Andirons
20th Century Unknown Baroque Andirons
Bronze, Wrought Iron
1960s French Vintage Andirons
Bronze
Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
1790s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Brass, Wire
1770s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century Italian Other Antique Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Wrought Iron, Ormolu
Late 19th Century American Antique Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
1830s Italian Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Silver, Bronze, Wrought Iron
1820s Italian Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Brass, Iron
Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Steel, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Bronze
19th Century American Edwardian Antique Andirons
Brass
1950s French Vintage Andirons
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Andirons
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Andirons
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Andirons
Metal, Chrome, Iron
1810s Italian Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Wrought Iron
Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Brass
1790s French Antique Andirons
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Andirons
1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons
Brass, Iron
Late 19th Century American Antique Andirons
Wrought Iron
18th Century American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Brass, Iron
1950s European Vintage Andirons
Metal
1810s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron, Wire
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Andirons
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Andirons
Bronze
17th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Andirons
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century English George III Antique Andirons
Bronze
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Andirons
Steel
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Andirons
Bronze
20th Century American Art Deco Andirons
Nickel
Early 19th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Unknown Gothic Antique Andirons
Wrought Iron
20th Century British Victorian Andirons
Brass
1890s English Beaux Arts Antique Andirons
Bronze, Iron
20th Century English Neoclassical Andirons
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century Andirons
Bronze
Mid-20th Century European Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
19th Century British British Colonial Antique Andirons
Copper
Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Andirons
Metal, Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Bronze
Late 19th Century North American American Classical Antique Andirons
Iron
Late 18th Century French Other Antique Andirons
Iron
19th Century English Renaissance Revival Antique Andirons
Brass, Iron
19th Century French Antique Andirons
21st Century and Contemporary French Andirons
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Federal Andirons
Brass
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Andirons
Wrought Iron
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Andirons
Iron
Early 1900s French Louis XIV Antique Andirons
Bronze
1890s English Baroque Antique Andirons
Brass, Iron
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Andirons
Bronze, Ormolu
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Andirons
Wrought Iron
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.





