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Andirons For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1920s
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
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
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
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
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. They have spit hooks to grill food. They are called 'pair de marriage' as the wife and husband each brou...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought 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
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
Hand Forged French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Louis XV, and they are from that period. They are in a good condition.
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought 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
French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Louis XV and they are from that period. They are in a good condition.
Category
18th Century French Louis XV 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
Pair of Italian Wrought Iron Andirons with Food Warmer Late 16th Century Black
Located in Prato, IT
Firenze, 16th century
Great craftsmanship typical of the Florentine Renaissance workforce.
These andirons come from a palace of the Florentine nobility and were used in the large f...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Hand Forged French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Louis XV, and they are from that period. They are in a good condition.
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
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
Impressive Pair of 18th Century Louis XV Brass Chenets
Located in London, GB
Pair of Louis XV 18th century brass chenets, very finely cast with scrolled foliage and swags, large putti holding grapes and vines. Exceptional quality.
Measures: Height: 370 mm 14...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
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
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
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
16th-17th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
Impressive 16th-17th century French Gothic andirons made of cast iron. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food and cups to keep drinks warm. The andirons are therefore also called...
Category
Early 17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
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
English Serpentine Chased Foliage Fire Fender with Flanking Bird & Serpent, 1760
Located in Hollywood, SC
English serpentine hand chased foliage fire fender with molded edges and decorative flanking chased bird and serpent motif, Mid 18th century.
Category
1760s English George II Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
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, Iron, Steel, Brass
Dutch Louis III Andirons or Firedogs, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
Beautifully forged 17th century Dutch andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is Louis III. They are in a good condition.
Category
17th Century Dutch Louis XIII Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian Early 20th Century Foldable Colored Wicker Fire Screen
Located in Milan, IT
Italian early 20th century colored wicker wall mirror.
Backed in pewter sheets.
Category
1920s Italian Jugendstil Vintage Andirons
Materials
Pewter
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. They have a natural brown patina. The andirons hav...
Category
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
1920s Antique Brass Ornate Andirons
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1920s antique brass ornate andirons.
Category
1920s Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass
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 Brass Andirons 'New York/ Philadelphia', circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass andirons (New York /Philadelphia), circa 1790.
Category
1790s American Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs, 17th-18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th-18th century French andirons made of cast iron. The style of the andirons is Gothic. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food and a cup to keep drinks warm. They are in a good...
Category
Early 18th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Continental Baroque Wrought Iron Lion Head Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Continental 18th century pair of wrought iron andirons with finely detailed lion heads. The pair was made in Europe during the 18th century and is in great antique condition with age...
Category
18th Century European Baroque Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Twisted Wrought Iron Andirons with Finials, French, circa 1920
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of wrought iron andirons is made of a twisted central part with ribbons on the base and a large finial on top. They are French, circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
English Monumental Wrought Iron Fire Guard with Decorative Fire Back, Circa 1750
Located in Hollywood, SC
English monumental wrought iron fire guard with decorative scrolled medallion fire back and flanking wax candle holders, Mid-18th century.
Measurements
Andirons 66.75 tall, 65 wide,...
Category
1750s English George II Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
Musical Note Wrought Iron Andirons Stamped Nashville TN, 1920s
Located in Stamford, CT
Musical note wrought iron andirons stamped Nashville TN, circa 1920s.
Category
1920s American Folk Art Vintage Andirons
Materials
Iron
Antique French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs, 18th Century
Located in Amerongen, 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
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 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 Wrought Iron Andirons, French, 18th Century
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons, French, 18th Century.
Category
1780s 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
Italy 1650 Pair of Wrought Cast Iron Italian Medieval Style Fireplace Andirons
Located in Brescia, IT
This pair of black wrought cast iron Italian fireplace andirons have a great charm. There is a brass bowl on the rod top.
They are coming from a fair ...
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
17th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th century French Gothic Andirons made of cast iron. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food and cups to keep drinks warm. This type of andi...
Category
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs, 17th-18th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th-18th century French andirons made of cast iron. The style of the andirons is Gothic. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food and a cup to keep drinks warm. They are in a good...
Category
Early 18th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
French Bronze Louis XIV Andirons, 17th Century, with Marmosets
Located in Amerongen, NL
A pair of medium-sized 17th century French Louis XIV fire dogs made of polished bronze and wrought iron. The faces on the andirons are so-called marmosets. A marmoset is an ornamenta...
Category
17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
French Louis XIV Period Andirons or Firedogs, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th century French Louis XIV andirons. The andirons are made of bronze and wrought iron. They have a typical Louis XIV design which was popular during the 17th century. In France th...
Category
17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Pair of Baroque Bronze and Iron Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of 17th century bronze and wrought iron andirons, having ringed suppressed ball finials on square collars above spiral twist shafts with forward facing spit supports with s...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
17th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th century French Gothic andirons. They have spit hooks to grill food. The andirons have a natural brown patina, upon request it ...
Category
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th century French Gothic fire dogs made of cast iron. This type of andirons are also called cup dogs. The condition is good.
Category
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
17th-18th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
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 have a natural brown patina. Upon reques...
Category
Early 18th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th-18th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
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 have a natural brown patina. Upon reques...
Category
Early 18th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Antique French Bronze Chenets “Aux Dauphins” Circa 1700
Located in Dallas, TX
This rare pair of French bronze andirons is from the period of Louis XIV (1643-1715), which in France, was the period that the andiron reached its greatest artistic development. The ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Metal
Gothic Wrought Iron Andirons with Forged Scrolled Feet and Brass Finials, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
AFP0603
A pair of antique wrought iron andirons with twisted shafts and scrolled feet, terminating in turned aged brass finials. Circa 1920.
Dimensions:
Overall: 30-1/2" H. x 11-1/2...
Category
1920s Gothic Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
17th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th century French Gothic andirons made of wrought iron.
The condition is good.
Category
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
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 have a natural brown patina. The condition is...
Category
17th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th-18th Century French Gothic Andirons or Firedogs
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. Wedding pair whereby both parties donate one ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Wrought Iron Fire Place Guard with Flanking Candle Holders, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
French wrought iron fire place guard with flanking candleholders, spiral columns, scrolled flanking spades with a centered flu-de-lee, two faceted decorative spikes, and terminating ...
Category
1780s French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
English Brass Engraved Phoenix and Pierced Gallery Fire Place Fender, Circa 1750
Located in Hollywood, SC
Elegant English brass pierced gallery fire place fender with a centered scrolled floral urn, flanking engraved spread wing phoenix birds, decorative rope columns, floral hand chasing...
Category
1750s English George II Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, 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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