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Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Polished Brass Fireplace Fire Place Tool Set
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern four piece polished brass fire place tool set consists of a stoker, shovel, brush and log holder, neatly suspended from a polished brass "T" frame. This ...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

Rattan logs holder. French work. Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This logs holder is made of rattan. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Rattan

Pair of Modernist Cast Iron and Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of modernist andirons is made of wrought iron. This is a French work in the style of Jacques Adnet. Circa 1940.
Category

1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Rattan Logs Holder, French, Circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This unusual logs holder is made of rattan. This is a French work, circa 1950.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Rattan

Midcentury American Modern Set of Fireplace Tools by Pilgrim in Brass and Iron
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury American modern set of fireplace tools by Pilgrim, circa 1960s. The set has been professionally polished and refinished and looks fantastic! There are four tools with polished brass cylindrical handles supported by an integral freestanding rack...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Iron

Brass and Grilling Fireplace Screen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and simple design fireplace screen is made of brass. This is a French work. Circa 1970
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

Curved Riveted Wrought Iron Fireplace Screen in the Style of Jacques Adnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice curved fireplace screen is made of a steel grilling surrounded by a thick riveted wrought iron frame with rings. This is a French modernist ...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Wrought Iron

Fireplace Screen Made of 3 Greenish Glass Panels Surrounded by a Brass Frame
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and unusual fireplace screen is made of 3 greenish tempered glass panels, each panel surrounded by a brass Frame. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

Set of Two Traditional Spanish Yellow Ceramic Mortars, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of Two Antique vintage yellow ceramic mortars. Made by unknown manufacturer in Spain circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving...
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1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist Steel and Brass Fireplace Screen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This modernist 3 panels fireplace screen is made of steel with steel grilling and brass bowls. This is a French work, circa 1970.
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Steel

Modernist Cast Iron Fireback Showing an Owl
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This modernist fireback showing an owl is mad of cast iron. This is a very nice and decorative model. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

William Billy Haines Style Cast Iron Fireplace Log Holder
Located in Ferndale, MI
Cast iron " rib cage " style log holder in the style of California designer / decorator William Billy Haines. Holder is mounted in two cast iron leg brackets. Holder can rotate sligh...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

Steel Fireplace Screen. French. Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This fireplace screen is made of steel with grilling. This is a very simple design and a French work. Circa 1970
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Steel, Iron

Hand-Forged Iron Antique Fireplace Tools Set
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice and rare set of fireplace tools set with hand hammered iron circa 1950s.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

Modernist Iron Fire Tools, United States, 1960's
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Modernist Iron Fire Tools, United States, 1960's.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Enamel, Iron

Rattan, Black Lacquered Metal and Leather Logs Holder. French. Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and unusual logs holder is made of rattan, black lacquered metal and leather . This is a French work. Circa 1970
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

Tempered Glass Fire Place Screen with Brushed Steel Feet, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice modernist fire place screen is made of tempered glass on a brushed steel base. This is a French work, circa 1970.
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Steel

Pair of Cast Iron and Wrought Iron Andirons Showing an Owl
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of andirons showing an owl is made of cast iron and wrought iron This is a French work. Circa 1970.
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Traditional Spanish Yellow Ceramic Mortar, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique vintage yellow ceramic mortar. Made by unknown manufacturer in Spain circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful...
Category

1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Set of MCM Fireplace Tools with Cat Handles and Stand
Located in San Diego, CA
An extremely rare set of MCM fireplace tools with cat handles and stand, circa 1950s. There are three tools (shovel, brush and poker) and a single ...
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Mid-20th Century Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

Large Curved Glass Design Fireplace Screen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This large design fireplace screen is made of curved glass. This is a French work. Circa 1980
Category

1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Glass

Fireplace Screen made of 3 Smocked Glass Panels with Brass Hinges. Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This unusual fireplace screen is made of three smocked glass panels with brass hinges. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

American Mid Century Atomic Age Patinated Brass Wall Mounted Fireplace Tools Set
Located in San Diego, CA
Great and rare set of fireplace tools nicely patinated brass finish, wall mounted hard to find set 1950's Atomic mid-century age.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Iron

Glass and brass fireplace screen with brass feet. French work. Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This fireplace screen is made of tempered glass with elegant design brass feet. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

Rattan logs holder. French work. Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This logs holder. is made of rattan. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Rattan

Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons in the style of Jacques Adnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of andirons is made of hammered wrought iron. This is a fine French Work in the style of Jacques Adnet. Circa 1920
Category

1920s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Wrought Iron

Rattan Logs Holder
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and decorative logs holder is made of rattan. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Rattan

Pair of Modernist Cast Iron, Brass and Wrought Iron Andirons in the Style of Jac
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice pair of modernist andirons is made of wrought iron, brass and cast iron. This is a French work in the style of Jacques Adnet. Circa 1940
Category

1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Glass Fireplace Screen with Bronze Hinges
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This fireplace screen is made of 3 glass panels with bronze hinges. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Modernist Andiron Pair by Donald Deskey
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly modernist pair of andirons by Donald Deskey. This chic pair in brass and wrought iron exhude pure mid-century style. Side by side, the two andirons project a modernist pro...
Category

1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Italian Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Brass Fireplace Tools
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Three piece set of Alessandro Abruzzi style chrome and brass fireplace tool set, Italy Circe 1970's. Shiny and bright, this set of 3 place tools with both warm and cool accents is a...
Category

1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Glass and Chrome Fireplace Screen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This design fireplace screen is made of glass with chrome feet. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Steel and Wrought Iron Clovers Andirons
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and unusual design pair of andirons is made of steel and wrought iron ornated with clovers on top. This is a French work. Circa 1950
Category

1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Wrought Iron

Fontana Arte, Modernist Curved Blue Glass and Brass Fire Place Screen, Italy
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice curved fire place screen is made of a brass base and a blue curved glass screen. This is a work by famous Italian Designer Fontana Arte, circa 1970.
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

Rattan Logs Holder
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice logs holder is made of rattan. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Rattan

Antique Oak Fireplace Mantel
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good/very good original condition. - Inner space dimensions : height 85cm, width 81cm, depth 22cm.
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Oak

Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons by Raymond Subes
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice pair of andirons is made of wrought iron. This is a very fine French work by famous designer and iron maker Raymond Subes. Circa 1940
Category

1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Wrought Iron

Fireplace Screen Made of a Greenish Glass Panel Surrounded by a Brass Frame
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and elegant fireplace screen is made of a greenish glass panel surrounded by a brass frame. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

Pair of Modernist Steel Andirons. French Work. Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and interesting pair of modernist andirons are made of steel and iron. This is a French Work. Circa 1970
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Steel, Iron

Pair of Wrought Iron and Brass Andirons
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of andirosn is made of wrought iron and brass. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Iron

Wrought Iron Logs Holder. French Work. Circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This Logs Holder is made of wrought iron. This is a French Work. Circa 1950
Category

1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Modernist Cast Iron and Wrought Iron Andirons by Raymond Subes
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice pair of modernist andirons is made of cast iron and wrought iron. This is a French work by Raymond Subes. Circa 1940
Category

1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Wrought Iron

Logs Holder made of Brass and Lucite Imitating Tortoise Shell
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice, rare and elegant logs holder is all made of brass and lucite imitating tortoise shell. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

Fireplace Screen with Three Glass Panels and Brass. Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice fireplace screen is made of three glass panels with brass hinges. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

Modernist Brass Fire Tools, United States, 1960's
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Modernist Brass Fire Tools, United States, 1960's
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Iron

Fred Meyer Fireplace Tools Often Attributed to Donald Deskey, USA, 1950's
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Fred Meyer Fireplace Tools Often Attributed to Donald Deskey, USA, 1950's. No Stand or Screen included.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of Modernist Cast Iron and Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of modernist andirons is made of wrought iron. This is a French work. Circa 1950
Category

1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Pair of Flame Brass Andirons
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of neoclassical style flame andirons is made of brass and iron. This is a Frenchw work, circa 1920.
Category

1920s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

Pair of Wrought Iron Andirons by Raymond Subes
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice, fine and elegant pair of andirons is made of wrought iron. This is a French work by Raymond Subes. Circa 1940
Category

1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Wrought Iron

Set of Modernist Fireplace Tools with White Enamel Handles by Pilgrim
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of modernist fireplace tools with white enamel handles by Pilgrim, circa 1960s. There are three tools (shovel, brush and poker) and a single stand in good vintage condition. The ...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Enamel, Iron

Pair of Brass Andirons in the Style of Raymond Subes
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This elegant pair of design andirosn is made of brass and wrought iron. This is a French work in the style of Raymond Subes. Circa 1940
Category

1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Pair of Modernist Cast Iron and Wrought Iron Andirons by Raymond Subes
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of modernist andirons is made of cast iron and wrought iron. This is a French work by Raymond Subes. Circa 1940
Category

1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

Black Lacquered Metal and Chrome Fireplace Tools on Stand "Golf" Model
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice, rare and unusual "Golf" model fire kit in black lacquered metal and chrome-plated brass is made up of elements on the Golf theme represented...
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Modernist Steel and Brass Fireplace Tools on Stand in the Style of Jacques Adnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare modernist fireplace tools on stand is made of steel and brass. This is a French work in the Style of Jacques Adnet. Circa 1970
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Steel

Pair of Modernist Steel and Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of modernist andirons is made of steel and wrought iron. This is a French work. Circa 1950
Category

1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Wrought Iron, Steel

Pair of Cast Iron Andirons representing an Italian Woman
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of andirons is made of cast iron. These represent a woman and bearing the word "Italienne". This is a French work. Circa 1950
Category

1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

Lacquered Metal Design Fireplace Tools
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This design fireplace tools on stand are made of black lacquered metal. This is a French Work. Circa 1970.
Category

1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

Set of French 1960s Nickel-Plated Fireplace Tools
Located in Buchanan, NY
Five-piece set of Mid-Century Modern nickel-plated fireplace tools, French, 1960s.
Category

1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

Mid-century Modern fireplace tools and chimney pots for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern fireplace tools and chimney pots for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage fireplace tools and chimney pots created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, steel and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern fireplace tools and chimney pots made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original fireplace tools and chimney pots, popular names associated with this style include Bennett Co., Donald Deskey, and Alessandro Albrizzi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for fireplace tools and chimney pots differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $600 and tops out at $7,800 while the average work can sell for $3,650.

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