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19th Century French Oak Renaissance Hunt Secretary, Circa 1860 s.
Located in Dallas, TX
framed by clockwise and counter-clockwise barley twist corner columns, with a pierce-carved foliate
Category

Antique 1860s French Renaissance Revival Secretaires

Materials

Oak

RESTORED ANTiQUE WILLIAM IV BROWN LEATHER HARDWOOD CHESTERFIELD OTTOMAN STOOL
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
with internal storage and period Rosewood barley twist columns Please note the delivery fee listed is
Category

Antique 1830s English William IV Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

19th Century Antique French Louis XIII Style Carved Oak Hunting Buffet de Chasse
Located in Birmingham, AL
ébéniste and are flanked by barley twist columns resting on a carved plinth base. The whole raised on two
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Buffets

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Carved Bleached Oak Buffet with Hunt Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
embellished with barley twist side columns extending to floral rosettes medallions at the top. The buffet with
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Carved Bleached Oak Buffet with Fruit and Leaf Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
embellished with barley twist side columns extending to floral rosettes medallions at the top. The buffet with
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Black Forest Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Antique Alabaster Lovers Sculpture Pedestal After Canova, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
white alabaster and depicts a pair of embracing lovers. It is raised on a beautiful barley twist
Category

Antique 1870s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Antique French Louis XIII Style Oak Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
-twist column legs, joined by H stretcher, terminating in turned bun feet. As warm and attractive as
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century Antique 8 Tall Carved Bleached Oak Bookcase Display Cabinet from F
Located in Round Top, TX
. The tall glass doors flanked by barley twist columns reveal adjustable shelving along the upper inside
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Bookcases

Materials

Wood, Oak

Midcentury Globe Bar Classic, 1950s
Located in Dallas, TX
reveal the mini-bar ! The stand for the globe has 4 barley twist support columns and a matching base
Category

Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Boxwood

Antique French Carved Rosewood Louis Philippe Rococo Desk Bureau Writing Table
Located in Portland, OR
with a pair of curved cupboard doors with 'Barley Twist' columns and carved rococo cartouches to the
Category

Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Rare 17th Century William and Mary 10 Inch Ebonised Longcase/Grandfather Clock
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
hood now sliding, is framed with convex mouldings and barley-twist columns. The trunk with mouldings to
Category

Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Grandfather Clocks and Lon...

Materials

Fruitwood, Oak, Pine

A Fine 17th Century William and Marry 10 Inch Marquetry Longcase Clock, Signed
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
barley-twist columns. Large linear viewing windows of glass sit to each side of the hood. The cross
Category

Antique 17th Century British Charles II Grandfather Clocks and Longcase ...

Materials

Brass, Steel

Antique Set of Eight Victorian Carolean Oak Chairs, Circa 1860
Located in London, GB
beautiful burgundy velvet upholstery. They have been masterfully hand carved with barley twist columns nd
Category

Antique 19th Century English Chairs

Materials

Oak

Vintage Set of Eight Carolean Style Oak Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
of solid oak and have been masterfully hand carved with barley twist columns, crowns, putti and
Category

Antique 1770s English Dining Room Chairs

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Boulle Portico Clock
Located in London, GB
decoration and semi precious stones, it has four ebonised barley twist columns and a large porcelain dial
Category

Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Clocks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu, Bronze

Antiuqe Berkey Gay American Empire Crotch Mahogany Buffet Sideboard Server
By Berkey Gay Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
mahogany featuring rectangular form with quarter cut barley twisted columns, three upper convex cut flame
Category

Early 20th Century American Empire Buffets

Materials

Mahogany

Important Charles II 17th Century Princes Wood and Marquetry Longcase Clock
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
capped solid Princes wood barley twist or Solomonic columns, with glazed movement viewing windows to the
Category

Antique 17th Century English Charles II Grandfather Clocks and Longcase ...

Materials

Brass

Antique French Pedestal Stand Barley Twist Carved Oak Round Plant Display Column
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Pedestal Stand BARLEY TWIST Carved Oak Round Plant Display Column. Direct from
Category

Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Oak

Antique French Pedestal Stand Barley Twist Carved Oak Round Plant Display Column
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Pedestal Stand BARLEY TWIST Carved Oak Round Plant Display Column. Direct from
Category

Early 20th Century French French Provincial Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Oak

Vintage Barley Twist Pillar Plant or Sculpture Stands, a Pair
Located in Centennial, CO
A stunning pair of vintage barley twist pillar plant or sculpture stands with distressed French
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Rococo Revival Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Carrara Marble

Eastlake Victorian Walnut Spiral Barley Twist Carved Pedestal Statue Plant Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Eastlake Victorian walnut spiral barley twist carved wood revolving top pedestal, circa
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Walnut

Handsome French Walnut and Ebony Barley Twist Plant Stand or Pedestal
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous antique walnut French barley twist plant stand or pedestal having an ebony sphere in the
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Jacobean Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Walnut

Pair of 18th Century French Baroque Style Carved and Painted Solomonic Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
pair of Solomonic barley twist columns features a hand carved Ionic capital, supported by a delicately
Category

Antique 18th Century French Baroque Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Wood

Alabaster Table Lamp Classic Alabaster Barley Twist Column Form
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Table lamp in white alabaster Barley twist column-form It is suitable to put on a side table in
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster

Alabaster Table Lamp Classic Alabaster Barley Twist Column Form
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Table lamp in white alabaster Barley twist column-form It is suitable to put on a side table in
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster

Embossed Barley Twist Column Brass Table Lamp with New Shade
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Embossed barley twist column brass table lamp with new shade A very pretty piece, the lamp is
Category

Antique 1880s Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Plant Stand, English, Mahogany, Torchère Pedestal, Carved Grape Vine
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
pierced carved grape vine decoration Winding around stout barley twist column The top dished to take
Category

Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Mahogany

French Six-Light Painted Wood with Barley Twist Central Column Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French six-light painted wood with barley twist central column chandelier. Rewired for the US.  
Category

20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wood

Antique Round With Barley Twist Column Rosewood Game Chess Table C1920
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular chess & side table in Rosewood and other fabulous veneers, walnut maple etc. With a solid spiral center post in Rosewood on a tri leg design with bun feet. In excellent a...
Category

Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Game Tables

Materials

Maple, Walnut, Rosewood

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XIII Barley Twist Walnut Pedestal Columns
Located in Dallas, TX
-carved barley twist designs characteristic of the Louis XIII style, lending movement and architectural
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Pedestals

Materials

Walnut

French Six-Light Barley Twist Chandelier with Central Column and Acanthus Leaves
Located in Atlanta, GA
features a central barley twist column with acanthus leaf motifs. Six barley twist arms are connected to
Category

20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wood

Small Mid-19th Century French Walnut Side Table with Barley Twist Column
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This small mid-nineteenth century French walnut side table features a central barley twist column
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Stone Sundial with Barley Twist Stlyle Column with Natural Patina Inscribed Word
Located in Bishop s Stortford, GB
Stone Sundial with Barley Twist Style Column with Natural Patina Inscribed Wording on dial 'Others
Category

Late 20th Century British Country Sundials

Materials

Cast Stone

17th Century Hand-Carved Walnut Louis XIII Period Barley Twist Pedestal, Column
Located in Fayetteville, AR
French walnut, features a central barley twist column fashioned from a single piece of wood. Its base
Category

Antique 1660s French Louis XIII Pedestals

Materials

Walnut

Antique Dutch Linen Press in Pine with Sunburst Pediment Barley Twist Columns
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
, featuring a carved sunburst pediment top flanked by turned ball finials and barley twist columns
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Empire Linen Presses

Materials

Brass

Antique Barley Twist Floor Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
no less than five barley twist columns which join the tabletop to the solid turned base below. A
Category

Mid-20th Century Belgian Renaissance Revival Floor Lamps

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Victorian Hardwood Pole Screens with Barley Twist Column Ornate Detail
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare pair of original Victorian Rosewood barley twist
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Hardwood

Italian Gold Leaf Spiral Carved Column Pedestal Stand Barley Twist Solid Wood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Solid Carved Wood Gold Leaf Spiral Column Pedestal Stand. Item features a solid
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Pedestals

Materials

Wood

Italian Gold Leaf Spiral Carved Column Pedestal Stand Barley Twist Solid Wood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Solid Carved Wood Gold Leaf Spiral Column Pedestal Stand. Item features a solid
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Pedestals

Materials

Wood

STUNNING ANTIQUE CIRCA 1860 BARLEY TWIST COLUMN BASE TRIPOD LAMP END WiNE TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
patination throughout. The column base is a wonderful piece of craftsmanship, it has a wonderful turning
Category

Antique 1860s English High Victorian End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Barley Twist Side Table
Located in London, GB
the 1850-1870 period. It is of superb quality, the rectangular top is supported by a barley twist
Category

Antique 1850s British Victorian Side Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Pair of Barley Twist Candlesticks
Located in High Point, NC
down to hand carved bobeches, and are supported on a hand turned graduated barley twist column and a
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Candlesticks

Materials

Oak

Pair of Hand Carved Barley Twist Table Lamps
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rustic pair of carved wood table lamps featuring a barley twist column mounted to round bases. The
Category

20th Century Asian Rustic Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

English Wine Table of Mahogany with Barley Twist Stem
Located in Austin, TX
twist stem or column with tripod legs. Makes a great occasional or side table for a chair or sofa.   
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Wood

French Louis XIII Style Side Table with Barley Twist Legs
Located in Birmingham, AL
French Louis XIII style side table. Solid oak with single drawer above barley twist columns resting
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique French Hunt Cabinet / Bookcase Barley Twist Renaissance Revival Buffet
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
on top & four barley twisted columns. The cabinet is richly decorated with French hunt / Black
Category

Antique 1870s French Renaissance Revival Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Oak

Antique English Victorian Arts Crafts Barley Twist Oak Cheval Mirror
Located in Glasgow, GB
An unusual Victorian oak cheval mirror with barley twist columns and on shaped plinth supports, the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Floor Mirrors and Full...

Materials

Mirror, Oak

19th Century Flemish Renaissance Barley Twist Marquetry Pedestal ~ Lamp Table
Located in Dallas, TX
four clockwise and counter clockwise barley twist columns providing support, attached to a lower shelf
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Renaissance Revival End Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Pair of English Victorian Period Barley Twist Candlesticks with Dark Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
candlesticks features a barley twist column supporting a simple bobéches. Resting on a circular base, this pair
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Candlesticks

Materials

Wood

Pair Antique English Oak Open Barley Twist Candlesticks Candle Holder Brass
Located in Shreveport, LA
original heavy brass bobeche on a brass English ‘thistle’ base, above the open barley twist oak column
Category

Antique Early 1900s British Jacobean Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Pair Antique English Oak Open Barley Twist Candlesticks Candle Holder Brass
Located in Shreveport, LA
original heavy brass bobeche on a brass English ‘thistle’ base, above the open barley twist oak column
Category

Antique Early 1900s British Jacobean Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Antique English Mahogany Display Shelf Barley Twist Étagère Bookcase, 19th c
Located in Shreveport, LA
England~ ~Tall antique English étagère, circa 1850~ ~Barley twist columns on all four sides, with
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Shelves

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century French Louis XIII Style Barley Twist Bibliotheque or Bookcase
Located in Birmingham, AL
shelves. Typical carved Louis XIII motifs below. Supported by barley twist columns resting on a single
Category

Antique 1890s French Louis XIII Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Alabaster Table lamps Barley Twist Art Deco Italy, Early 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Pair of white alabaster barley twist columns table lamps, Italy,early 20th century Table lamp or
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster

Art Deco White Alabaster Table Lamps Natural Barley Twist Form Italy,
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Pair of white alabaster table lamps, barley twist columns , Art Deco ,Italy, Early 20th Century
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster

19th century French Carved Oak Hunt Cabinet Confiturier Barley Twist Rabbit
Located in Shreveport, LA
mask pull, carved foliate, and carved corners to either side. Full length barley twist columns flank
Category

Antique 1870s French French Provincial Cupboards

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Cabinet Bookcase Carved Oak Barley Twist Display Renaissance
Located in Shreveport, LA
edging and flanked by large, full length barley twist columns~ ~Lower cabinet features a large
Category

Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Bookcases

Materials

Brass

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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.