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Vintage Stiffel Tall Brass Candlestick Barley Twist Table Lamp
Vintage Stiffel Tall Brass Candlestick Barley Twist Table Lamp

Vintage Stiffel Tall Brass Candlestick Barley Twist Table Lamp

By Stiffel

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Vintage heavy brass table lamp features an elegant candlestick or baluster lamp form with barley twist accent on the column. The lamp is mounted on heavy, stable stepped octagonal b...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Colonial Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

VINTAGE CARVED HARDWOOD BARLEY TWIST PEDESTAL STAND DiSPLAY PLANT STAND
VINTAGE CARVED HARDWOOD BARLEY TWIST PEDESTAL STAND DiSPLAY PLANT STAND

VINTAGE CARVED HARDWOOD BARLEY TWIST PEDESTAL STAND DiSPLAY PLANT STAND

Located in Pulborough, GB

Antiques of London A finely made vintage hardwood pedestal stand featuring a decorative barley-twist style column with carved detailing. The square top is ideal for displaying a ...

Category

20th Century British Side Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Late 19th Century Portico Barley-Twist Marquetry Mantel Clock, French 1880.
Late 19th Century Portico Barley-Twist Marquetry Mantel Clock, French 1880.

Late 19th Century Portico Barley-Twist Marquetry Mantel Clock, French 1880.

By Le Roy

Located in Banner Elk, NC

Marquetry case contains four tapered barley twist ebonized columns that sit upon a stepped architectural base with bronze ormolu mounts surrounding the white enamel and bronze ormolu...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Pair of Vintage Chapman Tall Brass Candlestick Barley Twist Table Lamps
Pair of Vintage Chapman Tall Brass Candlestick Barley Twist Table Lamps

Pair of Vintage Chapman Tall Brass Candlestick Barley Twist Table Lamps

By Chapman Manufacturing Company

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Vintage pair of tall heavy brass table lamps feature an elegant candlestick or baluster lamp form in a 'bank bronze' finish with barley twist accents on the column. The lamps are mou...

Category

Early 2000s American Colonial Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

French Two-Door Walnut Cabinet, Carved Doors and Twist Columns, 1930s
French Two-Door Walnut Cabinet, Carved Doors and Twist Columns, 1930s

French Two-Door Walnut Cabinet, Carved Doors and Twist Columns, 1930s

Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija

Each door is flanked by pilasters turned in the barley-twist manner, their spiralling column shafts reinforcing the Art Deco vocabulary of the case and framing the carved doors with ...

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

17th Century Charles II Month-going longcase clock by John Greenhill
17th Century Charles II Month-going longcase clock by John Greenhill

17th Century Charles II Month-going longcase clock by John Greenhill

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

The hood, formerly rising, is flanked by ebonised barley twist columns with matching mouldings and glazed side apertures allowing the movement to be viewed.

Category

Antique 17th Century English Queen Anne Grandfather Clocks and Longcase ...

Materials

Brass

Antique 17th Century English Burr Walnut Longcase Clock by Edin Burgis of London
Antique 17th Century English Burr Walnut Longcase Clock by Edin Burgis of London

Antique 17th Century English Burr Walnut Longcase Clock by Edin Burgis of London

Located in Suffolk, GB

The hood is flanked by barley-twist columns and surmounted by a broken-arch pediment with a carved central shell and foliate detailing.

Category

Antique 17th Century English Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Baroque Period Italian German Guild Chest Cabinet Jewelry Casket
18th Century Baroque Period Italian German Guild Chest Cabinet Jewelry Casket

18th Century Baroque Period Italian German Guild Chest Cabinet Jewelry Casket

By Ferdinando Pogliani

Located in Forney, TX

(Additional info below) Continental Europe, most likely Southern Germany or Northern Italy, possibly Augsburg, circa 1725 Dating to the early 18th century, exceptionally executed...

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Baroque Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu, Pewter

Antique Italian Renaissance Bedroom Set Attr. Luigi Frullini 19th Century
Antique Italian Renaissance Bedroom Set Attr. Luigi Frullini 19th Century

Antique Italian Renaissance Bedroom Set Attr. Luigi Frullini 19th Century

By Luigi Frullini

Located in Buxton, GB

The wardrobe has two cherubs at either side of the crest with carvings to the doors of cherubs and Angels. There are four barley twisted columns with carved ivory to edge each of the...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Bedroom Sets

Materials

Marble

Pair of Rivière Studios Arts & Crafts Copper Candlesticks with Twisted Stems, US
Pair of Rivière Studios Arts & Crafts Copper Candlesticks with Twisted Stems, US

Pair of Rivière Studios Arts & Crafts Copper Candlesticks with Twisted Stems, US

By Riviere Studios

Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire

Expertly crafted in solid copper, each candlestick features a finely twisted barley-stem column rising from a broad circular base adorned with meticulously applied wire-coil swirl mo...

Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Candlesticks

Materials

Copper

Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Sideboard, Circa 1910
Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Sideboard, Circa 1910

Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Sideboard, Circa 1910

By Stickley Brothers

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period sideboard, buffet server, or bar cabinet By Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1910 Beautiful quarter sawn oak, with carved barley twi...

Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Sideboards

Materials

Copper

Set of 5 19th Century Black-forest Carved Oak Dining Chairs
Set of 5 19th Century Black-forest Carved Oak Dining Chairs

Set of 5 19th Century Black-forest Carved Oak Dining Chairs

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

The chairs have good sturdy oak frames with barley twist turned, columns, legs and stretchers, the frames are heavy and of good quality The chairs are in sound condition with no loos...

Category

Antique 19th Century Black Forest Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

19th Century French Renaissance Revival Oak Vitrine ~ Credenza
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Oak Vitrine ~ Credenza

19th Century French Renaissance Revival Oak Vitrine ~ Credenza

Located in Dallas, TX

19th Century French Renaissance Revival Oak Vitrine ~ Credenza boasts a beautifully carved façade, barley twist side columns, glazed cabinet doors, and a richly detailed upper frieze.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

Antique American Renaissance Revival Quartersawn Oak Bookcase Display Cabinet
Antique American Renaissance Revival Quartersawn Oak Bookcase Display Cabinet

Antique American Renaissance Revival Quartersawn Oak Bookcase Display Cabinet

Located in Dayton, OH

Flanking the two large glass panel doors are prominent, dueling Barley twisted rope columns terminating in stylized leafy capitals and bases.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Oak

Antique Estate Chapel Organist's Stool, Scottish, Walnut Music Riser, William IV
Antique Estate Chapel Organist's Stool, Scottish, Walnut Music Riser, William IV

Antique Estate Chapel Organist's Stool, Scottish, Walnut Music Riser, William IV

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

Fascinating example, with an expressive carved appearance Displays a desirable aged patina and in good antique order Select walnut presents fine grain interest and warm caramel hues ...

Category

Antique 1830s Scottish William IV Stools

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Sculptural Swedish Grace Floor Lamp in Birch and Brass, Lundling, Sweden, 1930s
Sculptural Swedish Grace Floor Lamp in Birch and Brass, Lundling, Sweden, 1930s

Sculptural Swedish Grace Floor Lamp in Birch and Brass, Lundling, Sweden, 1930s

By Otto Schulz

Located in The Hague, NL

The striking design consists of a barley twist central column in solid birch wood, ending in a baluster shaped carved birch wood shape.

Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Set of 10 chairs Italian Renaissance Revival Polychrome Giltwood Dining Chairs
Set of 10 chairs Italian Renaissance Revival Polychrome Giltwood Dining Chairs

Set of 10 chairs Italian Renaissance Revival Polychrome Giltwood Dining Chairs

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The eagle and foliage retain traces of original polychrome paint in green, red, and gold over a giltwood base - this “Venetian polychrome” finish is highly desirable and proves age v...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Linen, Giltwood

Tall Mahogany Long Case Clock by D Williams of Crickhowell
Tall Mahogany Long Case Clock by D Williams of Crickhowell

Tall Mahogany Long Case Clock by D Williams of Crickhowell

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

English grandfather clock, barley twist ormolu capped columns, elaborately hand-painted dial with Roman numerals and gold-plated hands, polychrome painting The Clock mechanism will n...

Category

Antique Early 1800s Georgian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Arts and Crafts Telescopic  Brass Floor Lamp   This lamp is a statuesque piece i
Arts and Crafts Telescopic  Brass Floor Lamp   This lamp is a statuesque piece i

Arts and Crafts Telescopic Brass Floor Lamp This lamp is a statuesque piece i

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Arts and Crafts Telescopic Brass Floor Lamp This lamp is a statuesque piece in brass with a barley twist central column and a hand beaten round base at the floor , the lamp comes ...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Antique Mahogany Drop Leaf Table 1860
Antique Mahogany Drop Leaf Table 1860

Antique Mahogany Drop Leaf Table 1860

Located in Potters Bar, GB

The table being supported on 4 x Carved and Shaped Legs and a Barley Twist and Carved Column. The table is of a very unusual design.

Category

Antique 1860s Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique American Chippendale Mahogany Tilt-Top Table Candlestand Philadelphia
Antique American Chippendale Mahogany Tilt-Top Table Candlestand Philadelphia

Antique American Chippendale Mahogany Tilt-Top Table Candlestand Philadelphia

Located in Portland, OR

The table having a circular 'dished' top that is also a tilt-top and locks into place with the original hand cut steel locking mechanism, the table having a turned pedestal column wi...

Category

Antique 1770s American Chippendale Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Exceptional William & Mary Marquetry Longcase Clock by Joseph Windmills London
Exceptional William & Mary Marquetry Longcase Clock by Joseph Windmills London

Exceptional William & Mary Marquetry Longcase Clock by Joseph Windmills London

Located in Madrid, ES

The architectural hood is fitted with elegant barley-twist (wrythen) columns, surmounted by a molded cornice, while the long trunk door features the original glazed lenticle, allowin...

Category

Antique 1690s Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Fruitwood

Pair, 19th Century Hall Console Tables with Mirror, Coat Rack & Umbrella Stand
Pair, 19th Century Hall Console Tables with Mirror, Coat Rack & Umbrella Stand

Pair, 19th Century Hall Console Tables with Mirror, Coat Rack & Umbrella Stand

Located in Round Top, TX

Please examine photos to appreciate the carved elements including twisted barley columns,half column details along with elaborate carved flourishes throughout including the stylish c...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Renaissance Console Tables

Materials

Mirror, Oak, Paint

Fine European Renaissance Revival Hand-Carved Pewter Inlaid Cabinet
Fine European Renaissance Revival Hand-Carved Pewter Inlaid Cabinet

Fine European Renaissance Revival Hand-Carved Pewter Inlaid Cabinet

Located in Forney, TX

Exquisitely hand-crafted in Continental Europe in the 19th century, most likely Northern Italy, exceptionally executed in refined Renaissance Revival taste, finely carved and sculpte...

Category

Antique 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Cabinets

Materials

Pewter

Sublime Antique Victorian Hardwood Heavily Carved Piano Stool Porcelain Castors
Sublime Antique Victorian Hardwood Heavily Carved Piano Stool Porcelain Castors

Sublime Antique Victorian Hardwood Heavily Carved Piano Stool Porcelain Castors

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

As you can see piece has ornate carving all-over, barley twist spiral columns to the sides, the period Regency green upholstery and large internal storage space The stool has bee...

Category

Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Stools

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Antique Charles II Revival Dresser English Oak, Sideboard, Victorian, circa 1880
Antique Charles II Revival Dresser English Oak, Sideboard, Victorian, circa 1880

Antique Charles II Revival Dresser English Oak, Sideboard, Victorian, circa 1880

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

Mid-sized, impressive piece Displays a desirable aged patina Dark stained oak radiates highlights from the profusely carved stocks Striking Charles II restoration revival taste of...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Dressers

Materials

Oak

Antique William IV 1830 Hardwood Side Table + Grand Tour Cameo Display Case Top
Antique William IV 1830 Hardwood Side Table + Grand Tour Cameo Display Case Top

Antique William IV 1830 Hardwood Side Table + Grand Tour Cameo Display Case Top

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

The base is a lovely William circa 1830 occasional side table with barley twist turned column base finished with brass hard wear.

Category

Antique 1830s English William IV Side Tables

Materials

Hardwood, Glass

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Barley Twist Column For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic barley twist column available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, oak and walnut, every barley twist column was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the barley twist column you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A barley twist column, designed in the Victorian, Neoclassical or Hollywood Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Barley Twist Column?

The average selling price for a barley twist column at 1stDibs is $1,939, while they’re typically $490 on the low end and $7,800 for the highest priced.

Questions About Barley Twist 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.