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Andirons For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1970s
Late Victorian Spiral Chippendale Style Brass Fireplace Andirons, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of late Victorian spiral Chippendale style brass andirons with each matching having spiral flame and rounded finials above a spiral baluster-shaped shaft over a plinth (with “cu...
Category
1890s American Chippendale Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
French Brass Rooster and Foliage Fire Screen, Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
French brass fire screen with flanking rooster heads, centered foliage handle, floral swags, decorative ribbon surrounded by music instruments...
Category
1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Steel
English 19th Century Empire Style Gilt & Patinated Bronze Fireplace Dogs Fender
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large English 19th century Empire style gilt and patinated bronze and steel figural fireplace fender - chenet. The beautifully designed fender flanked on each end by resting Bull...
Category
19th Century English Empire Revival Antique Andirons
Materials
Ormolu, Steel, Bronze
Pair of American Wrought Iron and Brass Ball Top Diminutive Andirons , C. 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American wrought iron and brass ball top diminutive andirons with centered spiral columns, scrolled plinths with spit hooks, original chased dog legs, and resting on decorati...
Category
1840s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
American Serpentine Brass Finial and Artistic Wire Work Fire Fender, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Empire serpentine fire place fender with bulbous ringed brass ball finials, brass rail top, and pleasing scrolled artistic wire work, Philadelphia, Early 19th century.
Category
1810s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron, Wire
French Louis XVI-Style Bronze Chenets
Located in New Orleans, LA
This wonderful pair of Louis XVI-style bronze chenets features patinated, cloaked cherub figures seated on ornate gilt bronze plateau and keeping t...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
French Brass Figural and Musical Motif Acanthus Fire Place Screen, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
French brass freestanding fire place screen with a figural cornucopia scrolled handle, centered musical and ivy ribbon medallion, foliage scrolled be...
Category
1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron, Wire
Pair of French Louis XV Style '19th Century' Chenet / Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (19th century) bronze chenet / andirons featuring two bound male figures on a gilt base.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Set of Three Arts & Crafts Hand-Forged and Sculptured Steel Fire Utensils
Located in London, GB
A good set of three Arts & Crafts hand-forged, beautifully sculptured and polished steel fire utensils with stylized dogs heads and zig-zag dot and line ...
Category
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Andirons
Materials
Steel
Pair of Gothic Revival Brass Andirons Firedogs in the Style of Augustus Pugin
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful pair of solid brass Aesthetic Movement andirons in the manner of Augustus Pugin. Gothic arch bases, tapered columns with pyramid tops. Great original condition, original lo...
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Pair of Louis XV Style Chenets, circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Louis XV style chenets, circa 1850. Highly ornamental, monumental casting of a young boy and girl.
Measurements:
19.75'' W x 35'' D x 15'' H.
Category
1850s French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Pair of English Regency Etched Brass Andirons
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine pair of brass andirons with scrolling etched designs. The flame finials over diamond squares above a vase form body held up by cabriole legs. Quite the elegant pair.
English...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
French Brass Cherub and Decorative Foliage Fire Place Screen, Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
French brass freestanding fire place screen with a decorative floral handle, a centered swinging cherub foliage medallion, flanking floral borders, and...
Category
1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron, Wire
Pair of American Wrought Iron Birdcage Finial & Penny Feet Andirons. Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American wrought iron andirons with birdcage spiral finials, squared tapered plinths, flanking decorative rope rings, scrolled s...
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Andiron by Jules Wabbes, Belgium, circa 1970
By Jules Wabbes
Located in New York, NY
Wrought iron “belt” with polished bronze “buckle.” Literature: Marie Ferran-Wabes’s Jules Wabbes: 1919-1974, Dexia Editions, model pictured on page 81.
We have a second one of this ...
Category
1970s Belgian Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
American Serpentine Brass Finial and Artistic Wire Work Fire Fender, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Empire serpentine fire place fender with bulbous faceted brass finials, brass rail top, and pleasing scrolled artistic wire work. Philadelphia, Early 19th century.
Category
1820s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Wire, Brass, Wrought Iron
American Brass Banded Ball Top Andirons with Matching Tools, J. Hunneman C 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American brass banded ball top andirons with squared centered plinths, step back molded edge bases, curvature matching log stops, and the original wrought iron dog legs. Stam...
Category
1820s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique Dore Bronze and Green Marble Bronze Louis XVI Style Chenets/Andirons
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite pair of antique chenets/ andirons was realized in France in the late 19th century. They represent an excellent example of the period. Created in a lustrous dore bronze, they feature rococo designs throughout and immaculately polished Italian green marble orbs at the center. The faces of two Greek revival female faces adorns the center panel between the two legs. Flanked by two scroll forms, she wears a pearl headpiece...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Early Pair of Chippendale Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Nice early pair of American Chippendale andirons. Both show the expected wear, normal and consistent with age.
Category
19th Century American Chippendale Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Fine Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Chenets, Andirons by Bouhon et Cie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style finely chased gilt and patinated bronze chenets (Andirons) by Bouhon et Cie. Each with a patinated and gilt-bronze urn with pa...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XV Female Bust Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (19th Century) bronze dore scroll design andirons with bust of woman. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III andirons made of wrought iron. The condition is good.
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III andirons made of wrought iron. The condition is good.
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of French Bronze and Brass Mythological Figural Floral Chenets, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of French bronze and brass mythological figural scrolled floral and step back rocky plinth chenets with supporting iron backs, Early 19th century.
Category
1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Iron
American Wrought Iron and Brass Ball Top Goose Neck Andirons, Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
American wrought iron and brass ball top goose neck andirons with decorative spiral rings, tapered plinths, matching log stops and terminating on stylized penny feet, Early 19th Cent...
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Two Large 1870s Louis XVI Style Bronze Firedogs
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large pair of chiseled and gilt bronze fire dogs, Louis XVI style.
The upright, adorned with stylized waves frieze, is linked to the front part by a ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of American Brass Double Lemon Andirons with Spur Legs & Ball Feet. C. 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American brass and wrought iron lemon on lemon andirons with double lines of beading , circular turned round plinths, and terminating on spur le...
Category
1810s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of English Wrought Iron and Brass Melon Top Andirons, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English wrought iron and brass melon top andirons with hand chased finials, flanking spit hooks, matching ball log stops, and terminating on decorative scrolled stylized legs...
Category
1820s English George III Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Gothic Style Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Gothic style andirons. The tops of the andirons consist of bull heads which is characteristic for this type of andirons. In France these andirons are called 'land...
Category
19th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
American Wrought Iron and Brass Nursery Wire Fender, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American wrought iron and brass rail top nursery wire fender with connecting swags and interior iron pan, Early 19th century. Pan can be removed if desired...
Category
1810s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt and Patina Bronze Chenets
Located in New York, NY
A Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt and Patina Bronze Chenets
Each of a lion seated and roaring on a gilt base with a flower reef design.
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis XV Style Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Louis XV style andirons made of wrought iron. The condition is good.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Louis XVI Style '19th Century' Bronze Doré Urn and Festoon Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style '19th Century' bronze doré urn and festoon andirons with small urn at one end with ring handles.
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Pair of Solid Brass American Federal Fireplace Mantle Andirons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stately antique 19th century pair of solid brass American Federal fireplace mantel andirons. Item features solid brass, and remarkable patina, circa mid-late 1800s. Measurements: 26"...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon II period andirons made of wrought iron. The condition of the andirons is good.
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron, Steel
Pair of American Brass and Iron Dolphin Fire Place Andirons, Circa 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American brass decorative dolphin fire place andirons with flanking heads, scrolled intertwined engraved tails, matching miniature log stop...
Category
1850s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III andirons made of wrought iron. The condition is good.
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of French Brass Flame Urn Finial and Winged Cherub Floral Chenets, C. 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of French brass flame urn finial chenets with flanking winged cherubs and decorative scrolled floral motif, Early 19th century.
Category
1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Very Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Fireplace Fender
Located in New York, NY
A very fine late 19th century gilt bronze fireplace fender
The centre of the fender with a wreath and scrolling foliage with berries, each end with a child reaching toward a flame...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of English Brass Ball Finial and Acanthus Paw Tool Rest, Circa 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English brass spiral ball finial tool rest with acanthus scrolled legs and terminating on stylized lions paw feet, Mid-19th century.
Category
1850s English William IV Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chenets or Andirons with a Center Bar or Fender, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of 19th century tall chenets or andirons with a decorative finial top, dragons shooting fire motif base. It also includes a center bar or fender. Dimensions: 56" W x 21" H.
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Louis XVI Bronze Cupid Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze dore flame top andirons with winged cupid. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Brass and Polished Steel Urn Finial Acanthus Andirons, Circa 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of French brass and polished steel Urn finial andirons with decorative acanthus bead work, squared hand hammered plinths, and resting on outse...
Category
1850s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Pair of American Cast Iron Figural Andirons. Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American cast iron squatting figural andirons of man and woman with original dog legs. Mid 19th Century
Category
19th Century American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Pair of 19th C. French Empire Neoclassical Flame & Lion Brass Paw Andirons & Bar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable Pair of 19th Century French Neoclassical Flame & Lion Brass Paw Foot Andirons with Bar. Set features an ornate pair of cast brass andirons with flame finials, mounted with...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Belle Époque Ormolu Fireplace Mantel Andiron Fender Attributed François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French Belle Époque ormolu fireplace Mantel Andiron Fender, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946) and probably designed by Léon Messagé (1842-1901), of serpentine form, cas...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Antique French Silvered Bronze Andirons
Located in New Orleans, LA
These andirons have been silvered, so they are slightly different than the traditional bronze d'ore ones our shop usually carries. They are handsome and will make a statement in any ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Silver, Bronze
French Brass Rococo Fire Screen
Located in Hollywood, SC
French brass Rococo free standing fire screen with shell and scrolled floral motif.
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Pair of Bradley and Hubbard American Country Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American Country (19th Century) wrought iron andirons with sunburst and face design (BRADLEY & HUBBARD) (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century American Rustic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th-19th Century French Ormolu Neoclassic Andirons
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th-19th century French neoclassical andirons made of ormolu and wrought iron. The condition is good.
One of the most valuable secrets of French metalworkers in the 18th and early ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron, Ormolu
19th Century Pair of Brass Chenets or Andirons with Urn Decorations
Located in Savannah, GA
19th Century Pair of Brass Chenets or Andirons with Urn Decorations Ending in Paw Feet. Professionally cleaned and polished
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chenets or Andirons with Two Pierced or Reticulated Balls, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of 19th century chenets or andirons with a flame finial and two decorative pierced or reticulated balls.
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Louis XVI Bronze Urn Festoon Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze double urn andirons with festoon design railing and flame finial (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chenets or Andirons with Urns Motif and Acorn Finials, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century pair of chenets or andirons with urns motif and acorn finials.
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Brass Hunneman Andirons with Tapered Bodies and Ball Finials, Circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
AFP0561
A pair of andirons in their original aged brass and blackened iron finish, after a pattern by the Boston maker William Hunneman having tapered bodies topped with ball finials...
Category
1880s American Federal Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
American Artistic Wire and Brass Gallery Diminutive Fire Place Fender , C. 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American diminutive complex artistic wire work and brass rail gallery fire place fender with centered wrought iron supports and base. Early 19th century.
Category
1810s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron, Wire
19th Century French Napoleon III Andirons, Fire dogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century French Napoleon III andirons made of wrought iron. They are in a good condition.
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Bronze Sculpture Andirons by Peter Martens
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Patinated bronze andirons
Signed.
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Andirons
Materials
Bronze
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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