Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Wood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Beech
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bouclé, Bentwood
20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bouclé, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Romanian Bohemian Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Beech
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
1980s Italian Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Wood
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Oak
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Upholstery, Beech
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood, Wood
1970s Italian Bohemian Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Victorian Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bamboo, Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Victorian Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Upholstery, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Unknown Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Chrome
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Beech
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Sheepskin, Oak
Mid-20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Wood, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Twig, Cherry, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Country Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Wood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Oak, Bentwood
1960s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Fabric, Oak, Bentwood
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Wood, Velvet
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Wood, Bentwood
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Fabric, Bentwood
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Leather, Bentwood
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Metal
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Metal
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Metal
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Fabric, Bentwood, Oak
Late 20th Century North American Rustic Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Ash
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Birch
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Chrome
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Steel
20th Century Austrian French Provincial Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Beech
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Oak
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Chrome
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Steel
Late 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Rattan, Beech
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Chairs
Fabric, Foam, Beech, Teak
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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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