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Andirons For Sale
Pair of Late 19th Century Solid Brass Andirons with Log Stops
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Pair of late 19th century solid brass andirons with log stops on a cabriole leg to a pad foot. Cast Iron back inserts. The andirons measure 21" inches high x 19" inches deep x 8" inc...
Category
Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Pair of Cast Iron Andirons Representing an Evangelist, French, circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of cast iron andirons represents an Evangelist. They are French, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Gothic Vintage Andirons
Materials
Iron
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Cherub Chenets Fireplace Andirons - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Cherub Chenets Fireplace Andirons - Pair. Item features finely cast bronze details, adorable cherubs, fine acanthus scroll work, quality craftsma...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of Blacksmith-Made Scrollwork Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of blacksmith-made iron scrollwork andirons having scrolled tops over strapwork shafts featuring brass diamond lozenges mid-shaft with scrolled spit supports and standing on s...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Antique Andirons / Fire Dogs, Man Wearing a Bow Tie
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique andirons, showing a man with great wavy hair and a bow tie.
Weight: 12 lbs / 5 kg.
Upon request they can be made black / pewter.
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of Neoclassical Style Bronze and Wrought IronAndirons with Lions Faces. F
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of neoclassical style andirons is made of bronze and wrought iron. These firedogs have lion faces medallions. This is a French work, circ...
Category
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Pair of French Early 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Andirons Chenets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of French Early 19th century Louis XV gilt bronze figural Chenets Andirons. The scrolled and pierced body, each surmounted with a figure of a young boy and a young girl, both ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Fireplace Tool Set by Bennett Attributed to Deskey
Located in New York, NY
Great midcentury fireplace tool set signed Bennett, design attributed to Donald Deskey. This set is in exceptional clean, ready to use o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
M.H. Baillie Scott Attributed, a Hand Forged Iron Grate with Integrated Andirons
Located in London, GB
Attributed to M.H.Baillie Scott. A hand forged iron grate with integrated andirons. Scroll details to the top and to the front.
The grate measures 12" across at the very back, 10" a...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of Small Dutch Brass Andirons, 17th Century
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Busts of a queens on spreading mermaid legs, with turned vases on top.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Dutch Renaissance Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Impressive Pair of 18th Century Brass and Iron Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Impressive pair of 18th Century brass and iron andirons, the chased brass urn finials having foliate decoration, over barley twist shafts with gadrooned ball finials
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Ornate French Patinated and Gilt Bronze Figural Chenets or Andirons
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
These very large and substantial pair of figural patinated and gilt bronze chenets are unsigned, but presumed to have been made in France in circa 1850 in the Louis XVI style. These ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of American Brass Andirons Signed E. Smylie ( New York )
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass andirons with faceted finial tops, resting on turned bulbous legs, with matching faceted finial log stops. Signed E. S...
Category
19th Century American Antique Andirons
Pair of French Baroque Style Bronze Scroll & Feather Andirons
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful pair of French Baroque style bronze andirons with scroll and feather decoration, with attached small dogs, dating to the 20th century. The pair has a great overall patina...
Category
20th Century Unknown Baroque Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Pair of "Cupids" Andirons, France, circa 1760
Located in PARIS, FR
Height : 22 cm (8,6 in.) ; Width : 23 cm (9 in.) ; Depth : 8 cm (3,1 in.)
With the bar – Width : 26,5 cm (10,4 in.) ; Depth : 55 cm (21,6 in.)
Charming pair of Rocaille andirons dec...
Category
1760s French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Decorative Pair of 19th Century Andirons
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
19th century brass and wrought iron andirons.
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Cherub Gilt-Bronze Chenets Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and charming pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style Belle Époque figural gilt-bronze chenets. The finely chased whimsical ormolu andirons, each surmounted with a...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Donald Deskey Iron, Brass Blade Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of blackened iron andirons with a polished brass streamlined blade. Designed by Donald Deskey.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Andirons / Fire Dogs, Woman with Beaded Veil
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique andirons, showing a woman wearing a veil decorated with beads.
Weight: 12 lbs / 5 kg.
Upon request they can be made black / pewter.
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of English Brass Ball Top and Wrought Iron Chased Andirons, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English brass ball top and wrought iron hand chased andirons with centered spiral twisted columns, matching spiral brass urn finial spit hooks, and terminating on the origina...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique Andirons / Fire Dogs with Copper Urns
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Beautiful decorative andirons.
Weight: 12 lbs / 5 kg.
Upon request they can be made black / pewter.
See all our antique fireplaces and fireplace accessories at 1stdibs by pressing...
Category
19th Century Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Black Iron and Brass Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
An attractive pair of andirons featuring twist work black iron shafts on arched feet with looped arrow decorations beneath and striated brass ball tops, conforming spit supports, and...
Category
1880s English Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Mission Arts & Crafts Scrolling Wrought Iron & Brass Large Andiron Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Mission Arts & Crafts Scrolling Wrought Iron & Brass Large Andiron Set. Item features scrolling iron work, solid brass finials and large substantial size. All three pieces so...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of Modernist Brushed Steel, Brass and Iron Andirons
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of modernist andirons is made of brushed steel, brass and iron. This is a very nice model, large and made of very good quality. This is a French work. circa 1970
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
1940's French Art-Deco Iron Andirons
Located in New York, NY
1940's French Art-Deco iron andirons, newly painted with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Andirons
Materials
Iron
Vintage French Empire Brass Bronze Column Flame Finial Fireplace Andirons - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Brass Bronze Column Flame Finial Fireplace Andirons - Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 19.5" H x 8" W x 19" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Andirons
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Iron
Edgar Brandt Style Iron, Brass Andirons
By Edgar Brandt
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Art Deco heavy iron and brass spindle andirons with hand wrought decorative trim.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
A Pair of Tall Gilded Age Bronze Shield Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of tall and impressive gilded age fire dogs in heavy wrought iron featuring bronze shields with flying ribbon surmounts on twisted shafts surmounted by bronze ball finials, th...
Category
1890s American Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
19th C. French Empire Neoclassical Flame & Lion Brass Paw Andirons & Bar - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of 19th C. French Empire Neoclassical Flame & Lion Brass Paw Andirons & Bar. Item features an ornate pair of cast brass andirons with flame finials, mounted with lion heads and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Classic Large Arts & Crafts Cannonball Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Large wrought iron cannonball andirons in very fine original condition, ready to use. Period Arts & Crafts, Mission metalwork, fine craftsmanship a...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Andirons
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...
Category
19th Century Unknown Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Arrow Form Mid Century Modern Arts and Crafts Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of solid iron andirons of arrow form, with original rust surface. Both are structurally sound and sturdy, free of damage or repairs. Executed in the Brutalist, Arts and Crafts s...
Category
1950s American Brutalist Vintage Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of American Cast Iron Horse Head Andirons with Original Dog Legs, C. 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American cast iron horse head andirons with the original rear dog legs. Mid 19th century.
Category
1850s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of Unusual Andirons 1970's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of outstanding andirons in Hollywood regency-1970's Italian style. Large and impressive in person, from a mansion in Richmond, VA.
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Andirons
Materials
Stainless Steel
Danny Alessandro Cartier Panther Fire Tools
Located in New York, NY
1980s chic set of brass firetools adorned with a stylized satin brass finished Cartier influenced Panther. Professionally polished.
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Andirons
Materials
Brass
Pair of American Cast Iron Ring Finial and Vine Andirons, Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American cast iron andirons with a circular ring finial, intertwined vine, twisted center column on ringed squared plinth, decorative scroll work, and terminating on original...
Category
1850s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid 19th Century Hand Forged Iron & Brass Tall Andirons
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic pair of Mid 19th century iron with cast brass mushroom top finials. Great patina and age related wear. Tall, 29 h and deep 20.5 they have a commanding presence with a great...
Category
1860s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Andirons / Fire Dogs, Woman with Necklace
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique andirons, a woman wearing a beautiful necklace and a hairband.
Weight: 16 lbs / 7 kg.
Upon request they can be made black / pewter.
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of Bronze Inlaid Arts & Crafts Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of wrought iron Arts & Crafts andirons with bronze inlaid highlights, the shaped tops with hammered faceted finials having bronze caps and inlaid cross hatching over twist ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass
French 17th Century Gothic Period Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
17th century French gothic andirons - fire dogs made of wrought iron. They have spit hooks to grill meat or poultry.
Category
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
American Brass and Artistic Wire Work Folding Fire Place Screen, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass and artistic wire work folding fire place screen with a pleasing brass gallery and flanking ball finials. Early 19th century
Each adjustable folding end on fire scree...
Category
1810s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wire
Antique Fireback / Backsplash Showing Caritas
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
This antique fireback is in seriously used condition.
It displays caritas which means unlimited loving-kindness to all others or "charity" in English. This is one of the "seven virt...
Category
18th Century Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Continental Cast Bronze Chenets or Andirons
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of Continental cast bronze and iron chenets or andirons. Column form with foliate relief and ball and claw feet. Circa 1900-1920
Dimensions: 21"H x 10.5"W x 19"D
Will be disma...
Category
Early 20th Century French Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Modernist Chromed Steel and Iron Andirons, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful pair of modernist andirons are made of chromed steel and Iron. This is a French work, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Iron, Steel
Wrought Iron Fiddlehead Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of blacksmith made fiddle head andirons in wrought iron, having notched neck and standing on arched legs with blunt feet, probably Flemish.
Category
Mid-18th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Sensational Rare Hollywood Regency Andirons in Black and Gold
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning pair of elegant Art Deco French andirons hand-forged with a black iron and gold brass sunburst. Stylish zig zag feet.
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Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Chippendale Revival Andirons with Beehive Tops
Located in New York, NY
Stylish pair of brass andirons, early 20th century Chippendale style andirons. Overall very good condition, showing minor wear, normal and consistent with age and use.
Category
Early 20th Century American Chippendale Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Fire Place Tools, Midcentury Lucite, Italy, C 1960, Lucite and Polished Chrome
Located in New York, NY
Decorative mid-century fire place tools, circa 1960. Made of polished chrome and lucite. Made in Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Chrome
Aesthetic Movement Bronze Andirons in Christopher Dresser Style
Located in Sharon, CT
Pair of large (22") cast bronze andirons constructed of multiple Aesthetic Movement devices.
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Graceful Bronze Spire Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Lovely pair of early 20th century bronze andirons having spired ball finials over balustrade stems and standing on arched feet with scrolled decoration.
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Fine Victorian English Brass Andirons Fire Dogs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Circa 1890 England
Quality fire dogs with subtle and elegant brass work showing their original patina and lustre with swirling finials.
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Impressive Set of Andirons / Fire Dogs
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Superb set of 19th century brass andirons.
This impressive French set has deep wrought iron legs and perfect casted and very decorative brass fronts.
Great original and usable c...
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
French Brass Flanking Flame Urn Finial Foliage & Swag Fireplace Chenet, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
French brass flanking flame urn finial foliage and swag fireplace chenet, Late 18th Century. Chenet will adjust in size- 55" Wide Max / 47.5" Wide Minimum.
Category
1790s French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Neoclassical Gilt Bronze and Wrought Iron Andirons Attributed to Caldwell, Pair
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Pair of neoclassical style gilt bronze andirons, of swagged urn form, terminating in flame finials.
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Louis XV Forged Iron and Cast Brass Andirons, Mid-18th Century
Located in valatie, NY
These exceptional andirons are made of forged iron and have cast brass finials and button mounts. The beds are wide and easily hold large or small logs. They have a scrolled profile ...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Italian Early 20th Century Foldable Colored Wicker Fire Screen
Located in Milan, IT
Italian early 20th century colored wicker wall mirror.
Backed in pewter sheets.
Category
1920s Italian Jugendstil Vintage Andirons
Materials
Pewter
19th Century English Regency Tole Coal Hod Labeled Henry Loveridge
Located in Charleston, SC
The coal hod is stamped "H. LOVERIDGE & CO WOLVERHAMPTON". This design of coal scuttle "SAXON" is based on a medieval stool published in the Loveridge catalogue in the 1890s. The cam...
Category
19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Andirons
Materials
Tôle, Iron
Pair of Brass and Iron Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of 18th century brass and wrought iron steeple top andirons with unusual flat penny foot, English or American circa 1760.
Category
1760s North American Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, 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.