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Pair of Wrought Iron Firedogs with Barley Twist Shafts
Located in London, GB
A pair of good quality 19th century wrought iron firedogs with barley twist to tops of shafts
Category

Antique 19th Century Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

Love Seat Barley twist Bench Banquette Pink Iron For Piu Italy, circa 1980
By Pierluigi Piu
Located in Vienna, AT
-seat with barley twisted iron-work. It’s in the style of Gio Pontis love-seat. Nicely upholstered bench
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Loveseats

Materials

Iron

Spanish Antique Ebony Barley Twist Bench Ottoman with Wrought Iron Stretchers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Exquisite ebony Spanish bench with turned wrought iron stretchers, a perfect addition to any
Category

Antique 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Benches

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Walnut Rococo Decorative Carved Barley Twist Step Back Cuboard, Circa 1750
Located in Charleston, SC
barley twist columns, four centered drawers with wood knobs, and terminating on the original step back
Category

Antique 1750s Italian Rococo Cupboards

Materials

Iron

Antique Kittinger Spanish Colonial Walnut Fall Front Secretary Desk Barley Twist
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Rectangular form made from solid walnut with traditional wrought iron braces between the exquisite barley
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Rare Antique Black Forest Carved Tree Shaped Coat Rack, Umbrella Hall Stand Tree
By Matthijs Horrix
Located in Lisse, NL
base section comes with the original iron, barley twisted ring looking like rope. This ring obviously
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Black Forest Umbrella Stands

Materials

Metal

Pair of Wrought Iron Firedogs
Located in London, GB
Pair of wrought iron firedogs with scrolled bases, barley twist design to uprights and mulling tops
Category

Antique 19th Century Andirons

Materials

Iron

Pair of Wrought Iron Firedogs
Pair of Wrought Iron Firedogs
H 25.5 in W 9.5 in D 26.5 in
Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Firebasket
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts wrought iron firebasket with barley twist shaped front bars and rings to
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Iron

Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Firebasket
Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Firebasket
H 16.25 in W 28.28 in D 11.75 in
Polished and Cut Steel Fire Iron Stand, 18th Century
By Achille Collas
Located in London, by appointment only
A highly unusual late Georgian polished and cut steel fire iron stand. Having a barley sugar twist
Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

Exceptional Formations Baldacchino Shell Stone Cocktail Table For Holly Hunt
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Bridgeport, CT
patinated Iron trestle base with Barley Twist design. The top with a fully beveled top in a pale Travertine
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Other, Iron

Elaborately Inlaid 18th Century Spanish Walnut Two Drawer Side Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
drawers, and hand wrought iron stretcher suspended between fabulous barley twist turned legs. Original
Category

Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque End Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique 17th Century Oak Gateleg Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
hinges above unusual barley twist supports and gatelegs united by square moulded edged stretchers A
Category

Antique 17th Century English Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique 17th Century Oak Gateleg Table
Antique 17th Century Oak Gateleg Table
H 28.15 in W 44.69 in D 19.49 in
A c. 1960's iron bench
Located in New York, NY
C22504 A c. 1960's iron bench. Hand wrought with barley twist elements, mesh " caned
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Benches

Materials

Cane

A c. 1960's iron bench
A c. 1960's iron bench
H 16 in W 38.25 in D 16.5 in
Baldacchino Coffee Table with Shell Stone Top and Iron Base by Formations
By Formations
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
imprinted in the travertine. Barley-twist style iron base supports the top, leveling/adjustable feet, and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Coc...

Materials

Travertine, Iron

Vintage Lightening Rod
Located in Boston, MA
An American folk art brass tip "Sundial" lightening rod. On a "barley twist" iron post in an iron
Category

20th Century American Balustrades and Fixtures

Vintage Lightening Rod
Vintage Lightening Rod
H 40 in W 12 in D 10 in
Vintage Brass and Wrought Iron Lamp Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
. The whole raised on an iron barley twist support with tripod legs. With an urn form finial. Condition
Category

20th Century Industrial Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Vintage Brass and Wrought Iron Lamp Table
Vintage Brass and Wrought Iron Lamp Table
H 56 in W 17.25 in D 12.5 in
One-of-a-Kind Wooden Barley Twist Iron Arm Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Wooden barley twist iron arm chandelier newly fabricated from antique wooden turned barley twist
Category

2010s American French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Barley Twist and Iron Two Arm Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
One of a kind, hand-crafted sconces with two candelabra sockets.
Category

Vintage 1940s Belgian British Colonial Wall Lights and Sconces

19th Century French Barley Twist Coffee Table
Located in High Point, NC
simple and has a single drawer, following down to a molded edge and raised on hand-turned barley twist
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Barley Twist Coffee Table
19th Century French Barley Twist Coffee Table
H 21.75 in W 37.5 in D 26.5 in
Antique Ebony Renaissance Style Barley Twist Console Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
top. The table base has beautiful barley twist hand turned ebony legs, all joined by detailed
Category

Antique 19th Century Spanish Renaissance Console Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century French Carved Walnut Barley Twist Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
barley twist legs and a stretcher centered by a two-sided finial. Made in the grand Louis XIII taste. The
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Large 17th Century Walnut Desk with Barley Twist Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large walnut desk with drawer, barely twist legs and iron stretcher.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

19th Century Spanish Baroque Walnut Barley Twist Trestle Table
Located in Charleston, SC
A Spanish Baroque walnut occasional table, circa 1830, featuring a barley twist and iron trestle
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th Century French Louis XIV Walnut Center Writing Table on Barley Twist Legs
Located in Shippensburg, PA
popped from years of shrinking and expanding. The barley twist legs absolutely define the table, these
Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Large 19th Century Regency Cast Iron Fireplace Grate
Located in Manchester, GB
Very large antique Regency cast iron hob register grate with barley twist decorated pilasters
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

Pair of French Gothic Revival Wrought Iron Antique Andirons
Located in London, GB
with four barley twist columns enclosing a fifth entwined around which are mythical writhing serpents
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Mannerist Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Ornate Wrought Iron Bar Trolley with 2 Glass Mirrored Shelves
Located in London, GB
A French wrought iron bar trolley with ornate scrolled and gilt leaf iron work. With barley twist
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Wrought Iron

Spanish Bench
Located in Pomona, CA
Spanish bench with an iron stretcher and barley twist legs. Upholstered in gray fabric.
Category

Vintage 1920s Spanish Benches

Materials

Iron

Spanish Bench
Spanish Bench
H 33.5 in W 63 in L 33.5 in
Early 20th Century Clam Shell Desk Lamp, circa 1910
Located in Gloucester, GB
brass base with cast iron insert - Barley twist stem - Takes B22 fitting bulbs - On/Off switch on
Category

Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Clam Shell Desk Lamp, circa 1910
Located in Gloucester, GB
brass base with cast iron insert - Barley twist stem - Takes B22 fitting bulbs - On/Off switch on
Category

Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Nice Ash and Wrought Iron Barley Twist Handle Water, Grain Bucket, circa 1860
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A nice ash and wrought iron barley twist handle water, grain bucket, fabulous red to golden brown
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American American Colonial Planters, Cachepots ...

Materials

Wrought Iron

Stunning Iron Barley Twist Demilune Console with Bevelled Glass Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A very versatile handsome crescent shaped console table having dark iron base with 3 barley twist
Category

Vintage 1980s North American Console Tables

Materials

Iron

Wrought Iron Round Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning 20th century round side table with hand-wrought iron barley twist legs with bun feet and
Category

Late 20th Century American Side Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

One of a Kind Barley Twist Wood and Iron Four-Arm Chandelier
By Far-Fetched, LLC.
Located in Houston, TX
One of a kind wood and iron chandelier constructed from antique Belgian parts, circa 1915. Newly
Category

Vintage 1910s Belgian Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wrought Iron

English William and Mary Style Barley Twist Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent country English dining table or center table featuring large barley twist legs. The
Category

20th Century English William and Mary Dining Room Tables

Materials

Iron

Unusually Shallow Baroque Bronze and Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
and collars, the wrought iron shafts with barley twist bases and standing on arched legs with trefoil
Category

Antique 1690s Italian Baroque Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Unique Wrought Iron and Outstanding Marble Top Midcentury Coffee or Couch Table
Located in Lisse, NL
marble top is supported by a hand forged and heavy, barley twisted wrought iron base which too will last
Category

Mid-20th Century European Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

France Art Deco, Wrought Iron and Marble Oval Shape Coffee or Couch Table
Located in Lisse, NL
marble top is supported by a hand-forged and heavy, barley twisted wrought iron base. This gorgeous
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

Pair of Baroque Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
ball finials and collars, the wrought iron shafts with barley twist bases and standing on etched triple
Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Pair of Baroque Andirons
Pair of Baroque Andirons
H 24.5 in W 9 in D 4 in
Marble Dining Room Table With Iron Barley Twist Base
Located in Birmingham, AL
Magnificent Beveled Marble Top Dining Table with Twisted Rope Iron Base
Category

20th Century Italian Dining Room Tables

Wine Table
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A wine table. Cast iron barley twist column on four paw feet, with original brass castors. Burr
Category

20th Century English Tables

Wine Table
Wine Table
H 29.93 in D 18.12 in
Small Spanish table with "barley twist " legs
Located in Natchez, MS
Small Spanish Table with twist legs and iron stretcher.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Tables

Materials

Iron

French Antique Oak Barley Iron Twist Buffet Cabinet Sideboard Server, 1880s
Located in Hudson, NY
Renaissance 3-tier barley twist server, sideboard or buffet, circa 1880s. Highly carved gorgeous example of
Category

Antique 1880s French Baroque Buffets

Materials

Oak

Spanish 1920s Baroque Style Oak Console Table with Barley Twist Trestle Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
great patina, barley twist legs and original forged iron.
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Console Tables

Materials

Iron

Forged Iron Fire Tool Set
Located in Hudson, NY
long stems, and delicate iron work. Barley twist design in center of each stem, with curled and
Category

Early 20th Century American Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

18th c SPANISH WALNUT TABLE
Located in Natchez, MS
18th.c. Spanish walnut table with hand wrought iron stretcher and "barley" twist legs and central
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Side Tables

Materials

Iron

18th c SPANISH WALNUT TABLE
18th c SPANISH WALNUT TABLE
H 30 in W 43.25 in D 30.25 in
17th C Bible Box
Located in Stamford, CT
17th c oak with carved frieze and original iron strap hinges on barley twist base
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Iron

Lovely French Walnut Writing Table with Single Drawer
Located in San Francisco, CA
turned barley twist legs and cross stretcher; circa 1680
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Cast Iron and Slate Cocktail Table or Smoke Stand
Located in Denver, CO
motif with a barley twist support connected to deco motif base. The center is slate.
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Slate, Iron

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Iron Barley Twist For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the iron barley twist you’re looking for. Each iron barley twist for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using iron, metal and wood. There are 14 variations of the antique or vintage iron barley twist you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect iron barley twist — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. An iron barley twist made by Baroque designers — as well as those associated with Arts and Crafts — is very popular. A well-made iron barley twist has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Dos Gallos Studio and Far-Fetched, LLC. are consistently popular.

How Much is a Iron Barley Twist?

Prices for an iron barley twist start at $950 and top out at $19,500 with the average selling for $3,248.
Questions About Iron Barley Twist
  • 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.