Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
1920s Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Beech
Early 20th Century Italian Campaign Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Metal
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Wicker, Wood
19th Century Austrian Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Bentwood, Upholstery
Early 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Beech
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Cane, Wood
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Wood, Beech
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Cane, Bentwood
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Wood
19th Century English Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 20th Century British Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Oak
19th Century Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Wood
1860s English Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Rush, Beech
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Rush, Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Rustic Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Faux Fur, Walnut
19th Century American Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Wood
1920s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Bentwood
19th Century American Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Rush, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century American Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Fruitwood, Upholstery
Early 19th Century American Country Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Wood
19th Century French Victorian Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Bamboo, Upholstery
Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Fruitwood
1860s British High Victorian Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Leather, Wood
19th Century American Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Wood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Linen, Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Fabric, Wood
1920s French Brutalist Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Wood
Late 19th Century German Mid-Century Modern Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Fabric, Walnut
Early 20th Century Finnish Folk Art Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Wood, Birch
Late 19th Century American Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Iron
19th Century Austrian Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Bentwood, Leather
19th Century English Country Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Velvet, Pine
Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Cane, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Cane, Beech
19th Century American Victorian Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Maple, Velvet
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Wicker
Early 20th Century Swedish Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Wood
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Wood
1880s Scottish Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Beech
1850s Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Wood
Late 18th Century American Adirondack Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Leather, Wood
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Leather, Oak
1850s Scottish Folk Art Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Wood, Ash, Fruitwood, Pine
1870s British Victorian Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Oak
Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Walnut, Cane
1830s British Victorian Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Velvet, Ash
Late 19th Century French Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Wrought Iron
1910s American Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Wood, Chestnut
1850s American Adirondack Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Bouclé, Wood
19th Century American Country Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Wood, Rush, Pine
1920s Austrian Victorian Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Bamboo
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Rattan, Wood
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Walnut
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Beech
Late 19th Century British Antique Bedroom Rocking Chair
Ebony
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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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