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Andirons For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1990s
American Brass Rail and Rope Artistic Wire Work Fire Place Fender, NY, C. 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
American fire place fender with brass rail, pleasing scrolled artistic wire work, and resting on a decorative brass rope base. New York, Early 19th century.
Category
Early 1800s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
English 19th Century Gilt Bronze Fireplace Fender Chenet with Greyhound Dogs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine English 19th century gilt bronze and steel figural fireplace fender - Chenet. The beautifully designed fender flanked on each end by resting greyhound dogs on a rectangul...
Category
19th Century English Empire Revival Antique Andirons
Materials
Steel, Bronze
Pair of French Brass Andirons
Located in Wilson, NC
These andirons have neoclassical urns with floral swags on a straight plinth base. There are double steel supports with acorn finials. Each is signed: "HI”.
Category
1850s French Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of English Brass Melon and Figural Cherub Medallion Andirons, Circa 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English brass three-tiered andirons with fluted finials, turned bulbous centered melon columns resting on squared plinths, matching finial log stops, flanking figural cherubs...
Category
1850s English William IV Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Fine Victorian English Brass Andirons Fire Dogs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Circa 1890 England
Quality fire dogs with subtle and elegant brass work showing their original patina and lustre with swirling finials.
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
American Artistic Wire and Brass Gallery Diminutive Fire Place Fender , C. 1810
Located in Hollywood, 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
18th-19th Century French Gothic Style Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th-19th century French Gothic style andirons made of wrought iron. The andirons have a natural brown patina. Upon request they can be made black / pewter. The condition is good.
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Category
Early 19th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
American Brass and Flanking Foliage Finial Rope Fire Place Fender, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
American brass and flanking decorative foliage finial oval rope fire place fender with a chased molded edge base, early 19th century.
Category
1820s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique French Gothic Style Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
Large 19th century French Gothic style andirons. The andirons are made of wrought iron. They have spit hooks to grill food. The condition is good.
Category
19th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
American Painted Wire and Polished Brass Fireplace Fender on Iron Base, C. 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American hand painted wire and polished brass fireplace fender with interior vertical rod supports and iron base, Early 19th century.
Category
1810s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron, Brass
American Brass and Iron Fireplace Screen with Decorative Wire Work, Circa 1800
Located in Hollywood, 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 Charles II Style Armorial Firedogs
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A pair of Charles II style, enamel brass and cast iron armorial firedogs, in the manner of Anthony Hatch and Stephen Pilcherd.
Each firedog is decorated with red, blue and white enamel, the upperpart bearing the arms of Charles II or James II, the middle part formed of two nude male figures supporting the arms with a vase of flowers between them, the lower portions in the form of two convex disks decorated with flowers, with wrought iron supports.
They are modelled after an example in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, formerly belonging to the Earl of Cowley. For a long time, their method of production -whereby the fields to be enameled were cast in the original moulds and not, as was more common, engraved (champlévé) or enclosed (cloisonné) - was referred to as Surrey Enamels after the author Charles R. Beard ascribed their manufacture to a factory in Esher, Surrey. However, documentary evidence makes a strong case for their reattribution to the London workshops of Anthony Hatch and Stephen Pilcherd, members of the Armourers' and Braziers' Company (see C. Blair and A. Petterson, 'Details for Surrey Enamels Reattributed (Part 1)', Journal of the Antique Metalware...
Category
19th Century English Charles II Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Iron
Pair of American Wrought Iron and Brass Ball Top Diminutive Andirons , C. 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American wrought iron and brass ball top diminutive andirons with centered spiral columns, scrolled plinths with spit hooks, original chased dog legs, and resting on decorati...
Category
1840s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of American Brass Ball Finial Andirons with Spur Legs, Boston, Circa 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of important size American brass ball finial andirons with turned ribbed centered columns, faceted ribbed plinths, matching ball log stops with ribbed brass legs, scalloped skir...
Category
1850s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Fine Pair of French Rococo Style Ormolu Chenets, circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A fine Pair of French Rococo style Ormolu Chenets, circa 1900. Each Chenet having pierced Rocaille form. Sometimes beauty needs few words. The Chenets m...
Category
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Andirons
Materials
Metal
Pair of Arts & Crafts Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Arts & Crafts andirons.
Category
19th Century American Antique Andirons
Materials
Upholstery
Pair of Mid-19th Century French Wrought Iron Andirons with Bowls
Located in Dallas, TX
Forged in France, circa 1860, the antique andirons stand on three legs with hooks to hold decorative bar across. They feature a cupped, round shaped top; called a "Landiers" in Frenc...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
English Brass Hand Chased Floral Fire Fender, Circa 1815
Located in Hollywood, SC
English brass fender with hand chased floral gallery, single exterior row of beading, and terminating on stylized lions paw feet, Early 19th Century.
Category
19th Century British Antique Andirons
Pair of American Bronze Figural and Ball Top Flame Finial Andirons, N.Y. C. 1880
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American bronze and brass ball top andirons with hand chased beading, bossing, foliage, and flanking flame finials. The andirons have a stylized centered scrolled foliage urn...
Category
1880s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Wrought Iron
American Serpentine Brass Finial and Artistic Wire Work Fire Fender, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, 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
1820s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Wire, Brass, Wrought Iron
French Brass Acanthus Foliage and Berry Motif Folding Fire Place Screen, C. 1815
Located in Hollywood, SC
French Regency brass scrolled acanthus foliage and berry motif folding fire place screen with egg and dart molded base, Early 19th century.
Category
1810s French Regency Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of American Brass Finial Andirons. Philadelphia, Circa 1870
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American brass andirons with urn top finials, Corinthian fluted columns, squared plinths, double spurred legs and terminating on ball ...
Category
1870s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Pair of Hammered and Wrought Iron Snails Andirons in the Style of Schenck
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This exceptional pair of andirons is made of a hammered wrought iron. This beautiful work represents "Snails" with their simple faces and their shells are symbolized by a very fine w...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French 'Bacchante' Firedogs or Andirons, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III Bacchante firedogs made of cast iron. Bacchante is the priestess of Bacchus, god of wine and vivid social gatherings. The andirons have a natural bro...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
English Brass Gallery Foliage Fire Place Fender with Flanking Finials. C. 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
English brass gallery foliage and beaded fire place fender with flanking spiral finials, scrolled floral medallions, and resting on a step back molded edge base, Early 19th century.
Category
1820s English George III Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pr. English Fireplace Tool Rests
Located in New York, NY
Pr. solid brass tool stands, designed to hold fireplace tools, shovel, poker etc. Very decorative, well made, clean original condition.
Category
Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Pair of American Polished Steel & Brass Dolphin Ship Andirons, Circa 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American polished steel and brass andirons with flanking oval ship medallion finials resting on a floral motif, flanking intertwined dolphins, and terminating on decorative s...
Category
1850s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of American Brass Double Lemon Andirons with Spur Legs & Ball Feet. C. 1810
Located in Hollywood, 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
Pair of Tall Antique Cast Iron Fire Dogs
Located in London, GB
A substantial pair of fire dogs. The shield baring bears on hind legs supported on tripod scrolled acanthus feet. A very well cast set of dogs, late 19th century English.
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
French Brass and Polished Steel Chenet with Scrolled Foliage Medallion. C. 1815
Located in Hollywood, SC
French Regency brass and polished steel fire place Chenet with scrolled foliage medallion, flanking brass balls, and centered polished steel rail. Early 19th century.
Category
1810s French Regency Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Unusual Pair of Lions Bronze Andirons, French, circa 1900
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This unusual pair of decorative andirons is made of bronze lions. This is a French work, circa 1900.
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Sublime Fleur de Lis Motife French Antique Andirons
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Monumental large pair of andirons, each is surmounted by detailed sculptures of a lion flanked by two horses below double fleur de lis orbs and finial.
The elegant, curved forms of ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Golden Bronze Andirons, Louis XVI Style, France, 19th c.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of antique French Louis XVI golden bronze andirons. The casting and chasing on this pair is superb. The unusual egg shaped finials with a beaded border supported by vertical leaves...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Continental Antique Doré Bronze Andirons with Lion Motifs
Located in Essex, MA
This exquisite pair of antique chenets/ andirons are made in France in the late 19th century. Created in a lustrous doré bronze, they feature lion head...
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Metal
Pair of American Brass Monumental Empire Andirons
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American brass monumental Empire andirons with scrolled legs and original matching log stops. Dealers please call for trade price.
Category
19th Century American Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Rare Pair of Pre Civil War African Americana Andirons
Located in Stamford, CT
Very rare pair of Pre Civil war African Americana, his and hers andirons.
Category
1850s American Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of Ornate French Patinated and Gilt Bronze Figural Chenets or Andirons
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
These very large and substantial pair of figural patinated and gilt bronze chenets are unsigned, but presumed to have been made in France in circa 1850 in the Louis XVI style. These ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Andirons
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Beautiful pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style andirons.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
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
American Brass Finial and Artistic Wire Serpentine Fire Place Screen, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American serpentine fire place screen with a brass rail top, three centered brass urn finials, and pleasing artistic scrolled wire work. Early 19th century, Philadelphia.
Category
1810s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wire
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
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 American Brass Ball Top Andirons
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American brass ball top andirons with fluted centered columns, squared scalloped plinths, and terminating on double spur leg, ball and claw ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Andirons
Pair of English Wrought Iron and Brass Melon Top Andirons, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English wrought iron and brass melon top andirons with hand chased finials, flanking spit hooks, matching ball log stops, and terminating on decorative scrolled stylized legs...
Category
1820s English George III Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of Enormous Late 19th Century English Vintage Fireplace Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of enormous late 19th century English vintage fireplace andirons.
Category
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Nickel
Fine Original Patina Large Brass French Napolean III Andirons
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Solid brass original Napoleon III andirons in excellent condition exuding character. Stately and well proportioned with exquisite brass work and "feathered egg" finials. Will shimmer...
Category
1850s French Napoleon III Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Mission Arts & Crafts Wrought Cast Iron Long Fireplace Andirons & Base, 3pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Mission Arts & Crafts wrought cast iron long fireplace andirons and base - 3pc set. Item features 2 swing arms for pots, large iron drop ring...
Category
Late 19th Century North American Arts and Crafts Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
English Mid-19th Century Brass Acorn Top Andirons
Located in Charleston, SC
English mid-19th century brass acorn top andirons.
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
American Wire and Brass Fireplace Fender with Decorative Wire Work, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American wire and brass fireplace fender with pleasing decorative wire work, Early 19th century.
Category
1810s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of American Brass Intertwined Dolphin & Ship Andirons. Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American brass andirons with perched flanking ships, intertwined dolphins, matching finial log stops , and resting on rectangular plinths. Mid -19th Century.
Category
1840s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Late Victorian Spiral Chippendale Style Brass Fireplace Andirons, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of late Victorian spiral Chippendale style brass andirons with each matching having spiral flame and rounded finials above a spiral baluster-shaped shaft over a plinth (with “cu...
Category
1890s American Chippendale Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Gilt Bronze Andirons Signed E. Mottheu, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of gilt bronze andirons signed E. Mottheu, France, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large 19th Century Cast Iron Andirons
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of large 19th century cast iron andirons from Normandy.
Measures: 10" L x 18" W x 27.5" H.
Category
1890s European Medieval Antique Andirons
Materials
Cast Stone
Pair of Antique French Cast Brass Rococo Style Chenet or Andirons
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of fine antique French cast brass Rococo style chenet or andirons.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Rococo Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Pair of American Cast Iron Ring Finial and Vine Andirons, Circa 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American cast iron andirons with a circular ring finial, intertwined vine, twisted center column on ringed squared plinth, decorative scroll work, and terminating on original...
Category
1850s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Pair of French Bronze and Brass Mythological Figural Floral Chenets, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of French bronze and brass mythological figural scrolled floral and step back rocky plinth chenets with supporting iron backs, Early 19th century.
Category
1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Iron
Pair of 17th Century Style Italian Wrought / Forged Andirons
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 17th century style Italian wrought / forged andirons 27.5" H
Heavy forged iron bar wrought into a twisted and curvilinear Baroque form.
Formed and constructed in the period...
Category
1880s Italian Baroque Revival Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chenet with Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and charming pair of French 19th century Louis XV style figural gilt and patinated bronze chenets, each surmounted with a seated patinated bronze putto holding on to a br...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
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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