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Andirons For Sale
Pair of Cast Solid Bronze Andirons by Nancy Ruben for Craig Van Den Brulle
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of modern solid cast bronze & iron andirons designed by Nancy Ruben, founder of Bennington Bronze, for Craig Van Den Brulle, unsigned. The pair date to the second half of...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique French Sphinx Andirons / Fire Dogs
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Nice looking andirons with a Sphinx.
Weight: 14 lbs / 6 kg.
Upon request they can be made black / pewter.
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Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pr 19th Century French Figural Young Lady Cast Iron Fireplace Andirons Firedogs
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Here is an absolutely sweet and lovely pair of cast iron fireplace andirons or fire dogs with the bust of an attractive young lady, her curly hair up in a bun. The black painted fini...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Arts & Crafts Gothic Cast Iron Spiral Scrollwork Fireplace Andirons, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Arts & Crafts Gothic cast iron spiral scrollwork fireplace andirons, a pair. Item features swing out arm/pot holders, ornate scrolling frame, spiral form body, cast iron cons...
Category
19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
18th Century Polished Steel Fireplace Tools on Stand
Located in Huntington, 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
Monumental French Silver-Plated Bronze Cherub and Northwind Face French Andirons
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Directly from the "Gilded age" of decadence and family nobility, these 1880-90s era French fire dogs or andirons are massive and meticulously detailed solid bronze. The andirons were...
Category
1890s French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
An ART-DECO MODERNIST Ebony & Copper DOCUMENT HOLDER, DUDOUYT Style, France 1930
Located in PARIS, FR
A large and rigorous rectangular Art Deco, Modernist, Constructivist document holder, in superb Macassar ebony: a rectangular base serving as a plinth for 2 document storage "racks" ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Andirons
Materials
Copper
Pair of Fireplace Andirons Wrought Iron Firedogs, France, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of andirons of the périod Mid-century modern
Wrought iron firedogs
French circa 1960.
Good condition
Shipping:
52 / 30.5 / 50 cm 14 kg
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
After Alberto Giacometti Bronze andirons
Located in Chamblee, GA
Alberto Giacometti bronze and iron andirons. Based on the 1930's design from the Nelson Rockefeller Collection. These were probably from one...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Pair of 19th Century Japanese Rustic Hammered Iron Fireplace Andirons
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of 19th Century Japanese Rustic Hammered Iron Fireplace Andirons.
Recently polished.
Measures 10" in width, 17" in depth and 16.5" in height.
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
A Pair Of Bronze Modernist Andirons By Wah Chang Signed Ca' 1950's
By Wah Chang
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of unusual, modernist andirons by Wah Chang, signed. Made ca '1950 the bases are stamped Van Nuys, California. A note about the designer. " Wah Ming Chang (August 2, 1917 – December 22, 2003) was an American designer, sculptor, and artist. With the encouragement of his adoptive father, James Blanding Sloan, he began exhibiting his prints and watercolors at the age of seven to highly favorable reviews. Chang worked with Sloan on several theatre productions and in the 1940s, they briefly created their own studio to produce films. He is known later in life for his sculpture and the props he designed for Star Trek: The Original Series, including the tricorder and communicator.
The Chang family moved from Honolulu, Hawaii to San Francisco, California and about 1920 opened the Ho-Ho Tea Room on Sutter Street, which became a favorite venue for the city's Bohemian artists. Wah-Ming's mother, Fai Sue Chang, was a graduate of Berkeley's California School of Arts and Crafts (today's California College of the Arts), where she specialized in fashion design and etching. After she died in 1927, her husband persuaded Wah Ming Chang's art teacher and family friends, the highly respected printmaker, puppeteer, and theatre designer, James Blanding Sloan and his wife Mildred Taylor, to become his son's legal guardians. Sloan exhibited Wah Ming's etchings and watercolors in public exhibitions as early as 1925 to favorable reviews in the San Francisco Bay Area and later in the largest art colony on the Pacific Coast, Carmel-by-the-Sea. The child became part of Sloan's family, traveled in 1926 to Taos, New Mexico, for the on-site study of American Indian culture, and in 1928 displayed his block prints in joint exhibitions with Sloan at the prestigious Philadelphia Print Club and in Pasadena, California. He became a valued assistant in several of Sloan's marionette theatres as well as in productions for the Hollywood Bowl Ballet and the "Cavalcade of Texas." In the mid-1940s Chang formed a joint studio business with Sloan, The East-West Film Company, and produced such memorable films as Pick a Bale of Cotton (an interview and performance with the legendary blues and folk singer Lead Belly in 1944) and the highly controversial anti-war short (1946–47), The Way of Peace, created in part with elaborate miniature sets and puppets in stop...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Napoléon III Wrought Iron Andirons Bust Woman Braids France, circa 1890
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of andirons of the period Napoleon III
Wrought iron
This kind of little pairs of andiron were made for small fireplaces: in bourgeois homes, every room had its own fireplace, as...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mythological Horned Creatures, French Andirons
Located in North Miami, FL
These very rare andirons are from Art Deco period, mythological animals with horns in brass. Very heavy and well crafted.
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Liberty & Co. Copper & Wrought Iron Fire-Screen Depicting Galleon & Dragon Sail
By John Pearson, Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co., attributed to John Pearson or John Williams.
An Arts & Crafts copper and wrought iron fire-screen, with cold rivetted construction to the edges and a hand-hammered ga...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Andirons
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
A Pair Gilt Bronze Fireplace Supports / Andirons - Renaissance Style
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A pair of antique gilt bronze fireplace andirons in renaissance style. Coups with on top flames, flanked with ram heads, resting on lions...
Category
1870s French Renaissance Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Art Deco Nickel Scroll Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of graceful Art Deco scroll motif andirons in a brushed nickel finish with black iron backs.
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Andirons
Materials
Nickel
Andirons / Fire Dogs, Vagebond
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique French andirons, vagabond with a hat and sideburns.
Weight: 14 lbs / 6 kg.
Upon request they can be made black / pewter.
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Antique Andirons / Fire Dogs, Woman with Hairband
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique andirons, woman nicely dressed with a hairband made of spikes - very decorative.
Weight: 12 lbs / 5 kg.
Upon request they can be made black / pewter.
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Rare Pair of Andirons by Melchiorre Bega in Aluminum and Iron, Italy, 1960
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
A striking and highly avant-garde pair of andirons designed by Melchiorre Bega in 1960. Crafted in a bold combination of aluminum and iron, these pieces stand out for their sculptura...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Marc Bankowsky, Anubis, Pair of Bronze Andirons, France, 2006
Located in New York, NY
Pair of bronze andirons by Marc Bankowsky.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Bronze Cupid Andirons
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze dore flame top andirons with winged cupid. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Brass Lion Head Cannon Ball Claw Fireplace Andirons Firedogs 22"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage circa 1970's iron and brass firedogs / andirons featuring simplified ball and claw feet, lion's head with ring in it's mouth on the base, supporting a substantial cannonball ...
Category
1970s Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Donald Deskey for Bennett Textured Bronze & Brass Andirons, 1950's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of Modernist Bennett Cast Iron and Bronze Firedogs attributed to Donald Deskey. Featuring alternating stacked rectangular Dark patinated textured...
Category
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Pair of Vintage Hand Forged Wrought Iron Dragon Andirons from France
Located in San Francisco, CA
Uniquely French, these wrought iron "fire dragons" are great as decor in your fireplace, with or without the burning flames. With today's eclectic and layered interiors, the Gothic d...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Hessian Soldier Figural Andirons Cast Iron Sculptures
Located in Hyattsville, MD
American. c.1900-1920. Pair of Hessian Soldier Andirons. The cast iron is retaining an exceptional polychromed surface. Each Solider as photo'd weighs 12 lb 5 oz. (12.3125 lb / 5.58...
Category
Late 19th Century American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
American Brass and Polished Steel Urn Finial Chased Eagle Fire Coal Grate C 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass and polished steel fire coal grate with flanking urn finials, floral medallions, hand chased foliage and eagle gallery, serpentine cast iron b...
Category
1820s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Rare Complete Lucite and Chrome Fireplace Set
Located in New York, NY
Hard to find complete modernist fireplace sets. This set includes the lucite and chrome tool stand, a large screen, andirons, and a fantastic log holder. Dimensions in listing are fo...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Andirons
Materials
Steel
Dachshund Shaped boot scraper/andirons
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Dachshund Shaped boot scraper/andirons
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Andirons
Materials
Metal
Pair of American Cast Iron George Washington Campaign Andirons, Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American cast iron George Washington andirons with GW campaigning in Military attire erected on decorative star plinths with step b...
Category
1840s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair French Brass Chenets Andirons Neoclassical Empire Style
Located in Madrid, ES
A pair of large empire-style fireplace andirons, in gilded brass, they are formed by long columns that rest on a base with a mythological scene, the central column ends in an imitati...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Sensational Rare Hollywood Regency Andirons in Black and Gold
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning pair of elegant Art Deco French andirons hand-forged with a black iron and gold brass sunburst. Stylish zig zag feet.
GG
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Raymond Subes Forged Steel Andirons
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco hand forged steel andirons with a stylized flame design, blackened iron backs. Professionally cleaned.
Category
20th Century French Modern Andirons
Materials
Steel, Iron
A Pair of 19th Century Neo-Classical Brass Fireplace Andirons
Located in London, GB
A pair of 19th Century Neo-classical brass fireplace andirons with fluted tapered ionic columns mounted on square plinths decorated with circular wreaths. The rear log-supports are i...
Category
1890s English Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
American Brass and Artistic Wire Work Lemon Finial Fire Place Fender, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, 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
Josephine Andirons / Fire Dogs
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Beautiful cast iron andirons.
Weight: 14 lbs / 6 kg.
Upon request they can be made black / pewter.
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Category
19th Century Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair Antique Federal Brass & Wrought Iron Lemon Top Andirons C1810
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Pair Antique Federal Brass & Wrought Iron Lemon Top Andirons C1810
Measures- 24"H x 10.5"W x 24.75"D
Category
Early 19th Century Federal Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Thomas Jeckyll attri., A Pair of Anglo-Japanese Brass Fire Dogs with love birds
Located in London, GB
Thomas Jeckyll, attributed, probably made by Barnard Bishop and Barnard.
A pair of Anglo-Japanese brass fire dogs with stylized love birds to the circular tops.
Category
Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Brass Plated Hand-Wrought Iron Andirons and Fireplace Fender
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass-plated wrought iron fireplace set consisting of andirons with removable cross bar and fire fender. The set features twisted and coiled...
Category
1930s Vintage Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of Brass Flame Andirons, circa 1960, Italy.
By Ico Parisi
Located in Brussels, BE
Elegant pair of mid-century andirons, circa 1960, Italy.
Stylised flame, polished brass. Blackened tubular steel.
Dimensions: 27 cm H, 12 cm W, 43 cm D.
All purchases are covered by ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Steel
Brass Urn & Wrought Iron Federal Style Branch Leg Fireplace Andirons
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Add a touch of classic American elegance to your hearth with this striking pair of 20th-century Federal-style fireplace andirons. Each andiron features a beautifully detailed engrave...
Category
20th Century Federal Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of Cast Iron Andirons for Peerless
By Peerless
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of cast iron andirons c.1950s for Peerless, USA. A simplistic and modern design to compliment to your fireplace.
Dimensions
3" width x 17.5" depth x 6.5" height.
Condition
Goo...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French hammered iron andirons with foliage motif.
Measurements:
Height: 28.5"
Width of base: 12"
Depth: 19"
Category
1920s French Vintage Andirons
Materials
Iron
True Pair Of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Ormolu & Bronze Andirons
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and monumental true pair of French 19th century Napoleon III Period Renaissance st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze andirons, stamped by F. Barbedienne. Each andiron has an ...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Neo Classical Log Rack with "Armillaire" Bronze Spheres - France 1940's
Located in New York, NY
Elegant neo classical iron log rack with bronze armillaire shaped decorative spheres. In the style of Jacques Adnet.
Good vintage condition.
This rack will ship from France and can b...
Category
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Quality Pair Antique Brass Cannonball Andirons
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With cannonball tops on ring shaped supports mounted on scrolled legs with ball feet. The curved back long iron stand with ball finials.
Dimensions: H. 21", W. 12 3/4", Depth 19"
C...
Category
19th Century Federal Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
19th Century French Empire Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
19th Century French Neoclassical Andirons, Firedogs. The condition is good.
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Antique Andirons / Fire Dogs, Woman with Hat
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Antique andirons, a woman wearing a head and a flower on her chest.
Weight: 9 lbs / 4 kg.
Upon request they can be made black / pewter.
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Elegant Pair of Art Deco Hammered Iron Andirons Circa 1930/1950
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Elegant Pair of Art Deco Hammered Iron Andirons Circa 1930/1950
price is for the pair
Category
1930s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Iron
Gothic Revival Foliage Fireplace Andirons in Wrought Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand Forged Italian Fireplace Andirons / Fire Dogs
Italy, 1940s.
This pair of andirons were entirely made by hand with scroll ending feet, scrolled top and foliage decorative details...
Category
20th Century Italian Gothic Revival Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of French Brutalist Iron Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique pair of Brutalist andirons from France, 1950's. Heavy forged iron with arched base and ring detail. Surface shows great age, rust and patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid Century Cast Iron Figural Andirons Santa Claus by Virginia Metal Crafters
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of cast iron Santa Claus andirons by Virginia Metalcrafters c1950. Excellent castings, very detailed with Santa having toys and presents ...
Category
1950s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Andirons
Materials
Iron
19th Century George Washington Cast Andirons- A pair
Located in Cordova, SC
These exquisite George Washington andirons, dating back to the late 1800s or early 1900s, are a testament to American craftsmanship during a pivotal era. Cast in sand iron, they feat...
Category
1830s Unknown American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Antique Brass Fireplace Andirons by Bennett
By Bennett Co.
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique brass andirons by Bennett Co., 1920's.
Elegant andirons Chippendale in style with a nod to Art Deco reflective of their period. They feature a unique spider web design acco...
Category
Early 20th Century American Chippendale Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Raymond Subes, Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons, French, Circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of andirons is made of wrought iron. This is a French work, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Stylish Pair of Mid-Century Modern Andirons or Firebogs
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Lovely pair of Mid-Century Modern andirons.
Inspired by an opening flower, these heavy wrought iron andirons open up to reveal a polished hand hammered "floating" shiny ball.
Nice ...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Brass Serpentine Four Panel Decorative Foliage Fire Place Screen, C. 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
French Brass serpentine four panel folding fire place screen with decorative beaded foliage medallions, engraved ball finials, and flanking side handl...
Category
1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wire
Dr C Dresser for Benham & Froud. A pair of Aesthetic Movement brass fire dogs.
Located in London, GB
Dr C Dresser for Benham and Froud stamped mark. A pair of Aesthetic Movement brass fire dogs with sunflower heads on elegant shaped necks.
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Sheffield NYC Antique Louis XV Rococo Style Gilt Brass Fireplace Andiron Pair
Located in Forney, TX
Add a touch of classic elegance, sophistication and historical charm to your fireplace with this pair of rare American antique Rococo Revival gilt brass (gilt metal) & iron andiron c...
Category
Early 20th Century American Louis XV Andirons
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Iron
Contemporary Fireplace Andirons Iron Bronze and Copper Brass Fireplace Protector
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Copper Fireplace protector 60 W -11 D -6 H cm
Andiros 13 W .50 D. 22 H Cm
They were never used, just for decoration on a fireplace.
Iron and bro...
Category
20th Century Italian Minimalist Andirons
Materials
Iron, Brass, Bronze, Copper
French Brass Figural and Musical Motif Acanthus Fire Place Screen, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French brass freestanding fire place screen with a figural cornucopia scrolled handle, centered musical and ivy ribbon medallion, foliage scrolled be...
Category
1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron, Wire
Virginia Metalcrafters Brass Medallion Andirons
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Virginia Metalcrafters brass medallion andirons, circa 1950s.
12 ½ inches wide by 19 inches deep by 23 ½ inches tall
Category
1950s Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
French Brass Figural Pierced & Chased Folding Fan Fire Place Screen, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French brass figural fire place screen with dancing woman playing tambourine, central flame urn finial with lambs tongue plinth, eight flanking pierced chased folding fans, decorativ...
Category
1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Porcelain Scallop Shell Andirons with Matching Fireplace Tools
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of vintage Art Deco fireplace andirons in white porcelain enameled cast iron in the form of scallop shells with a matching pair of forged iron fireplace tools. Each implement is...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Andirons
Materials
Enamel, Wrought Iron
Antique Georgian Colonial Revival Brass Cannonball Andirons Fireplace Fire Dogs
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of antique Georgian brass and iron andirons / fire dogs featuring cannonball tops on turned baluster pillars with ornate delicate scrolled ...
Category
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique French Gold Bronze & Patinated Bronze Lion & Serpent Andirons Circa 1860
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French gold bronze and patinated bronze Lion & Serpent Andirons, Circa 1860.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Fine Pair Of Figural Patinated and Gilt Lion Chenets
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of gilt and patinated figural lion form 19th century French chenets. In the Rococo style, with full figure lions. Finely sculpted rais...
Category
1880s French Rococo Antique Andirons
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
1930s Copper and Chrome Art Deco Andirons
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1930s Copper and Chrome Art Deco Andirons
Chrome is spotted - needs buffing/refinishing
Category
1930s Vintage Andirons
Materials
Copper, Chrome
19th Century Pair of Iron Andirons or Chenets with Faces Motif
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century pair of iron andirons or chenets with faces motif.
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
1900's Ernest Gimson Style Brass And Iron Andirons
Located in New York, NY
1900's brass and iron Medallion andiron in the style of Ernest Gimson, in vintage condition with some wear and patina due to age and use, they have been lightly hand polished.
Category
1920s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mid Century Wrought Iron Log Holder
Located in New York, NY
Well crafted wrought iron mid century log holder with unusual steel tray base. Nice medium scale dimensions make this log holder perfect for either indoor or outdoor use.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Materials
Steel, 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.