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Andirons For Sale
17th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Gothic. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. They have a natural brown patina. The condition is...
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17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century Horseshoe Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
18th Century Horseshoe Andirons, Firedogs, made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Gothic. The condition is good.
Category
18th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th-20th Century Dutch Decorative Firedogs or Andirons
Located in Soest, NL
19th-20th century Dutch firedogs with dog heads. For decorative purposes in front of the fireplace only.
Category
20th Century Dutch Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Tall Andirons / Fire Dogs
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
17th century andirons with oil lamp application / holder.
(restored)
Weight: 56 lbs / 25 kg.
Upon request they can be made black / pewter.
See all our antique fireplaces and firep...
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17th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French Gothic Andirons made of cast iron. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food and cups to keep drinks warm. This type of andi...
Category
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Antique French Louis III Andirons or Firedogs, 17th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Beautifully forged 17th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Louis III. The andirons have decorated spit hooks to grill food. They are in a good...
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17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Andirons / Fire Dogs, Woman with Hairband
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique andirons, woman nicely dressed with a hairband made of spikes - very decorative.
Weight: 12 lbs / 5 kg.
Upon request they can be made black / pewter.
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs, 17th-18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th century French andirons made of cast iron. The style of the andirons is Gothic. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food and a cup to keep drinks warm. They are in a good...
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Early 18th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Black Iron and Brass Onion Finial Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of black iron and brass low andirons with well-crafted blacksmith made shaped uprights on arched and scrolled legs with hand-forged thumbscrews beneath. Brass ribbed onion fin...
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1860s English Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV andirons. The andirons are made of wrought iron and are beautifully forged and carved. They have spit hooks to grill food. The condition is good.
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Napoleon III Style Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
19th-20th century French Napoleon III style andirons made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Art Deco Nickel Scroll Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of graceful Art Deco scroll motif andirons in a brushed nickel finish with black iron backs.
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Andirons
Materials
Nickel
Beautiful 17th Century French Louis XIII Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful 17th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Louis XIII and they are from that period. They have a natural brown patina. The andirons hav...
Category
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs, 17th-18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Gothic. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. They are in a good condition.
Category
Early 18th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
16th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
16th century French Gothic andirons made of cast iron. With faces on the spit hooks to discourage evil powers.
This product has to be shipped as freight due to its size and/or (volu...
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16th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Andirons / Fire Dogs, Vagebond
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique French andirons, vagabond with a hat and sideburns.
Weight: 14 lbs / 6 kg.
Upon request they can be made black / pewter.
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs, 17th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Gothic. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. They are in a good condition.
Category
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large French Napoleon III Style Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
Large 19th-20th century French Napoleon III style andirons. The andirons are made of wrought iron and have a black / pewter patina. The condition is good.
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs, 17th-18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th century French andirons made of cast iron. The style of the andirons is Gothic. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food and a cup to keep drinks warm. They are in a good...
Category
Early 18th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
American Brass and Wire Fire Fender. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass and wire fire fender with brass rail top and pleasing decorative swag wire work. 18th Century
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18th Century and Earlier British Antique Andirons
Pair Of Arts & Crafts Andirons
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Iron andirons with tapering pedestal form supports with square tops. Artistically designed flat rings are attached on the centers and hooks for a poker near the bases. Raised on outc...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Andirons
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, 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 Soest, 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
18th-19th Century French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
18th-19th century French Louis XV andirons made of wrought iron. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. The condition is good.
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs, 17th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Gothic. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. They are in a good condition.
Category
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs, 17th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is gothic. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. They are in a good condition.
Category
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Andirons or Firedogs, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III 'Bacchant' andirons. Priest of Bacchus, god of wine and vivid social gatherings. The andirons are made of cast iron. They are in a good condition.
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of American Brass Lemon Top Andirons, Boston, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass lemon top andirons with turned bulbous plinths, matching log stops, and terminating on spurred legs with slipper feet. All or...
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1770s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
1930s Vintage Fluted Ionic Column Andirons with Ball Finials in Darkened Brass
Located in New York, NY
AFP0520
A pair of vintage andirons in the stylized neoclassical form of fluted ionic columns, surmounted by large spheres. In their original age-darkened brass finish.
Dimensions:
O...
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1930s Neoclassical Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass
Antique Andirons / Fire Dogs, Woman with Hat
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique andirons, a woman wearing a head and a flower on her chest.
Weight: 9 lbs / 4 kg.
Upon request they can be made black / pewter.
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Large French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French Gothic fire dogs made of cast iron. This type of andirons are also called cup dogs. The condition is good.
Category
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
17th-18th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is gothic. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. They have a natural brown patina. Upon reques...
Category
Early 18th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Louis III Andirons or Firedogs, 17th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Beautifully forged 17th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Louis III. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. The...
Category
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
English Arts & Crafts Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful English Arts & Crafts andirons made of cast iron. The condition is good.
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Andirons
Materials
Iron
Beautiful 17th-18th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Gothic. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. They have a natural brown patina. Upon reques...
Category
Early 18th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Mission Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Fireplace Andirons & Fender - 3pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Mission Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Fireplace Andirons & Fender - 3pc Set. Item features 2 swing arms for pots, large iron drop rings, hand forged details, removable bar with ...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Mission Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th-18th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is gothic. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. Wedding pair whereby both parties donate one ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Beautiful 17th-18th Century French Louis XIII Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful 17th-18th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Louis XIII. They have black patina. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. They ar...
Category
Early 18th Century French Louis XIII Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. The condition is good.
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Gothic Style Cup Dogs or Andirons
Located in Soest, NL
French Gothic style firedogs. 20th century.
With spit hooks to grill food and a cup to keep drinks or soup warm.
Category
20th Century French Gothic Andirons
Materials
Iron
Dutch Louis III Andirons or Firedogs, 17th Century
Located in Soest, NL
Beautifully forged 17th century Dutch andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Louis III. They are in a good condition.
Category
17th Century Dutch Louis XIII Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Andirons - Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
Beautiful and decorative andirons with female front. Louis XV period. Made of cast iron. They are in a good condition.
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
17th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French Gothic andirons made of wrought iron.
The condition is good.
Category
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of 18th/19th Century French Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Forney, TX
Antique French hand forged wrought iron andiron pair, basket style tops, fleur-de-lis lower finial, split from the solid tapering iron columns, which have brackets attached to front ...
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Early 19th Century Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large 17th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
Large 17th century French Gothic andirons made of wrought iron. The tops of the andirons consist of bull heads, which is characteri...
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17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV andirons made of wrought iron. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. The condition is good.
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons with Double Bars, French, 19th Century
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of Gothic wrought Iron andirons has iron shells used as a bar holders. They are French, 19th century.
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1880s French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th-18th Century Large French Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
17th-18th century French Gothic fire dogs made of wrought iron. These French andirons are called 'landiers' in France. This dates from the times the andirons were the main cooking eq...
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18th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III firedogs made of wrought iron. The condition is good.
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French Gothic andirons made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition and are fit for use in the fireplace.
Category
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Louis XV Style Chenets from the Late 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
A beautiful pair of Louis XV style Chenets from the late 19th century. Made in bronze and iron.
Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Large 19th-20th Century French Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
Very large and heavy 19th-20th century French cast iron fire dogs. The condition is good.
This product has to be shipped as freight due to its size and/or (volumetric) weight. You c...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons, French
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of wrought iron andirons are very elegant and made of a very good quality. It is a french work, circa 1940.
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Louis XV Fire Andirons, 18th Century Period
Located in Soest, NL
French Louis XV Period andirons from the 18th Century. Made of wrought iron. The andirons are in good condition and are fully functional.
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th Century Louis XIII 'Marriage' Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
A so called 'paire de marriage' (wedding pair) whereby both families would order 1 andiron from the same blacksmith to form a couple for the new family hearth. Beautifully wrought ir...
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17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
20th Century French Andirons or Firedogs, Gothic Style
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French andirons or firedogs in the Gothic Style. The condition is good.
Category
20th Century French Gothic Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs, Gothic Period, 17th Century
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Gothic Period. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. They are in a good condition.
Category
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th Century French Gothic Period Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
17th century Gothic Period andirons made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition and are fit for use in the fireplace.
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17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
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.