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Carved Henri II Buffet Deux Corps in Oak
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
gargoyle supports. Barley twist columns to both upper and lower cabinets and with further carving to the
Category

Antique 1870s French Buffets

Materials

Oak

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

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

19th Century Carved Henri II Buffet Deux Corps in Oak
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
gargoyle supports. Barley twist columns to both upper and lower cabinets and with further carving to the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Buffets

Materials

Oak

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

Georgian Mahogany Demilune Work Table
Located in Montreal, QC
shaped body supported by a barley twist centre column on a quatrafoil base and legs ending in a brass
Category

Antique 1820s British Georgian Demi-lune Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Exhibition Quality 19th Century Satinwood Marble-Top Credenza
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
, the side compartments and the two door cupboard having four turned and barley twist columns with
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century European Victorian Credenzas

Materials

Satinwood

19th Century Mahogany Semainier Chest
Located in Martlesham, GB
barley twist and fluted columns with a patrae below ending with turned feet, circa 1840.
Category

Antique 1840s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble

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

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

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

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

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

Vintage Jacobean Heavily Carved Oak Refractory Dining Room Table and Chairs
Located in Big Flats, NY
column flanked by carved barley twist columns, stretcher with pierced scroll and shell form crest, six
Category

20th Century Jacobean Dining Room Sets

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

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

Early 20thC Brass Hanging Hall Lantern Lamp
Located in Altrincham, GB
Twist Central Column, and Substantial Chain Hanging from Rose to Beaten Brass Crown - all lights and
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Chandeliers and Pendants

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

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

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

Early 20thC Brass Hanging Hall Lantern Lamp
Located in Altrincham, GB
Barley Twist Central Column, and Substantial Chain Hanging from Rose to Beaten Brass Crown - all lights
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Lanterns

Materials

Brass

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

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

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

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

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

French Hunt Bookcase, circa 1880
Located in Evergreen, CO
scrollwork. Two glass doors flanked by barley twist columns open to three adjustable shelves. A wide drawer
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Bookcases

Materials

Oak

Antique Quality Oak Brass Face Chiming Grandmother Clock
Located in Suffolk, GB
hands, 8 day movement chiming every 15 minutes, original 3 brass weights and pendulum, barley twist
Category

Early 20th Century English Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

Pair of French Gothic Revival Wrought Iron Antique Andirons
Located in London, GB
with four barley twist columns enclosing a fifth entwined around which are mythical writhing serpents
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Mannerist Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Art Deco Table Lamp with Opaline Globe
Located in Lincoln, GB
Art Deco Table Lamp with a stepped designed base and barley twist column. A stunning white opaline art
Category

Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Art Deco Table Lamp with White Opaline Pumpkin Globe
Located in Lincoln, GB
beautiful Art Deco Lamp with a slender tall slim barley twisted column.  A stunning white vintage art
Category

Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Antique Set of 12 Charles II Style Oak Chairs c.1860
Located in London, GB
hand carved with barley twist columns, crowns and foliate decoration and they all have fabulous colour
Category

Antique 19th Century English Chairs

Materials

Oak

Antique Renaissance Bibliotheque
Located in Dallas, TX
the perfect view of your collection within, framed by clockwise & counterclockwise barley twist
Category

Antique 19th Century French Bookcases

19th Century Victorian Carved Oak Hall Cupboard on Stand
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
contains a cupboard space which could accommodate shelves (these can be made upon request). Barley twist
Category

Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Cupboards

Materials

Oak

Antique Swedish Biedermeier Secretary Bureau Birch Chest of Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
birch wood with shellac finish that brings the wood to life. The contrasting black top and barley twist
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Birch

Fine Old Oak Profusely Carved Court Cupboard in Elizabethan Manor
Located in Cheshire, GB
large panelled doors with similar scrolling detail centred by carve figure and flanked with barley twist
Category

Antique 19th Century British Cupboards

Materials

Oak

Antique French Renaissance Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
clockwise and counter-clockwise barley twist columns. Circa 1850s. Measures 104 x 78.5 x 24.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Bookcases

19th C French Antique Renaissance Revival Four-Piece Carved Oak Bedroom Suite
Located in Dallas, TX
half! Consisting of a captivating canopy bed with four barley twist columns, an armoire with a regal
Category

Antique 1850s French Renaissance Bedroom Sets

Materials

Oak

Antique French Oak Black Forest Style Cabinet with Deer Trophy, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
either side. Beneath are two glass enclosed cabinets flanked by barley twist columns. There are two
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Black Forest Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Oak

1900s French Wooden Pedestal with Marble Top
Located in High Point, NC
centerpiece. Four barley twist columns support a square platform, crowned with a marble tabletop. The pale
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Pedestals

Materials

Hardwood

Federal Early 19th Century Sheraton Bow Front Cookie Corner Chest of Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
decor. There are four turned legs under the carved barley twist columns on either side of the drawers
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Fine Quality Antique Oak 8 Day Chiming Grandmother Clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
carved mouldings and fine barley twist columns, quality square feet with an ornate dial and a arched
Category

Early 20th Century Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

Pair of 19th Century Louis XIV Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
twist column legs, connected by carved double-scrolled lyre stretchers catch the eye first, then the
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

18th Century French Louis XIII Carved Walnut Buffet from the Perigord
Located in Dallas, TX
with three hand carved barley twist columns on each side. The cabinet also has two drawers with
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XIII Buffets

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Louis XIII Carved Walnut Two-Door Buffet from the Perigord
Located in Dallas, TX
embellished with geometric decor flanked with hand carved barley twist columns on the facade, and two drawers
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XIII Buffets

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Hand Carved Mahogany and Petit Point Fire Screen
Located in San Francisco, CA
anywhere in the room. The quality of the hand carved barley twist columns cannot be overstated. Quality
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British High Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chi...

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Swedish Carved Birch Escritoire
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
desk, circa 1870. Featuring barley twist carved columns which run the full height. Fall comes down to
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swedish High Victorian Desks

Materials

Birch

19th Century Profusely Carved Oak Flemish Hunt Dresser Buffet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
glazed double door cabinet flanked either side by barley twist columns, surmounted by carved cornice with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Victorian Buffets

Materials

Oak

Early 20th Century carved oak renaissance revival cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
in period clothing, flanked either side by applied carved figures standing on barley twist columns on
Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Renaissance Revival Cupboards

Materials

Oak

Early 20th century carved oak renaissance revival cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
in period clothing, flanked either side by applied carved figures standing on barley twist columns on
Category

Early 20th Century English Renaissance Revival Cupboards

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Carved Hunting Lodge Cabinet
Located in Hixson, TN
cupboard doors adorned by richly carved Suits of Armor with lower sides of the base having barley twist
Category

Antique 1870s French Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Marble Top Sideboard/Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
solid walnut barley twist columns standing on a burr walnut plinth base An exceptional piece of first
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Renaissance Hand-Carved Oak Hall Bench, circa 1850s
Located in Dallas, TX
majestic lion appears on the crown, overlooking an intricately carved seatback flanked by barley twist
Category

Antique 1850s French Renaissance Benches

Materials

Oak

Modernist French Glass and Chrome Art Deco Clock
By Japy
Located in Devon, England
twist columns. This clock really is very glamorous. Fabulous Art Deco styled numerals and dial
Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

c.1860 French Henri II Hand-Carved Oak Bibliotheque/Cabinet
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
. Exquisite detailed reliefs, a shaped pediment, barley-twist columns, and original wavy glasses, take this
Category

Antique 19th Century French Bookcases

Materials

Oak

19th Century Scottish Large Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
drawer included in the apron. The drawers are flanked by hand turned barley twist columns. The sides of
Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century French Etagere
Located in High Point, NC
molded edging surround and flanked by exquisitely turned barley and vine twist columns in the back and
Category

Antique 19th Century French Shelves

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 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.