Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Wood
Early 19th Century Virgin Islands Regency Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Mahogany
Early 1900s European Vienna Secession Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Beech
Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Walnut, Cane
Early 20th Century Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Oak
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Early 20th Century American Colonial Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Maple
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Beech
Early 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Beech
19th Century Victorian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Chestnut
1920s Austrian Victorian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Upholstery, Bamboo
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Bamboo, Cane
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Walnut
1920s Italian Modern Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Beech
1870s American Victorian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Wood
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Late 17th Century Indian Dutch Colonial Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Ebony
19th Century American Country Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Wood
1890s American Victorian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Reed, Wood
Early 1900s South African Dutch Colonial Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Rattan
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Bentwood
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Late 20th Century American Georgian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Wicker, Rattan
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Rosewood
19th Century American Federal Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Mahogany, Poplar
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Rattan, Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Metal
19th Century Victorian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Plastic
1920s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Bentwood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Upholstery, Teak
Early 20th Century Caribbean British Colonial Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Mahogany, Cane
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Giltwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Brass
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Wood, Beech
Mid-20th Century Austrian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Bentwood
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Bentwood, Cane
18th Century German Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Rattan, Wood
19th Century American Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Wood, Cane
1890s Austrian Late Victorian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Art Deco Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
19th Century German Campaign Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Rattan
Early 20th Century Vienna Secession Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Beech
Late 19th Century American American Colonial Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Wood
Early 19th Century American Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Wood
1870s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Bentwood, Cane
Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Beech
1890s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Wood
1920s French Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Wood
Early 20th Century Country Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Maple
19th Century American Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Pine, Oak
19th Century Canadian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Wood, Paint, Cane
Early 20th Century American Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Iron
1880s British Victorian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Wood
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Brass
19th Century Austrian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Bentwood, Cane
Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Wood
Early 20th Century American Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Oak
1920s Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Wood
Early 20th Century Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Beech, Cane
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Beech
19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Iron
19th Century American Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Pine
19th Century American Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
19th Century Austrian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Bentwood
Early 1800s American Shaker Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Maple
Early 20th Century American Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
19th Century Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Beech, Walnut
Late 19th Century American Shaker Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Fabric, Maple
Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Oak
Early 20th Century American Country Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Maple
Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Bentwood, Cane
Early 20th Century Czech Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
19th Century Austrian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Wood, Cane
Early 20th Century American Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Pine
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Gesso, Cane, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century American Classical Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Glass, Maple
Early 19th Century Virgin Islands Regency Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Austrian Modern Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Wicker
Early 20th Century Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Late 19th Century American American Colonial Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Oak
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Beech, Bentwood, Cane
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
1890s American Shaker Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Maple
Late 19th Century North American Scandinavian Modern Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Cane, Wood
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Pine
1890s French Victorian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Bentwood
1880s American Victorian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
1860s American Victorian Antique Caned Rocking Chairs
Wicker
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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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