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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
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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
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Antique Late 19th Century English Table Lamps

Materials

Oak

Barley Twist Floor Standing Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Barley Twist Floor Standing Lamp A skilfully turned piece, this lamp stands on a 13” turned wooden
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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

Open Barley Twist Floor Lamp
Open Barley Twist Floor Lamp
H 61.82 in Dm 14.97 in
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
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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
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Late 20th Century American Rustic Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Boho Patinated Barley Twist Floor Lamp
Vintage Boho Patinated Barley Twist Floor Lamp
H 72.5 in W 18.25 in D 18.25 in
English 1950s Leather Barley Twist Table Lamp.
Located in Santa Monica, CA
English 1950s Leather Barley Twist Table Lamp.
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Vintage 1950s English Table Lamps

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Wood

Lovely Oak Turned Barley Twist Table Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Lovely Oak Turned Barley Twist Table Lamp A skilfully turned piece of Oak, this lamp stands on a
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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
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20th Century Anglo Raj Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

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
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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
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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
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Early 20th Century American Georgian Floor Lamps

Materials

Mahogany

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
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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
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Frederick Cooper Brass Barley Twist Altar Candlestick Buffet Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Frederick Cooper brass barley twist altar candlestick shaped table / buffet lamp with red
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Late 20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Birch

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
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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
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Late 20th Century Italian Chippendale Table Lamps

Materials

Giltwood

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
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

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
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps

Materials

Beech

Early 20th Century French Carved Barley Twist Floor Lamp with Attached Table
Located in Dallas, TX
feet over a circular base embellished with hand carved foliage decor, this lamp features a thick barley
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps

Materials

Beech

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
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Early 20th Century English Floor Lamps

Materials

Walnut

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
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Early 20th Century Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

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
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Victorian Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood

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
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

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
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Early 20th Century Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Baccarat Table Lamp
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
Stunning Baccarat pressed glass barley twist oil lamp, now converted to electricity. Extremely
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Antique 1870s French Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Baccarat Table Lamp
Baccarat Table Lamp
H 26.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
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
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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Tables

Materials

Bronze

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
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Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian End Tables

Materials

Hardwood

20th Century Ebonized Barley Twist Candlestick Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large scale 20th century ebonized barley twist candlestick lamp New wiring.
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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
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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
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Antique 19th Century English Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood

Floor Lamp
Floor Lamp
H 49 in W 21 in
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
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Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Barley Twist Lamp Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty late 19th century painted two-drawer barley twist lamp table, 1890. Dimensions 36 inches
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Side Tables

Barley Twist Lamp Table
Barley Twist Lamp Table
H 30 in W 36 in D 22 in
1950s Wood Barley Twist Lamps
Located in Charlottesville, VA
The classics never go out of style. These have always been good.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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20th Century Greco Roman Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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
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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
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Vintage 1940s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Paint, Plaster, Wood

Frances Elkins Twisted Base Floor Lamp
Frances Elkins Twisted Base Floor Lamp
H 71.5 in W 13.75 in D 13.75 in
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
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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
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20th Century British Edwardian Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

A Pair of 20th Century Chenonceau Lamp Bases
Located in London, GB
A pair of barley twist lamp bases of good hight, the Solomonic stems set upon square plinths
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Vintage 1970s French More Furniture and Collectibles

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
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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
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Vintage 1940s European Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood

Barley Twist Wooden Floor Lamp
Barley Twist Wooden Floor Lamp
H 64 in Dm 11 in L 64 in
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
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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
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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
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20th Century American Floor Lamps

Oak Barley Twist Floor Standing Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Oak barley twist floor standing lamp A skilfully turned piece of 3” solid oak, this lamp stand
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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
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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
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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
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Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze, Nickel

Lovely Oak Turned Barley Twist Table Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Lovely oak turned barley twist table lamp A skilfully turned piece of oak, this lamp stands on
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Oak

Barley Twist Floor Standing Standard Oak Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Barley twist floor standing standard oak lamp A skilfully turned piece, this lamp stands on a
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Early 20th Century Victorian Floor Lamps

Materials

Oak

Vintage English Elm Barley Twist Floor Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Outstanding vintage English Elm barley-twist floor lamp. A fine example of timeless beauty and
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Vintage 1930s English Floor Lamps

Materials

Elm

Moderne Cerused Oak Barley Twist Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
SOLD APRIL 2013 Beautiful Streamline Modern cerused oak lathe turned Barley Twist columnar table
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Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Handsome Frederick Cooper Mahogany Barley Twist Floor Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Mahogany & brass floor lamp having handsome barley twist on adjustable column. Faded Frederick
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Vintage 1970s North American Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

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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.
Questions About Barley Twist Lamp
  • 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
    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 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
    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.
  • 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.