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Andirons For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1940s
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
Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons, Very Fine Work, French, 19th Century
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful pair of wrought iron andirons is made of worked iron oak leaves, twisted iron pieces. This is a very fine work. Amazing quality. These andirons are French and have bee...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of American Wrought Iron and Faux Painted Bronze Foliage Andirons, C. 1890
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American wrought iron and faux painted bronze andirons with flanking foliage finials, spiral and ringed centered columns, squared foliage plinths, matching rear dog legs, an...
Category
1890s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Pair of Italian Bronze Flanking Lion and Griffon Foliage Andirons, Circa 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian bronze flanking perched lion and griffon foliage andirons, Mid-19th century.
Category
1850s Italian Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Pair of Cast Iron Andirons Representing an Evangelist, French, circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of cast iron andirons represents an Evangelist. They are French, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Gothic Vintage Andirons
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
Gilt Bronze and Iron Andirons with Bird Figures, Louis XV Style, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt bronze and iron andirons with bird figures. Louis XV style, circa 1890.
With iron log holders behind.
Category
1890s French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Bronze Chenets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 19th century French Chenets with doré and patinated bronze. Finely chased.
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of American Country Washington Iron Andirons
Located in New York, 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
Pair of American Brass & Onyx Flame Finial Andirons with Acanthus Feet, C. 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American brass and onyx andirons with flanking flame finial Urns, Corinthian capitals, centered bulbous onyx columns, squared floral plinths, matching flame finial log stops,...
Category
1850s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Onyx, Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of American Cast Iron Anchor Andirons with Circular Ringed Columns. C. 1870
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American cast iron anchor andirons with circular ringed columns, squared plinths, and the original dog legs. Late 19th century.
Category
1870s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of American Cast Iron George Washington Campaign Andirons, Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American cast iron George Washington andirons with GW campaigning in Military attire erected on decorative star plinths with step b...
Category
1840s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair Louis XVI Ormolu Patinated Bronze Dog and Cat Chenets
By Jacques Caffieri
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Pair of Large Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Two-Tone Patinated and Dore Bronze Dog and Cat Form Chenets/Andirons Modeled after Jacques Caffieri...
Category
1850s French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Impressive Set of Andirons / Fire Dogs
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Superb set of 19th century brass andirons.
This impressive French set has deep wrought iron legs and perfect casted and very decorative brass fronts.
Great original and usable c...
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Gilt Bronze and Iron Regency Andirons/Chenets
Located in Norwood, NJ
Unusual pair of chenets, Regency style gilt bronze and iron. Pair of fine quality, unusual chenets/andirons. Of bulbus form in the manor of a balustrade. Full and heavy in feel.
Category
Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Andirons
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze, 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
A Pair of Louis XVI Gilt and Patinated Bronze Chenets
Located in Norwood, NJ
A pair of Louis XVI style gilt and patinated bronze Chenets/Andirons. Fine quality pair of 19th century Louis XVI Style French chenets. Doré and patinated bronze. Fine casting. Found...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
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
Pair of 19th Century Gun Metal Benjamin Franklin Andirons
Located in Nantucket, MA
A pair of 19th century Benjamin Franklin andirons of exceptional quality and detail, made of the finest bronze or "Gun Metal". They have clean lines and are in excellent condition. T...
Category
1880s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
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
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
Large Pair of Bronze French Empire Paw Foot Column Fireplace Andirons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large pair of 19th century antique 32" tall bronze French Empire paw foot column fireplace andirons. Item features large impressive size, column shafts, paw feet, removable bronze ch...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Folk Art Industrial Forged and Blackened Iron Andirons with Scroll Feet, c. 1940
Located in New York, NY
AFP0598
A pair of vintage andirons, made in the folk art style with truck axles, topped with a bouquet of engine valve stems and terminating in scrolled feet. The iron in a blackened...
Category
1940s Folk Art Vintage Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
Antique French Cast Iron Chenets or Andirons, Napoleon III
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of antique chenets or firedogs cast with a head and shoulders bust of a military Generals, with a straight, pyramidal billet bar. With their rel...
Category
Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of French Early 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Andirons Chenets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of French Early 19th century Louis XV gilt bronze figural Chenets Andirons. The scrolled and pierced body, each surmounted with a figure of a young boy and a young girl, both ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of American Brass Empire Andirons with Pierced Galleries, Phila, Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Important size American brass Empire andirons with faceted ribbed finials, turned ringed centered columns, faceted ribbed plinths, flanking pierced scrolled galleries, matchi...
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Chinoiserie Antiqued Mirror Andirons
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant chinoiserie antiqued mirror andirons, American, circa 1940s. They retain their warm original patina to the brass.
Category
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Twisted Wrought Iron Andirons, French, circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of andirons is made of a twisted main part with ball on top. With their look, they can both be used for an old fire place as for a contemporary one. They are French, circa ...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of English Brass Spiral Ball Andirons with Flanking Lion & Pegasus. C. 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English brass spiral ball on ball andirons with bulbous urn finials, squared plinths with centered mask lions, matching brass ball log stops with...
Category
1840s English William IV Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Napoleon III Rocaille-Style Ormolu Bronze Fireplace Andirons
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of gilt bronze andirons with rich rococo decoration such as acanthus leaves, pierced ova and exuberant scrollwork. They are topped by two majestic winged women. Andirons, or chenets, are decorative and practical objects placed in front of a fireplace to protect priceless rugs and flooring from rolling logs. Intricately detailed, these antique andirons in Rocaille style...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Andirons
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chenet Set with Playful Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze figural Chenet (andiron) and Fender Suite. The impressive fender surmounted on each end by a figure of playful battlin...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
American Wire and Polished Steel Fire Place Fender, Circa 1800
Located in Hollywood, 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
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
Hand-Wrought Black Iron Snake Andirons
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage pair of hand-wrought black iron snake form andirons.
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Elegant Pair of Steel Firedogs
Located in London, GB
A pair of 19th century polished steel firedogs. The shaped feet surmounted by tapering shaft with square finial to top.
Measures:
Height: 700 mm 27 1/2 in
Width: 250 mm ...
Category
19th Century French Regency Antique Andirons
Materials
Steel
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt and Silvered Bronze Chenets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style figural gilt bronze and silver plated bronze chenets, each surmounted by a triton blowing a seashell Horn, resting on a pierced roca...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons, French
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of wrought iron andirons are very elegant and made of a very good quality. It is a french work, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
French Brass Figural and Musical Motif Acanthus Fire Place Screen, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
French brass freestanding fire place screen with a figural cornucopia scrolled handle, centered musical and ivy ribbon medallion, foliage scrolled be...
Category
1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron, Wire
French Brass Rooster and Foliage Fire Screen, Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
French brass fire screen with flanking rooster heads, centered foliage handle, floral swags, decorative ribbon surrounded by music instruments...
Category
1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Steel
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
Vintage Brass Anchor Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of anchor-shaped andirons in polished brass with black iron stand. USA, circa 1940.
Category
1940s American Vintage Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Renaissance Bronze Figure Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) bronze andirons with a classical figure holding urn with flame above his head all supported on a double griffin base (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
English 19th Century Empire Style Gilt & Patinated Bronze Fireplace Dogs Fender
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large English 19th century Empire style gilt and patinated bronze and steel figural fireplace fender - chenet. The beautifully designed fender flanked on each end by resting Bull...
Category
19th Century English Empire Revival Antique Andirons
Materials
Ormolu, Steel, Bronze
Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons with Double Bars, French, 19th Century
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of Gothic wrought Iron andirons has iron shells used as a bar holders. They are French, 19th century.
Category
1880s French Gothic Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
American Serpentine Brass Finial & Artistic Wire Work Fire Fender, Phil. C. 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
Brass, Wrought Iron, Wire
19th Century French Empire Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century French Neoclassical Andirons, Firedogs. The condition is good.
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
Pair of English Regency Etched Brass Andirons
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine pair of brass andirons with scrolling etched designs. The flame finials over diamond squares above a vase form body held up by cabriole legs. Quite the elegant pair.
English...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
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
Pair of American Cast & Wrought Iron Horse Andirons with Horseshoe Legs, C. 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American cast and wrought iron flanking reared horse andirons with decorative horseshoe back legs, Mid-19th century.
Category
1850s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
French Louis XVI-Style Bronze Chenets
Located in New Orleans, LA
This wonderful pair of Louis XVI-style bronze chenets features patinated, cloaked cherub figures seated on ornate gilt bronze plateau and keeping t...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Man Firedogs, Andirons
Located in Amerongen, NL
French 19th century andirons with the bust of a man. Napoleon III period. Made of cast iron. The condition is good
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
English Cast Bronze Acanthus Decorative Gallery Fire Place Fender, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
English cast bronze fire place fender with decorative scrolled acanthus motif, upper flanking griffons with lower centered wind god flanked by finial urns, pierced bulbous floral gal...
Category
1820s English George III Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Antique Dore Bronze and Green Marble Bronze Louis XVI Style Chenets/Andirons
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite pair of antique chenets/ andirons was realized in France in the late 19th century. They represent an excellent example of the period. Created in a lustrous dore bronze, they feature rococo designs throughout and immaculately polished Italian green marble orbs at the center. The faces of two Greek revival female faces adorns the center panel between the two legs. Flanked by two scroll forms, she wears a pearl headpiece...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Marble, Bronze
American Serpentine Brass Finial and Artistic Wire Work Fire Fender, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Empire serpentine fire place fender with bulbous ringed brass ball finials, brass rail top, and pleasing scrolled artistic wire work, Philadelphia, Early 19th century.
Category
1810s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron, Wire
19th Century French Wrought Iron Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Casteren, NL
This is a beautiful pair of wrought iron French firedogs forged, circa 1860.
These andirons are perfectly suited for a large fireplace.
They stand upon a tripod with forward arched...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Brass Winter / Summer Fire Screen
Located in Hollywood, SC
French brass two season firescreen with floral decorative swags, beading, centered urn, and ending on acanthus hoof feet. Dealers please call for trade price.
Category
19th Century French Antique 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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