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English Walnut Open Bookcase
Located in Sheffield, MA
surrounded on three sides by a barley twist spindled gallery, above four barley twist columns with baluster
Category

Antique 19th Century English Bookcases

Baroque Candle Stand
Located in Mississauga, ON
Candlestand with barley twist column veneered in walnut with crossbanding and ebony stringing
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Candle Stands

Materials

Pine, Walnut, Ebony

A 19th Century French Tilt-top Walnut Gueridon
Located in San Francisco, CA
The top with a reeded edge resting on a barley twist column and three foliate shaped feet.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Gueridon

19th Century English Oak Octagonal Centre Table
Located in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
Excellent quality English 19th century oak octagonal centre table with barley twist columns and
Category

Antique 19th Century English Center Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique English Oak Library Table
Located in Stamford, CT
Offered here is an ANTIQUE English Oak Library Table -exceptional quality with turned column barley
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Pair of Pedestal Lamps
Located in New York, NY
barley twist columns, photos on request.
Category

20th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Parchment Paper, Wood

ITALIAN ART POPULAIRE YEW WOOD-VENEERED CIRCULAR SIDE TABLE
Located in San Francisco, CA
TWIST MAHOGANY CENTRAL COLUMN ABOVE A TRIPOD BASE. The thick yew wood-veneered circular top with an
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Tables

1820 s Scottish Tall Case Clock
Located in Hudson, NY
twist columns. Nicely painted and enameled face.
Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Clocks

Antique French Hunting Bookcase China Display Cabinet
Located in Newberry, SC
A French Hunting Bookcase in oak with original glass doors, barley twist columns, and a carved
Category

Antique 19th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Oak

Biedermeier Pedestal Cabinet
Located in Hudson, NY
Mahogany cabinet with barley twist columns, used for display of busts or urns, comprising two
Category

Antique 19th Century Danish Cabinets

"Malouiniere" in Oak Armoire
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful Oak Saint Malo Armoire, with Panelled Doors, Addorsed Barley Twist Columns, Brass
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Oak

Kashmir Lacquer Decorated Tripod Table
Located in London, GB
Kashmir Lacquer Decorated Tripod Table on Barley Twist Column Base. The surface of the table is
Category

20th Century Indian Furniture

Wine Table
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A wine table. Cast iron barley twist column on four paw feet, with original brass castors. Burr
Category

20th Century English Tables

19th c. Library Chair
Located in Hudson, NY
barley twist columns, turned legs with original casters, upholstered in horsehair fabric.
Category

20th Century Danish Lounge Chairs

Very Fine 19th Century Vargueña
Located in Dallas, TX
Very Fine Vargueña of tortoise shell, walnut, ebonized wood & ormolu with barley twist columns & a
Category

Antique 19th Century Belgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Ormolu

Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Towel Rail
Located in Stutton, GB
Quality antique Victorian mahogany towel rail, with five rails, lovely barley twist columns
Category

Antique 19th Century European Victorian Shelves

Materials

Mahogany

Druce Company Mirrored Bow Front Cabinet
Located in Seattle, WA
giltwood trim; there are four exceptionally well-made barley-twist columns at each side, and again flanking
Category

Antique 19th Century English Cabinets

Materials

Mirror

Opaline table Lamp.
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A Brass table lamp, barley twist column on heavy base with opaline globe. English Circa 1870
Category

Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps

Anglo-Indian Highly Carved Rosewood Tripod Stand, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
twist column and richly carved throughout with floral and foliate ornamentation. The top inset with
Category

Antique 1860s Indian Anglo-Indian Pedestals

Antique Venetian Style Carrara Mantel
Located in New York, NY
royal court, castle towers, and acanthus leaves. supported by lions carrying barley-twist columns
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Gothic Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Carrara Marble

1920s Silver Painted Wood Occasional Table
Located in Essex, MA
supported by a barley twist column on an octagonal base raised on simple rectangular feet, in old silver
Category

Early 20th Century American Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Hand-Carved Oak Bookcase
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
This bookcase features well carved figures including a lion head drawer pull, carved barley twist
Category

Antique 19th Century Belgian Renaissance Revival Bookcases

Materials

Oak

Solid Oak Timepiece Mantel Clock
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
A solid light oak swept arch top mantel clock, having a carved panel front flanked by barley twist
Category

Early 20th Century Clocks

Unusual Matched Pair of Mahogany Inlaid Jardinière Stands
Located in Stutton, GB
splats and inlaid frieze, supported by four solid mahogany barley twist columns, standing on bun feet
Category

Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Umbrella Stands

Materials

Mahogany

COFFEE - GAME TABLE
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
CORNERS. BARLEY TWIST COLUMNS ON BUN FEET. LOWER CURVILINEAR FRAME.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of 19th Century Carved Giltwood Candlestick Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Beautifully Carved Italian Giltwood Candlesticks now as Lamps. The barley twist column
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of 1920s Oak Table Lamps
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
Pair of 1920s oak table lamps with Barley Twist columns and brass paw feet measures 10" diameter x
Category

Vintage 1920s English Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Anglo-Indian Regency Style Ebonized Four-Poster Bed, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
, barley twist columns above square section fluted and tapered legs, India, late 19th century.
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Regency Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

Late Georgian Rosewood Canterbury, circa 1810
By Seddon
Located in Sheffield, MA
with fluted bases, carved and turned barley twist columns, carved and pierced frets between the columns
Category

Antique 1810s British Georgian Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Rosewood

Victorian Rosewood Whatnot
Located in Chelmsford, GB
twist columns the top shelf has a wonderful fretwork upstand. The cupboard is nicely fitted with
Category

Antique 1840s English Victorian Shelves

Materials

Rosewood

C. 1910 Hand Carved 4 Panel French Screen with Cane Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
panels is as fine as it gets. The workmanship is the best--it's all dark oak, with barley twist columns
Category

Early 20th Century French Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Oak, Cane, Fabric

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

Pair of Ceylonese Ebony and Satinwood Occasional Tables
Located in Suffolk, GB
supported on barley twist columns leading down to five splay carved and scroll bases. These tables are in
Category

Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Gueridon

Materials

Ebony, Satinwood

Antique Chest of Drawers Flame Fronted Mahogany Victorian, 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
barley twist columns and raised on a plinth base, comes with one key and tassel (non working) please note
Category

Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Carved Floor Lamp
Located in Culver City, CA
and supports a circular shelf from which a barley twist column rises to hold the electrical fitting
Category

Vintage 1930s French Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood

Carved Floor Lamp
Located in Culver City, CA
shelf from which a barley twist column rises to hold the electrical fitting. Jefferson West Antiques
Category

Vintage 1930s French Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood

Antique Chest of Drawers Flame Fronted Mahogany Victorian, 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
barley twist columns and raised on a plinth base, comes with one key and tassel (non working) please note
Category

Antique 19th Century Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Slender Oak Grandmother Clock
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
square hood with barley twist columns, a long door with a glass lenticle to view the swinging pendulum
Category

Antique 19th Century English Clocks

Materials

Oak

French Bronze Four-Light Large Antique Lantern
Located in Chester, GB
held within an ornate scrolling framework with four original candle leaf sconces with barley twisted
Category

Antique 1850s French Baroque Lanterns

Materials

Bronze

Fabulous Quality Mahogany French Escritoire
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
fall front. Bun feet, turned, barley twist and carved columns. The interior featuring a shaped
Category

Antique 1860s British Victorian Desks

Materials

Mahogany

Solid Oak English Grandmother Clock
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
the 20th century. In the Jacobean style, it has a break arch hood with barley twist columns and a
Category

Early 20th Century English Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Antique Carved Oak Floor Lamp
Located in Culver City, CA
, from which a barley twist central column raises to the light and lamp shade (14" ht x 18" dia
Category

Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps

Striking Victorian Walnut Horseshoe-Back Upholstered Armchair, circa 1870
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
barley twist columns, with scroll over arms, the serpentine seat raised on rear sabre legs and carved
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Danish Secretaire a Abattant Figured Mahogany, mid 19th Century
Located in Santander, ES
twist columns. Four exterior access drawers, the upper one with a moulded front and three larger
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Louis Philippe Secretaires

Federal Style 4-Drawer Chest, Circa:1875
Located in Alexandria, VA
fan-and-arrow line inlay is particularly fine. The barley twist turned corner columns which terminate
Category

Antique 1870s American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Late 19th Century Dutch Marquetry with Bone and Ebony Inlay Side Table
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
ebonised barley twist column legs and this lovely cross stretcher with further bone and ebony inlays
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Dutch Colonial Center Tables

Materials

Bone, Ebony, Rosewood

Carved Oak French Provincial Set of Six Dining Room Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
. Barley twist columns on the back rests, front, and stretchers provide an extremely elegant look. Almost
Category

Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

Details about Magnificent, Early 20th Century, French Haberdashery Shop Vitrine
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
sections, supported by barley twist columns over three pull-out drawers and standing on a plinth base with
Category

Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Carved Oak Bookcase Cabinet on Stand 19th Century Carolean Style 1850
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
and ebony edge enclosing four shelves (two later replacement) between barley twist columns, the base
Category

Antique 1850s English Early Victorian Bookcases

Victorian Carved Oak Bookcase Cabinet on Stand 19th Century Carolean Style 1850
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
and ebony edge enclosing four shelves (two later replacement) between barley twist columns, the base
Category

Antique 1850s English Early Victorian Bookcases

Victorian Scottish Miniature Chest of Drawers, Mahogany with Barley Twist Column
Located in London, GB
A Very rare Scottish antique chest of drawers having two barley-twist columns flanking each side, 3
Category

Antique 1880s Scottish Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

William IV Barley Twist Mahogany Cheval Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
suspended by barley twisted twin columns with a brass candles sconces, raised on a similar stretcher base
Category

Antique 1830s English William IV Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany

19th Century French Oak Barley Twist Server
Located in Alpharetta, GA
unique display piece. Underneath are two ornately carved drawers, barley twist columns, a middle shelf
Category

Antique 1880s French Renaissance Serving Tables

Materials

Wood, Oak

Antique Wardrobe, Carved Oak Armoire, Barley Twist, Scotland, 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
pair of carved panel sides Thick barley twist columns on the ends Interior has original rod with
Category

Vintage 1910s Scottish Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Oak

Victorian Mahogany Barley Twist Double Door Fitted Armoire, Wardrobe
Located in Vancouver, BC
and large barley twist columns on either side. Internally there is full hanging space on the left
Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

English Tea Cart
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant small tea cart with barley twist column legs. The cart has two tiers-- each has a lip all
Category

Early 20th Century English Carts and Bar Carts

Inlaid Rosewood Three-Tier Shelf
Located in Wilson, NC
Inlaid rosewood three-tier shelf, with upright finials and barley twist support columns, it has
Category

Antique 1860s English Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Rosewood, Wood

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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 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 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.