Artisan Crafted Mixed Metal Griffin Form Andirons
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Regal Griffin Pair in iron with textured gray tone surfaces. The ferocious open mouthed creatures
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Vintage French Baroque Style Brass Figural Andirons with Dragon Griffins - Pair
$795 / set
H 18 in W 12 in D 6.5 in
Vintage French Baroque Style Brass Figural Andirons with Dragon Griffins - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Baroque Style Brass Figural Andirons with Dragon Griffins - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Baroque Andirons
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19th Century Victorian Gothic Fire Dogs or Andirons in the Shape of Griffins
$1,351 / set
H 12.6 in W 8.27 in D 7.09 in
19th Century Victorian Gothic Fire Dogs or Andirons in the Shape of Griffins
Located in London, GB
A mid 19th century pair of zoomorphic Griffin Fire Dogs or Andirons. Made from cast Iron and with
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Antique 1860s English Gothic Revival Andirons
Materials
Iron, Copper
19th Century Black Gothic Antique Griffin Fire Basket
Located in London, GB
A very powerful antique cast iron Victorian black Gothic fire basket. With Very Unique Andirons
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Pair iron Griffin Andirons
Located in Nashville, TN
Hand forged iron winged griffin andirons, from an upstate New York lodge.
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Early 20th Century American Andirons
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Iron
Pair of Wrought Iron Griffin Andirons
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Matching pair of black painted wrought iron griffin andirons
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Vintage 1950s Unknown Andirons
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Griffin Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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20th Century French Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of Antique Cast Iron and Copper Mounted Griffin Andirons
Located in London, GB
A pair of cast iron monopodic winged griffin tool rests or andirons in the heraldic manner each
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Andirons
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Pair of Bronze Wing Griffin Andirons with Enameled Coat of Arms
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Pair of bronze Andirons terminating in paw feet. Enameled coat of arms on each one with a winged
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Antique Late 19th Century European Renaissance Revival Andirons
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Bronze
Griffin/ Dragon Bronze Andirons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very ornate dragon/ griffin andirons with a beautiful patina. Very heavy and well crafted. Perfect
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French Brass Griffin Andirons
Located in Asheville, NC
What is significant about this pair of French Griffin andirons with scroll feet is that they are a
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Antique 19th Century French Andirons
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Brass, Iron
Pair of French Brass Gothic Style Andirons
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of French brass Gothic style andirons with griffin motif.
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Early 20th Century French Andirons
Materials
Brass
A 19th Century Pair of Gothic Style Bronze Andirons with Griffins
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of 19th century Gothic style bronze andirons decorated with griffin and torch motif. Good
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Antique 19th Century Gothic Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Bronze
19th Century Antique Brass Griffin Andirons
Located in Summerland, CA
19th c. Antique brass pair of andirons. Beautifully cast and detailed. Griffins are mythological
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Antique 19th Century English Urns
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Brass
Pair 19th C. Griffin Form Andirons (GMD#2040)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair 19th Century Italian Andirons in Griffin Form
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Pair of Antique Restoration Style Andirons with Griffins in Gilded Bronze
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Pair of Antique Restoration Style Andirons with Griffins in Gilded Bronze
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Period 19th century. Two griffins are seated on rectangular bases which are adorned with laurel
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Antique 19th Century French Restauration Andirons
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Ormolu, Iron
Pair of griffin style hearth lamps by Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful pair of fireside lamps in cast & wrought iron w/cold painted details to finials and collars. Overall rustic iron patina. Complete w/pair gold irridescent signed Stueben gla...
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Early 20th Century American Andirons
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Iron
Large pair of Arts & Crafts cast iron figural andirons
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A substantial pair of Arts&Crafts period heavy cast iron figural andirons with winged griffin
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Early 20th Century Andirons
Pair of Bronze Art Deco Griffin form Andirons
Located in Norwalk, CT
Pair of stylized Griffin form andirons
Category
Early 20th Century French Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Bronze
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Griffin Andirons For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of griffin andirons is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique griffin andirons was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, iron and bronze. Griffin andirons have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Griffin andirons are generally popular furniture pieces, but Art Nouveau, Baroque and Victorian styles are often sought at 1stDibs.
How Much are Griffin Andirons?
Prices for griffin andirons start at $396 and top out at $8,500 with the average selling for $1,835.
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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