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Andirons For Sale
Pair of Silver Plate Andirons
Located in New York, NY
A striking pair of silver plate andirons with beautiful and intricate neoclassical details.
Category
20th Century British Andirons
Materials
Silver
Pair of American Nickel Silver and Bronze Medallion Andirons. 19th Century
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American Nickel silver, polished steel, and bronze tulip medallion andirons with dog legs and stylized penny feet. 19th Century
Category
19th Century American Antique Andirons
Pair of American Brass Intertwined Dolphin & Ship Andirons. Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American brass andirons with perched flanking ships, intertwined dolphins, matching finial log stops , and resting on rectangular plinths. Mid -19th Century.
Category
1840s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of American Acorn Top Andirons. Philadelphia, Circa 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American acorn top andirons with turned faceted plinths, terminating on double spur legs with ball feet. Philadelphia, Circa 1800
Category
19th Century American Antique Andirons
Pair of Renaissance Revival Brass Andirons
Located in Montreal, QC
These tall and well modelled fire dogs add a decorative accent in summer and a useful complement to your winter fires.
Category
19th Century English Renaissance Revival Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Italian Wrought Iron and Brass Acanthus Andirons, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian wrought iron and brass andirons with acorn and urn top final, chased acanthus tapered plinths, matching log stops, spit hooks, and terminating on stylized clover feet...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Andirons
Pair of American Brass Acorn Andirons, Circa 1790, Philadelphia or Baltimore
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Elegant American brass acorn andirons with ribbing on finials, engraved hand chasing on squared plinths, spur legs, and terminating on stepped p...
Category
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Andirons
Pair of American Elongated Lemon Top Andirons, New York, Circa 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American elongated lemon top andirons with turned bulbous plinths and terminating on double spur legs with ball feet. Early 19th Century. NY
Category
19th Century American Antique Andirons
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
English Brass Acanthus Motif Fire Fender. Circa 1815
Located in Hollywood, SC
English brass acanthus motif fire fender with stylized floral lions paw feet. Early 19th Century
Category
19th Century British Antique Andirons
English Brass and Polished Steel Gallery Fire Fender, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
English brass and polished steel gallery fire fender with mellon finials and decorative centered scroll work. Early 19th Century
Category
19th Century British Antique Andirons
Pair of Italian Brass Figural Andirons, Circa 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian brass andirons with faceted ball tops, figural finial faces, turned bulbous plinths, matching finial log stops, and terminating on scrolled feet. Early 19th Century
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Andirons
Pair of Bronze Clouds Andirons by Robert Phandeve
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Very nice pair of unusual andirons.
Category
1970s French Vintage Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Pair of Louis XVI Style Filigreed Bronze Dore Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style bronze dore double urn and festoon design andirons.
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Stylish Pair of Arts and Crafts Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual pair of polished steel Arts and Crafts andirons, the pointed finials over "cobra neck" bodies, standing on arched legs ending in penny feet.
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Andirons
Materials
Steel
Pair of American Wrought Iron Ball Top Andirons with Penny Feet. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American wrought iron ball top andirons with rear swinging cranes, centered rings , spit hooks , and resting on scrolled legs with penny feet. 1...
Category
1780s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Gilt-Bronze Fire Place Figural Bronze Andirons depicting Pan and Nymph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of late 19th century gilt bronze fireplace figural bronze andirons designed by Ernest coxhead.
Depicting Pan & Nymph,
circa 1890
Measur...
Category
19th Century European Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Arts & Crafts Andirons
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A good and expressive pair of blackened handcrafted wrought iron andirons having a scrolling and twisting structure capped by unusual faceted polyhedrons.
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Arts & Crafts Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Arts & Crafts Andirons.
Category
19th Century American Antique Andirons
Materials
Metal
Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19/20th Century) gilt bronze andirons with a lyre centered between two acorn finials (with a double iron shank) (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Gold Leaf, Bronze, Iron
Pair of Italian Brass and Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian brass and wrought iron andirons with floral finial tops, shield medallion, and terminating on scrolled legs with stylized penny feet with original log stops. Deale...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Andirons
Pair of Art Nouveau Iron Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American Art Nouveau iron andirons with foliate finials over a fluted design. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of American Brass Andirons Signed E. Smylie ( New York )
Located in Hollywood, 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
Bronze and Hand-Forged Iron Andirons
Located in Water Mill, NY
Rennaisance style bronze and hand-forged iron andirons with great patina.
Category
Early 20th Century Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of American Wrought Iron Floral Medallion Andirons 20th Century
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of wrought iron floral medallion andirons with decorative rope rings on squared plinths, and terminating on scrolled legs. 20th Century
Category
20th Century American American Craftsman Andirons
Tall Skyscraper Andirons - circa 1930's
Located in Atlanta, GA
Please join us over the next couple months as we offer our premiere online exhibition, "Modernist Andirons" on 1stdibs. Featuring over 50 pairs of andirons and fire tools, ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Andirons
Pair of Neo-Classic Large Brass Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Neo-classic-style andirons with a large brass ball top over a steel double scroll design base. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of 18th Century English Andirons
Located in London, GB
A pair of 18th century, English polished wrought iron firedogs. The scrolled feet surmounted by gunmetal fluted shaped finial and engraved brass mask top. Good quality.
Height: 595 ...
Category
18th Century British Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of French Brass Dolphin Andirons
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of French brass andirons with flame finial top, tapered column with chased acanthus supported by flanking dolphin plinths on turned bulbous feet with matching log stops. Dealers...
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Pair of French Empire Bronze Panther Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Empire-style (Mid-19th Century) bronze andirons with a panther standing next to a gilt urn with a classical Egyptian head (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of American Wrought Iron and Brass Urn Finial Andirons. Circa 1770
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American wrought iron and brass urn finial andirons with scrolled twisted center column, terminating on the original scrolled legs with penny feet. Center column was derived ...
Category
1770s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
26" Pair of 19th Century Eastlake Andirons by Smith & Anthony
By Smith & Anthony Stove Co.
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of iron Eastlake Andirons by Smith & Anthony Stove Co. copyright 1886.
Category
19th Century American Eastlake Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Rare Pair of Horse-Shaped Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Unusual pair of wrought iron fire dogs with stylized horses.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of American Mission Monumental Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American Mission-style (19/20th Century) monumental wrought iron andirons with basket tops and a detachable swivel kettle holder. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century American Mission Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought 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
Two 1970s Andirons by Van Heeck
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Two 1970s andirons in patinated bronze, with one terrestrial and one celestial globe with zodiac signs. Signed by Van Heeck.
Category
1970s French Vintage Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of Italian Bronze Andirons
Located in London, GB
A pair of large Italian Renaissance Revival patinated bronze figures. The tapering shafts with busts of maidens, lion masks with garland, flanked by Putti on scrolled bases, 19th cen...
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Avian Form Andirons
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A pair of avian form andirons crafted from warmly patinated sections of railroad track.
Category
1940s American Primitive Vintage Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of 18th Century Basket Top Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of 18th century blacksmith made basket top andirons, the square shaft with center collar and two spit supports, standing on scrolled legs...
Category
1720s French Baroque Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Bronze Urn Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze andirons/chenets with centered urn having festoons through each side handle with a flame finial top. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th c. Bronze Dore Sphinx Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of nineteenth century French Louis XV style andirons composed of bronze dore in the form of adapted Egyptian sphinxes.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Pair of French Bronze Terrier Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French (19th Century) andirons composed of bronze terriers posing upon rectangular bronze dore rectangular bases. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Bronze Dore Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze dore andirons with fluted design and cupids on base with scroll back. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Clean Lined Brass and Iron Andirons
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Brass and Iron Andirons, American, circa 1950's. They have been hand polished and are ready to use.
Category
1950s American Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Nickel Plated Bronze Federal Style Andirons by Jackson
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of Nickel Plated Bronze Federal Style Andirons by Wm.H. Jackson 32 E. 57th St. N.Y. Pat.Dec.1908 with removable backs-Hampton location.
Category
Early 20th Century American Andirons
Materials
Iron, Nickel
Pair of Italian Wrought Iron & Poly Chromed Medallion Andirons w/ Log Stops 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian gilt figural mask wrought iron and poly chromed medallion andirons with flanking gilt foliage and painted ball finials, decorative scrolled gilt foliage iron work, ce...
Category
1810s Italian Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Two 1930s Andirons Attributed to Edouard Schenck
Located in New York, NY
Two 1930s andirons attributed to Edouard Schenck, in patinated wrought iron.
Category
1930s French Vintage Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of American Nickel Silver and Bronze Medallion Andirons. 19th Century
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American Nickel silver, polished steel, and bronze tulip medallion andirons with dog legs and stylized penny feet. 19th Century
Category
19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Andirons
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
Hand-Wrought Firedogs
Located in Seattle, WA
Gorgeous shapes, excellent craftsmanship, the perfect size...and just in time for winter. This pair of firedogs are a perfect addition to any fireplace.
Category
Early 20th Century English Andirons
Tall Pair of Scrolled Andirons
Located in Seattle, WA
Large pair of andirons with cross bar.
Category
Early 20th Century English Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Italian Brass Ball Top Andirons
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian brass ball top andirons with fluted plinths, ball finial log stops, and ending on scrolled squared feet.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Andirons
Pair of Italian Wrought Iron and Brass Andirons
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian wrought iron and brass andirons with decorative floral motif, decorative centered cross bar, and terminating on scrolled legs. Dealers please call for trade price.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron, Brass
1940's Andirons by Raymond Subes
Located in New York, NY
Pair of andirons forming a stylized flame designed by Raymond Subes.
Wrought iron
France
1940's
Category
1940s French Vintage Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of 19th Century Brass Louis XIV Style Andirons
Located in Troy, NY
Pair of decorative brass andirons of Baroque style, the pierced scrolled base, centering a female mask, surmounted by a conforming pierced bowl, topped by a turned finial.
Missing th...
Category
Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
French Brass Chenets
Located in New York, NY
French Neo-Greco brass Chenets designed as tall Classic columns. These stately andirons topped with a swirling acanthus leaf pattern, they taper to a squ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Whimsical Arts & Crafts Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
A rare and unusual pair of English Arts & Crafts blackened steel andirons with stylized tulip finials and ornate overscale log supports.
Category
19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Andirons
Materials
Steel
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
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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