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Andirons For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: Late 20th Century
Two 1939 Dog Andirons Signed by Dupond
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Two dog andirons signed by Dupond and dated 1939, in metal.
Category

1930s French Vintage Andirons

Materials

Metal

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
Category

1950s French Vintage Andirons

Materials

Iron

Fire Place Tools, Midcentury Lucite, Italy, Lucite and Polished Chrome, C 1960
Located in New York, NY
Decorative mid-century fire place tools, circa 1960. Made of polished chrome and lucite. Made in Italy.
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Chrome

Fine Pair of Large and Impressive Louis XVI Style Brass and Irons
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine pair of large and impressive brass and irons in the Louis XVI style. These fine and solid andirons are simply stunning with wreath and vine decorati...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Andirons

Andiron by Jules Wabbes, Belgium, circa 1970
Located in New York, NY
Wrought iron “belt” with polished bronze “buckle.” Literature: Marie Ferran-Wabes’s Jules Wabbes: 1919-1974, Dexia Editions, model pictured on page 81. We have a second one of this ...
Category

1970s Belgian Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Very Tall Art Deco Revival Andirons, Handcrafted in Iron and Steel
Located in New York City, NY
Pair of large Art Deco revival handcrafted spear head andirons in steel and iron. A highly unusual pair with lovely details that feature design influences combining architectural el...
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Andirons

Pair of French Art Deco Fireplace Chenets by Michel Zadounaïsky
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French Art Deco fireplace chenets by Michel Zadounaïsky. Pair of French Art Deco patinated hand forged wrought iron andirons, signed...
Category

1940s French Art Deco Vintage Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Elegant Polished Steel Firedogs
Located in London, GB
A pair of good quality elegant Georgian style English steel firedogs. The turned uprights surmounted by urn finials. Pictured with polished back bar which could be blacked if require...
Category

Late 20th Century English Georgian Andirons

Materials

Steel

Pair of Bronze Sculpture Andirons by Peter Martens
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Patinated bronze andirons Signed.
Category

1970s Belgian Vintage Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Elegant Polished Brass Firedogs
Located in London, GB
A pair of good quality elegant Georgian style English brass firedogs. The turned uprights surmounted by urn finials. Measures: Height: 590 mm 23 1/4 in Width: 300 mm 1...
Category

Late 20th Century English Georgian Andirons

Materials

Brass

Pair of English Steel Firedogs
Located in London, GB
Pair of English steel firedogs, with ball and finial top and breakleg base. N.B. May be subject to an extended lead time. Measures: Height: 490 mm 19 1/4 in Width: 170 mm ...
Category

Late 20th Century English Regency Andirons

Materials

Steel

Forged Andirons in Steel by Albert Paley
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Albert Paley Forged Andirons Steel 16 x 10 x 18 in Albert Paley (born 1944) is an American modernist metal sculptor. Initially starting out as a jeweler, Paley has become one of the...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Andirons

Materials

Steel

1930s Vintage Fluted Ionic Column Andirons with Ball Finials in Darkened Brass
Located in New York, NY
AFP0520 A pair of vintage andirons in the stylized neoclassical form of fluted ionic columns, surmounted by large spheres. In their original age-darkened brass finish. Dimensions: O...
Category

1930s Neoclassical Vintage Andirons

Materials

Brass

Brass Scroll Andirons After Raymond Subes
Located in New York, NY
Well designed and crafted brass scroll form andirons, clean, original ready to use condition. In the style of Raymond Subes         
Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Andirons

Materials

Brass

Gorgeous Pair of Scrolled Iron Andirons and Cross Bar
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool pair of extremely well made solid iron scroll andirons with matching cross bar.
Category

Late 20th Century American Andirons

Materials

Iron

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Brass Fire Tool Andiron Set
Located in St. Louis, MO
Circa 1950s sculptural brass fire tool set, with original patina. Can be polish polished for additional cost. Set Includes Fire tools , Andirons and log holder. Tools 35.5 h x 1...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of Bronze Andirons by Enzo Missoni
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Pair of bronze andirons Perfect condition.
Category

1980s Belgian Vintage Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Andirons by Peter Van Veeck
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Pair of awesome andirons designed by Peter Van Heeck polished bronze signed.
Category

1970s French Vintage Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Bronze Andirons by Enzo Missoni
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Bronze andirons Signed.
Category

1970s Belgian Vintage Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Bronze Andirons by Enzo Missoni
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Patinated bronze andirons signed.
Category

1970s Belgian Vintage Andirons

Pair of French 1950s Modernist Cast Iron Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of modernist cast iron andirons. France, 1950s. Dimensions: 10 W x 16 H x 17 D.
Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Iron

Pair of Art Deco Standing Cat Andirons
Located in Bellport, NY
A spectacular pair of Art Deco cat form andirons, standing as though they are guarding the ancient tombs of Egypt, with a wonderful pewter tone finish, good details on their faces and feet and wearing an unusual chain...
Category

1930s British Anglo-Japanese Vintage Andirons

Materials

Iron

Silver Urn Andirons
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of silver urn andirons.
Category

Mid-20th Century Andirons

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

Chromed Steel Andirons Attributed to Francois Monnet
Located in Stamford, CT
An interesting pair of chromed steel andirons attributed to Francois Monnet. Unique backing.
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Andirons

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Brass Art Deco Modern torqued Andirons and Fire Tools Set, Deskey Style
Located in St. Louis, MO
Unique designed solid brass in the Art Deco style andirons and fire tool set. in the style of Donald Deskey. The andirons and tools are in a brushed satin brass finish. These tools a...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Vintage Andirons Cherry Tree Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage pair of andirons with cherry tree design.
Category

Late 20th Century Andirons

Pair of French 1930s Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Mid-Century andirons in hand-hammered Iron. The pieces reflect both Modern and French Art Deco design and the work of the great French ironworkers including Raymond Su...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Andirons

Pair of "Dog" Andirons, France, 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Pair of cast iron fire dogs, literally.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Andirons

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

Mid Century Modernist Machined Brass Fireplace Andirons
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous hand machined, tall, and statuesque brass andirons in the Bauhaus style. Brass has mellowed and retained an even patina. Well proportioned. In excellent antique condition wi...
Category

1930s American Minimalist Vintage Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Art Deco Fire Screen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An Art Deco wrought iron fire screen having hammered and gilded surface work and a central motif depicting a vase holding a bouquet of flowers. Attributed to French master metalworke...
Category

1930s French Art Deco Vintage Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

A Pair of French Modernist Andirons
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting pair of French modernist andirons, ca' 1930's, in nickel. Satin finish.
Category

1930s French Vintage Andirons

A Pair of Polished Scroll Brass Andirons
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of polished, heavy brass, scroll shaped andirons.
Category

1950s American Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Brass, 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

Pair of Andirons in Polished Brass by Danny Alessandro
Located in New York, NY
Pair of andirons in polished brass with wrought iron shanks by Danny Alessandro Ltd./Edwin Jackson, Inc., American, 1970s.
Category

1970s American Vintage Andirons

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Chrome Andirons
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Chrome andirons.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Andirons

Materials

Chrome, Iron

Scroll Andirons in Polished Brass
Located in New York, NY
Scroll-design andirons in polished brass with black iron log holder. USA, circa 1950. Brass features original patina.
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Brass, 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...
Category

Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Andirons

Materials

Brass

Two 1970s Andirons Signed by Van Heek
By Van Heek
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Two 1970s andirons in patinated and polished bronze, signed by van Heek.
Category

1970s French Vintage Andirons

Materials

Bronze

A Pair of Impressive Andirons
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of impressive andirons with knock handles. Nickeled wrought iron-very heavy.
Category

1940s American Vintage Andirons

Pair of Post-War Brass Cylinder Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Post-War Design brass andirons with a center tall cylinder surrounded by 2 smaller cylinders. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Andirons

Materials

Brass

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

A Pair Of Sea Horse Andirons by Oscar Bach
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of stylized, sea-horse andirons by Oscar Bach.
Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Wrought Iron

Pair of Modern Nickel Plated, "S Form", Scroll Andirons
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Scroll design andirons, nickel-plated with black iron. Please feel free to contact us directly for any additional information or a shipping quote by clicking "Contact Dealer" butt...
Category

Late 20th Century American Art Deco Andirons

Materials

Iron, Nickel

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...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Baroque Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Steel Andirons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chic, simple design in heavy flatbar steel, with cast iron log arms.
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Andirons

Sculptural Bronze Andirons
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A sculptural and expressive pair of midcentury polished bronze andirons fashioned from conjoined flaring and twisting narrow planes of bronze attached to a blackened iron base. Made ...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Iron, Bronze

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.
Category

Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Andirons

Materials

Brass

Modernist Donald Deskey Andirons and Tools
Located in Water Mill, NY
Iron and brass andirons and tools by Donald Deskey for Bennett.
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Oversized Georgian Style Andirons Brass & Cast Iron
Located in Miami, FL
Monumentally oversized Georgian style andirons, solid brass plated, with lion-footed feet and lion head motif, with tiered, fluted bulbous middle extended to the large acorn-like fin...
Category

1940s American Georgian Vintage Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of French 1940s Hand-Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of French 1940s hand-wrought iron andirons / fire dogs in the modern neoclassical spirit.
Category

1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Set of Modern Nickel-Plated Andirons in the Style of Danny Alessandro
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This handsome set of fireplace andirons are very much in the style of pieces created by Danny Alessandro of New York City. With the elongated-flame-like forms they glisten with the l...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Andirons

Materials

Iron, Nickel

Pair Art Deco Brutalist Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair Art Deco andirons, constructed of cast iron with a faux bronze finish. Fine estate condition.
Category

1940s American Art Deco Vintage Andirons

Materials

Brass

Arrow Form Mid Century Modern Arts and Crafts Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of solid iron andirons of arrow form, with original rust surface. Both are structurally sound and sturdy, free of damage or repairs. Executed in the Brutalist, Arts and Crafts s...
Category

1950s American Brutalist Vintage Andirons

Materials

Iron

A Pair of Moderne Andirons by Bennett
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Stunning unused signed set of Art Moderne andirons by Bennett Studio. Andirons are often attributed to a design by Donald Deskey which Bennett produced during the same time period. ...
Category

1940s American Vintage Andirons

Materials

Iron, Brass

Pair of Steel Cowboy Andirons
Located in Danville, CA
Cool pair of Cow head Andirons
Category

1950s American Vintage Andirons

Materials

Steel, Pewter

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

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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