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Andirons For Sale
After Alberto Giacometti Bronze andirons
Located in Chamblee, GA
Alberto Giacometti bronze and iron andirons. Based on the 1930's design from the Nelson Rockefeller Collection. These were probably from one of the small editions produced by Excali...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Iron

An ART-DECO Free Form MODERNIST Wrought Iron PAIR of ANDIRONS, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
An impressive and luxurious pair of andirons, in the spirit of Jean Royère & Jacques Adnet finest creations, to be attributed, France 1950. Each piece consists in one single thick a...
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron, Bronze

French Pair of 18th Century Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An elegant pair of French hand-wrought iron fireplace andirons, made in the 18th century if not earlier. They are Gothic in style with a reddish brown patina from oxidation of the ir...
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18th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron

Brutalist "Martelé" Wrought Iron Andirons - France 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Chic and minimalist pair of wrought iron andirons with "martelé" work on the finishing balls. In fair vintage condition. Can be polished to remove some or a large portion of the oxyd...
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1970s French Brutalist Vintage Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Mid-Century Brass and Black Iron Andirons, 1950s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of Mid-Century Brass and Black Iron Andirons, 1950s, Jacques Adnet & Jean Royère Style Description: This elegant pair of small andirons from the 1...
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Andirons

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Gothic Revival Foliage Fireplace Andirons in Wrought Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand Forged Italian Fireplace Andirons / Fire Dogs Italy, 1940s. This pair of andirons were entirely made by hand with scroll ending feet, scrolled top and foliage decorative details...
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20th Century Italian Gothic Revival Andirons

Materials

Iron

Pair of Hammered Bronze Balls & Wrought Iron Andirons - France 1980's
Located in New York, NY
Chic and minimalist pair of wrought iron andirons with "martelé" bronze work on the finishing balls. In fair vintage condition. Can be polished to remove some or a large portion of t...
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1980s French Vintage Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Wrought Iron

Pair of Minimalist Oxydated Steel Andirons w. Cutaway End - France 1980's
Located in New York, NY
Chic and minimalist pair of steel andirons with "cutaway" tops. In fair vintage condition. Can be polished to remove some or a large portion of the oxydation. These andirons will shi...
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1980s French Vintage Andirons

Materials

Steel

19th C. Pair of French Neoclassical Etched Decorated Patinated Bronze Andirons
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century pair of andirons, also known as firedogs. They are French Neoclassical bronze andirons. Andirons are used in fireplaces to support logs and improve airflow for the fi...
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Late 19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Andirons

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Virginia Metalcrafters Brass Medallion Andirons
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Virginia Metalcrafters brass medallion andirons, circa 1950s. 12 ½ inches wide by 19 inches deep by 23 ½ inches tall
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1950s Vintage Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Minimalist Wrought Iron Andirons by Jacques Adnet - France 1940's
Located in New York, NY
Pair of minimalist wrought iron by Jacques Adnet featuring a architectural base topped by an iron ball. Original patina and oxydation. Can be sanded upon request ($250 additional ch...
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1940s French Vintage Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Rare Pair of Andirons by Melchiorre Bega in Aluminum and Iron, Italy, 1960
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
A striking and highly avant-garde pair of andirons designed by Melchiorre Bega in 1960. Crafted in a bold combination of aluminum and iron, these pieces stand out for their sculptura...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

Pair of French 1970s Flame-Shaped Solid Bronze Andirons
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of modernist 1970s French solid bronze andirons in the shape of flames.
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Wrought Iron Horse Andirons, Italian circa 1950
Located in CA, CA
A beautiful pair of Italian wrought Iron andirons in the form of horses.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Andirons

Materials

Brocade

Set of Grand Antique Brass Columnar Andirons with Cannonball Finial
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Expertly crafted and elegantly designed, this set of Grand Antique Brass Columnar Andirons with Cannonball Finial will add a touch of sophistication to your fireplace. Made from high...
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Early 20th Century North American American Empire Andirons

Materials

Brass

Antique Pair of Forged in Fire Wrought Iron Dragon Andirons / Fireplace Firedogs
Located in Lisse, NL
Can you imagine these firebucks in your fireplace with the flames burning on all sides? These beautifully and all handcrafted wrought iron, andirons were made to stand in your firep...
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Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Louis Majorelle Museal Pair of Art Nouveau Andirons, 1900
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Pair of Art Nouveau andirons by Louis Majorelle (Nancy), France, circa 1900. wrought iron and brass. Each : height : 12.2"(31cm), width : 14.8"(37.6cm), depth : 20.9"(53cm). Conditio...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Cast Iron Dachshund Firedog Andirons, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Cast Iron Dachshund Firedog Andirons, 7.75" H x 23" W x 6.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Fireplace Tools, Log Holders, Antique, Americana, Saus...
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Early 20th Century Andirons

Materials

Iron

Pair of Constructivist Distressed Wrought Iron Andirons - France 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Graphic constructivist wrought iron andirons with tappered end. In fair vintage condition. Can be partially polished or fully sanded (at extra charge). These andirons will ship from ...
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1970s French Brutalist Vintage Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Arts & Crafts Gothic Cast Iron Spiral Scrollwork Fireplace Andirons - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arts & Crafts Gothic Cast Iron Spiral Scrollwork Fireplace Andirons - a Pair. Item features swing out arm/pot holders, ornate scrolling frame, spiral form body, cast iron constructio...
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19th Century Unknown Gothic Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron

Pair of Brass Andirons by Saarinen Swanson Group
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of brass andirons for Saarinen Swanson Group by J. Robert Swanson, Pipsan Swanson Saarinen and Eliel Saarinen, c.1940s, USA. Pipsan, part of the famous Saarinen created this p...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Brass

Antique Hessian Soldier Figural Andirons Cast Iron Sculptures
Located in Hyattsville, MD
American. c.1900-1920. Pair of Hessian Soldier Andirons. The cast iron is retaining an exceptional polychromed surface. Each Solider as photo'd weighs 12 lb 5 oz. (12.3125 lb / 5.58...
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Late 19th Century American American Colonial Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron

Fireplace Grate for Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
Made of 1.4 cm (0.55") thick steel bars. All sizes of the fire grate of fireplace rack are outside sizes. Distance between the beams is 26.5 cm (10.44...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Andirons

Materials

Steel

French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs, Gothic Period, 17th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. They are in good condition.
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17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Fireplace Grate for Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
Made of 1.4 cm (0.55") thick steel bars. All sizes of the fire grate of fireplace rack are outside sizes. Distance between the beams is 26.5 cm (10.44...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Napoleon III Period Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
19th-century French Napoleon III Period andirons made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition.
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Louis XIV Style Period Andirons, Firedogs, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Decorative brass andirons with decorative bar, Louis XIV Style Period.
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

A BRUTALIST CONSTRUCTIVIST MODERNIST Wrought Iron ANDIRONS GRID France 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
A powerful and architectural "Andiron" or "wood holder" forming a strong graphic fire base, with a real Brutalist, Modernist, style: 2 very massive bended iron legs structured by a ...
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1960s French Brutalist Vintage Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pr, Donald Deskey for Bennett Textured Bronze and Brass Andirons C. 1950s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of andirons, designed by the iconic modernist Donald Deskey for Bennett, exemplifies mid-century American design at its most refined. Produced in the 1950s, these andirons ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Andirons

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Iron

Pair Of American Brass Steeple Top Andirons
Located in Essex, MA
Steeple top newly polished. Ball feet.
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1820s American Federal Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Pair of Cast Iron Owl Andirons with Glass Eyes
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Arts and Craft Cast Iron Owl Andirons with Original Glass Eyes.
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Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron

Pair of Dogs Wrought Iron Andirons, circa 1950, France.
Located in Brussels, BE
Very decorative pair of dogs andirons, circa 1950, France. Beautiful wrought iron work. Dimensions: 44 cm D, 24 cm W, 20 cm H. Original condition, original design. All purchases are ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Iron

Arts & Crafts Cast Iron Owl Andirons with Glass Eyes
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Arts and Crafts Cast Iron Owl Andirons with glass eyes. Great detailing in the castings, heavy duty. In excellent vintage condi...
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1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Andirons

Materials

Iron

A Pair of ART-DECO BRUTALIST SHABBY-CHIC Wrought Iron ANDIRONS, France 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
A pair of beautiful and sensual ART-DECO BRUTALIST SHABBY-CHIC andirons, thin and small but massive, square wrought iron structures morphing into enrolled heads remembering a plant o...
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1960s French Brutalist Vintage Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Virginia Metalcrafters Harvin Colonial Williamsburg Brass Andirons Firedogs
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid Century iron and brass andirons / firedogs by Harvin / Virginia Metalcrafters for the Colonial Williamsburg Restoration line of products. Features colonial styling with scrolled ...
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Mid-20th Century American Colonial Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of American Cast Iron Perched Owl Andirons with Orig. Eyes, Boston, C. 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American cast iron perched owl andirons with original glass eyes and rear dog legs. Boston, MA, Late 19th century.
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1890s American American Empire Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron

Pair of Custom Mid-Century Modernist Style Polished Brass Rectangular Andirons
Located in New York, NY
This ultra chic pair of custom andirons feature a minimalistic vertical rectangular front panel displayed in polished brass. They are fully customizable in terms of the dimensions an...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Large Fireplace Grate for Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
Made of 1.4 cm (0.55") thick steel bars. All sizes of the fire grate of fireplace rack are outside sizes. Distance between the beams is 26.5 cm (10.44...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Andirons

Materials

Steel

Pair of French Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique pair of andirons from France, 1950's. Heavy wrought iron with arched base and curved detail. Surface shows great age, rust and patina.
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Mid-20th Century French Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Brass Figural Pierced & Chased Folding Fan Fire Place Screen, circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French brass figural fire place screen with dancing woman playing tambourine, central flame urn finial with lambs tongue plinth, eight flanking pierced chased folding fans, decorativ...
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1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of American Cast Iron Owl Andirons with Orig. Glass Eyes, Boston, C. 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American cast iron owl andirons with the original glass colored eyes perched on scrolled branches. Boston, MA late 19th century.
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1890s American American Empire Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron

Pair of English Neoclassical Style Brass Andirons, Circa 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb pair of antique English ornate Neoclassical style brass fireplace andirons, circa 1900. These are heavy and well made with fine details and a beautiful brass patina. DIME...
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Early 1900s English Neoclassical Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass

Pair of American Cast Iron and Painted Dachshund Fire Place Andirons, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American cast iron dachshund fire place andirons with painted eyes, mouth, and curled tails. Late 19th century.
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1870s American American Empire Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Andirons in cast iron
Located in Antwerpen, BE
19th Century (1875) French pinhead andirons in black cast iron.
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19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron

Pair of Aesthetic Movement Cast Fire Inserts with Mintons Aesop's Fables Tiles
Located in London, GB
Thomas Jeckyll in the style of. A rare pair of Aesthetic Movement cast iron fire inserts, each with twelve Minton tiles, printed in blue and white with comical designs by John Moyr-Smith from Aesop's Fables. The designs Moyr Smith drew on these tiles are known as:- The Dog and his shadow. The Fox & the Goat. The Hare and the Tortoise. The Frogs Who Wished for a King. The Wolf and the Lamb...
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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron

Small Fireplace Grate for Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
Made of 1.4 cm (0.55") thick steel bars. All sizes of the fire grate of fireplace rack are outside sizes. Distance between the beams is 26.5 cm (10.44...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Andirons

Materials

Steel

French Louis XV Period Andirons, Firedogs, Early 19th Century Period
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Louis XV Period andirons made of wrought iron. The andirons have decorative spit hooks to grill food. The condition is good.
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Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Old Cannon Ball Brass Andiron
Located in North Salem, NY
Pair of Old Brass Cannon Ball Andirons.
Category

20th Century Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Liberty & Co. Copper & Wrought Iron Fire-Screen Depicting Galleon & Dragon Sail
By John Pearson, Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co., attributed to John Pearson or John Williams. An Arts & Crafts copper and wrought iron fire-screen, with cold rivetted construction to the edges and a hand-hammered ga...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Andirons

Materials

Copper, Wrought Iron

Dachshund Shaped boot scraper/andirons
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Dachshund Shaped boot scraper/andirons
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Andirons

Materials

Metal

Pair of Antique Solid Brass Dolphin Andirons
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful pair of Antique solid brass Dolphin andirons. Beautifully chased brass dolphins with nice patina.
Category

19th Century English Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Art Nouveau Bronze Andirons - a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of art nouveau period bronze andirons. Large C-scrolls are each adorned with a five-pointed flower and blades of grass at the base. Dimensions per andiron.
Category

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Iron

A Pair Of Bronze Modernist Andirons By Wah Chang Signed Ca' 1950's
By Wah Chang
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of unusual, modernist andirons by Wah Chang, signed. Made ca '1950 the bases are stamped Van Nuys, California. A note about the designer. " Wah Ming Chang (August 2, 1917 – December 22, 2003) was an American designer, sculptor, and artist. With the encouragement of his adoptive father, James Blanding Sloan, he began exhibiting his prints and watercolors at the age of seven to highly favorable reviews. Chang worked with Sloan on several theatre productions and in the 1940s, they briefly created their own studio to produce films. He is known later in life for his sculpture and the props he designed for Star Trek: The Original Series, including the tricorder and communicator. The Chang family moved from Honolulu, Hawaii to San Francisco, California and about 1920 opened the Ho-Ho Tea Room on Sutter Street, which became a favorite venue for the city's Bohemian artists. Wah-Ming's mother, Fai Sue Chang, was a graduate of Berkeley's California School of Arts and Crafts (today's California College of the Arts), where she specialized in fashion design and etching. After she died in 1927, her husband persuaded Wah Ming Chang's art teacher and family friends, the highly respected printmaker, puppeteer, and theatre designer, James Blanding Sloan and his wife Mildred Taylor, to become his son's legal guardians. Sloan exhibited Wah Ming's etchings and watercolors in public exhibitions as early as 1925 to favorable reviews in the San Francisco Bay Area and later in the largest art colony on the Pacific Coast, Carmel-by-the-Sea. The child became part of Sloan's family, traveled in 1926 to Taos, New Mexico, for the on-site study of American Indian culture, and in 1928 displayed his block prints in joint exhibitions with Sloan at the prestigious Philadelphia Print Club and in Pasadena, California. He became a valued assistant in several of Sloan's marionette theatres as well as in productions for the Hollywood Bowl Ballet and the "Cavalcade of Texas." In the mid-1940s Chang formed a joint studio business with Sloan, The East-West Film Company, and produced such memorable films as Pick a Bale of Cotton (an interview and performance with the legendary blues and folk singer Lead Belly in 1944) and the highly controversial anti-war short (1946–47), The Way of Peace, created in part with elaborate miniature sets and puppets in stop...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French Brutalist Iron Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique pair of Brutalist andirons from France, 1950's. Heavy forged iron with arched base and ring detail. Surface shows great age, rust and patina.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Art Deco Andirons
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Discover the epitome of vintage charm and sophistication with this exquisite pair of Art Deco fireplace andirons, a splendid fusion of form and function. M...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

A Pair of Wrought Iron Cresset Fireplace Andirons
Located in London, GB
A pair of large hand-crafted blacksmith wrought-iron cresset fireplace andirons, with riveted basket finials and ring detail to front of standards supported on tall arched supports. ...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Large Fireplace Grate for Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
Made of 1.4 cm (0.55") thick steel bars. All sizes of the fire grate of fireplace rack are outside sizes. Distance between the beams is 26.5 cm (10.44...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Andirons

Materials

Steel

Federal Style Brass Andirons, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Federal style brass and steel andirons marked "Puritan" the brass uprights of typical finial topped turned form on two legs, with hinged steel log support. Dimensions: 20" H x 5" W ...
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Mid-20th Century Andirons

Materials

Brass

Antique and Vintage Andirons

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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