuring: 50 3/4” or 129cm high Top 8 1/2” or 21.5cm square Base 12
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of barley twist columns
Located in So. Egremont, MA
These carved wood with incised gesso and painted columns make a great decorative accessory.
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood, Gesso, Paint

Brass Barley Twist Column Lamp, England, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Large Brass Corinthian "Barley Twist" Column Lamp, Newly Wired to US Electric Standard with Double
Category

Antique 19th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Arts Crafts Walnut Plinth
Located in London, GB
Continental Belgian Arts and Crafts Walnut Plinth, with open Barley twist central column and four
Category

Antique 19th Century Belgian Pedestals and Columns

Small 19th Century Rosewood Gueridon with Barley Twist Central Column
Located in London, GB
Small William IV rosewood barley twist table with round top and tripod base supported by scrolling
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Gueridon

Materials

Rosewood

Oak Barley Twist Barometer/Thermometer
Located in Vancouver, BC
Carved oak barometer/thermometer with barley twist columns, original finish and brass dials.
Category

Early 20th Century Scottish Scientific Instruments

Materials

Oak

Petite Oak Barley Twist Fireplace Mantle
Located in Vancouver, BC
Petite oak fireplace mantle with barley twist columns in original condition. Inside measurements
Category

Early 20th Century Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Oak

English Barley Twist Carved Oak Victorian Server
Located in Atlanta, GA
adorn the back splash and were used as handles on the drawers. Beautifully turned barley twist columns
Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Buffets

Materials

Oak

Pair Open Brass Barley Twist Candlesticks, Scotland 1920
Located in Vancouver, BC
size sockets with drip pans Open barley twist columns On a circular base Very good condition
Category

Vintage 1920s Scottish Arts and Crafts Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Antique French Set 6 Hunting Chairs Barley Twist
Located in Newberry, SC
barley twist columns and red upholstery.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak, Rattan

Victorian Carved Oak Barley Twist Hall Closet, Bookcase, Scotland 1880, H1173
Located in Vancouver, BC
carved panelled doors with scrolling foliage Barley twist columns at either side The large doors open to
Category

Antique 1880s Scottish Victorian Cupboards

Materials

Oak

Huge Chest of Drawers, Antique Walnut Chest, Barley Twist, Scotland, 1880
Located in Vancouver, BC
Chest of drawers, antique Walnut Chest, Barley twist, Scotland 1880, antique furniture, B997
Category

Antique 1880s Scottish Victorian Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Antique Sofa Table George III Side Table 19th Century Walnut Barley Twist
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
drawers, supported by four barley twist columns united by barley twist H-stretcher, raised on four turned
Category

Antique 19th Century George III Sofa Tables

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Carved Oak Hall Robe Barley Twist Closet Fitted, Scotland 1880, H1172
Located in Vancouver, BC
carved panelled doors with scrolling foliage Barley twist columns at either side The large doors open to
Category

Antique 1880s Scottish Victorian Cupboards

Materials

Oak

Victorian Carved Oak Barley Twist Three-Tier Server Trolley Buffet Dumb Waiter
Located in Atlanta, GA
This carved oak antique Victorian barley twist buffet is an absolutely stunning piece that comes
Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Buffets

Materials

Oak

Huge Tall Barley Twist French Carved Walnut Armoire Wardrobe with Mirrored Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
are the barley twist columns down the sides. These expertly turned decorations add elegant class to
Category

Antique 1880s French French Provincial Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Walnut

Frances Elkins Style Bleached Wood Turned Column Floor Lamp
By Frances Elkins
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 1970s large scale turned barley twist column floor lamp on square base in the style of
Category

20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Obsidian Pedestals
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Obsidian Barley Twist Column Pedestals with detachable
Category

20th Century Pedestals

Late 17thc Flemish Ebonized Rosewood &Tortoise Table Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
, tortoise shell panels and barley-twist columns, and with period ormulu, all on a 19thc oak table with
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cabinets

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Victorian Rosewood Tripod Pedestal Table
Located in Dorking, Surrey
A good Victorian rosewood tripod occasional table, with barley twist column.
Category

Antique 1860s Pedestals

Late 19th C Carved Chair With Crown
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Henry the second style carved chair with barley twist columns and crown motif.
Category

Early 20th Century French Chairs

Materials

Wood

Yew Wood Candlestand
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A walnut and yew wood candlestand on barley twist column with brass collar.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pedestals

Materials

Walnut, Yew

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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 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.