Basket-Topped Andirons from USA, 1900s
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A pair of large andirons with basket tops made to hold and warm brandy bottles.
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Basket Top Andirons
Pair of Wrought Iron Basket Top Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pair of bold and masculine patinated wrought iron andirons with basket and ring tops over arched
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Pair of Louis XIV French Forged Iron Basket Top Andirons with Hearts, 1700s
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Pair of Louis XIV French Forged Iron Basket Top Andirons with Hearts, 1700s
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This is a beautiful pair of French early 18th century andirons hand made by a blacksmith in solid
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Andirons
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Basket top andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pair of large scale wrought iron basket top andirons with twist decorated supports and etched
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Andirons
Materials
Iron
Basket top andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pair of large scale wrought iron basket top andirons with twist decorated supports and etched
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
English Basket Top Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Late 18th C English blacksmith-made wrought iron andirons with basket tops and scroll work.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Andirons
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English Arts and Crafts Basket Top Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
to shaft mounted spit supports, with basket finials and horseshoe feet.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron
18th c. English Polished Steel Basket-Top Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of 18th c. andirons in polished steel with basket tops having spit supports and arched
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Steel
Pair of Iron Andirons with Basket Top, circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of ornatlely detailed continental andirons with scrolled iron work around the feet and basket
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Antique 1840s European Andirons
Pair of Iron Chenets or Andirons with a Basket Finial Top, 19th Century
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Pair of Iron Chenets or Andirons with a Basket Finial Top, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of iron chenets or andirons with a basket finial top, 19th century.
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Antique 19th Century French Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Antique Fire Grate, English, Cast Iron, Brass, Andirons, Fireplace, Victorian
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Antique Fire Grate, English, Cast Iron, Brass, Andirons, Fireplace, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fire grate. An English, cast iron basket and pair of brass topped andirons
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Brass
Pair of 18th Century Basket Top Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of 18th century blacksmith made basket top andirons, the square shaft with center collar
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Antique 1720s French Baroque Andirons
Materials
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French 19th Century Basket Top Andirons
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This is a petite pair of French 19th century andirons with a basket top. They are nicely made of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Andirons with Round Basket Top
Located in Nashville, TN
Pair of iron andirons with wrought iron and banded scroll bases, a twisted shaft, and a riveted
Category
20th Century American Andirons
Materials
Iron
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Basket Top Andirons For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of basket top andirons available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, iron and wrought iron, all basket top andirons available were constructed with great care. Basket top andirons have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Arts and Crafts and Baroque basket top andirons are consistently popular styles.
How Much are Basket Top Andirons?
Prices for basket top andirons start at $425 and top out at $14,500 with the average selling for $3,550.
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.
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