$525 / item
European Barley Twist Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Large European barley twist chairs with hand-carved details and dark red vinyl upholstery.
Wood
Antique 19th Century Jacobean Barley Twist Chair
Located in thousand oaks, CA
An outstanding authentic 1830s-1850s English Jacobean barley-twist library / tub chair (William IV period).
Linen, Hardwood
Antique Jacobean Revival Carved Barley Twist Chair, Circa 1870–1890
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
The walnut frame features barley-twist uprights and front legs, complemented by carved floral rosettes and block joinery.
Walnut
Set of 4 French renaissance revival barley twisted chairs 19th century oak
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Each chair features an elaborately hand-carved crest with scrolling acanthus foliage, beautifully turned barley twist uprights, and finely carved block details throughout the frame.
Oak
Antique Barley Twist Side Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
Antique Barley Twist Side Chair is characterized by its unique, twisted leg design, often found on chairs and other furniture pieces, complimenting any living space for beautiful hom...
Fabric, Wood, Oak
Newly Upholstered Barley Twist Arm Chair
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a 19th century English Barley Twist arm chair frame with lovely carving on the arms.
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Antique Chairs w\ Barley Twist Legs
Located in Pasadena, TX
Antique Barley Twist Side Chair is characterized by its unique, twisted leg design, often found on chairs and other furniture pieces, complimenting any living space for beautiful hom...
Fabric, Wood
$712Sale Price|20% Off
Victorian Rush Bottom Barley Twist Style Side Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
The barley twist style is unique and very well done. The back and snack splat medallions are also nicely carved.
Rush, Walnut
Victorian Barley Twist Oak and Upholstered Rocking Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A Victorian Barley Twist Oak and Upholstered Rocking Chair. Firm seat with springs support.
Upholstery, Oak
Set of 2 Oak Chairs, Barley Twist Legs, Sweden, 1920s
Located in Rīga, LV
Set of two oak chairs with barley twist legs and string seats. New Italian cotton upholstery.
Fabric, Wood
Antique English Corner Chair Oak Barley Twist Blue Leather Renaissance Revival
Located in Tyler, TX
STUNNING Antique English Renaissance revival oak barley twist corner chair~~circa 1920s Classic English charm and style~~notice the DETAIL in the highly carved back, arms, skirt, ...
Oak, Leather
Baroque Style English Chair with Barley Twisted Legs in Oak, 1920s
By Henredon
Located in Odense, DK
Exquisite and timeless, the Baroque-style English chair with barley-twisted legs in oak from the 1920s encapsulates the grandeur and craftsmanship of a bygone era.
Fabric, Oak
Antique French Child High Chair Renaissance Barley Twist Carved Oak Caned c1890
Located in Choudrant, LA
Antique French Child High Chair Renaissance Barley Twist Carved Oak Caned c1890.
Cane, Oak
Antique French Renaissance Revival Arm chair / Throne Chair barley twisted hunt
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous 19th century French Antique throne chair / armchair in the Renaissance revival period with hunt / black forest scene. Fully hand carved from European oak with marvellous pat...
Fabric, Oak
Set of Four 19th Century Renaissance / Louis XIII Style Barley Twist Side Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Their sculptural silhouettes are defined by spiral barley twist legs and stretchers, carved crest rails, and pierced backs with scrolling Renaissance ornament consistent throughout t...
Fabric, Mohair, Oak
Set of 6 Antique French Renaissance Barley Twist Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 6 Antique French Renaissance Barley Twist Dining Chairs are the perfect answer for providing a charming Old World look for your dining enjoyment!
Fabric, Oak
Antique Carved English Oak Barley Twist Lounge Chair With Caned Back & Sides
Located in West Chester, PA
A unique hand carved oak lounge chair with caned sides and back and barley twist columns.
Upholstery, Cane, Oak
Pair of 19th Century Antique Barley Twist Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible pair of antique armchairs from France, 19th century. Beautiful curved wood frame with carved barley twist detail on arms. Vintage taupe velvet upholstery with original bra...
Brass
$3,672Sale Price / set|30% Off
16th Century Oak Carved Hall Chairs One Barley Twist, With Carved Lions ACS
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Jacobean 16th Century Set of Oak Carved Hall Chairs One With Barley Twist & Carved Lion Pediments & One With Carved Rear Both With Brass Studs & Leather Upholstery.
Leather, Oak
Set 4 TALL Antique French Dining Chairs Barley Twist Renaissance Carved Oak 1890
Located in Choudrant, LA
Set 4 TALL Antique French Dining Chair Barley Twist Renaissance Carved Oak 1890.
Textile, Oak
Antique 19thC Set 6 Carved Caned Jacobean Barley Twist Walnut Dining Chairs 1870
Located in Portland, OR
An exceptional and highly decorative set of six antique carved walnut Jacobean Revival dining chairs in excellent condition, circa 1870. Each high-back chair having a pair of 'Barle...
Cane, Walnut
$5,900Sale Price / set|32% Off
Set of Six Baroque Style Oak Barley Twist Dining Stools
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The chairs were crafted in the baroque or Louis XIII taste featuring a square seat supported by barley twist turned supports and block legs decorated with carved rosettes.
Brass
Antique Barley Twist Carved Lion Arm Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring timeless elegance to your home with this beautiful antique barley twist armchair. Crafted from solid oak, it features intricately turned barley twist legs and stretchers, along...
Leather, Wood
Pair Cromwellian Arm Chairs Oak Barley Twist Carved Farmhouse
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A fine pair of oak Cromwellian-style armchairs of impressive quality and craftsmanship. Each chair stands on turned and carved legs united by traditional barley twist stretchers, pro...
Oak
Pair Oak Barley Twist Armchairs
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
The chairs stand on barley twist legs with barley twist stretchers.
Oak
Antique Jacobean Revival Style Barley Twist Desk With Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Jacobean Revival Style Mahogany Carved Barley Twist Single Drawer Desk with Carved Barley Twist High Back Chair A beautifully unified two-piece antique writing set, featuri...
Wood
$2,503Sale Price|20% Off
Antique English 19th Century Walnut Barley Twist Elbow Chair Armchair
Located in London, GB
Antique English 19th Century Walnut Barley Twist Elbow Chair Armchair Traditionally upholstered and covered in an orange velvet fabric in good serviceable condition.
Brass
English Jacobean Hand Carved Barley Twist Upholstered Chair, Circa 1800s
Located in Germantown, MD
Stunning 19th century English Jacobean armchair. Chairs feature ornate spiral carved barley twist in oak. lower stretcher, intricate carved back and urn form finials.
Upholstery, Oak
Jacobean Walnut Barley Twist Arm Chair by Kittinger 19th Century
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Southampton, NJ
A beautiful and solid turned walnut Jacobean Barley Twist Armchair by Kittinger Furniture Compan, circa 1890 having fresh tweed cotton/poly blend upholstery with bordering chunky bra...
Brass
Oak Barley Twist Draw Leaf Table and set of 6 Chairs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Oak Barley Twist Draw Leaf Table and set of 6 Chairs This classic type of table has been very popular for many years, it gives the use of a good sized dining table that can double ...
Oak
Louis XIII, Barley Twist Occasional Chairs, Fabric, Cherry, France, 17th c.
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XIII, Barley Twist Occasional Chairs, Fabric, Cherry, France, 17th c.
Fabric, Cherry
$1,120Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Victorian Mahogany Painted Hunzinger Barley Twist Arm Chair Ball & Claw
By George Hunzinger
Located in Dayton, OH
Late Victorian Hunzinger Arm Chair. Made from Mahogany with a barley twisted frame featuring spindled accents, tapestry seat and back as well as ball and claw feet.
Fabric, Mahogany, Paint
$41,729 / set
The Pitchford Hall Chairs
Located in London, by appointment only
Rare and Important set of 10 mid 19th century barley twist oak dining chairs (2 grand carvers and 8 side chairs) retaining their original unique armorial needlework seats and backs o...
Oak
Set of 5 19th Century Black-forest Carved Oak Dining Chairs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Set of 5 19th Century Black-forest Carved Oak Dining Chairs These are beautifully carved High Back Dining Chairs, they are carved on a hunting theme with hunting dogs and Fruits fro...
Oak
Unavailable
H 37.32 in W 17.82 in D 16 in
Set of Six English Barley Twist Chairs from the 19th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
This beautiful set of six English oak chairs will make a statement in any dining room. These clean lined chairs start at the bottom with a small bun foot. Rising to two simple cubes ...
Bronze
Set of Four English Barley Twist Side Chairs, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Original set of four side chairs with cane back and newly upholstered slip seats. Original restored finish. Originally $ 1,500.00
Oak
Pair of English 17th Century Barley Twist Arm Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful pair of carved Barley twist arm chairs differ only slightly in their details.
Cane, Oak
Unavailable
H 40.5 in W 22.5 in D 22.5 in
Unique French Walnut Barley Twist Leather Armchair, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
DETAILS - French walnut barley twist armchair - Vintage leather - Nail heads ORIGIN - France, 19th century
Leather, Wood, Walnut
Antique Walnut Hand-Carved Italian Armchairs Barley Twist, 1860
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Then of course the barley twist design to arms, legs and stretcher, great farmhouse look.
Unavailable
H 40 in W 28 in D 28 in
Set of antique reupholstered barley twist rockers with wool pillows
Located in Franklin, TN
Antique barley twist rockers refinished and reupholstered. Sanded to their natural wood tones and sealed with a flat wax. Reupholstered with a moody forest fabric. Paired with a set ...
Wood
Rosewood Child's Side Chair, circa 1830
Located in Sheffield, MA
Early Victorian rosewood child’s side chair with barley twist uprights, legs and stretchers, three carved finials on the shaped top rail, colorful needlework back and seat done in a ...
Fabric, Rosewood
Unavailable
H 50 in W 22 in D 19.5 in
19th Century English Oak Tall-Back Needlepoint-Covered Accent Chair
Located in Southampton, NY
19th Century English oak tall-back needlepoint-covered accent chair with barley twist spindles to the sides of the back, topped by a scroll cutout crest.
Upholstery, Oak
Mahogany Corner Chair
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany Corner Chair with Barley twist spindles. English 1880's
Mahogany
c.1875 Barley Twist Chair
Located in Highwood, IL
Black ebony over oak Barley Twist chair with an intricately hand carved cresstrail with a face.
Child's Chair or Small Slipper Barley Twist Chair
Located in East Hampton, NY
Child's chair or small slipper barley twist chair. Faux Bois finish, upholstered in grey linen.
c.1860 Set of 6 Barley Twist Chairs
Located in Highwood, IL
Set of six oak Barley Twist chairs with bronze handles, barley twist legs and stretchers, hand carved lion heads.
Oak
Set of Four 19th Century French Renaissance Barley Twist Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of four 19th century French Renaissance Barley twist chairs are perfect for a cozy breakfast nook, a wine room, or just to spread about the home or office for occasional use!
Fabric, Oak
French Upholstered Barley Twist Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and charming French side chair with dark wood frame and barley twist detail in front.
Brass
19th century Set English Barley Twist Chairs
Located in Savannah, GA
Set of four solid oak barley twist English chairs newly upholstered in claret colored fabric with brass nailhead trim.
Brass
Set of Six English Oak Barley Twist Chairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A Classic set of six English solid-oak dining chairs, with barley twist legs and drop-in leather seats.
Leather, Oak
19th Century Pair of English Walnut Barley Twist Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century pair of English chairs featuring barley twist decorated frames in the Jacobean taste.
Fabric, Walnut
Dynamite Set of Six Fully Restored French Barley Twist Chairs
Located in Highwood, IL
Spectacular set of six classic French barley-twist dining chairs. This set has been fully restored--structurally having tight strong frames, with a new upholstery base including new ...
Sold
H 38.5 in W 19.75 in D 18.75 in
Pair of Early 20th Century Spanish Walnut Barley Twist Chairs with Brown Leather
Located in Dallas, TX
Underneath, the chairs have hand carved barley twist legs and stretchers.
Leather, Walnut
Hunzinger Barley Twist Armchair
Located in East Hampton, NY
Exceptional Hunzinger barley twist chair......newly reupholstered in linen.....late 19th Century
Wood, Upholstery
19th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of a King Charles Spaniel
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Seated on a red plush velvet barley twist chair. Against typical late 19th century dark green walls.
Canvas
English Chair with Barley Twist
Located in Atlanta, GA
English chair with Barley twist stretcher. New muslin upholstery.
Wood
Twisted Barley Cock Fighting Chair
Located in East Hampton, NY
Twisted barley cock fighting chair newly reupholstered in cream Belgian linen....
Wood, Linen
Set of 10 Barley Twist Dining Chairs
Located in Pomona, CA
English barley twist dining chairs. Upholstered in linen.
Linen, Wood
Pair of Barley Twist Side Chairs
Located in East Hampton, NY
Handsome pair of barley twist side or hall chairs with cane seats in the Jacobean style, of course.........
Barley Twist Armchair
Located in Atlanta, GA
The arm stiles and front stretcher are turned in a barley twist pattern.
Oak, Upholstery
Antique Rosewood Barley Twist Slipper Chair on Casters
Located in Pasadena, CA
Antique rosewood barley twist slipper chair on casters. Newly upholstered in a vintage Kantha quilt that has been hand painted in a floral design.
Fabric, Rosewood
French Louis XIII Barley Twist Side Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
The chair features barley twist legs and arms with worn and distressed upholstery.
Upholstery, Walnut
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