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Andirons For Sale
Period: 18th Century
Period: 17th Century
Period: 15th Century and Earlier
Period: 16th Century
American Brass and Artistic Wire Work Lemon Finial Fire Place Fender, C. 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
American brass and artistic wire work banded lemon finial fire place fender, Late 18th Century
Category
1790s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wire
Pair of Rustic 18th Century French Hand-Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Chicago, IL
Outstanding pair of authentic eighteenth century French Hand-Wrought Iron Andirons. Though these are well used, there is loads of life left in them. Very well executed considering th...
Category
1760s French Country Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th - 18th C. Polished Steel French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th/18th Century English andirons made of polished steel. The andirons have a Gothic period style. The condition is good.
Category
Early 18th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Steel
Large Antique Gothic Andirons or Firedogs, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
Large 17th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is gothic. These French andirons are called 'landiers' in France. This dates from the times the and...
Category
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Large French 18th Century Andirons
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French andirons - 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 equ...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
English Country Style Figural Iron Fireplace Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Country-style painted wrought iron fireplace andirons with 17th century-style figures. (priced as set).
Category
17th Century Country Antique Andirons
Materials
Metal, Iron
N.2 Lacquered and Painted Double-Leaf Doors, Yellow, 18th Century Rome, 'Italy'
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Set of 2 antique interior doors, double-leaf, lacquered and hand painted, with sculpted molura but without frame, built in the 18th century for a...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Andirons
Materials
Poplar
Beautiful Tough Wrought Iron Andirons or Fire Dogs
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique andirons 17th century.
Weight: 9 lbs / 4 kg.
Upon request they can be made black / pewter.
See all our antique fireplaces and fireplace accessories at 1stdibs by pressing ...
Category
17th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of American Brass Urn Finial Andirons with Penny Feet, Philadelphia C. 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American brass flanking urn incised ringed finial andirons with squared plinths, banded spur legs and resting on the original penny feet. Late 18th Century, Philadelphia.
Category
1780s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair 18th Century Reclining Iron Lion Andirons on a Brass Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A spectacular pair of reclining wrought iron lions atop a square brass base with wrought Iron billets. The pair are rare, as we have not seen lions r...
Category
18th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of Renaissance Style Bronze Andirons
Located in Essex, MA
Cast with cherubs and acanthus. Wrought iron legs.
Category
17th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
18th c Brass American Chippendale Lemon Drop Top Andiron Firedog Pair
Located in Savannah, GA
This graceful pair of American brass andiron/ firedogs feature smaller belted "lemon drop" finials over a larger belted "lemon drop" above a multi tiered st...
Category
Mid-18th Century American Chippendale Antique Andirons
Materials
Metal, Brass
Late 18th Century Bronze & Wrought Iron Hand Forged Andirons
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 18th century bronze & wrought iron hand forged andirons. Beautiful fireplace dogs with intricate scrolled floral bronze top. rare 30" depth.
united states, 1770-1790.
Measure:...
Category
Late 18th Century American Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
English Brass Serpentine Engraved Urn Foliage & Dragon Fire Place Fender, C 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English brass serpentine molded edge fire place fender with central engraved urn foliage with flanking fire dragons fighting birds and resting on the original three brass ball feet, ...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Steel
American Brass Swag & Pleasing Wire Work Hinged Fire Place Screen, Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
American brass swag & pleasing wire work fire place screen with flanking hinged side panels, late 18th century
24" tall / 32" wide in middle / 15" deep e...
Category
1790s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wire
Antique French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, 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 Amerongen, 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
American Wire and Brass Folding Fire Place Screen with Acorn Finials, C. 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
American decorative pleasing wire work and brass rail hinged folding fire place screen with flanking bell brass acorn finials, late 18th century
Fire screen is 24.25" tall / 32.75" ...
Category
1790s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wire
American Brass Rail & Pleasing Wire Work Fire Place Screen with Eyelet's C. 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
American brass rail & pleasing wire work fire place screen with flanking eyelet holes. Eyelet holes secured fire screen to fire place surround. Late 18th century.
Category
1790s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wire
French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
Hand forged 17th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Gothic. The tops of the andirons have the shape of a bulls head. The andirons have spit ho...
Category
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Large 18th Century Brass Fireplace Andirons
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressive pair of large 18th century brass fireplace andirons.
In remarkable antique condition.
Most likely English.
Category
16th Century English Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Pair 18th Century Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 18th century wrought iron andirons were just as functional as they were decorative back in the days before central heating and electric ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Rustic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French Louis III Andirons or Firedogs, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, 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...
Category
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Renaissance Period French 17th Century Cast Iron Andirons
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and large-scale pair of French 17th century Renaissance period cast iron andirons. Each beautiful andiron is raised by thick U-shaped support at the front and an el...
Category
17th Century French Renaissance Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Antique French Louis III Andirons or Firedogs, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, 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...
Category
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of American Brass Acorn Finial Andirons with Spur Legs & Penny Feet NY 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American brass flanking acorn faceted finial andirons with turned faceted plinths, scrolled spur legs, and resting on penny feet, New York. Late 18th century.
Category
1780s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique 17th Century Brass and Iron Andirons
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 17th century brass and iron andirons.
Category
17th Century Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
American Brass & Decorative Artistic Wire Work Hinged Fireplace Screen, C. 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
American cast brass and painted artistic wire work hinged fireplace screen. Late 18th Century Photographed at 48 wide / 36 Wide middle section / 14.5 Deep on hinged panels. Screen wi...
Category
1790s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron, Wire
European Engraved Brass Andirons
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. late 18th century - early 19th century
European engraved brass Andirons.
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
English Brass Serpentine Pierced Gallery Molded Edge Fire Place Fender, C. 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
English serpentine cast brass fire place fender with a hand chased pierced gallery and molded edge, Late 18th Century
Category
1790s English George III Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Andirons, Late 18th Century
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Pair of andirons
Gilt bronze and wrought iron
Measures: H 33 x W 32x D 56 cm
Late 18th century
An andiron is a fireplace accessory. It is a piece of wood or metal often placed in ...
Category
Late 18th Century European Other Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Pair of American Brass Urn Finial Andirons with Ball and Claw Feet, Phil, C 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American brass flanking faceted Urn on Urn finial andirons with squared plinths, scalloped skirts, original wrought iron rear dog legs, and resting on banded spur legs with b...
Category
1790s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of Turned Steeple Top Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of bronze and wrought iron andirons having turned steeple finials over partly twist worked shafts with forward facing bronze onion finials and standing on arched legs endin...
Category
17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
American Serpentine Brass and Wire Lemon Finial Fire Place Screen, NY C. 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
American serpentine brass and pleasing artistic wire work fire place screen with flanking lemon finials, New York. Late 18th Century.
Category
1790s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wire
American Brass Rail Top and Artistic Wire Work Folding Fire Place Screen, C 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
American brass rail top and pleasing artistic wire work fire place screen with folding hinged side panels and eyelet holes for securing to fire place surround. Late 18th Century.
Category
1790s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wire
18th Century Polished Steel Fireplace Tools on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional set of Polished Steel & Gilt-Metal fire tools on stand. Tongs , shovel & poker
( Stand or a Later date )
Measures: Height: 32 in. (81.28 c...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Andirons
Materials
Gold Plate, Steel
Antique French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, 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
Pair of French Monumental Brass & Painted Urn Foliage Fire Place Chenets, C 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of French Monumental brass and painted urn foliage fire place chenets, Late 18th century.
Category
1790s French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Gothic Revival Style Andirons
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Pair of French Gothic style andirons. Heavy wrought iron with hand tooled detailing.
Category
Mid-17th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Set of Lion Andirons
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Very detailed and decorative set of andirons showing the face of lions.
France 18th century.
Can be used in a real gas or log fire.
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Beautiful 17th Century French Louis XIII Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
Beautiful 17th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Louis XIII and they are from that period. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. They a...
Category
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Philadelphia Brass Flanking Urn Finial Andirons with Engravings, C 1790
By Philadelphia Museum
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Philadelphia brass flanking urn finial andirons with swags, centered fluted columns, and resting on squared chased engraved medallion plinths with spur legs and ball & claw f...
Category
1790s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of Baroque Bronze Andirons
Located in Essex, MA
With finials with faces and melon form turned decoration, scroll legs and wrought iron dogs.
Category
Early 18th Century European Baroque Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French Louis XV andirons. The andirons are made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition.
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Monumental 16th Century French Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Nashville, TN
17th century monumental sized French Gothic firedogs made of wrought iron.
Category
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of English Brass and Polished Steel Urn Finial Fire Place Andirons, C. 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English brass and polished steel urn finial fire place andirons with decorative hand chase work, original wrought iron rear dog legs, and r...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass, Steel, Iron
French Louis III Andirons or Firedogs, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, 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
Antique French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th century French andirons made of cast iron. The style of the andirons is Gothic. They are in a good condition.
Category
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
18th Century Louis XV Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century Louis XV period French fire dogs with spit hooks. Made of wrought iron. The condition is good.
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of Art Nouveau Firedogs
Located in London, GB
A pair of polished wrought iron Art Nouveau firedogs. The shaped feet with leaf motif to uprights, and floral tops. Circa 1900.
Measurements:
Height: 455 mm 17 7/8 in
Width: 330...
Category
Late 18th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Andirons
Materials
Steel
Beautiful 17th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
Beautiful 17th century French Gothic andirons made of wrought iron. The tops of the andirons have the shape of bull heads, which is characteristic for this type of andirons. In Franc...
Category
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Italian Renaissance Revival Bronze Andirons
Located in Essex, MA
Each with a semi clad maiden finial over various Renaissance motifs on dolphin form supports.
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
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
Antique French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, 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
French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs, 17th-18th Century
Located in Amerongen, 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
Large French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
Large 18th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Gothic. These French andirons are called 'landiers' in France. This dates from the times the and...
Category
18th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Pair of Polished Wrought Iron Firedogs
Located in London, GB
A tall pair of polished wrought iron antique firedogs with hooks to shaft and barley twist ring. French, probably 18th century.
Measures: Height: 8...
Category
18th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Large Pair of Ornate Brass Firedogs
Located in London, GB
A large pair of brass firedogs. The bases of four clawed feet, the uprights with swags of fruit and stiff acanthus leaf detailing, surmounted by flamed finial tops. English, circa 19...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
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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