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Andirons For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1990s
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 of French Bell Brass Medallion and Coat of Arms Andirons. C. 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of French polished bell brass medallion andirons with centered floral coat of arms, tapered hand chased faceted plinths, matching ball lo...
Category
1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of Italian Silver over Bronze Urn Finial Wrought Iron Andirons, Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, 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
Bronze, Wrought Iron, Silver
American Brass Serpentine Acanthus Fire Fender, Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
American brass serpentine gallery acanthus fire fender with flanking decorative hand chased ball finials, centered shell flanked by floral vine motif, and terminating on scrolled aca...
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Andirons
18th-19th Century French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
18th-19th century French Louis XV andirons made of wrought iron. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. The condition is good.
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Regal Pair of Black Cast Iron Crown Motife Andirons
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A handsome pair of black cast iron English 19th century andirons having regal crowns at the tops.
Category
19th Century English Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III andirons. The andirons are made or wrought iron and have spit hooks to grill food. The condition is good.
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Italian Wrought Iron and Floral Andirons with Scroll Legs. Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian wrought iron andirons with foliate petals, centered acanthus plinths, and terminating on hand chased scrolled legs. Early 19th Century
Category
1830s Italian Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Polished Steel Acanthus Pierced Folding Fan Fire Place Screen, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
French polished steel fire place screen with centered ribbon handle, decorative pierced chased folding fans, bell flower motif, and terminating on a scrolled acanthus base with flank...
Category
1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Pair of American Cast Iron Figural Andirons. Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American cast iron squatting figural andirons of man and woman with original dog legs. Mid 19th Century
Category
19th Century American American Colonial Antique Andirons
19th Century French Louis XV Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Louis XV style andirons made of wrought iron. The patina of the andirons is brown. Upon request it can be made black. The condition is good.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of French Brass and Polished Steel Urn Finial Acanthus Andirons, Circa 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of French brass and polished steel Urn finial andirons with decorative acanthus bead work, squared hand hammered plinths, and resting on outse...
Category
1850s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Pair of American Monumental Brass Ball Finial Ionic Capital Andirons, Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American Monumental brass andirons with flanking ball finials, Ionic capitals, tapered decorative medallion plinths, spit hooks, matching squared tapered log stops, original ...
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III andirons made of wrought iron. The condition is good.
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons
Materials
Wrought Iron
Iron Andirons or Fire Dogs Pair, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of fireplace andirons. Iron, 19th century.
Pair of andirons for chimney made of iron formed by a horizontal piece to be placed under the firewood and another part at the decorative front (this one consisting of a rectangular plate finished in two facing scrolls and another vertical piece reminiscent of a column and finished off by a disk flat). Although there are elements such as the scrolls that already appear in the Romanesque forge, the lines of the andirons are more reminiscent of Neoclassical examples in some details."
Size: 32 x 80...
Category
19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron
"Early Pair of Andirons" Signed and Dated, Bradley & Hubbard, 1886, Made in USA
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Pair of Andirons are made of cast wrought iron depicting the face of a roaring gargoyle with a, serpentine, detailed body. The stamp of B &H is on the back side along with the origin...
Category
1880s American Victorian Antique Andirons
Pair of Antique Brass Chippendale Style Andirons
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic pair of antique andirons in a aged brass.
Category
19th Century Great Britain (UK) Chippendale Antique Andirons
19th Century French Bronze and Iron Andirons
Located in Charleston, SC
Great pair of 19th century French bronze and iron andirons with faces etched into the finials.
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
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
American Brass Banded Ball Top Andirons with Matching Tools, J. Hunneman C 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American brass banded ball top andirons with squared centered plinths, step back molded edge bases, curvature matching log stops, and the original wrought iron dog legs. Stam...
Category
1820s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Pair of American Acorn Top Andirons. Philadelphia, Circa 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American acorn top andirons with turned faceted plinths, terminating on double spur legs with ball feet. Philadelphia, Circa 1800
Category
19th Century American Antique Andirons
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
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
Bronze, Ormolu
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 American Brass Andirons Signed E. Smylie ( New York )
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American brass andirons with faceted finial tops, resting on turned bulbous legs, with matching faceted finial log stops. Signed E. S...
Category
19th Century American Antique Andirons
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
Pair of French Brass Flame Urn Finial and Winged Cherub Floral Chenets, C. 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of French brass flame urn finial chenets with flanking winged cherubs and decorative scrolled floral motif, Early 19th century.
Category
1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Decorative Pair of 19th Century Andirons
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
19th century brass and wrought iron andirons.
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of English Brass Intertwined Dolphin Andirons with Flame Finials. C. 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English brass intertwined dolphin andirons with flanking flame finials, matching urn finial log stops, original cast iron dog legs, and terminati...
Category
1830s English George IV Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
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
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
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
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
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
A Pair of Louis XVI Doré 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
19th Century French Napoleon III Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III firedogs made of wrought iron. The condition is good.
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Andirons
Materials
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
Pair of English Brass and Cast Iron Double Medallion Andirons, Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English brass and cast iron decorative floral double medallion andirons with molded plinths, spit hooks with poker, matching ball log stops, and terminating on scrolled legs ...
Category
1840s English William IV Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of American Monumental Cast Iron & Brass Ball Top Andirions. Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American monumental cast iron andirons with ball top finials, faceted centered columns, flanking spiral arched galleries, matching finial log stops, spit hooks, and terminati...
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Andirons
Materials
Iron, Brass
Pair of English Period Regal Fluted Ball Top and Lion Andirons, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, 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 American Bronze Fluted Ball Top and Flame Andirons, Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American bronze and brass andirons with flame finial tops over fluted balls, centered squared tapered columns with acanthus motif, and terminating on rectangular plinths with...
Category
19th Century American American Empire Antique Andirons
Pair of Chenets or Andirons with a Center Bar or Fender, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of 19th century tall chenets or andirons with a decorative finial top, dragons shooting fire motif base. It also includes a center bar or fender. Dimensions: 56" W x 21" H.
Category
19th Century French Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of American Nickel Silver and Bronze Medallion Andirons. 19th Century
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American Nickel silver, polished steel, and bronze tulip medallion andirons with dog legs and stylized penny feet. 19th Century
Category
19th Century American Antique Andirons
Doré Bronze and Iron Regency Chenets
Located in Norwood, NJ
Unusual pair of chenets, Regency style doré 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
Bronze, Gold Plate, Iron
Set of Three Arts & Crafts Hand-Forged and Sculptured Steel Fire Utensils
Located in London, GB
A good set of three Arts & Crafts hand-forged, beautifully sculptured and polished steel fire utensils with stylized dogs heads and zig-zag dot and line ...
Category
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Andirons
Materials
Steel
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 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
Pair of American Nickel Silver and Bronze Medallion Andirons. 19th Century
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American Nickel silver, polished steel, and bronze tulip medallion andirons with dog legs and stylized penny feet. 19th Century
Category
19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Andirons
Pair of French Baroque Style French Dragon Andirons
Located in Pembroke, MA
A pair of highly decorative French gilt-bronze andirons or chenets, with attached iron bars (circa 1870), in the form of fanciful dragons, with foliate berry, acanthus leaves and oth...
Category
19th Century French Baroque Antique Andirons
Materials
Ormolu, Iron, Brass, 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
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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