#andirons

[vintagehomecollection]

The Fireplace, 1994

[danskjavlarna]

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[arthistoryanimalia]

#TwoForTuesday: love these #ArtDeco serpent-shaped andirons! 🐍 🐍

Edgar Brandt (French, 1880-1960) Pair of Andirons, 1926 wrought iron Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

[gregdotorg]

When I first found out about the Brooklyn Museum deaccession auction, my mind went immediately—as it inexplicably does—to the andirons [top]. They were similar and different enough from other andirons that have captured my conceptual interest over the last 10 years that I wanted to know more.

Alas, the entire history of the andirons before and during their existence at the Brooklyn Museum was wiped from the net, and not included in the auction listing. And yet someone paid 100x the estimate for them, a premium for Brooklyn Museum quality.

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Pair of andirons, used to hold burning wood in the fireplace, 1894, USA.

[gbiechele]

Warmth 

Jupiter 8 50mm f/2.0 lens Sony A7

[treasures-and-beauty]

Sunflower Andirons ca. 1878-84, designed by Thomas Jeckyll for Barnard, Bishop, and Barnards

[threeriversforge]

A beautiful pair of Roycroft andirons.  These are a wonderful example of what I mean when I say ‘art in the everyday’.  This isn’t something you can get out of a factory.  Here is a testament to what a craftsman can do to bring beauty and splendor into a home.

Even better, it’s an illustration of how small elements, each one simple in themselves, can be brought together to create something that is wonderful as a whole.  

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