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Andirons For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 19th Century
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
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
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 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
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
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 19th C. French Empire Neoclassical Flame & Lion Brass Paw Andirons & Bar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable Pair of 19th Century French Neoclassical Flame & Lion Brass Paw Foot Andirons with Bar. Set features an ornate pair of cast brass andirons with flame finials, mounted with...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
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
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
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
Pair of Christopher Dresser Brass Firedogs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Incredibly modern and architectural late 19th century design. Handsome fireplace implements on which to set your hot pokers.
Category
19th Century British Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Pair of English Flanking Brass Ball Wrought Iron Rampant Lion Andirons, C. 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English wrought iron andirons with flanking brass balls, spiral columns, squared plinths with matching faceted iron log stops, centered mounted shield with rampant brass lion...
Category
1830s English George IV Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, 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
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
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 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
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 Gothic Revival Wrought Iron Andirons with Figural Horned Devils
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Pair of Gothic Revival wrought iron andirons with figural horned devils and fireplace tools.
Category
19th Century Gothic Revival Antique Andirons
Materials
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 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
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Chenets by Bouhon Frers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze figural chenets (Andirons), each depicting a classically draped reclining figure, one male holding a Hammer and the othe...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of English Neoclassical Style Brass Andirons circa 1860 with Fire Urns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English neoclassical style brass andirons from the mid-19th century, with fire urns and swag motifs. Born in England during the reign of Queen Victo...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical 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 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 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 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
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 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
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
English Brass Urn Finial and Artistic Wire Work Fire Place Fender, Circa 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
English brass Urn finial and artistic wire work fire place fender with stylized scrolled feet. Early 19th century.
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Andirons
Materials
Wire, Wrought Iron, Brass
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
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 Charleston Brass Andirons
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Charleston brass andirons with faceted finial ball top, bulbous centered column,matching finial log stops, and ending on square & scroll plinths.
Category
19th Century Antique Andirons
Pair of Gothic Revival Brass Andirons Firedogs in the Style of Augustus Pugin
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful pair of solid brass Aesthetic Movement andirons in the manner of Augustus Pugin. Gothic arch bases, tapered columns with pyramid tops. Great original condition, original lo...
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Pair of American Brass Ball Top Andirons, New York, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American brass ball top finial andirons with turned ringed centered columns, squared plinths, matching log stops and terminating on spur legs with slipper feet, Early 19th ce...
Category
1810s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
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
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
Pair of Louis XV Style Chenets, circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Louis XV style chenets, circa 1850. Highly ornamental, monumental casting of a young boy and girl.
Measurements:
19.75'' W x 35'' D x 15'' H.
Category
1850s French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass
Early Pair of Chippendale Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Nice early pair of American Chippendale andirons. Both show the expected wear, normal and consistent with age.
Category
19th Century American Chippendale Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Iron
Ornate 19th Century Bronze Andirons
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ornate 19th century bronze andirons, probably Italian, circa late 19th century. They retain their wonderful original verdigris patina. They came to us without log holders attached on...
Category
19th Century Italian Regency Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze, Iron
American Wrought Iron and Brass Nursery Wire Fender, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American wrought iron and brass rail top nursery wire fender with connecting swags and interior iron pan, Early 19th century. Pan can be removed if desired...
Category
1810s American American Colonial Antique Andirons
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Custom Art Deco Style Skyscraper Andirons Displayed in Polished Brass
Located in New York, NY
These custom Art Deco style andirons feature a stepped streamlined design with a inverted curve at the top of the structure. They are fully cus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Andirons
Materials
Iron, Brass
Pair of Louis XV Female Bust Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XV-style (19th Century) bronze dore scroll design andirons with bust of woman. (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Andirons
Materials
Bronze
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
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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