$2,856Sale Price / set|40% Off
H 39.38 in W 40.56 in D 23.23 in
19th Century Rare Pair of Beechwood and Cane Rocking Chairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite pair of vintage rocking chairs showcases the timeless beauty of curved wood craftsmanship paired with the elegance of handwoven cane seating. Made from high-quality be...
Cane, Beech
$1,928 / item
H 20.48 in W 14.57 in D 24.02 in
Original 19th century bentwood Childrens rocking chair by Fischel Czechoslovakia
By Thonet, Fischel
Located in København K, 84
This rare late 19th-century bentwood children's rocking chair, crafted by Fischel in Czechoslovakia, is a delightful example of both craftsmanship and design innovation during the er...
Bentwood, Rattan, Beech
$1,386
H 36.62 in W 21.86 in D 25.99 in
English Victorian Rocking Chair with Leather Upholstery, 1890s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Victorian rocking chair. Striking English design from the 1890s. Original stained beech frame with tufted brown leather upholstery. This wonderful English Victor...
Leather, Beech
Hunzinger Victorian Rocking Chair
By George Hunzinger
Located in Hudson, NY
The Victorian arm chair, shown here, was made by German designer George Hunzinger in the late 19th century. While it is reflective of the ornate furniture of its day, the chair is qu...
Upholstery, Wood, Beech
Arts and Crafts Rocking Chair, Late 19th Century
Located in Reichenschwand, DE
This late 19th-century Arts and Crafts rocking chair is a striking example of the movement’s dedication to craftsmanship and functional beauty. Widely found in the UK and Scandinavia...
Brass
Unavailable
H 31 in W 15 in D 21 in
Antique Rocking Chair, Childs Chair, Beechwood, American, 1880, H582
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique rocking chair, childs chair, beechwood, American 1880, H582 American 1880 Solid beechwood Original finish Turned supports with finials on top Velvet upholstered seat and bac...
Beech
Unavailable
H 34.26 in W 18.12 in D 24.81 in
Antique Late Victorian / Edwardian Elm Beech Rocking Chair Rustic Charm
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique late Victorian or Edwardian elm and beech rocking chair. An unusual and attractive chair, with no loose joints or wobbles. Full of age, character and charm. No signific...
Beech, Elm
Late 19th century Thonet Beech and Cane Rocking Chair, 1890s
By Thonet
Located in LEGNY, FR
Bring charm and elegance to your interior with this stunning Thonet rocking chair, an iconic piece of 19th-century Viennese design. This is an authentic model made of bentwood, featu...
Cane, Beech
Rocking chair Thonet Nr.10, 1880ca
By Michael Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
Small rocking chair, solid, with a beautiful patina of age. Cleaned and polished with shellac. Over the years, the plywood seat has been replaced and the horizontal bar at the bottom...
Beech, Bentwood
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H 40.56 in W 24.81 in D 29.73 in
Antique Rocker, English, Beech, Elm, Rocking Chair, Country House, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique spindle back rocker. An English, beech and elm country house rocking chair, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Superb craftsmanship to this traditi...
Beech, Elm
A Small Victorian Ebonised Bentwood Rocking Chair
By Thonet
Located in London, GB
A Small Victorian Ebonised Bentwood Rocking Chair probably by Thonet. Beautiful scrollwork frame with blue silk button back and seat with a contrasting braid. A lovely diminutive roc...
Fabric, Beech, Paint
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H 41 in W 23 in D 34 in
Superb 19th Century Walnut and Beech Bobbin Turned Rocking Chair, c. 1840
Located in Heathfield, GB
A very beautiful rocking chair made in solid walnut and beech. Made by hand and dating from c. 1840, this chair is probably American made and has a well shaped top rail and superb...
Beech, Walnut
Children's Rocking Chair Thonet Nr.1, since 1879
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured in Austria by the Gebrüder Thonet company. Newly restored. New shelack finish. New cannung.
Beech, Bentwood
Rocking Footstool Gebrüder Thonet, circa 1920
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured in Austria by the Gebrüder Thonet Company. In the production program was included circa 1879. Marked with fragment of paper label, which is used after year 1918. Origina...
Beech, Bentwood
Children's Rocking Chair Fischel Nr.2, circa 1890
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured in Austria by D.G.Fischel Company, circa 1890. Bent beechwood, newly restored.
Beech, Bentwood
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H 41.34 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
American Boston Rocking Chair with Original Paint and Stencilled Decoration
Located in Sherborne, GB
This beautiful and unusual rocking chair originates from Boston in the USA. There are stencilled decorations featuring a Manor House, figures on horses and gardens. Featuring an inte...
Beech
Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
By Thonet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A late 19th century Thonet bentwood and cane rocking chair.
Cane, Beech
Good Late 19th Century Beech Framed American Rocking Chair
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A good beech framed American rocking chair. In excellent overall condition and of very strong construction. Measures: Seat height 12".
Beech
19th Century Children's Rocking Chair Beechwood
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
This charming rocking chair is the favourite of every child. Suitable for children from around 2 to 8 years. The chair was made in England, circa 1900. It is a variant of the well-k...
Beech
Late 19th Century Rocking Chair in Beech by Maison Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Paris, FR
Fauteuil vintage rocking chair de la Maison Thonet, la structure en hêtre et bois cintré, l'assise et le dossier en cannage. Étiquette de la Maison Thonet. Époque Art Nouveau. cir...
Cane, Beech
Thonet No.10 Rocking Chair in Bentwood and Cane
By Thonet
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Thonet rocking chair made of stained beech bentwood and cane. In good original condition.
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Jugendstil Thonet No.10 Bentwood Rocking Chair, Austria 1895
By Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
Staind beech bentwood rocking chair newly refurbished. very nice condition, refurbished by a Thonet restoration expert, Harald Saettler. Part of a Thonet family member private ...
Beech, Bentwood
Beautiful Italian Rocking Chair
Located in Sofia, BG
Beautiful Italian Capitonnee rocking chair. Solid beechwood. Very good used condition. Ideal for adding vintage character to your living room. Also could be used as a nur...
Wood, Beech
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H 39.77 in W 22.45 in D 43.31 in
Exceptionally Rare Thonet Schaukel-Fauteuil No. 1, Stamped, Late 19th Century
By Michael Thonet
Located in London, GB
Original and authenticated Thonet model No. 1. Superb patina and coloring, structurally excellent - timeless design elegance, a collectors dream. A masterpiece of craftsmanship: ...
Cane, Beech
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H 48 in W 21 in D 32 in
Antique Thonet Model #10 Bentwood Rocking Chair; Salvatore Leone, circa 1890s
By Michael Thonet, Salvatore Leone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This design, the Thonet Model #10, is an iconic curvilinear rocking chair first conceived by the prolific Michael Thonet in the mid/late 19th century. Thonet efficiently outsourced p...
Beech, Cane
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H 25.36 in W 69.61 in D 39.49 in
Gebruder Thonet Rocking Chaise Longue, Model Number 7500, Austria, 1880-1883
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Chicago, IL
Stained bent beech, cane. Measures: 100.3 x 64.4 x 176.8 cm (39 1/2 x 25 3/8 x 69 5/8 inches). Manufactured by Gebruder Thonet, Vienna, Austria. Underside impressed with Thonet.
Beech
Farmhouse Rocking Chair
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
Farmhouse beechwood and fruitwood rocking chair
Beech, Fruitwood
Antique Bentwood Rocking Chair
Located in Norwalk, CT
Thonet type rocking chair with the unusual feature of having
a slatted beechwood back and seat probably made by a contemporary
maker in the period
Beech
Small 19th Century Camphor Wood Campaign Trunk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Delightful Mid 19th Century Camphor Wood Military Campaign Trunk, Of Rare Small Proportions, Having Well Figured Lift Up Lid Enclosing Storage Space, Original Brass Bound Decoratio...
Other
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
1920's French Single Light Mirror Sconces
Located in New York, NY
1920's French small silver plated one light sconces with etched mirror backplate
Silver Plate, Bronze
$16,595
H 91.74 in W 65.75 in D 19.89 in
Rare Princess Diana's Althorp Estate Living History Collection Library Bookcase
By Theodore Alexander, Brights of Nettlebed
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare, now discontinued, Thomas Chippendale Library bookcase which is an exact authorised copy of one from Princess’s Diana’s family home,...
Glass, Hardwood
Vintage Boho Wrought Iron Chair After Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional vintage Boho outdoor lounge chairs. Done in the manner of Eileen Gray. A whimsical wrought iron frame with a channel tufted cushion. Perfect indoors our out. You decid...
Wrought Iron
$3,510Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 9.45 in W 5.12 in D 3.15 in
Fabulous Pair of Iridescent Murano Leaf Sconces, 1940's
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Magnificent pair of original 1940's Murano sconces, made of the finest and heavy iridescent glass. Brass structure. Authentic jewels of eternal beauty. The indicated measures refer t...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Antique pair of French Art Deco sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
remember we have over three thousand antique sconces and over one thousand antique lights, we can not put everything on 1stdibs, if you need a specific pair of sconces or lights, ask...
Metal
Louis XVI Walnut Tric Trac Game Table, Late 18th Century, Inlaid
Located in Montreal, QC
A French Louis XVI Tric Trac games table of solid walnut, exotic walnut veneer, bronze mounts, square tapered legs with fluted columns and bronze sabots. Crafted from rich walnut and...
Walnut
Murano Glass Grande Flush Mount
Located in Austin, TX
Large flush mount made of hand-blown glass petals from Murano, Italy. This flower shaped fixture has frosted glass that emanates from a central finial. It has been newly wired to fit...
Murano Glass
$7,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 37.5 in W 46 in D 20 in
6 Pc. Set Ornate Antique Wicker by Heywood Brothers c 1890's
By Heywood Brothers & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Incredible set of six antique wicker pieces by Heywood Brothers, circa 1890's. This rare set consists of three side chairs, one rocking chair, one lounge chair and one loveseat sett...
Wicker
Rare rocking chair by Steneby hemslöjd, Sweden, 1930s
By Axel Einar Hjorth, Torsten Claeson
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Rare rocking chair designed by Torsten Claeson who was one of the designers at Steneby Hemslöjd in the middle of the 20th century. Loose cushion of high quality sheepskin. Fits v...
Sheepskin
$8,242Sale Price / set|31% Off
H 46 in W 25 in D 25 in
Matched Set of Six 19th Century Yew Wood Windsor Armchairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
Matched set of six 19th century yew wood broad arm Windsor chairs, the hoop backs with a pierced and shaped central splat above ash and elm seats surrounded by broad arms. Raised up ...
Yew
Chippendale Desk Mahogany Writing Table Ball and Claw
Located in Potters Bar, GB
5 Drawer Mahogany Chippendale Style Writing Table. Circa 1900 This Writing Table Features 5 Mahogany Lined drawers. The Drawer Fronts Having Blind Fret Work to the Corners and Retain...
Mahogany
1900's Small Caldwell Silver Plated 2 Light Sconces
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1900 silver plated Caldwell double light sconces, unusual design. Perfect for hallway or bathroom
Bronze
Round Marble Dining Table with Lazy Susan 220
By Casa Casati
Located in Milan, MI
Casa Casati’s hymn to the 70’s, the Discoteca table, takes a more sophisticated turn, with the top and Lazy Susan in solid marble, resting on the musical composition of the tubular l...
Marble, Bronze
1920's Silver Plated Caldwell Sconces
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1920's Caldwell double light silver plates sconces
Bronze, Silver Plate
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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