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I have seen a twisted style of wood carving used in 19th-century table legs or staircase balusters. What is it called?

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I think this is a type of barley twist.

A Google image search for "barley twist legs" brings up the following pieces, of many, each identified by a private seller or auction house as having legs with a barley twist:

Barley-twist legs

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