Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
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Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials
Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials

Large Pair of 19th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Andirons with Scrollwork and Flame Finials

Large pair of 19th century French wrought iron andirons with elaborate scrollwork uprights, multiple lateral scroll arms, and copper flame finials. French, 19th century. W. 32.5 × D. 49.5 × H. 40.5 cm.

Réf : FP-10017
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PRODUCT DETAILS

Dimensions en CM 32.5 x 49.5 x 40.5 cm
Dimensions en INCH 12.80 x 19.49 x 15.94 inch
Période XIX
Matériaux Copper

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Large decorative andirons have always been statements of material ambition — pieces that announce the wealth and taste of their owners through the extravagance of their craft and the quality of their materials. This pair, French, from the nineteenth century, belongs to that tradition with undeniable force. The uprights rise through a complex architecture of wrought iron scrollwork — spiral volutes, arching branches, interlaced rings — creating a vertical composition of considerable density and visual richness. At the summit, copper flame finials crown the assemblage, their warm polished colour offering a deliberate contrast to the darker patina of the iron below.

The combination of wrought iron and copper is a classic pairing in the French ferronnerie tradition, exploiting the complementary qualities of the two metals: iron for its strength, structural potential, and dark matte tone; copper for its warmth, ductility, and ability to take a bright finish that reads as almost golden in firelight. The multiple lateral arms radiating from the uprights give each andiron a dynamic, spreading silhouette that reads well from a distance — essential in a large reception room where the fireplace is a focal point across a generous space.

At 32.5 cm wide and 40.5 cm tall, with a log bar depth of 49.5 cm, these are large-format andirons, appropriate for the principal fireplaces of significant French interiors — châteaux, hôtels particuliers, and the bourgeois reception rooms of the Second Empire and Third Republic. The style, with its taste for elaborate ironwork and polychrome metal combinations, is consistent with the Neo-Renaissance and Neo-Gothic revivals that characterized French decorative production throughout the second half of the nineteenth century.

A pair of substantial scale and decorative ambition, well preserved and impressively complete. A distinguished acquisition for any period room or serious collection of French ironwork.

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