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19th Century French Brass Barley Twist Lamp Circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
. The lamp features a beautifully detailed barley twist column design, made from solid brass with a rich
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
English Oak Barley Twist Tall Table Lamp, Late 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
English Oak Barley Twist Tall Table Lamp, Late 19th Century
This barley twist lamp is crafted from
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
Barley Twist Floor Standing Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Barley Twist Floor Standing Lamp
A skilfully turned piece, this lamp stands on a 13” turned wooden
Category
Vintage 1920s Adam Style Floor Lamps
Materials
Beech
Open Barley Twist Floor Lamp
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Beautifully carved floor lamp.
Painted wood.
Category
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood
Vintage Boho Alabaster Barley Twist Floor Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lamp. Featuring a beautifully crafted barley twist design and a rich alabaster base, this floor lamp
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Bohemian Floor Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Boho Patinated Barley Twist Floor Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This vintage boho barley twist floor lamp showcases a beautifully patinated finish, adding
Category
Late 20th Century American Rustic Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Lovely Oak Turned Barley Twist Table Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Lovely Oak Turned Barley Twist Table Lamp
A skilfully turned piece of Oak, this lamp stands on a
Category
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
Vintage Brass Barley Twist Floor Lamp Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A vintage twin light lamp table in fine brass with barley twist top and lower supports and round
Category
20th Century Anglo Raj Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Solid Wood Barley Twist Floor Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-century barley twist floor lamp. Carved solid wood and painted in a light cream color. The
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood
Late 20th Century Barley Twist Walnut Floor Lamp
By Visual Comfort
Located in Germantown, MD
An exquisite solid Walnut Barley Twist floor lamp in great condition.
Comes with original Barley
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Chinese Export Barley Twist Lacquer Decorated Floor Lamp
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A made for the English market, Chinese export carved to a barley twist floor lamp, once probably a
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Floor Lamps
Materials
Paint
Georgian Style Barley Twist Walnut Floor Lamp with Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Georgian Style Barley Twist Walnut Floor Lamp with Table
Measures Lamp stands 50" tall, with an 18
Category
Early 20th Century American Georgian Floor Lamps
Materials
Mahogany
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
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Postmodern Cerused Limed Oak Wood Barley Twist Floor Lamp
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Delightful take on the classic barley twist.
Base is 11” square. Diameter of barley twist is 9”.
Category
Late 20th Century Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Italian Carved Giltwood Barley Twist Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
antique lamp base stands on a circular base and features a hand carved barley twist stem connected to a
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XIII Table Lamps
Materials
Giltwood
Russel Wright Ebonized Oak Barley Twist Table Lamp, Circa 1940
By Russel Wright
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Russel Wright attributed Ebonized Oak Barley Twist Table Lamp, 1940's. Featuring a sturdy, balanced
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Swedish Birch Root Open Barley Twist Table Lamp, Circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish birch root barley twist turned table lamp, Circa 1960s, Great color and form. Rep-wired
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Birch
Fine Pair of Gilt Wood Barley Twist Column Form Table Lamps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of Italian-style giltwood table lamps, featuring a distinctive Solomonian or barley twist
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of Vintage Chapman Tall Brass Candlestick Barley Twist Table Lamps
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
in a 'bank bronze' finish with barley twist accents on the column. The lamps are mounted on heavy
Category
Early 2000s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,200 / set
H 34.4 in Dm 7 in
Tall English Barley Twist Brass Candlestick Wired as Electric Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Impressive brass barley twist candlestick, converted to an electric table lamp.
The candlestick
Category
Early 20th Century British British Colonial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair, Vintage Italian Barley Twist Chippendale Style Gilt Wood Table Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
These vintage Italian Barley Chippendale style gilt wood table lamps are a stunning example of
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Chippendale Table Lamps
Materials
Giltwood
$556 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 28 in W 12 in D 12 in
Early 20th Century French Carved Barley Twist Floor Lamp with Attached Table
Located in Dallas, TX
, circa 1920. The tall, sculptural silhouette features a classic barley twist column rising from a deeply
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Materials
Beech, Oak
Early 20th Century French Carved Barley Twist Floor Lamp with Attached Table
Located in Dallas, TX
feet over a circular base, the lamp boasts a barley twist stem, with a central round ledge surface
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Materials
Beech
Pair of Frederick Cooper Carved and Limed Barley Twist Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Fredrick Cooper table lamps, a wonderful example of Classic American form, with carved wood
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
$3,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 38.5 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
English Turn of the Century Walnut Barley Twist Floor Lamp with Two Lights
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Turn of the Century walnut barley twist floor lamp from circa 1900 with two sockets and
Category
Early 20th Century English Floor Lamps
Materials
Walnut
$3,750
H 57.5 in W 14 in D 14 in
English Turn of the Century Oak Barley Twist Floor Lamp with Quadripod Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Turn of the Century oak floor lamp from circa 1900 with barley twist pedestal and
Category
Early 20th Century Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
$3,750
H 57 in W 18.5 in D 18.5 in
Floor Lamp Wood Barley Twist Column, RE 19th Century, Arts and Crafts Spain
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
19th Century or early 20th century
Floor lamp in the shape of a wooden solomon column.
* The
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Victorian Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood
$2,295 Sale Price
20% Off
H 59.06 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Art Deco Globular Milk Glass Chrome Table Lamp With Barley Twist Stem 1920's
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Art Deco Globular Milk Glass Chrome Table Lamp with twisted stem and bakelite switch
Takes a
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
$761
H 17.33 in Dm 5.12 in
Oversized Antique Mahogany Hunzinger School Twisted Barley Lamp Table, C1900
By George Hunzinger
Located in Big Flats, NY
rope twist trim over flared base with carved barley twist legs terminating in claw and ball feet, c1900
Category
Early 20th Century Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
H 29.25 in W 37.75 in D 26 in
Baccarat Table Lamp
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
Stunning Baccarat pressed glass barley twist oil lamp, now converted to electricity.
Extremely
Category
Antique 1870s French Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
19th C. Victorian Merklen Bros. Barley Twist Figural Mahogany Parlor Lamp Table
By Merklen Brothers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful Victorian solid mahogany parlor table with barley twist legs by the Merklen Brothers. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Tables
Materials
Bronze
$3,800
H 29.5 in W 28 in D 28 in
Exquisite Antique Barley Twist Hand Carved Hardwood Side End Lamp Wine Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
barley twist base
In terms of the condition the timber has a lovely original patina, my french
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian End Tables
Materials
Hardwood
$1,210 Sale Price
30% Off
H 29.53 in Dm 16.34 in
20th Century Ebonized Barley Twist Candlestick Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large scale 20th century ebonized barley twist candlestick lamp
New wiring.
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
English Barley Twist Oak Rectangular End Side Lamp Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
and a lovely patina, while the barley twist legs are as sturdy as ever. The rectangular top has a
Category
Vintage 1920s English Jacobean Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Its the old tried and true barley corn twisted mahogany standing lamp with a very convenient
Category
Antique 19th Century English Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of Hand Forged, Wrought Iron Floor Standing Library Lamps with Glass Shades
Located in Port Hope, ON
lamps feature an intricate foliate design supported on a central barley twist pole. The lamps are each
Category
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
$5,250 / set
H 62 in W 17 in D 16 in
Barley Twist Lamp Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty late 19th century painted two-drawer barley twist lamp table, 1890.
Dimensions
36 inches
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Side Tables
1950s Wood Barley Twist Lamps
Located in Charlottesville, VA
The classics never go out of style. These have always been good.
Category
Vintage 1950s British Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
A Single English Barley Twist Lamps, Circa 1880
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A single beautiful barley twist candlestick shaped lamp with custom linen drum shade.
Category
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Barley Twist Lamp with Custom Pleated Shade
Located in Savannah, GA
19th Century English Barley Twist Candlestick Adapted as a Lamp with Custom Pleated Shade
Category
Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
18th c. Italian Carved Wood and Decorated Barley Twist Lamps
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of hand-carved and decorated barley twist carvings now mounted as lamps. Lovely mellow
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Paint, Gesso
Vintage Bronze Barley Twisted Table Lamps Corinthian Column Cherub Marble
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage bronze barley twist lamp pair attributed to Theodore Alexander. Features Corinthian columns
Category
20th Century Greco Roman Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,200 / set
H 36.75 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Vintage Bronze Barley Twisted Table Lamps Corinthian Column Cherub Marble
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage bronze barley twist lamp pair attributed to Theodore Alexander. Features Corinthian columns
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,500 / set
H 27.75 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Pair of Early 20th Century English Brass Barley Twist Candelabra Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
This beautiful pair of brass barley twist lamps are in the William and Mary style and were made in
Category
Early 20th Century English Baroque Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Frances Elkins Twisted Base Floor Lamp
By Frances Elkins
Located in New York, NY
FRANCES ELKINS (1888-1953)
Tall standing barley twist lamp with square base in painted plaster
Category
Vintage 1940s American Floor Lamps
Materials
Paint, Plaster, Wood
Large Gilded Twist Column Lamps by Chapman
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular pair of barley twist lamps by the Chapman lamp company. They have then been gilded and
Category
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Vintage Antique English Carved Wood Open Barley Twist Desk Table Lamp Light
Located in Shreveport, LA
~Direct from England~
A lovely antique/vintage English barley twist desk or table lamp!~
~Perfect
Category
20th Century British Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
$465
H 20.25 in Dm 7.75 in
Walnut barley twist form lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of American walnut barley twist form lamps with gilt metal mounts and antique finish
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Barley Twist Wooden Floor Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Barley twist wooden floor lamp: one-of-a-kind, graceful European light. Newly wired with UL listed
Category
Vintage 1940s European Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood
English Barley Twist Table Lamps
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
These are a classic pair of 'old world' barley twist tall candlesticks made as table lamps. The
Category
20th Century English British Colonial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1880s Barley Walnut Twist Lamp
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1880s Barley twist from a cabinet or table, now a lamp with nicely made base. Walnut. Provenance
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Whimsical Tole Barley Twist Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Whimsical Tole Barley Twist Floor Lamp
Category
20th Century American Floor Lamps
Oak Barley Twist Floor Standing Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Oak barley twist floor standing lamp
A skilfully turned piece of 3” solid oak, this lamp stand
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Oak
Barley Twist Floor Lamps, England, circa 1920
Located in Culver City, CA
Barley twist floor lamps
England, circa 1920
Beautifully made country house floor lamps with
Category
Vintage 1920s English Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood
A Victorian Wooden Barley Twist Floor Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
A Victorian barley twist wooden floor lamp with lion head detail, acorn shaped finial, and fringed
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood, Textile
Pair of Open Barley Twist Candlestick Lamps
Located in Norwood, NJ
A pair of open barley twist candlestick lamps. Beautiful 19th century nickel over bronze hollow
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
Lovely Oak Turned Barley Twist Table Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Lovely oak turned barley twist table lamp
A skilfully turned piece of oak, this lamp stands on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
Barley Twist Floor Standing Standard Oak Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Barley twist floor standing standard oak lamp
A skilfully turned piece, this lamp stands on a
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Floor Lamps
Materials
Oak
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Barley Twist Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the barley twist lamp you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and oak, every barley twist lamp was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer barley twist lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A barley twist lamp, designed in the Victorian, Mid-Century Modern or Neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made barley twist lamp over the years, but those crafted by Frederick Cooper and Merklen Brothers are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Barley Twist Lamp?
Prices for a barley twist lamp start at $236 and top out at $7,800 with the average selling for $1,200.
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The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
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With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
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Questions About Barley Twist Lamp
- What is a barley twist lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023A 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.
- What is a classic barley twist?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021A 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.
- What does barley twist mean?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The 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, 2022Barley 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.
- How are barley twist legs made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Barley 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.
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