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Andirons For Sale
Pair of 19th Century French Andirons in Bronze With Putti Bacchanalia
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of French Louis XV style andirons, chenets in an old gilt bronze finish with patina from age. They are very fine quality and a nice larger size. They both have a putti with...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons

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Bronze

Pair of Neoclassical Style Brass Andirons
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of neoclassical style brass andirons with lions feet.
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Early 20th Century American Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of Ornate French 1950s Andirons
Located in Buchanan, NY
Pair of highly decorative French mid century brass and bronze andirons. Good vintage condition. Ref #: D0810-03 Dimensions: 11"H x 6"W x 15"D
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1950s French Vintage Andirons

Materials

Iron

Pair of Ornate French 1950s Andirons
Pair of Ornate French 1950s Andirons
$960 Sale Price / set
54% Off
Antique French Andirons or Firedogs, Cast Iron Impressive Size
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Antique French andirons or firedogs, 19th century Beautiful set of andirons made from cast iron. The impressive size makes this pair stand out...
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19th Century French Antique Andirons

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Iron

Pair of Antique Napoleon III Cast Iron Andirons / Firedogs
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Pair of antique Napoleon III cast iron Andirons / Firedogs. The pair is in good condition.
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass

Antique French Andirons or Firedogs Cast Iron and Brass Lion
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Antique French andirons or firedogs, 19th century cast iron and brass with a lion sculpture op front.  
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19th Century French Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron

Antique 17th Century Brass and Iron Andirons
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 17th century brass and iron andirons.
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17th Century Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Peacock Fireplace Tools from the English Aesthetic Movement
Located in Asheville, NC
These tools are incidentally functional but absolutely beautiful. Adorned with beautiful bronze peacock repousse, turned fumed oak bodies, paw feet and claw thongs. These tools are a wonderful example of the themes and principles of the Aesthetic Movement. The peacock was transformed into the ultimate icon of the Aesthetic style with James McNeil Whistler...
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19th Century English Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass

Pair Antique English Victorian Brass Andirons, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique English Victorian brass Andirons, Circa 1880.
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass

Antique French Napoleon III Firedogs / Andirons, 19th Century
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Antique French Napoleon III Firedogs / Andirons, 19th century. The pair is in really nice condition.
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron

Antique Napoleon III Andirons / Firedogs
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
French Napoleon III andirons made of brass and cast iron. The andirons are in a good condition.
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass

French Napoleon III 'Woman' Andirons / Firedogs, 19th Century
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
French Napoleon III 'Woman' andirons / firedogs, 19th century. This pair is in really nice condition.
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron

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 ...
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18th Century British Antique Andirons

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Wrought Iron

19th Century Handwrought Iron Gothic Fireplace Andirons Firedogs
Located in Southall, GB
A large pair of 19th century handwrought iron Gothic fireplace andirons firedogs. This pair are completely wrought by hand out of very thick iron and have a dark black finish, crafte...
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19th Century English Gothic Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron

Serpentine Fender with French Style Neoclassical Andirons
Located in Asheville, NC
Colonial Williamsburg brass serpentine shaped pierced work, polished brass fire fender, pair of French style andirons with left and right brass cast...
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Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Andirons

Materials

Brass

Pair of Early Georgian Style Bronze Chenets
Located in Asheville, NC
These substantial and opulent chenets are cast in exquisite detail. The chenets are flanked by fierce lions, adorned with laughing satyr masks and festooned with climbing curls of ac...
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19th Century French Antique Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Brass Hearth Bench
Located in Asheville, NC
Antique brass hearth bench with brass handles and hardware used for warming tea kettles or irons near the fire.
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19th Century Austrian Antique Andirons

Colonial Williamsburg Serpentine Fender with Dolphin Andirons
Located in Asheville, NC
Serpentine shaped pierced work, polished brass fire fender, pair of andirons with left and right brass cast dolphins, smaller cast brass dolphins on the black iron fire dogs.
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Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Andirons

Materials

Brass

Pair of Early 20th Century Arts & Crafts Andirons
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A pair of Art & Crafts brass and iron fire dogs, early 20th century, in the manner of Edward Spencer and the Artificers' Guild. Each with two filigree d...
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Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of Antique Andirons, FA-0012
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Pair of Antique Andirons Item #: FA-0012 Additional Information: Dimensions: 26"H
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19th Century Antique Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique French Andirons or Firedogs, Cast iron and Brass
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Antique French andirons or firedogs, 19th century Beautiful set of andirons with brass fronts and rich details.
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19th Century French Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron

Antique French Louis XVI Andirons circa 1840-1860
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Andirons circa 1840-1860
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Andirons

Materials

Ormolu, Iron

Pair of Hand-Wrought Andirons with Bronze Dragons
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful pair of hand-wrought andirons with polished bronze dragons.
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Early 20th Century Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Large Arts & Crafts Iron Andirons
Located in Cambridge, US
USA, ca. 1910. An impressive pair of black metal Arts & Crafts andirons. Each features hammered iron construction supported by pad feet. Quite striking and geometric, we love their c...
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Andirons

Materials

Iron

Pair of Andirons With Gold Leaf Attributed to Gilbert Poillerat, France 1940.
Located in Brussels, BE
Fine pair of 40's blackened wrought iron andirons attributed to Gilbert Poillert. Gold leaf accents, volutes ,leaves and gadrooned shells. French 1940.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf

Antique English Polished Brass Fireplace Andirons, circa 1860
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Grand-Scale Polished brass fireplace Andirons, circa 1860.
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19th Century English Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass

Pair of Andiron Louis XV in Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Pair of andirons in gilded bronze from the 19th century Louis XV style They have retained their beautiful original gilding and are in very good condition.   
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Ormolu Andirons with Classical "Putti", Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Ormolu Andirons with Classical "Putti", Circa 1880. A charming pair of gold bronze andirons. One putti is holding a bow, the other a torch. The andirons ar...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Pair Antique French Ormolu "Chenets" with Patinated Bronze Figures, Circa 1860
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique French Ormolu "Chenets" with patinated bronze figures, Circa 1860.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Andirons

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of Antique Andirons, FA-1224
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Pair of Antique Andirons Item #: FA-1224 Additional Information: Dimensions: 22.5"H x 12.5"W x 20.625"D
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19th Century Antique Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Charles II Style Armorial Firedogs
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A pair of Charles II style, enamel brass and cast iron armorial firedogs, in the manner of Anthony Hatch and Stephen Pilcherd. Each firedog is decorated with red, blue and white enamel, the upperpart bearing the arms of Charles II or James II, the middle part formed of two nude male figures supporting the arms with a vase of flowers between them, the lower portions in the form of two convex disks decorated with flowers, with wrought iron supports. They are modelled after an example in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, formerly belonging to the Earl of Cowley. For a long time, their method of production -whereby the fields to be enameled were cast in the original moulds and not, as was more common, engraved (champlévé) or enclosed (cloisonné) - was referred to as Surrey Enamels after the author Charles R. Beard ascribed their manufacture to a factory in Esher, Surrey. However, documentary evidence makes a strong case for their reattribution to the London workshops of Anthony Hatch and Stephen Pilcherd, members of the Armourers' and Braziers' Company (see C. Blair and A. Petterson, 'Details for Surrey Enamels Reattributed (Part 1)', Journal of the Antique Metalware...
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19th Century English Charles II Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass, Enamel, Iron

19th Century French Signed Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed "Bouhon Fres" Dore bronze. Finely chased. With flame motif Garland of flowers, bow and arrow and quiver.
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Monumental Pair of Patinated Bronze Andirons in the Baronial Baroque Manner
Located in London, GB
A pair of enormous and rather eccentric patinated bronze andirons in the Baronial Baroque manner. Each is surmounted by majestic spread winged eagles holding scrolled cartouche shiel...
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Mid-20th Century American Baroque Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Pair Antique English Egyptian Revival Patinated Bronze Andirons, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique English Egyptian revival patinated bronze andirons, Circa 1880.
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19th Century English Egyptian Revival Antique Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Antique French Silvered Bronze Andirons
Located in New Orleans, LA
These andirons have been silvered, so they are slightly different than the traditional bronze d'ore ones our shop usually carries. They are handsome and will make a statement in any ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Silver

Fantastic Large Pair Of 19th Century Italian Bronze Andirons
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A large pair of 19th century renaissance style bronze andirons in the manner of Nicolo Roccatagla, mounted with cherubs and mystical figures. These impressive andirons are after the ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Andirons

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Charles X Style Ormolu and Silvered Bronze Andiron
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant French 19th century Charles X st. ormolu and silvered bronze andiron. The andiron is raised by a mottled base and display...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Andirons
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional true pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu andirons. Each elegant andiron is raised by a wonderfully executed ground and rock like base with a large most dec...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of Large 1900s Polychromed Iron Chenets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of very fine large 1900s Italian style polychromed iron chenets with face detail. The chenets are signed.
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Early 1900s American Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron

Pair of Silver Plate Andirons
Located in New York, NY
A striking pair of silver plate andirons with beautiful and intricate neoclassical details.
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20th Century British Andirons

Materials

Silver

Pair of William and Mary Style Andirons
Located in Asheville, NC
These elegant brass Andirons were created in the style of William and Mary. They feature turned balusters, ball shaped finals and scroll feet. Cast in wonderful detail with decorati...
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19th Century Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass

Pair of Tall English Gothic Style Wrought Iron Antique Andirons
Located in London, GB
A pair of tall Gothic style wrought iron andirons. The florally etched standards, topped by a pair of wolf heads holding rings in their mouths above stylized shields, are supported on foliate decorated scrolled and splayed feet. Swan's nest baskets...
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Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Gothic Revival Antique Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Mizner Style Over Sized Iron Andirons
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of iron, Mizner style, over sized andirons.
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20th Century Andirons

Materials

Iron

Chrome Flame Form Andirons
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chrome and steel flame form andirons. Stylish combination of form with a function, in very good original condition.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Continental Floral Andirons
Located in Dallas, TX
Continental andirons decorated with floral details over twisted design.
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20th Century Andirons

Materials

Iron

Pair of Bronze Clouds Andirons by Robert Phandeve
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Very nice pair of unusual andirons.
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1970s French Vintage Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Pair of Iron Andirons by Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of green and gold patinated iron andirons made by Gilbert Pollerat (1902-1988). France, circa 1940. Karl Lagerfeld and Francois Baudot (1998) “Gilbert Pollerat, Maître Fer...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Andirons

Materials

Iron

Pair of Arts & Crafts Steel Andirons
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
An amazing pair of Arts & Crafts burnished steel andirons by Walter Frank Knight OBE 1885 to 1972. Knight was a silver smith working in Wellingborough and these are a one off commis...
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1940s English Vintage Andirons

Materials

Steel

Vintage Andirons Cherry Tree Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage pair of andirons with cherry tree design.
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Late 20th Century Andirons

French Louis XVI-Style Bronze Chenets
Located in New Orleans, LA
This wonderful pair of Louis XVI-style bronze chenets features patinated, cloaked cherub figures seated on ornate gilt bronze plateau and keeping t...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Iron Andirons by Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of black and green patinated iron andirons. By Gilbert Pollerat (1902-1988). France, CIRCA 1940. Karl Lagerfeld and Francois Baudot (1998) “Gilbert Pollerat, Maître Ferron...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Andirons

Materials

Iron

Pair of English Bronze and Iron Andirons, Old Mellow Patina
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome pair of English bronze and iron andirons, lovely old mellow patina.
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19th Century British Baroque Revival Antique Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Pair of Early 20th Century Brass and Iron Andirons with Scrolled Feet
Located in Middleburg, VA
Pair of early 20th century brass and iron andirons with scrolled feet. Measure: 23" H, 9.5" W, 22" D.
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Early 20th Century Unknown Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

" belt " andirons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
located in ny
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20th Century French Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Decorative Brass Firedogs
Located in London, GB
A pair of decorative brass firedogs. The claw feet surmounted by tapering shafts and flamed finials. English, 19th century. Measures: height: 550 mm 2...
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19th Century English Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass

Pair of Regency Style English Brass Andirons
Located in London, GB
A pair of Regency style English brass firedogs, the claw shaped feet and cast filigree work surmounted by stiff acanthus leaf stem and leaf urn finials. English, circa 1900. Measu...
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Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass

Substantial Pair of Brass & Steel Firedogs in the Georgian Manner
Located in London, GB
A substantial pair of brass and steel firedogs in the Georgian manner. The polished wrought iron arched feet with scrolls below, surmounted by turned brass uprights, gadrooned balls ...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass, Steel

Set of Polished Andirons
Located in London, GB
A set of polished firedogs. The scrolled polished wrought iron feet surmounted by scrollwork, shaped uprights and good quality brass finials engraved with figures. English, 19th cent...
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19th Century English Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass

Elegant Pair of English Andirons with Brass Acorn Finials
Located in London, GB
A pair of very large polished wrought iron firedogs with scrolled feet and brass acorn finials. English, 19th century. Measures: Height: 1040 mm 41" Wi...
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19th Century English Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron, Brass

Pair of Arts & Crafts Steel Andirons
Located in London, GB
A pair of English Arts & Crafts polished steel firedogs. The feet and shaft with scrollwork throughout, surmounted by decorative tops. Backbars with matching scrollwork. Late 19th/ea...
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Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Andirons

Materials

Steel

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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