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Andirons For Sale
Pair of French Baroque Style Bronze Scroll & Feather Andirons
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful pair of French Baroque style bronze andirons with scroll and feather decoration, with attached small dogs, dating to the 20th century. The pair has a great overall patina...
Category

20th Century Unknown Baroque Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Wrought Iron

1960's Abstract Bronze Andirons
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Very nice pair of 1960's bronze andirons. No attribution. Nice vintage patina. Possibility of mantles with same design.
Category

1960s French Vintage Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Pair of American Brass Ball Top Andirons, Boston, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass ball top andirons with turned bulbous ring plinths, matching log stops, and original wrought iron dog legs, Early 19th century.
Category

Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Andirons

American Brass Rail & Pleasing Wire Work Fire Place Screen with Eyelet's C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass rail & pleasing wire work fire place screen with flanking eyelet holes. Eyelet holes secured fire screen to fire place surround. Late 18th century.
Category

1790s American American Colonial Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass, Wire

Pair of American Wrought Iron and Brass Urn Finial Andirons. Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, 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

Magnificent Pair of Italian Polished Brass & Wrought Fire Dogs Andirons
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of Italian polished brass & wrought fire dogs, andirons. The standards with twist, stepped-collars and detailed incising. All set on arched supports with inner tre...
Category

Mid-19th Century Italian Other Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Onyx, Ormolu and Wrought Iron andirons
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Onyx, Ormolu and Wrought Iron andirons. Each stunning andiron is raised by two front scrolled Ormolu legs with t...
Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron, Ormolu

Fine Pair of Brass and Wrought Iron Andirons Attributed to Tiffany Studios
Located in Birmingham, AL
An exceptional pair of tall patinated brass and wrought iron andirons ornamented with stylized interlaced scrolls, having original ornamented circular handles, attributed to Tiffany...
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Pair of Italian Silver over Bronze Urn Finial Wrought Iron Andirons, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian silver over bronze andirons with decorative urn finials, flanking tapered columns with ribbon and floral swags, gadrooned plinths, matching finial blocked log stops, ...
Category

1830s Italian Neoclassical Antique Andirons

Materials

Silver, Bronze, Wrought Iron

Pair of Italian Brass Neoclassical Figural Tiered Urn Finial Andirons, C. 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian brass neoclassical figural tiered beaded urn finial andirons resting on decorative fluted triangular bases, Early 19th Century.
Category

1820s Italian Neoclassical Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

American Wire and Polished Steel Fire Place Fender, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
American wire and polished steel fire place fender with centered iron supports and wrought iron base, Early 19th Century.
Category

Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Andirons

Materials

Steel, Wrought Iron

Pair of Louis XVI Bronze Urn Festoon Andirons
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze double urn andirons with festoon design railing and flame finial (PRICED AS Pair)
Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Five-Piece Edwardian Cast Brass Fireplace Tools Set
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Five-Piece Edwardian Cast Brass Fireplace Tools Set. The set made of heavy cast brass and iron Matching pair of andirons and...
Category

19th Century American Edwardian Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass

Pair of 1950's andirons attributed to Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's pair of bronze andirons frequently attributed to Jacques Adnet France
Category

1950s French Vintage Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Italian Brass Ball Top Andirons
Located in Charleston, 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

Large Pair of 19th Century Classical Brass Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive large pair of Dutch influenced classical 19th century brass andirons or firedogs. Each with two circular brass finials b...
Category

Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass

Elegant Art Deco Chrome Andirons 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Art Deco Neoclassical Style Chrome or Nickel Andirons, American, circa 1930s.
Category

1930s American Art Deco Vintage Andirons

Materials

Metal, Chrome, Iron

Pair of Italian Wrought Iron & Poly Chromed Medallion Andirons w/ Log Stops 1810
Located in Charleston, 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

Pair of American Brass Urn Finial & Wrought Iron Andirons with Penny Feet C 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass urn finial and wrought iron andirons with flanking central rings, spit hooks, and resting on scrolled legs with stylized penny feet. Early 19th Century.
Category

Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Pair of Chenets or Andirons with a Ball and Flame Finial, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
19th Century Pair of Chenets or Andirons with a Ball and Flame Finial Professionally cleaned and polished
Category

19th Century French Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass

Massive Pair of Wrought Iron 18th Century Fire Dogs/ Andirons
Located in North Miami, FL
These antique fire dogs/ andirons are in wonderful aged condition - featuring carved faces and twisted iron heads. VERY large and VERY heavy.
Category

1790s French Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron

Pair of Italian Brass Figural Andirons, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, 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 French Brass Flame Finial Acanthus Foliage & Dolphin Andirons, C. 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French brass flame finial andirons with tapered ringed acanthus foliage columns, flanking dolphins on rectangular plinths, foliage bulbous feet, matching bulbous log stops, a...
Category

1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of Wrought Iron Dog Head Andirons
Located in Essex, MA
Possibly by Samuel Yellin. Heavy and well wrought with dog head finial with ring, bracket legs with inner scroll and shields. Great quality and patina.
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Late 19th Century Solid Brass Andirons with Log Stops
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Late 19th Century Brass and iron Andirons with long Log Stops Measure 8" in width, 22" in depth and 22.5" in height.
Category

18th Century American American Colonial Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

1950's Stitched leather andirons by Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather andirons by Jacques Adnet
Category

1950s European Vintage Andirons

Materials

Metal

American Artistic Wire and Brass Gallery Diminutive Fire Place Fender , C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American diminutive complex artistic wire work and brass rail gallery fire place fender with centered wrought iron supports and base. Early 19th century.
Category

1810s American American Colonial Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron, Wire

Pair of Italian Andirons
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian wrought iron hand chased bronze andirons adorned by mythological figures with dolphin and swan motif ending on chased scrolled legs.
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Andirons

Pair of Early 19th Century Italian Gilt Wrought Iron Acanthus Andirons
Located in Pasadena, TX
This pair of andirons was made in Italy circa 1820. Its made of wrought iron and has gilt accents. The finial is a gilt acorn and urn. The body is a gilt Acanthus with gilt leaves ab...
Category

Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Andirons in polished bronze by Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
The Melisandre andirons by Jacques Jarrige are sculptural works that transcend their functional role, bringing a sense of presence, movement, and sensuality to the hearth. Cast in po...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Renaissance Style Bronze Andirons
Located in Essex, MA
Cast with cherubs and acanthus. Wrought iron legs.
Category

17th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Wrought Iron

A fine pair of 19th century George 111 gilt torchiere floor lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of 19th century George 111 hand carved and gilt floor lamps . Fine gilding and carving
Category

Mid-19th Century English George III Antique Andirons

Materials

Bronze

18th Century English Folk-Art Andirons in Polished Steel
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fine pair of 18th century English andirons made by a local blacksmith in the folk-art manner with heart and clamshell spit supports over arched feet with shaped clips to back shaft...
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique Andirons

Materials

Steel

Pair Large Antique Figural Putti Cherub Figural Gilt Bronze Andirons / Chenets
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (19th century) finely sculpted and cast bronze andirons (chenets) in the neoclassical style with gilt bronze patina depicting cherubs. Each 26 1/2 inches tall, 11 in...
Category

19th Century Neoclassical Antique Andirons

Materials

Bronze

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

Art Deco Polished Nickel Spire Topped Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Machine Age Art Deco polished nickel andirons with curvilinear base and stylized steeple spire finial. On display at 200 Lexington Ave...
Category

20th Century American Art Deco Andirons

Materials

Nickel

Pair of 19th Century French Wrought Iron “Landiers” Andirons with Fleur de Lys
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a fireplace with this elegant pair of antique wrought iron andirons with matching cross bar. Forged in France, circa 1820, and standing on three feet, the andirons called “L...
Category

Early 19th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique Gothic Arts & Crafts Large Wrought Iron Fireplace Andirons w/ Bar - Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Gothic Arts & Crafts Large Wrought Iron Fireplace Andirons w/ Bar - a Set. Item features a large impressive size, scrolling iron frames, removable scrolling crossbar, very ni...
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Gothic Antique Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

English Victorian Brass Hearth Fireplace Trivet
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian style (20th Century) brass hearth fireplace trivel
Category

20th Century British Victorian Andirons

Materials

Brass

Late 19th C. Antique Pair of Solid Bronze Punch & Judy Andirons England
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and Rare set of Punch & Judy figural Andirons from England. Amazing detail in the castings, crisp and sharp figures in all their glory. Solid bronze and in amazing shape.
Category

1890s English Beaux Arts Antique Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Iron

English Manor NeoClassical Brass Andirons
Located in New York, NY
English Manor stately pair of cast brass andirons featuring Neoclassical elements such as columns and stylized finials.
Category

20th Century English Neoclassical Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

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

Massive Pair of Cast Brass Chenet Andirons Mythological
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An impressive pair of cast brass Chenet andiorns. The mythological figures representing Hercules in mirror image rest on elaborate bases with winged and scaled dragons with three paw...
Category

Mid-20th Century European Andirons

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

English Victorian Style Copper Fire Bucket / Coal Pail
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian-style cylindrical copper fire bucket / coal pail with a black iron swing handle. Dents in buckets consistent with use.
Category

19th Century British British Colonial Antique Andirons

Materials

Copper

Set of 13 Regency Style 19th Century Cast Iron Balustrades
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Thirteen finely cast Regency style mid-19th century iron balustrades, recently refinished in black powder coat. Each balustrade is matching in design, decoratively cast into a sweepi...
Category

Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Andirons

Materials

Metal, Iron

18th Century French Andirons or Firedogs, Louis XV Period
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
18th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The andirons have decorative spit hooks to grill food. The condition is good. Period Louis XV.
Category

18th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

Fabulous Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style D'ore Bronze Chenets
Located in Stamford, CT
Fabulous pair of Louis XV style d'ore bronze chenets; one cast with the figure of a seated boar, the other a running stag, each amidst oak branches and acanthus, above pierced scroll...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Hessian Soldiers Antique Andirons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Add a touch of history and elegance to your fireplace with this pair of 19th Century Hessian Soldiers Antique Andirons. Crafted with precision and attention to detail, these andirons...
Category

Late 19th Century North American American Classical Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron

Antique Iron Andirons
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/3265 - Pair of antique French andirons, rare because with adjustable supports for skewers: beautiful, functional, rare, with a good price.
Category

Late 18th Century French Other Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron

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

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

Marc Bankowsky, Creatures, Pair of Bronze Andirons, France, 2008
Located in New York, NY
Pair of bronze andirons by Marc Bankowsky.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Brass George Washington Andirons
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage pair of brass George Washington Andirons, likely mid 20th century, cast brass shallow full length figure of George Washington standi...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Federal Andirons

Materials

Brass

A Huge MODERNIST BRUTALIST Wrought Iron PAIR of ANDIRONS, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An important, wide, high, pair of andirons, Mid-Century-Modern, Modernist, Brutalist, to be attributed, massive wrought iron structures strongly characterized by their "ring heads" ...
Category

1970s French Brutalist Vintage Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Pair of Hand Forged Iron Andirons
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A charming pair of French hand-forged, wrought iron fireplace andirons–or chenets–made in the 19th century. Somewhat Gothic in style, they have a reddish brown patina from oxidation ...
Category

19th Century French French Provincial Antique Andirons

Materials

Iron

Pair or Louis XIV style andirons decorated with seated Muses
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Louis XIV style ormolu and chased mantel lights decorated with muses seated on gadrooned balls, the base scrolled and foliated. The muses are draped and appear to be conversi...
Category

Early 1900s French Louis XIV Antique Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Ornate Brass Fireplace Andirons
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of 19th century ornate brass fireplace andirons in the Baroque manner. The two openwork spheres set over plinthed scrolled supports with central cartouche. Flame finials ...
Category

1890s English Baroque Antique Andirons

Materials

Brass, Iron

Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt and Patina Bronze Chenets
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt and Patina Bronze Chenets Each of a lion seated and roaring on a gilt base with a flower reef design. Details: Height – 15 inches / 38cm Width...
Category

Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Andirons

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

17th Century Louis XIII 'Marriage' Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
A so called 'paire de marriage' (wedding pair) whereby both families would order 1 andiron from the same blacksmith to form a couple for the new family hearth. Beautifully wrought ir...
Category

17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Andirons

Materials

Wrought Iron

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

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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