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Rocking Chairs For Sale
Period: 1940s
Rare Restored Pretzel Arm Rattan Rocking Chair with Ottoman
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A rare three-strand pretzel arm rattan rocking chair with matching ottoman. This chair features steam bent rattan frame with Art Moderne styled pink flamingo covered cushions, circa ...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Ernest Race Rocking Chair, 1940s, England
By Ernest Race
Located in London, GB
Designed by Ernest Race in 1948. A very rare low volume original, it has become a highly recognised design classic.
Constructed from bent steel rod, the chair is very comfortable. ...
Category
1940s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Steel
Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Bronze Patio Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A bronze rocking chair designed by Walter Lamb and produced by Brown Jordan. The chair has a sculptural shape, with a single formation of tubular bronze forming the backrest, arms, e...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Rare Werner West Rocking Chair in Sheepskin, 1930/1940s
By Werner West
Located in Helsinki, FI
Rare Werner West rocking chair, 1930/1940s. Birch frame with sheepskin upholstery. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age and use. Beautiful and classic Scandinavia...
Category
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Birch
Norwegian Wood and Papercord Rocking Chair by Slåke Møbelfabrik, Norway 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Slåke has produced furniture since 1938. The work has always been based on good craftsmanship and solid furniture traditions. Since the beginning, it has been important to the manufa...
Category
1940s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Wood
Rocking chair by Göran Malmvall for Karl Andersson & Söner, 1940s
Located in Brescia, IT
Pine wood rocking chair with armrests.
A Swedish design piece that is part of the Svensk Fur range, a type of pine furniture designed specifically for Swedish summer homes in the la...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Pine
Handmade Birch Rocker with Woven Rush Seat
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1940s
Handmade Birch Rocker with Woven Rush Seat. The details on this piece are subtle but beautiful. The curving back varies from ladder to ladder, the upright arm supports hav...
Category
1940s American Shaker Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rush, Birch
ML-33 Rocking Chair by Hans Wegner, 1940s
Located in Hamburg, PA
A classic Hans Wegner ML-33 rocking chair in teak. Made for Michael Laursen circa 1940s. The chair has a stylized wooden frame featuring verticle slats. The upholstery is vintage and...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
French Vintage Rattan Child’s Rocking Chair
Located in Austin, TX
Rattan child’s rocking chair. From the region of Lyon, France. This chic little chair features a foot rest.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Norwegian Wood and Papercord Rocking Chairs by Slåke Møbelfabrikk, Norway 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Slåke has produced furniture since 1938. The work has always been based on good craftsmanship and solid furniture traditions. Since the beginning, it has been important to the manufa...
Category
1940s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Wood
Colombo Sanguineti rocking chair made of beech and woven straw, Chiavari, 1940s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
An elegant rocking chair manufactured by Colombo Sanguineti during the 1950s in Chiavari, Italy, presents itself as a fine example of mid-century craftsmanship. Known as the "Spade" ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Straw, Beech
Swedish Rocking Chair in Sheepskin, 1940s
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Reupholstered in honey colored sheepskin. Produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin
Svensk Fur 513 Rocking Chair for Karl Malmvall, Sportstugemöbel. Sweden 1940/50s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rocking chair in pine designed by Göran Malmvall, Svensk Fur - series model 513 for Karl Andersson & Söner. Sportstugemöbel, a part of the trend of Sportstugor / cabins with focus on sport activities as skiing, built in Sweden during the mid-1900s.
Nice patina, signs of age and wear. Natural cracks -nothing that effects the stability. Sheepskin and original seat pillow included.
Göran Malmvall (1917-2001), youngest son of the founder of Karl Andersson & Söner. Göran Malmvall was a pupil of Carl Malmsten. He was active as a furniture designer at Karl Andersson & Söner from an early age until 1982. He designed among others, Svensk Fur, Svitjod and the popular KA 72 cabinet...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Pine
Hans J. Wegner Model J16 Rocking Chair, 1961
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful model J16 rocking chair by Hans Wegner for FDB Møbler, designed in 1944, in light-gray painted beech with woven p...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Beech, Papercord
Swedish Rocking Chair in Sheepskin, 1940s
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Reupholstered in honey colored sheepskin. Produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin
Hans Wegner J16 Rocking Chair
Located in Edinburgh, Scotland
The Rocking chair J16, designed in 1944, was Hans Wegner’s first production chair. With design cues taken from the Shaker style and the Windsor chair th...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Beech
Faarstrup 1950 Low Backrest Spindle Back Rocking Chair with Shearling Cushions
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Great little low back spindle back rocking chair from Faarstrup Mobler, Denmark made circa 1950. We re-upholstered the chair with new cushions in an exuberant curly sheepskin (s520C ...
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Teak
Rocking Chair in Pine by Torsten Claeson for Svensk Fur, Swedish Modern, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
Rare rocking chair designed by Torsten Claeson in the 1930s made in Sweden by Svensk Hemslöjd. Made in solid Scandinavian pinewood with a beautif...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Pine
Vintage Rocking Chair by Joaquim Tenreiro, 1947, Brazilian Midcentury Design
Located in New York, NY
This rocking chair was one of the first pieces produced by Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992) when his Langenbach & Tenreiro store opened in 1947.
Far beyond a designer and artist, Tenreiro was an intellectual and thinker of the Brazilian culture.
The rocking chairs were part of the interior spaces in most Brazilian colonial...
Category
1940s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rosewood, Leather
Classic Windsor Style Rocking Chair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautifully made Windsor style rocking chair in what looks like maple, having modeled seat and fine spindles on a curved back. The legs are also lovely t...
Category
1940s American Victorian Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Maple
Swedish Rocking Chair in Pink Velvet
Located in London, England
This art deco danish modern rocking chair was produced in the 1940s. It is made of bentwood and features wooden components and spring seats. Completely restored and reupholstered in ...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood, Velvet
Rocking Chair by Joaquim Tenreiro, 1947, Brazilian Rosewood, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Houston, TX
Emanating from the creative genius of Joaquim Tenreiro, this circa 1947 rocking chair embodies an exquisite testament to mid-20th-century design. Comprising a hardwood framework eleg...
Category
1940s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Hardwood
Swedish Rocking Chair in Sheepskin, 1940s
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Reupholstered in nature colored sheepskin. Produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin
Göran Malmvall, Rocking Chair, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rocking chair designed by Göran Malmvall, Svensk fur/Swedish pine for Karl Andersson & Söner. Made in the 1940s.
Thus style of pine furniture were d...
Category
1940s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Pine
Unique Rocking Chair, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
Custom hand made armchair with unique sophisticated rocking system.
Made of elm and genuine leather in 1940s in Czechoslovakia.
Very good condition.
Category
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Elm
Swedish Rocking Chair in Sheepskin, 1940s
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Reupholstered in nature colored sheepskin. Produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin
AB Åby Möbelfabrik Pine Rocking Chair, Sweden 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
While they play a prominent role in both architecture and pop culture, rocking chairs solidified their place in Scandinavian design history as well. As this Swedish model proves, functionality can manifest in many forms, but it is always accompanied by both great material and aesthetic quality in Swedish design.
Taking influence from the golden age of modernism in Sweden and the 1930s’ cabin furniture, this rocking chair was made in the famous “sportstugemöbel” style, originally intended for Swedish summer houses. Solid pine was the preferred material in this specific style and some of the most prominent Swedish designers created models for these summer residencies, including Axel Einar Hjorth and Carl Malmsten. Functionality and longevity were the guiding principles for the style, and accordingly, for this rocking chair as well. The pine structure is very polished and firm, assembled with an expert joinery technique. The seat is ergonomically carved, and the edges are gently rounded for maximum comfort.
Åby furniture...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Pine
Swedish Rocking Chair in Sheepskin, 1940s
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Reupholstered in nature colored sheepskin. Produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Completely restored.
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin
Midcentury Rocking Chair in Pine, Göran Malmvall, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Rocking chair, made in solid pine, designed by Göran Malmvall for Svensk Fur, Sweden.
Modernist design in traditional Swedish workmanship, made to adapt to the new era in the late ...
Category
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Pine
Pine Rocking Chair by Göran Malmvall in the Svensk Fur Range for Karl Andersson
Located in Uppsala, SE
Rocking chair designed by Göran Malmvall in the Svensk Fur range for Karl Andersson & Söner. Made in the 1940s. This type of pine furniture became popular during the late 1930s and i...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Pine
Early Ralph Rapson Rocker for Knoll
By Ralph Rapson
Located in New York, NY
Rocker designed by Minneapolis-based architect Ralph Rapson. Part of a line of chairs designed for Knoll and produced for a short time just after WWII. Rapson was a student at Cranbr...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Birch
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Rocking Chair Model J16 by Hans Wegner for Fred
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian rocking chair model J16 by Hans Wegner for Fredericia. New edition. Finish: Beech, Black lacquered or oak. Natural or black paper cord seat. Price is ...
Category
1940s Scandinavian Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Beech
1940s Rocking Chaise Lounge by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An adjustable rocking chaise with caned seat and back with bent ash frame and a cushion upholstered in grey savak with natural leather welting.
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wool, Cane, Ash
Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chair In Beechwood With Ivory Leather - Spain
Located in Girona, ES
Amusing rocking chair, stained and French polished beechwood. New Ivory leather upholstery.
Spain, circa 1940.
Category
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Beech, Leather
Simmons Brushed Steel and Gunmetal Vinyl Rocking Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, institutional, brushed steel rocking chair upholstered in a gunmetal vinyl is from the Sheraton Series by Simmons Company Furniture.
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Steel
Early ML-33 Oak Rocking Chair with Carvings by Hans Wegner for Mikael Laursen
Located in Dorchester, MA
Hans Wegner designed this oak rocking chair, model ML-33, for Mikael Laursen in the 1940s. The rare rocker, the first that Wegner designed, showcases hi...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Danish Cord and Beech Rocking Chair, Denmark, 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
A beech rocking chair, suspended in seat and back with woven paper cord. Twisted paper cord woven across an open wood frame has been used to form the seats of Danish chairs since the 1940s but through the 1950s and 1960s paper cord became perhaps the most distinctive and, for some people, the type of seat most closely associated with chairs from the Danish Modern period.
When thinking about custom, sustainable, or heirloom quality furniture, the materials used are as important as the design itself. One material that is often vastly underrated is Danish cord...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cord, Beech
Vintage, New and Antique Rocking Chairs
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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