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What is a Boston rocking chair?

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What is a Boston rocking chair?
A Boston rocking chair is a wooden rocking chair with a decorative top panel and a seat and arms that curve down towards the front. Find an assortment of rocking chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Glamorous Rocking Chair
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Iron rocking chair with leather.
Category

Vintage 1920s Rocking Chairs

Bentwood Rocking Chair
By Thonet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An attributed thonet rocking chair as it is not signed in good condition in tinted beech.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Rocking Chairs

Materials

Beech

Italian Antique Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Metal base and the fruit wood rocking chair early 20th century. Rocking chair is from the Bassano
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Early 20th Century Italian Campaign Rocking Chairs

Materials

Metal

19thc Old Hickory Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc Old Hickory Rocking Chair. Strong and sturdy rocking chair. The seats are made from slats
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Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wood

Viener Werkstatte Rocking Chair
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Vienna Secession rocking chair bentwood and caned seat.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Beech

Bentwood Striped Rocking Chair
Located in New York, NY
Bentwood double circle design rocking chair with striped upholstery (19th Cent.)
Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Rocking Chairs

Materials

Bentwood, Upholstery

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