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Andirons For Sale
A Pair of Decorative Brass Scroll Andirons
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of hand polished, decorative brass, scroll andirons. Heavy and very well made, thick gage.
Category
1950s American Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of American Classical Style Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of American Classical style andirons having double knob urn finials over Doric column shafts, standing on plinth support over pair o...
Category
20th Century American Federal Andirons
Materials
Brass
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Bronze D'oré and Cobalt Chenets, Circa 1880-1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Bronze D'oré and Cobalt Chenets, Circa 1880-1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs, 18th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV andirons. The andirons are made of cast iron. They have a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter.
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
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
Aesthetic English Brass Fireplace Andiron Set
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Aesthetic English style andirons fireplace set including andirons and 3 tools (no stand) superior quality throughout. Brass is excellent shinning condition (possibly new old stock). ...
Category
Late 20th Century English Andirons
Materials
Brass, Steel
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
Outstanding Set of French Gothic Andirons
Located in Atlanta, GA
An outstanding set of French Gothic period andirons in cast iron. Expertly molded with sensational motifs. One of the set has the image of Saint George on horseback, the image of Joseph holding the Baby Jesus, a winged angel - all atop lions head feet. The second andiron is decorated with an architectural Gothic spire...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Gilded Bronze Andirons with Scrolls Attributed to Sterling Bronze Co. Circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
AFP0514
A pair of gilded bronze andirons supported on foliate form double S scrolls. The torch finials are held over the bases on a basket of C curves. Likely by the New York maker S...
Category
1920s American Georgian Vintage Andirons
Materials
Bronze, 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 andirons are beautifully carved. The condition is good.
Category
18th Century French Louis XV 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. They have a natural brown patina. Upon reques...
Category
Early 18th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Louis XV Gilt Bronze Chenets Andirons
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XV gilt bronze chenets. Illustrated with flame finials on top of urns and balustrade. Garland draped with leafage. Original flange support. Featuring images of Louis VI...
Category
1750s French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Donald Deskey Style Andirons, Brass Buckles
Located in New York, NY
Donald Deskey style andirons, brass buckles and wrought iron. Handsome pair of modernist andirons with square brass buckle fronts, semicircle bases and wr...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Steel
Art Deco Polished Nickel Spire Topped Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Machine Age Art Deco polished nickel andirons with curvilinear base and stylized steeple spire finial. On display at 200 Lexington Ave...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Andirons
Materials
Nickel
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. The conditi...
Category
Early 18th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Brass Andirons
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of antique Arts & Crafts decorative brass andirons with beautiful patina.
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Andirons
17th Century Large Louis XIII Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
17th century Louis XIII Andirons, firedogs. These French andirons are called 'landiers' in France. This dates from the times the andirons were the main cooking equipment in the house...
Category
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Golden Bronze Andirons, Louis XVI Style, France, 19th c.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of antique French Louis XVI golden bronze andirons. The casting and chasing on this pair is superb. The unusual egg shaped finials with a beaded border supported by vertical leaves...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
18th Century French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis XV andirons made of wrought iron.
The condition is good.
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Bold Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Bold pair of 19th c wrought iron andirons with ribbed rectangular finials over squared shafts with 'S' scroll supports over heavily scrolled and weighty base.
Category
19th Century English Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
Original 18th century French Louis XV firedogs made of cast iron. The condition is good.
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of French Directoire Bronze Andirons
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of French Directoire-style bronze andirons with filigree connector (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
20th Century French Directoire Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of English Victorian Style Flame and Urn Finial and Greyhound Figure Andiro
Located in Queens, NY
"Pair of English Victorian andirons with gilt metal ends featuring an urn and flame finial on one corner and a figure of a greyhound dog on the other coner above a series of turned s...
Category
20th Century British Victorian Andirons
Materials
Iron
American Modern Steel Andirons
Located in Queens, NY
American Modern Steel Andirons
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Materials
Steel
Pair of Charleston Brass Andirons
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Charleston brass andirons with faceted finial ball top, bulbous centered column,matching finial log stops, and ending on square & scroll plinths.
Category
19th Century Antique Andirons
6pc Musical Note Fireplace Set
By Bennett Co.
Located in New York, NY
Modernist polished nickel fireplace set including a pair of andirons and fireplace tools.
Andirons measure 17"T x 14"D x 8"W
Tools measure 28.5"T x 14"W x 12"D.
Category
20th Century American Modern Andirons
Materials
Iron, Nickel
Pair of Figural Louis XV Style Cherub Motif Ormolu Bronze Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French 19th century figural cherub motif Louis XV style Ormolu bronze andirons.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Donald Deskey Style Andirons, Geometric, Brass Buckles
Located in New York, NY
Donald Deskey style andirons, geometric, brass buckles. Handsome pair of andirons with square brass buckle decorative fronts and wrought iron shanks.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
1920s Black Cast Iron Andirons with Figures of a Hybrid Atlas over a Caduceus
Located in New York, NY
AFP0674
A pair of unusual large antique andirons each having a figure of a hybrid atlas over a caduceus in the main rectangular column, as well as masks, dolphin fish and crosses on...
Category
1920s Renaissance Vintage Andirons
Materials
Steel, Iron
Art Nouveau Aged Brass Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of tapering brass Art Nouveau andirons ending with scrolled feet, circa 1930s.
Category
20th Century American Art Nouveau Andirons
Materials
Brass
Pair of American Brass Ball Top Andirons, New York, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass ball top finial andirons with turned ringed centered columns, squared plinths, matching log stops and terminating on spur legs with slipper feet, Early 19th ce...
Category
1810s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Antique French Renaissance Revival Large Figural Man and Woman Andirons - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Revival Large Figural Man and Woman Andirons - a Pair. Item featured is a larger impressive size, stunning patina and casting, very rare antique andirons, ...
Category
19th Century Renaissance Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
17th Century Louis XIII Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
A so called 'paire de marriage' (wedding pair) whereby both families would order 1 andirons from the same blacksmith to for a couple for the new family hearth. Beautifully wrought ir...
Category
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Andirons
Materials
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
Antique French Rococo Style Small Bronze Acanthus Scroll Chenet Andirons - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Rococo Style Small Bronze Acanthus Scroll Chenet Andirons - Pair. Item features c-scroll foliate solid brass forms, brass finials, cast iron rods, marked "Sunset" unde...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Art Deco or Machine Age Donald Deskey Style Solid Brass Streamlined Andirons
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of Donald Deskey style classic Art Deco, Machine Age, Streamline design solid brass andirons. Very heavy and well made, with slight patina to brass. These also favor a Walter...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Monumental Pair of Forged Iron Spanish Revival Andirons
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hand forged heavy gauge andirons with iron strapping and heraldic shields and battle axes. Generously sized at 18.5" wide, 23" deep and 27" high. Fine old p...
Category
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Andirons
Materials
Steel
Black Wrought Iron Andirons with Trefoil Finials and Semi-Circle Legs, c. 1920s
Located in New York, NY
AFP0506
A pair of antique blackened wrought iron andirons pierced with a gothic style trefoil finial atop rectangular bodies and semi-circle legs. Circa 1920s.
DIMENSIONS:
Overall:...
Category
Early 20th Century American Gothic Andirons
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
True Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Bronze Andirons
By Henry Vian
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An adorable true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze andirons, after a model by Caffieri and signed H. Vian. Each high quality andiron is raised by four topie shaped legs decorated with draping acanthus leaves. The Ormolu support above is decorated with concave sides and a pierced interlocking wrapped around foliate band. Atop the support is the Ormolu dog bed with tassels on each corner and scrolled designs along the edge. Standing on the bed are charming patinated Bronze dogs, one with their paw lifted and both displaying wonderful expressions.
Henry Vian (1860-1905) was a celebrated bronzier who specialized in the production of bronzes in the eighteenth century style, particularly light fittings, cases with bronze mounts and chandeliers of great quality. He participated in the Great Exhibition of 1878, 1889 and 1900 and received a Gold Medal in 1889. His workshop was based at 5 rue de Thorigny in Paris. His wife and son ran the business after his death in 1905 until 1944, when the city of Paris took over the premises for the Ecole des Métiers d'Art.
Philippe Caffiéri...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th C. American Federal Brass Cannonball Andirons with Aged Patina - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C. American Federal Brass Cannonball Andirons with Aged Patina - a Pair. Item features desirable aged patina to brass, large cannonball ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Federal Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Pair Louis XIV-Style Bronze Andirons
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a superb pair of mid-19th century French bronze andirons in the Baroque Louis XIV taste. These guys have a wonderful hefty ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Chrome Fireplace Tool, Andirons and Fire-Screen by Maison Charles
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare polish chrome French fireplace set designed by Maison Charles in the 1970s.
The set consists of fireplace tool set, andirons, gas key and fireplace screen. The fireplace scree...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Chrome
1960's Abstract Bronze Andirons
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Very nice pair of 1960's bronze andirons.
No attribution.
Nice vintage patina.
Possibility of mantles with same design.
Category
1960s French Vintage Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Neoclassical Brass Ionic Column Andirons with Scroll Feet, circa 1900s
Located in New York, NY
AFP0578
A pair of vintage brass Ionic column andirons with scroll feet in a mellow aged brass finish, circa 1900.
Dimensions:
Overall: 23-3/4" H. x 21" W. x 11" D.
Body: 23-3/4" H. ...
Category
Early 1900s Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Large Pair of Andirons by Curtis Norton
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Pair of hand forged stainless steel andirons by craftsman Curtis Norton. These unique andirons stainless andirons have been polished to a mirror finish.
Category
Late 20th Century American Andirons
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Wrought-iron Andirons, United States, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Likely from the American Arts and Crafts movement, each of these wrought iron andirons features a ring atop the upright and rests astride two stout, animalistic, curving front legs. ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Donald Deskey Nickel Blade Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of modernist andirons in blackened iron with a polished nickel blades. Designed by Donald Deskey for Bennett. Mint restored. On display at 200 Lexington...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Materials
Iron, Nickel
Wrought Iron Andirons with Scrolls and Twisted Central Fender Crossbar, c. 1880s
Located in New York, NY
AFP0545
A pair of antique wrought iron andirons with elaborate scroll and twist details, complete with an original fender crossbar.
Dimensions:
Overall: 25" H. x 16" W. x 30" D.
Bod...
Category
1880s Rustic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Ornate 19th Century Bronze Andirons
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ornate 19th century bronze andirons, probably Italian, circa late 19th century. They retain their wonderful original verdigris patina. They came to us without log holders attached on...
Category
19th Century Italian Regency Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Modernist Polished Nickel Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of midcentury graphic andirons in polished nickel finish with cast iron backs.
Category
20th Century American Modern Andirons
Materials
Iron, Nickel
Pair of Artisan Andirons in Polished Brass and Wrought-Iron 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large and exceptional andirons in polished brass and wrought-iron, American 1970's. These andirons are beautifully made and would add a touch of elegance to any fireplace. ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair Of Chic Flower Andirons in Brass 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Pair of loop andirons, brass with stylized flowers, American 1950's. These andirons would lend a touch of elegance to any fireplace. Dimensions are for each.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of American Federal Brass Urn Finial Shield Engraved Andirons. Phil. C 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American Federal brass andirons with shield engraved urn finials, shield engraved plinths, incised checkering lines, engraved swags on s...
Category
Early 1800s American Federal Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Period English Brass Royalty Fire Fender, Circa 1740
Located in Charleston, SC
Period English brass royalty fire fender with centered coat of arms depicting English, Scottish, Irish, and French insignia with hand chased flanking lion and unicorn, parrot, and fl...
Category
1740s British George II Antique Andirons
Pair of American Brass Finial Andirons. Philadelphia, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass andirons with urn top finials, Corinthian fluted columns, squared plinths, double spurred legs and terminating on ball ...
Category
1870s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Pair of Late 18th Century Wrought Iron Fireplace Andirons
Located in New Orleans, LA
These andirons would work well in any setting. While purchased in France, they could easily be considered English in style.
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair English Arts & Crafts-Style Hammered Bronze Andirons circa 1930
Located in Houston, TX
A truly unusual and unique item. Heavy cast bronze andirons in the Arts & Crafts style. Unlike anything we have ever found in Europe. circa 1930s. Solidly and expertly made. Measure...
Category
1930s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
19th Century Pair of Decorative Iron Andirons or Chenets
Located in Savannah, GA
19th Century Pair of Decorative Iron Andirons or Chenets
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
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.