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Andirons For Sale
Creator: Jacques Adnet
Creator: Bennett Co.
6pc Musical Note Fireplace Set
Located in New York, NY
Modernist polished nickel fireplace set including a pair of andirons and fireplace tools. Andirons measure 17"T x 14"D x 8"W Tools measure 28.5"T x 14"W x 12"D.
Category

20th Century American Modern Andirons

Materials

Iron, Nickel

Donald Deskey for Bennett Brass Blade & Iron Andirons - a Pair
Located in West Chester, PA
The iconic Donald Deskey for Bennett Brass Blade & Iron andiron set!
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique Brass Fireplace Andirons by Bennett
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique brass andirons by Bennett Co., 1920's. Elegant andirons Chippendale in style with a nod to Art Deco reflective of their period. They feature a unique spider web design acco...
Category

Early 20th Century American Chippendale Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of Donald Deskey for Bennett Textured Bronze & Brass Andirons, 1950's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of Modernist Bennett Cast Iron and Bronze Firedogs attributed to Donald Deskey. Featuring alternating stacked rectangular Dark patinated textured...
Category

1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Pair of Donald Deskey Mid-Century Modern Nickel Plated Sculptural Andirons
Located in St. Louis, MO
Sculptural Donald Deskey for Bennett Andirons in Nickel, having a J shape with solid nickel disc in center. Older restoration, light use since then. Depth of uprights are 1.25" d. ...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Nickel, Iron

Donald Deskey Andirons and Wall Mounted Fireplace Tools by Bennett
Located in Hanover, MA
An original five piece set of modernist Art Deco andirons and matching fireside tools designed by Donald Deskey and produced by Bennett-Ire...
Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Donald Deskey Nickel Blade Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of modernist andirons in blackened iron with a polished nickel blades. Designed by Donald Deskey for Bennett. Mint restored. On display at 200 Lexington...
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Andirons

Materials

Iron, Nickel

Donald Deskey Andirons, Brass, Signed Bennett
Located in New York, NY
Donald Deskey andirons, brass, signed Bennett. In original unrestored condition. The brass elements have a warm, naturally aged patina with minor discoloration and slight corruption ...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron, Brass

Andirons by Donald Deskey
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A pair of sculptural patinated bronze andirons having simple diagonally cropped tapered blades projecting vertically from footed cast iron bases.
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Iron

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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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