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Andirons For Sale
Large Iron North Wind and Dolphin Andirons
Located in Tarrytown, NY
From a celebrities Southampton, NY oceanfront estate. Large iron, north wind and dolphin andirons.
These andirons can be shipped UPS.
Category
1990s Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of Andirons, Brass and Iron, in the Style of Donald Deskey
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pair of vintage andirons in brass plated steel and iron in the style of Donald Deskey. Very good condition and ready to use. We can pack and ship thes...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Steel, Iron
Pair of American Brass Lemon Finial Andirons with Spur Legs & Ball Feet, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass banded flanking lemon on lemon finial andirons with turned bulbous plinths, original rear wrought iron dog legs, and resting on double spur legs with ball feet...
Category
1810s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of Brass Ball Top Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of American early 19th brass ball top andirons having ring turned collar over balustrade turned shafts, standing on hoof-footed cabriole legs with spurred knees, the log st...
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
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
Large Scale Polished Nickel Engine Turned Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large scale andirons with machined columns and curvilinear bases. Black iron backs.
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Andirons
Materials
Nickel
American Serpentine Brass Finial and Artistic Wire Work Fire Fender, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American Empire serpentine fire place fender with bulbous faceted brass finials, brass rail top, and pleasing scrolled artistic wire work. Philadelphia, Early 19th century.
Category
1810s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of American Brass Urn Finial & Gallery Andirons. NY, Circa 1815, Wittingham
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass urn finial andirons with turned bulbous faceted plinths, matching urn log stops, flanking pierced galleries, double spur legs, and...
Category
1810s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Large Scale Brass Andirons by Dorothy Draper for the Greenbrier Hotel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of large scale classical andirons, designed by Dorothy Draper for The Greenbrier Hotel, American, circa 1947. They stand an impressive 41" height. ...
Category
1940s American American Classical Vintage Andirons
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
Pair of American Wrought Iron Ball Top Andirons with Penny Feet. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American wrought iron ball top andirons with rear swinging cranes, centered rings , spit hooks , and resting on scrolled legs with penny feet. 1...
Category
1780s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of English Wrought Iron and Brass Ball Top Andirons, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English wrought iron and brass ball top andirons with spiral twisted columns, matching brass spiral spit hooks and terminating on scrolled decorative hand chased feet, Late 1...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
French Brass Rococo Fire Screen
Located in Charleston, SC
French brass Rococo free standing fire screen with scrolled floral motif. Dealers please call for trade price.
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Andirons
Mid 20th Century Harvin Company Federal Style Brass Andirons with Claw Feet
Located in Middleburg, VA
Mid 20th century harvin company federal style brass andirons with claw feet.
Heavy duty brass and iron fireplace dogs. United States, 1950s.
Measures: 23" H, 13" W, 20" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair Antique French 19th Century Bronze Figural Andirons
Located in New York, NY
An impressive pair of Antique French 19th Century Bronze Figural Andirons. Dolphin fish at base hold up an urn with a women and man on top. Man and women have a bird, possibly a Ph...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Pair of Large Bronze Georgian Style Andirons
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of large Bronze Georgian style andirons. These large and impressive andirons have been polished and are ready to sit in front of any fireplace setting. Set on ball and hairy cla...
Category
1960s Georgian Vintage Andirons
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Bronze Winged Griffin Andirons, Figural, 19th/20th Century
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Bronze Winged Griffin Andirons, Figural, 19th/20th Century
A pair of finely detailed andirons each having an opposing winged griffin guardin...
Category
1910s Vintage Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bradley and Hubbard American Country Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Country (19th Century) wrought iron andirons with sunburst and face design (BRADLEY & HUBBARD) (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century American Rustic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
American Brass and Iron Fireplace Screen with Decorative Wire Work, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass and iron fireplace screen with pleasing decorative wire work, Early 19th century.
Category
Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Brass Andirons Attributed to Donald Deskey
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of midcentury fireplace andirons. We're reasonable sure they were designed by Donald Deskey. Brass portions have been polished. The...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Steel
Circa 1900 Pair Of Lion Motif Andirons
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Nice pair of circa 1900's cast iron Lion motif andirons in very good original condition. They have recently been repainted.
Category
Late 19th Century European Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Donald Deskey Andirons and Wall Mounted Fireplace Tools by Bennett
Located in Hanover, MA
An original five piece set of modernist Art Deco andirons and matching fireside tools designed by Donald Deskey and produced by Bennett-Ire...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of Empire Sphinx Chimneys, Brass Andirons, Paris 19th Century Napoleon III
Located in Berlin, DE
Fire-gilt bronze chimneys "aux sphinges". Pedestal standing on a round base with open worked mascaron, tendrils, flowers and bows, on which lies the winged sphinx. Finely chiseled an...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
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
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
American Brass & Pleasing Wire Work Fire Place Screen with Orig. Hooks, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass rail & pleasing scrolled wire work fire place screen with original exterior hooks. Hooks were originally used to attach fire place screen to fire place surround, early...
Category
1810s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wire
Rare Pair of Louis XIV Gilt Bronze Andirons 'Chenets'
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each with a different flying dragon raised on a scrolling base ending in a flaming urn.
Category
18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of American Brass and Wrought Iron Urn Finial Knife Blade Andirons, C. 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass and wrought iron flanking urn finial knife blade andirons with scrolled legs and penny feet. Early 19th Century
Category
Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique French Louis XVI Brass / Bronze Flame Finial Pair of Andirons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI brass / bronze flame finial pair of andirons with adjustable fender. Item features pair of urn and flame finial andirons, pi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Andirons
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair of 20th Century French Neoclassical Column Bronze Andirons
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of 20th century French neoclassical column bronze andirons.
Each with flame finial above draped Ionic columnar standard on oval pedestal base w...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Andirons
Materials
Iron, Brass, Bronze
Pair of Donald Deskey Mid-Century Modern Nickel Plated Sculptural Andirons
Located in St. Louis, MO
Sculptural Donald Deskey for Bennett Andirons in Nickel, having a J shape with solid nickel disc in center. Older restoration, light use since then. Depth of uprights are 1.25" d.
Same design shown in Wolfgang Joop...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Nickel, Iron
Pair of American Brass and Iron Dolphin Fire Place Andirons, Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass decorative dolphin fire place andirons with flanking heads, scrolled intertwined engraved tails, matching miniature log stop...
Category
1850s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Fire Fender
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) gilt bronze chenets & fire fender with scrolling foliate detail (chenets: 16¼"w x 6"d x 16¾"h)
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
English Regency Brass Fire Fender with Artistic Wire Work Gallery, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency brass fire fender with artistic wire work gallery, original flanking tool holders, lower fluted banding with decorative shell & foliage motif, and resting on the orig...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of American Brass Double Lemon Andirons with Spur Legs & Ball Feet. C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass and wrought iron lemon on lemon andirons with double lines of beading , circular turned round plinths, and terminating on spur le...
Category
1810s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Art Deco Fire Screen Attributed to Paul Kiss
By Paul Kiss
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
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
Brutalist "Martelé" Wrought Iron Andirons - France 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Chic and minimalist pair of wrought iron andirons with "martelé" work on the finishing balls. In fair vintage condition. Can be polished to remove some or a large portion of the oxyd...
Category
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Arts and Crafts Wrought Iron Fireplace Screen
Located in Essex, MA
Of heavy gage wrought iron with central figure of a standing deer, with curved top with carrying handles, enclosed sides and scrolled feet.
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Andirons
Materials
Other
American Brass & Decorative Artistic Wire Work Hinged Fireplace Screen, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast brass and painted artistic wire work hinged fireplace screen. Late 18th Century Photographed at 48 wide / 36 Wide middle section / 14.5 Deep on hinged panels. Screen wi...
Category
1790s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron, Wire
French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Lion Andirons Chenets with Fender, 3 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Lion Andirons Chenets with Fender - 3 pc set. Item features adjustable length, cast bronze reclining lio...
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of English Period Regal Fluted Ball Top and Lion Andirons, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English period Regal fluted ball top andirons with turned bulbous and squared columns, matching finial log stops, and terminating on plinths with f...
Category
19th Century British George III Antique Andirons
Pair of 19th Century Ormolu Chenets in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
A pair of Louis XVI Style Chenets
Constructed from finely cast and chased gilt bronze, these decorative firedogs with attenuated rectangular plinths are supported on oblate toupie feet, the corners dressed with rosettes flanking pierced panels...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Ormolu
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
Antique French Rococo Baroque Style Brass Leafy Acanthus Andirons - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Rococo Baroque Style Brass Leafy Acanthus Andirons - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 17" H x 10" W x 18" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Rococo Andirons
Materials
Brass
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
Pair of Antique John Bailey Federal Brass Andirons
Located in Sandwich, MA
Antique pair of brass Federal style double lemon top andirons by John Bailey of New York City circa 1800. Cast iron dogs. Great condition. Measures 23-1/2" high by 11-3/4" wide by 21...
Category
Early 1800s American Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
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 American Brass Ball Finial Andirons with Spur Legs & Ball Feet, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass flanking ball banded finial andirons with circular plinths, spur legs, original wrought iron rear dog legs, and resting on ball feet. Boston, mass. Early 19th ...
Category
1810s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of French Brass & Polished Steel Urn Finial Acanthus Floral Andirons C 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French brass and polished steel Urn finial andirons with decorative acanthus foliage bead work, hand hammered squared plinths, and resting ...
Category
1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron, Iron, Steel, Brass
Pair of American Country Washington Iron Andirons
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Country-style (19/20th Century) iron andiron in the form of George Washington. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
Late 19th Century American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Berlin Iron
1930's Large Arts And Crafts Hammered Iron Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Amazing pair of large hammered iron arts and crafts andirons, in vintage condition with some wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1930s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of Art Nouveau Iron Andirons
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Art Nouveau iron andirons with foliate finials over a fluted design. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Andirons
Materials
Iron
Late Victorian Brass Rococo Style Fireplace Andirons
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Late Victorian brass andirons featuring two Rococo late-Baroque styled in Classic asymmetrical patterns.
Made, circa 1890.
Category
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
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
Pair of 19th c. Bronze Dore Sphinx Andirons
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of nineteenth century French Louis XV style andirons composed of bronze dore in the form of adapted Egyptian sphinxes.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Antique Neoclassical Styled Andirons with Brass Urns & Lion Head Accents
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique andirons are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1900 and done in a Neoclassical Revival style. The andiro...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of American Brass Urn Finial Andirons with Penny Feet, Philadelphia C. 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass flanking urn incised ringed finial andirons with squared plinths, banded spur legs and resting on the original penny feet. Late 18th Century, Philadelphia.
Category
1780s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of Ibex animal wrought iron Andirons, France, 1950's, mid century
Located in BELFORT, FR
Pair of Mid-Century Modern, Ibex wrought iron andirons, with golden brass horns. Great condition.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
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.