Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
19th Century Austrian Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood, Upholstery
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Beech
19th Century Austrian Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood, Leather
Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Early 19th Century Hungarian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Straw, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Leather, Bentwood
Late 18th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Early 1900s European Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Late 19th Century European Colonial Revival Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Twig, Wood
Early 20th Century American Mission Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Oak
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
1920s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Early 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Beech
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Beech
Mid-19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood, Beech, Rattan
1920s Austrian Victorian Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Upholstery, Bamboo
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Beech, Bentwood, Rattan
1920s Italian Art Deco Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Rattan, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Fabric, Oak
1920s Italian Modern Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Rattan, Wood
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Iron, Wrought Iron
1870s American Victorian Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Wood
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Wood
1910s Slovak Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Wicker, Rattan, Bentwood
19th Century American Country Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
1920s German Bauhaus Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
1920s Austrian Modern Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cotton, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood, Cane
18th Century German Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Rattan, Wood
19th Century Czech Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
1920s American Adirondack Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
1860s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Early 20th Century North American Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
1890s Austrian Late Victorian Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
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Finding the Right rocking-chairs for You
The phrase “rocking chair” didn’t find its way into the dictionary until the mid-18th century. While most of the sitting furniture that we use in our homes originated in either England or France, the iconic rocking chair is a quintessentially American piece of furniture.
A Philadelphia cabinetmaker’s bill for a proto-rocking chair issued in 1742, which identified the seat as a “Nurse Chair with rockers,” is the earliest surviving evidence of this design’s humble beginnings. The nurse chair was a low side chair intended for nursing women, so giving it a soothing rocking motion made sense. Rocking chairs, which saw a curved slat affixed to the chairs’ feet so that they could be literally rocked, quickly gained popularity across the United States, garnering a reputation as a seat that everyone could love. They offered casual comfort without the expensive fabrics and upholstery that put armchairs out of many families’ budgets.
Rocking chairs are unique in that they don’t just offer a place to rest — they offer an opportunity to reminisce. The presence of one of these classic pieces stirs up our penchant for nostalgia and has the power to transform a space. They easily introduce a simple country feel to the city or bring the peaceful rhythm of a porch swing into a sheltered sunroom. Although craftsmen took to painting and stenciling varieties of the chairs that emerged in New England during the 19th century, the most traditional rocking chairs are generally unadorned seats constructed with time-tested materials like wood and metal. As such, a minimalist vintage rocking chair can be ushered into any corner of your home without significantly disrupting your existing decor scheme or the room’s color palette.
In the decades since the first rocker, top designers have made the piece their own. Viennese chair maker Michael Thonet produced a series of rockers in the middle of the 19th century in which the different curved steam-bent wood parts were integrated into fluid, sinuous wholes. Mid-century modernists Charles and Ray Eames added wooden rockers to their famous plastic shell armchair, while Danish designer Frank Reenskaug opted for teak and polished beech, introducing pops of color with small cushions (a precursor to the bold works that would follow in the 1970s and 1980s).
No matter your personal style, let 1stDibs pair you with your perfect seat. Deck out your porch, patio or parlor — browse the vintage, new and antique rocking chairs in our vast collection today.
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