Barley Sugar Twist Legs

Description One of a pair of Jacobean-style walnut open armchairs with barley-twist legs stretchers and arm supports the latter terminating in figures of crouched lions and rectangular backs and seats upholstered in wool gros-point tapestry worked in polychrome and gold and trimmed with polychrome wool-and-tassel fringe.

Barley sugar twist legs. The twist was difficult to make of oak because that wood is brittle. It originated because the English made sweets out of Barley Sugar and twisted them to resemble rope - the sweets and barley sugar was yellow in colour - like the furniture made at at that time - walnut and the like. Custom Made Antique Furniture Baroque Furniture Antique Gothic Furniture.

Furniture with spiral-turned legs or trim was known as barley twist or barley sugar probably because it resembled sticks of barley sugar used at the time. The barley flour was scalded to help retain moisture and hopefully add a bit of extra sweetness. The decoration also became known as barley sugar twists due to its similarity with the candy sweet of this era.

Chest Victorian Barley Twist with Hat Box draw - RRP 1999 Solid Mahogany Chest of Draws Barley Twist with hat box draw. Twisted in a way that resembles a twisted stick of barley. The twists were most commonly carved from Oak but fine examples can be found in Walnut depending on the period from which the piece originated.

45 out of 5 stars. Ture particularly as legs and column dec-orations in English French and Dutch pieces. Torchere Barley Twist Plant Stand Antique mahogany plant stand victorian style barley twist legs two triangular drawers in excellent condition a lovely piece of furniture.

Also question is what is a classic barley twist. The twist was difficult to make of oak because that wood is brittle. The upholstery scenes on the backs of the.

Two breads were shaped as Barley Twists egg washed and sprinkled with barley flakes prior to baking. And in some cases three uniform cylinders finishing in a rounded knob foot separate these twists. It often was made of walnut or beech.