Ball Andirons
20th Century Victorian Andirons
Brass, Iron
20th Century American Art Deco Andirons
Brass, Iron
Antique 1810s Italian Neoclassical Andirons
Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Fireplace Tools and Chimney ...
Brass
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Enamel, Chrome
Vintage 1920s American Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique 19th Century English Andirons
Brass
Antique Early 1800s American Federal Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Andirons
Wrought Iron
20th Century French Andirons
Iron
Antique 1880s American Federal Andirons
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century American Andirons
Brass
Antique Early 18th Century American Chippendale Andirons
Brass
Antique 19th Century American Andirons
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Chippendale Andirons
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Andirons
Brass
Antique 19th Century Andirons
Brass, Iron
Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Andirons
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Andirons
Antique 19th Century American Andirons
Brass
Late 20th Century American Industrial Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Brass, Steel
Antique Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Andirons
Brass, Iron
Vintage 1950s American Andirons
Brass
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century French Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
20th Century Unknown Other Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Bronze
Antique 1760s American American Colonial Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century European Baroque Andirons
Brass, Iron
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Andirons
Brass, Iron
Antique 19th Century American Andirons
Vintage 1960s American Andirons
Brass, Metal
Vintage 1930s Andirons
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Andirons
Brass, Metal
Antique 19th Century Unknown Andirons
Brass
Antique 1840s American American Empire Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique Early 1800s American American Colonial Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century American Andirons
Antique Early 1800s American American Colonial Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique 1750s English George II Andirons
Early 20th Century American Andirons
Brass, Iron
Vintage 1930s Andirons
Brass
Antique 1850s American American Empire Andirons
Brass, Iron
Antique 1830s English George IV Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique 1830s American American Empire Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique 1890s British Arts and Crafts Andirons
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Andirons
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century European Andirons
Steel
Antique 1850s American American Empire Andirons
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century Art Deco Andirons
Chrome, Copper
Antique 1820s American American Empire Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Andirons
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Andirons
Brass, Iron
Antique 1890s Georgian Andirons
Brass
Antique 1830s American American Empire Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique 1790s American American Colonial Andirons
Brass, Wrought Iron
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Finding the Right Andirons for You
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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