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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
Danny Alessandro Fireplace Tools
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Danny Alessandro fireplace tools.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Metal

Lucite Fireplace Tool Set by Albrizzi
Located in New York, NY
Lucite and chrome stand with chrome and black tools. Chic stylish fireplace tool set by Alessandro Abruzzi. This example is in overall excellent original condition, showing some cosm...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Donald Deskey Set Wall Mount Iron Brass Fireplace Tools 1950s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a magnificent, wall-mounted, set of three fireplace tools, including a brush, poker and shovel, made of wrought iron and with brass handles, by Donald Deske...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

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Brass, Iron

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

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Brass, Iron

Mid-Century Modern Decorative Forged Iron Firetools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mexican forged iron firetools consisting of a shovel, poker, fork, and holder, circa 1970s. Firetool holder itself is ornate with a decorative foot and back including a partial desig...
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1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

Gild Brass and Glass Fire Place Tools Set, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice fire place tools are made of brass and are displayed on a tempered glass and brass base. This is a French work, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

1940s Hessian Soldiers Andirons
Located in New York, NY
1940s Hessian soldiers cast iron andirons.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

Wrought Iron and Brass Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Four piece set of Mid-Century Modern, fireplace tools features looped wrought iron frame and tools with brass inserts. The tools are in great condition showing very little use.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Pair of Modernist Chromed Steel and Iron Andirons, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful pair of modernist andirons are made of chromed steel and Iron. This is a French work, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron, Steel

George Nelson Cast Iron Fire Starter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, cast iron, fire starter by George Nelson for Howard Miller.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

Selection of Modern Fire Tools
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Modern Fire Tools, circa 1950s-1960s. From left to right as seen in the first photo, they are: 1) Italian hand-hammered iron fire tools, Italy, circa 1950s. They measure 38" H x 10" W x 9" D and are priced at $1600 for the set. 2) Sculptural Firestarter, designed by George Nelson for Howard Miller, American, circa 1950s. It measures 12" H x 6.5" W and is priced at $850. 3) Chrome and Lucite fire tool...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

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Iron, Metal

Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Brass and Steel Fireplace Tools 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern fireplace tools. Designed and manufactured probably in 1970s, Germany. Executed in massive brass and steel. Dimensions: H 25.59 x W 7.08 x D 7.08 in. ...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Steel

Jacques Charles Fireplace Tools, Brass, Nickel Chrome
Located in New York, NY
Jacques Charles fireplace tools, brass and chrome. Art Nouveau inspired fire tools with a brass plated steel stand and 3 nickeled chrome tools: poker, tongs and shovel.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Steel

Cape Cod Firelighter Irving Harper George Nelson Fire Starter Cast Iron Tool McM
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Presented to you in original patina, a cast iron pot, and coil-handled shaft with firing stone. A famous Industrial Design midcentury icon; the Cape Cod firelighter, Model H611, desi...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

Fireplace Surround and Fire Tools
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An unusual, architectural, well scaled and finely rendered fireplace surround in lacquered brass and iron having discrete slots from which the accompanying fire tools are suspended.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Iron

Set of Fire Tools in Lucite and Nickel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic set of firetools capture the late 1970s and early 1980s with their form and use of materials. And they are very much in the manner of pieces created by Charles...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Nickel

Polished Steel Fire Tool Set, France, 1970
Located in New York, NY
Polished steel fire tools with rounded heads. The set consisting of a shovel, tongs, poker and wooden brush arranged on a stand.   
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Stainless Steel

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

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Flame Four Piece Bronze & Black Enamel Firetool Set
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and dramatic Mid-Century Modern four piece fire tool set was realized in the United States, circa 1950. A cantilevered bronze support ascends from an amorphic shield fo...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Danny Alessandro Fireplace Tools, Nickel, Chrome, Steel, Ring Handles
Located in New York, NY
Danny Alessandro fireplace tools, chrome, steel, ring handles. Quality cast steel fire tools with ring handles and finished in nickeled chrome. Alessandro sold his fireplace designs,...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Steel

Two French Mid-Century Wrought Iron Fire Screens Attributed to Gilbert Poillerat
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Firescreens attributed to French master iron worker, Gilbert Poillerat. The screens are delicately fabricated with a sober, linear fram...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

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

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Wrought Iron

Modernist Wrought Iron Fireplace Tools
Located in Denton, TX
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20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Metal

Donald Deskey Fireplace Set
Located in New York, NY
Seven piece fireplace set by Donald Deskey for Bennett. Black iron and polished brass set. Includes fire screen, andirons, fire tools and stand. Andir...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Modernist Architectural Brass and Steel Andirons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of stunning, modernist, architectural andirons features three graduated, solid brass, hexagonal columns on solid steel bases.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Steel

Decorative Wooden Screen with Carved Koi Carp Fish, 1940s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Decorative wooden screen with carved koi carp fish, 1940s.
Category

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

Materials

Wood

Stainless Fireplace Tools
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A set of four (4) machined brushed steel fire tools with squared handles. Mid-Century Modern styling.
Category

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

Materials

Metal

Design Chrome Fire Place Tools on Stand, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This fire place tools on stand is made of brass and lacquered iron. It has a nice design, very simple. This is a French work, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Chrome, Iron

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

Materials

Wrought Iron

Cast Iron Coal Box
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern cast iron coal box chimney pot. Very nice piece!
Category

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

Mid-Century Modern Four-Piece Lucite and Chrome Fire Tool Set
Located in New York, NY
This refined Mid-Century Modern four piece fireplace tool set was realized in the United States, circa 1970. It includes a shovel, brush, and poker all in lustrous polished chrome wi...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Chrome

Deskey Wall Mount Fireplace Tool Set
Located in New York, NY
Hard to find wall mount version Donald Deskey fireplace tool set. Wrought iron tools, with brass knife blade handles.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Fire Place Tools, Midcentury Lucite, Italy, Lucite and Polished Chrome, C 1960
Located in New York, NY
Decorative mid-century fire place tools, circa 1960. Made of polished chrome and lucite. Made in Italy.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Chrome

Leather and Chrome Campaign Style Magazine or Log Holder by Albrizzi
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Leather and chrome Campaign style magazine/log holder by Albrizzi.
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Chrome

Sleek Nickel and Iron Fire Tools
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sleek Nickel and Iron Fire Tools, in the manner of Samuel Marx or Mel Bogart, American, circa 1950s.
Category

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

Materials

Iron, Metal

Large Scale Italian Fire Tools
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Scale Italian Fire Tools, probably circa 1950's, possibly earlier. Constructed of steel and iron with brass handles. They retain their warm original...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Pair of Brass Andirons Modern Deco Arts & Crafts
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of tall cast brass brass Mid-Century Modern andirons.
Category

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

Materials

Brass

1965, Richard Wolthekker for Faber, Model Faber 2000, Stove in Mat-Chrome Black
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Brass Fire Tool Andiron Set
Located in St. Louis, MO
Circa 1950s sculptural brass fire tool set, with original patina. Can be polish polished for additional cost. Set Includes Fire tools , Andirons and log holder. Tools 35.5 h x 1...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of Modernist Wrought Iron Andirons, French, circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of modernist wrought iron andirons have pure lines and are very elegant. Very nice quality with rivets. French work, circa 1940.
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Wrought Iron

1960's Large Mid-Century Modern French Brass Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Stunning set of large 1960s mid-century modern French brass andirons, in vintage condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use, lightly hand polished.
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Iron

Jacques Charles Fireplace Tools
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Jacques Charles Fireplace Tools.
Category

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

Materials

Brass, Steel, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Wrought Iron and Brass Firetools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Impressive modernist set including solid brass holder and four firetools in wrought iron with inset brass handles. Nice condition for its age with minor wear to the brass holder.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Modernist Wall Mount Fireplace Attributed to Seymor
Located in New York, NY
Hard to find wall mount fireplace tool set with black shafts, and hardware, and brushed steel handles. Set includes three tools, and the original ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Steel, Iron

Pair of French 1940s Hand-Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of French 1940s hand-wrought iron andirons / fire dogs in the modern neoclassical spirit.
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Wrought Iron

Set of Chrome Fire Tool Set with Lucite Handles
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Set of chrome fire tool set with Lucite handles.
Category

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

Materials

Chrome

Whimsical Set Brass Iron Stylized Dog Fire Tools Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Whimsical set of stylized brass dog handled fire tools from the Mid-Century.
Category

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

Materials

Brass, Iron

French Colonial 1930s Magazine Basket
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and timeless French indochine basket for magazines, firewood or objects. The piece is composed of solid teak that has been tongue and groo...
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Mid-20th Century Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Stylish French Gilt-Metal and Glass Fire-Tool Set, Manner of Jacques Adnet
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stylish French 1960s gilt-metal and glass fire-tool set in the manner of Jacques Adnet, the upright glass stand raised on cylindrical rods, with protruding knobs suspending two tools.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

1940s English Brass Medallion Andirons
Located in New York, NY
1940s English brass medallion andirons.
Category

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

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of Exceptional Decorative Andirons in Polished Brass
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large and exceptional decorative andirons in polished brass, American, 1970s. These are very high quality.     
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1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

Fire Guard by Donald Deskey
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A sculptural fire guard in iron and brass having a flaring tapered form, floating on two angled legs.
Category

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

Materials

Iron, Brass

George Nelson Style Original and Vintage Wall Mounted Fireplace Tools
Located in East Hampton, NY
Directional fireplace tool set on wall-mounted bracket. Rare!  
Category

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

Materials

Brass, Iron

Modernist Donald Deskey Andirons and Tools
Located in Water Mill, NY
Iron and brass andirons and tools by Donald Deskey for Bennett.
Category

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

Materials

Brass, Iron

Metal Fire screen, 1960
Located in NANTES, FR
Lovely metal fire screen depicting animals from the 1960's. One of the top is slightly tilted, see photos. Do not hesitate to ask me for a shipping quote, I work with a local shipper.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Metal

Modernist Cast Iron Fireplace Andirons by Peerless
Located in Oakland, CA
Modernist design andirons by the American company Peerless circa 1950s. A simple minimal design constructed of cast iron and treated with a high temperature rated ceramic based paint...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

Patinated Three Piece Iron Fireplace Tool Set with Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three piece set of fireplace tools with curved stand. The set features three tools set on a curved iron stem with a rounded base. All elements are made of iron. Dimensions 14" width...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

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

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

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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