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Baker Furniture English Oak and Burl Wood Barley Twist Writing Desk, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional English style writing desk or library table with barley twist legs
By Baker
Category
Mid-20th Century American William and Mary Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
H 29.75 in W 42 in D 26 in
Antique French Louis XIII Style Walnut Barley Twist Writing Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
comfortable legroom. Raised on traditional hand-carved barley twist legs, the desk is joined by an elegantly
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Swedish Barley Twist Leg Desk / Writing Table
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous and extremely well made antique Swedish barley twist leg desk / writing table. This was
Category
Antique 1880s Swedish William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique French Desk Writing Table Renaissance Wide Drawer Oak Barley Twist
Located in Tyler, TX
oak desk or table with one drawer carved pull~~sturdy and stable barley twist legs and stretcher with
Category
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Desk Writing Table Sofa Entry Table Oak Barley Twist Renaissance
Located in Tyler, TX
with Double Drawers and Barley Twist Legs with "H" Stretcher
~~c. 1890s
With so many people working
Category
Antique 1890s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 30.75 in W 53.5 in D 23.5 in
English Barley Twist Jacobean Style Desk Set
Located in Southampton, NJ
Solid Mahogany Jacobean style writing desk with three paneled drawers, original brass drop pulls
Category
Early 20th Century English Jacobean Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Barley Twist Tall Desk, Spain circa 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
Barley Twist Tall Desk
Spain circa 1900
Constructed in oak, with storage under desk surface
Category
20th Century Spanish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Renaissance Barley Twist Desk ~ Bureau Plat
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Barley Twist Desk ~ Bureau Plat is a splendid example of the period
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Ta...
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Oak Barley Twist Bureau Plat Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular 19th century French bureau plat writing table or desk featuring barley twist legs and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
French Louis XIII Style Oak Barley Twist Library Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fine 19th century French carved oak library table, or writing table desk made in the grand Louis
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Carved Secretary Petite Desk Barley Twist Walnut Bookcase
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Carved Secretary Petite Writing Desk Barley Twist Louis XIII.
Direct from
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 49 in W 29.5 in D 18.25 in
Barley Twist Leg Side Table or Desk, France, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
19th century French barley twist legs desk.
Center drawer.
Decorative finial at cross stretcher
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Rare Jacobean Style Tapestry Covered Desk on Barley Twist Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Unusual and magnificent trunk shaped desk covered in gorgeous rich tapestry needlepoint and brass
Category
Vintage 1920s English Jacobean Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Tapestry, Oak
Antique French Desk Secretary Chest Server Drawers Barley Twist Renaissance Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
monitor~~thick, sturdy and stable with barley twist accents ~~this would be a superb centerpiece for any
Category
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 56 in W 55 in D 24.75 in
Antique Kittinger Spanish Colonial Walnut Fall Front Secretary Desk Barley Twist
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
barley twisted supports. Opens to a central cabinet flanked by drawers for storage over letter cubbys
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 48.5 in W 46 in D 21 in
Antique English Desk Table with Drawer Oak Leather Top Barley Twist Petite
Located in Tyler, TX
GORGEOUS Antique PETITE English carved oak desk or writing table with Drawer~~ Green Leather Top
Category
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th-C. French Carved Oak Barley Twist Desk / Table W/ Lift Top Storage
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 19th century Victorian carved oak writing desk with lift top storage. The carved
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century Barley Twist Mahogany Desk Console or Library Table by Imperial
Located in Southampton, NJ
A stunning 19th Century single drawer desk or library console table having turned mahogany legs and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century French Louis XIII Style Barley Twist Desk with Green Leather Top
Located in Birmingham, AL
drawer with iron pull. This beautifully carved oak desk is raised on four hand-turned double barley twist
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
H 30.75 in W 45.5 in D 30 in
Scottish Library Table with Barley Twist Legs
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful all-over patina and hand carvings on the apron.
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Scottish Desks and Writing Tables
18th Century French Walnut Barley Twist Library Table
Located in High Point, NC
supported on hand turned barley and vine twist legs and stretchers with a single unusual hand turned twist
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
Custom Barley Twist Dining Table in Oak by Dos Gallos
By Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dos Gallos custom barley twist table seen here in oak with custom finish. Can be made in any size
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Desks and Wri...
Materials
Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
19th Century French Oak Writing Desk
Located in High Point, NC
. The table is supported on hand turned barley twist legs, joined by matching cross stretchers
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Louis XIII Period 1630s Carved Walnut Barley Twist Table with Black Painted Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XIII period walnut writing table from circa 1630 with two lateral drawers, barley
Category
Antique 17th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 28.75 in W 41.75 in D 28.75 in
19th Century French Renaissance Wall Desk with Extending Writing Surface
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Renaissance Wall Desk with Extending Writing Surface represents the height of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Ta...
Materials
Oak
Late 19th Century French Carved Oak Writing Desk with Leather Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
carving on all sides and the barley twist legs. There is a leather top which shows signs of age in the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
18/19 Century Gustavian Writing Table, Desk or Center Table, Bleached, Inlaid
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique Swedish or Gustavian style writing table, desk or center table. This Bleached Wood table is
Category
Antique 1860s Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 31 in W 72 in D 30 in
Custom Hand-Carved Walnut Writing Desk with Pencil Drawer by Dos Gallos Studio
By Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small scale, petite writing desk with barley twist legs, carved edge and apron detail as well as
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Desks and Writin...
Materials
Walnut
H 33 in W 42 in D 18 in
Antiqued 17th Century Style Writing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
An antiqued wood writing desk, with two frieze drawers, on barley twist turned legs joined by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Miles and Edwards Writing Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century Miles and Edwards writing table of unusual shaped top, with leather scribe on barley
Category
Antique 19th Century Irish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
European Rustic Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
carved barley twist legs add a distinctive European flair.
With generous dimensions, this desk provides
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Renaissance Leather Top Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
counter-clockwise barley twist columns, a pair on each side, and a pair serving as trestles. Two spacious
Category
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
European Black Rustic Desk
Located in Westwood, NJ
. Its beautifully carved barley twist legs add a distinctive European flair.
With generous dimensions
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Louis XIII Style Writing Table in Carved Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
an H-stretcher, also featuring well-carved elements, including more barley twists and rosette ends. A
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Swedish early 20th century carved birch pedestal desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
desk comprising of 3 sections. Slightly over-sailing writing surface with 3 drawers below, including
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Copper
Richard Bridgens English Renaissance Revival Oak Partners Desk
By Richard Bridgens
Located in London, by appointment only
barley twist legs at the corners and renaissance inspired central legs, all joined and standing on a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing...
Materials
Oak
Antique Italian Center / Desk Table, Walnut & Marble, Naples, 19th Century
Located in Odense, DK
This exclusive antique center / desk table, dating back to the 1820s from Naples, is a remarkable
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble
H 34.65 in W 57.49 in D 29.53 in
19th Century French Hand Carved Oak Desk with Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
in a buttery camel color. The base has hand-carved barley twist details and decoration. It has three
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Portuguese Baroque Style Library Table by Alfonso Marina
By Alfonso Marina
Located in Rio Vista, CA
materials. This library center table also functions as a writing table or desk with an open front allowing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Watson Table
By Paul Loebach
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
distinctive open wood turnings, sometimes called “barley twists”. The designer was interested in translating
Category
2010s Lebanese Futurist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch
Edwardian English Marquetry Side Table, c. 1900
Located in High Point, NC
finished on all sides for easy placement in any room. The table is supported on hand turned barley twist
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Olive, Walnut
Antique French Renaissance Revival Hunt Desk / Secretaire Barley Twist Oak 19th
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
.
Marvelous decorated hunt style desk with fox head drawers & barley twisted columns.
Made with superb
Category
Antique 1870s French Renaissance Revival Desks
Materials
Oak
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H 47.25 in W 50.4 in D 25.6 in
Antique French Desk Library Office Barley Twist Renaissance Revival Oak 19th C
Located in Tyler, TX
10 Drawers and Barley Twist Legs~~c. 1880s
With so many people working from home now, DESKS have
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks
Materials
Oak
H 53 in W 52 in D 28.5 in
East India Dutch Company Captains Writing Desk
By Southeast Asia
Located in London, GB
four barley twist legs and bun feet, this desk stands as a testament to Indonesian craftsmanship circa
Category
Antique 1730s Indonesian Dutch Colonial Desks
Materials
Bone, Rosewood, Walnut
French 19th century antique writing desk Black Forest hunt Renaissance revival
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
.
Marvelous decorated hunt style desk with fox head drawers & barley twisted columns.
Made with superb
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks
Materials
Oak
H 48.04 in W 51.97 in D 25.6 in
Antique American Empire Art Deco Flame Mahogany Pine Library Writing Desk 49"
Located in Dayton, OH
featuring multiple drawers and cubbies, barley twisted and inlaid accents, and brass hardware.
Dimensions
Category
Early 20th Century American Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
H 35 in W 49 in D 18.5 in
19th Century French Louis XIII Carved Barley Twist Walnut Table Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
table. Crafted in the Perigord region of France, circa 1850, the side table stands on thick barley twist
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIII Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Renaissance Hand-Carved Wall Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
mounted on clockwise and counter-clockwise barley twist legs with matching stretchers for a wonderful Old
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique English Sofa Side Table Barley Twist Ebonized Library Desk Carved Oak
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Sofa Side Table Barley Twist Ebonized Library Desk Carved Oak.
Direct from Europe
Category
Antique 1790s British Louis XIII Sofa Tables
Materials
Oak
H 29 in W 40 in D 27.5 in
Antique French Oak Console Sofa Table Barley Twist Louis XIII Library Desk
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French oak office library desk sofa table barley twist Louis XIII
~Direct from France
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Sofa Tables
Materials
Oak
H 27.5 in W 41.5 in D 26.5 in
Gillow's of Lancaster Regency Military Campaign Kidney Desk Brass Gallery Rail
By Waring & Gillow, Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
1815 Military Campaign Kidney desk with brass gallery rail and removable barley twist legs
An
Category
Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 27.76 in W 44.3 in D 27.17 in
Mid-19th Century French Louis XIII Heavily Carved Oak Secretary Bookcase Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
. Crafted in southern France circa 1860 and built of oak, the table stands on elegant barley twist legs
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIII Bookcases
Materials
Oak
H 82 in W 42.25 in D 25.25 in
19th Century Victorian Highly Carved Parlor Table
Located in Forney, TX
, rising on pierced finial topped H-form stretcher-joined spiral turned barley twist legs, resting on eagle
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Tables
Materials
Brass
HERITAGE Walnut English Tudor Barley Twist Writing Desk
By Heritage Furniture
Located in Charlotte, NC
An English Tudor style writing desk by Heritage Furniture. Walnut with banded bevelled edge top
Category
Mid-20th Century American Tudor Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
French Walnut Baroque Revival Writing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
French walnut Baroque Revival writing table with carved barley twist legs and single drawer, circa
Category
Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
French 19th century walnut writing table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 19th century walnut writing table with inset leather top, barley twist legs and stretcher
Category
20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Superb 17th Century Spanish Baroque Period Chestnut Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
top over two large hand-carved drawers and barley twist legs all connected by a perimeter stretcher
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Two-Drawer Walnut Table
Located in New York, NY
19th century two-drawer walnut table with barley twist legs.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
English Library Table, 19th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
Offering this unmatchable English library table. Having barley twist legs and stretchers this table
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Baroque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century William IV Mahogany Library Table
Located in Sydney, NSW
compartments to either side of the inset leather desktop. The whole standing upon turned barley-twist columns
Category
Antique 1830s French William IV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the barley twist writing desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A barley twist writing desk — often made from wood, oak and walnut — can elevate any home. Find 67 options for an antique or vintage barley twist writing desk now, or shop our selection of 3 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the barley twist writing desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right barley twist writing desk, those designed in Neoclassical and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made barley twist writing desk over the years, but those crafted by Dos Gallos Studio and Merklen Brothers are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Barley Twist Writing Desk?
The average selling price for a barley twist writing desk at 1stDibs is $4,275, while they’re typically $1,050 on the low end and $19,500 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right desks-writing-tables for You
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
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