Andirons
17th Century French Antique Andirons
Wrought Iron
20th Century American Modern Andirons
Brass, Stainless Steel
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Iron
1920s Italian Gothic Revival Vintage Andirons
Wrought Iron
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Andirons
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Bronze
1830s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
1960s French Brutalist Vintage Andirons
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Brass
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Andirons
Wrought Iron
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Rococo Revival Andirons
Iron, Brass
1920s Unknown Aesthetic Movement Vintage Andirons
Brass, Iron
19th Century Antique Andirons
Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Iron, Brass
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Bronze
1780s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Andirons
Enamel, Brass
1840s American Antique Andirons
18th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Iron
Mid-19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Andirons
Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Iron
1880s American Victorian Antique Andirons
Brass, Iron
1870s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Iron
19th Century French Victorian Antique Andirons
Wrought Iron
1880s American Late Victorian Antique Andirons
Iron
1940s American Vintage Andirons
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Andirons
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Metal, Brass
20th Century British Modern Andirons
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century American Andirons
Iron
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Andirons
Iron
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Andirons
Brass
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century Belgian Baroque Revival Antique Andirons
Brass, Iron
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Andirons
Iron
1820s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Wrought Iron, Wire
Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Antique Andirons
Bronze, Iron
Mid-20th Century American Colonial Andirons
Brass, Iron
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Andirons
Brass, Iron
19th Century English Antique Andirons
Brass, Iron
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Andirons
Wrought Iron, Bronze
Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Andirons
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Andirons
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Andirons
Brass, Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons
Wrought Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Bronze, Steel
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
1940s American Vintage Andirons
Brass, Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons
Wrought Iron
1970s French Vintage Andirons
Stainless Steel, Wrought Iron
1790s French Antique Andirons
Iron
Early 20th Century American Federal Andirons
Brass, Iron
1960s French Brutalist Vintage Andirons
Wrought Iron
1920s Vintage Andirons
Bronze, Iron
20th Century French Gothic Andirons
Wrought Iron
Late 18th Century French Rustic Antique Andirons
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Iron
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Iron
Mid-19th Century North American Victorian Antique Andirons
Iron
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
20th Century French Gothic Andirons
Iron
1850s French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Brocade
Late 19th Century American Antique Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Brass, Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Andirons
Bronze, Wrought Iron, Iron
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Andirons
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.