Leather Antique Rocking Chair
1860s British High Victorian Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Wood
19th Century Austrian Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Bentwood, Leather
1880s British Late Victorian Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Steel
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Brass
1850s English Campaign Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Iron
1850s English Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Steel
1850s American Adirondack Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Wood
1880s English Late Victorian Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Mahogany
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Walnut
1920s Leather Antique Rocking Chair
19th Century American Arts and Crafts Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Brass
Early 20th Century Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Bentwood
Late 18th Century American Adirondack Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Wood
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Oak
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century English Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Iron
Mid-19th Century English Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Iron
19th Century English Regency Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Wrought Iron
1910s American Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Wood, Chestnut
1850s American Mid-Century Modern Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Steel
1850s Italian Early Victorian Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Fruitwood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Oak
Early 18th Century American American Colonial Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Oak, Rush
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Oak
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Beech
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Faux Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Oak
19th Century English Victorian Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Oak
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Oak
1820s Irish Primitive Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Pine
19th Century Tibetan Other Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Teak
1910s American Arts and Crafts Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Brass
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Oak
Late 19th Century American Victorian Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Wood, Leather, Fabric, Upholstery
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Wicker
1880s American Victorian Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Brass, Steel
1910s American Art Deco Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Wicker, Reed
Mid-19th Century American Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Wood, Paint
1860s British Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Iron
19th Century British Renaissance Revival Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Walnut
1810s English Regency Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Oak
19th Century American Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Horn, Leather
19th Century English Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Steel
19th Century English Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Iron
19th Century English Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Steel
19th Century English Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Steel
Early 20th Century American Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Brass
1890s British Victorian Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century English Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Leather Antique Rocking Chair
1890s American American Empire Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Leather, Mohair, Oak
Early 20th Century American Leather Antique Rocking Chair
19th Century English Victorian Leather Antique Rocking Chair
19th Century British Early Victorian Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Brass, Wrought Iron
1880s German Aesthetic Movement Leather Antique Rocking Chair
Brass, Steel
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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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