$16,500 / set
Pair of Arts & Crafts Brass Sunflower Andirons
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Arts & Crafts (Aesthetic Movement) large brass andirons with sunflower design over cone-form base.
Brass
Large Pair of Arts & Crafts Andirons with Brass Sunflower Finials
Located in London, GB
A large pair of late 19th century Arts & Crafts steel firedogs with scrolled form to feet and shafts surmounted by oval centre and repousse droplets. Copper sunflower tops with b...
Steel
Aesthetic English Sunflower Brass Fireplace Andiron Set
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Aesthetic English style andirons fireplace set including andirons and 3 tools (no stand), The andirons have a sunflower motif and superior quality throughout.
Brass, Steel
Arts & Crafts Sunflower Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of early 20th C arts & crafts sunflower andirons in copper and iron.
Copper, Iron
Pair of Hand Forged Iron Sunflower Andirons
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of Hand Forged Iron Sunflower Andirons
PAIR OF 19TH C. AMERICAN SUNFLOWER ANDIRONS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
RARE AND UNUSUAL AMERICAN CAST IRON 19TH C. SUNFLOWER ANDIRONS FROM NEW ENGLAND. GREAT AS FOUND CONDITION.
Iron
Pair of Hand Forged Iron and Brass Sunflower Andirons
Located in Water Mill, NY
Rare Pair of Hand Forged Iron and Brass Sunflower Andirons with Pot Holders and great patina
Iron
Sunflower Andirons
Located in Water Mill, NY
Sunflower hand wrought Andirons
Sunflower andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Brass and cast iron andirons with sunflower heads on shaped and fluted shafts.
Brass, Iron
Waving Sunflower Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of andirons in the form of sunflowers and leaves in a jaunty pose as if waving and dancing in the wind, the flowers and leaves of pressed tin and the stems of blacksmith made ...
Iron
Pair of Early 19th Century Hand Forged Sunflower Andirons
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of early 19th century hand forged sunflower andirons Outstanding hand forged American andirons.
Iron
Arts & Crafts Sunflower Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
English late 19th/early 20th C Arts & Crafts iron and copper andirons in the form of stylized sunflowers.
Iron, Copper
Pair of Arts & Crafts Sunflower Andirons
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A pair of hand-forged iron Arts & Crafts andirons topped with decorative brass sunflower rosettes.
Iron, Brass
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H 28 in W 14.5 in D 18 in
English Turn of the Century Brass and Iron Sunflower Andirons, Pair circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Turn of the Century iron and brass sunflower andirons from circa 1900 with three scrolling legs.
Brass, Iron
Arts And Crafts Sunflower Form Andirons
Located in Stamford, CT
Handsome pair of sunflower form andirons in hammered tin and wrought iron believed to be English Arts & Crafts.
Wrought Iron, Tin
Bradley & Hubbard "Sunflower" Aesthetic Movement Andirons
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of the famous late 19th c. cast iron aesthetic andirons. Painted black.
Iron
Mid 20th Century Pair Sunflower Brass Andirons
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful and elegant craftsmanship solid brass with sunflower design details top with paw feet . The pair is very brightly handsome and in great condition . Minor wear . Each one st...
Brass, Iron
American Wrought Iron and Bronze Sunflower Medallion Andirons
Located in Charleston, SC
American wrought iron and bronze sunflower medallion andirons with decorative ring, spit hook, and terminating on stylized penny feet.
Pair of Aesthetic Movement Andirons with Sunflower Roundels
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of Aesthetic Movement brass and wrought iron andirons, the pierced brass disk heads with foliate design, over tapered shafts with two scalloped brass collars, standing on a...
Brass, Iron
A Pair of English Sunflower Head Arts & Crafts Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of English late 19th century Arts & Crafts andirons with sunflower-head finials inscribed with line decoration and two-tone detailing, a brass center escutcheon, on stem shaft...
Iron
A Pair of Sunflower Wrought Iron and Brass Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of andirons with large brass rosettes in the form of vine woven "sunflowers" on bold shafts with goosenecks over v-shaped blackened shafts with raised cabuchon, standing on ar...
Brass, Wrought Iron
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H 29 in W 16.5 in D 23 in
Pair of American Wrought Iron Sunflower Medallion Andirons 20th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American wrought iron sunflower medallion andirons with floral plinths and terminating on scrolled legs. 20th Century
Pair of 19th c. English Arts & Crafts Sunflower Head Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of late 19th century English Arts & Crafts andirons after a design by Gimson having large foliate sunflower head finials in brass on iron shafts with arched feet.
Iron, Brass
Pair of Arts and Crafts Andirons
Located in North Miami, FL
A beautifully detailed pair of "sunflower" arts and crafys andirons. Great form and ise of materials.
Brass
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H 20 in W 10 in D 18 in
Arts & Crafts Yellin School Stylized Flower Wrought Iron Andirons, circa 1910
By Samuel Yellin
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of Arts & Crafts yellow School wrought iron andirons offer stylized sunflowers surmounting curved shaft with rig and raised on scroll form feet, circa 1910.
Wrought Iron
Pair Of 19th Century American Arts And Crafts Andirons
Located in Essex, MA
Hand Wrought American Arts and Crafts Andirons in Stylized Sunflower
Wrought Iron
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H 11 in W 4 in D 8 in
English Aesthetic Movement Bronze "Sunflower" Andirons Manner Thomas Jeckyll
By Thomas Jeckyll
Located in Sharon, CT
Diminutive version of the iconic aesthetic movement "Sunflower" andirons by Thomas Jeckyll.
Iron
Period Arts & Crafts Bronze and Wrought Iron Sunflower Andirons
Located in Hudson, NY
This pair of andirons where made in America during the Arts and Crafts period circa 1900.
Bronze, Iron
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H 27.5 in W 13.25 in D 15.5 in
Large Arts & Crafts Oscar Bach School Brass & Iron Sunflower Andirons C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of oversized Arts and Crafts fireplace andirons in the manner of Oscar Bach offer reticulated brass stylized sunflower finials over wrought iron bases, c1910 Measure...
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of Sunflower Brass and Iron Andirons
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of brass and hand-forged iron sunflower andirons.
Brass, Iron
Pair of Sunflower Hand-Forged Iron Andirons
Located in Water Mill, NY
Hand-forged iron andirons with stylized sunflowers tops.
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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