French Art Deco Andirons
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Andirons
Bronze, Iron
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Andirons
Iron
20th Century French Art Deco Andirons
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Andirons
Iron
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Andirons
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Andirons
Brass, Iron
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Andirons
Iron
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Andirons
Wrought Iron, Bronze
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Andirons
Brass, Iron
Vintage 1930s French Neoclassical Andirons
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1960s French Brutalist Andirons
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1950s French Neoclassical Andirons
Wrought Iron, Bronze
Vintage 1930s French Baroque Andirons
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Andirons
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Andirons
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Andirons
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Andirons
Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
20th Century French Art Deco Andirons
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Andirons
Copper
20th Century French Art Deco Andirons
Brass, Iron
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Andirons
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Andirons
Brass
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Andirons
Iron
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Andirons
Iron
Vintage 1960s French Art Deco Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Andirons
Brass, Iron
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Andirons
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Andirons
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron, Iron
20th Century French Modern Andirons
Steel, Iron
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Andirons
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Andirons
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Enamel
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Bronze, Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers
Ironstone
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1930s French Andirons
Wrought Iron, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Andirons
Brass
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Andirons
Iron
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Andirons
Iron
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Andirons
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Andirons
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Andirons
Chrome, Steel
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Andirons
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Andirons
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Chrome, Iron
20th Century American Art Deco Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Brass, Chrome, Iron
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Andirons
Vintage 1930s French Andirons
Bronze, Iron
Vintage 1930s French Andirons
Ormolu
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Andirons
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Andirons
Bronze
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Finding the Right Andirons for You
A set of antique or vintage andirons is a staple accessory, part of the fireplace tools you’ll want to collect for keeping a neat and elegant fireplace in your home.
Using andirons in a fireplace elevates the fire, ensuring more air can get to the logs thus keeping a fire burning longer. Andirons also encourage ventilation and may also prevent smoke from working its way into your living room or bedroom.
Think of these accessories as part of an upright metal support system to optimize your fire. Antique andirons are basically u-shaped brackets with a curved end that come in pairs and are largely quite simple in structure, but the design of this household necessity has improved over time. Outwardly decorative andirons have become available since their debut because one should never underestimate the style quotient of an attractive hearth.
Andirons, which earned the nickname “firedogs” given their similarity in form to a pair of upright canines, are believed to be the oldest fireplace furnishings. They have been used broadly since at least the late Iron Age. Before iron became the material of choice, stone andirons did a suitable job of balancing the logs in a fire and adding a sense of symmetry to the hearth. Fire baskets, like the combination of andirons and a grate, afforded an opportunity to layer logs in a fire rather than delicately stacking them on andirons.
Today, andirons can be found in bronze and brass, too, which contrast wonderfully with a mantel carved from dark marble, for example, and add dimension to what might otherwise be a subdued space. And while people aren’t cooking in the fireplace anymore, andirons’ spit hooks offered an opportunity to roast meat or rest the pokers that you typically would’ve kept fireside.
During the Renaissance, andirons became especially ornate and even figurative, taking on human forms as well as marine life such as dolphins. Art Deco–era andirons are particularly exquisite. While the accessories are frequently characterized by rich geometric angles and sculptural curves, attributes that we know of most Art Deco furniture, artisans of the period also looked to what was by then a long tradition of designing andirons in the shape of animals and reptiles.
Adding fashionable antique or vintage andirons will not only improve the quality of a fire but can also elevate your space as well as the fireside experience. Find modern andirons, Art Nouveau andirons and other varieties today on 1stDibs.