Original Painted Pine Baby Cradle Rocker, Sweden 1850-55
Located in Round Top, TX
An old alteration is seen along the rockers where it was raised up. Antique cradles such as this are often used as delightful accent pieces in today's home.
Pine, Paint
American Wooden Bench Rocker, circa 1890, Hand-Painted by Lew Hudnall
By Lew Hudnall
Located in Houston, TX
American wooden rocking bench in the Hitchcock style, circa 1890s. Designed to be a cradle rocker combination to cradle and rock your baby to sleep.
Wood
French Art Deco Decorative Iron Cot or Cradle with Canopy on Gentle Rockers
Located in London, GB
Good quality French Art Deco Decorative Iron child's cot or cradle with semi circular canopy above, and semi circular ends to the bed area with two handles to the upper edge, the who...
Iron
Sold
H 45.5 in W 40 in D 21.5 in
1880s Ornate Victorian Rocking Cradle Carved Walnut Knockdown Rocker Baby Bed
Located in Dayton, OH
1880s ornate Victorian rocking cradle carved walnut knockdown rocker baby bed A gorgeous Victorian era cradle,circa 1880s.
Walnut
17th C European Hodded Infant Cradle Dated 1658
Located in Los Angeles, CA
17th Century European hooded infant cradle with rockers. Signed and Dated HI * 1658.
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Hand-Carved Artisan-Made Walnut Cradle
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Originally from the region of Savoie, France, near the Swiss border, this mid-nineteenth century hand-carved walnut cradle rests on two scrolled rockers. Wooden knobs on each side of...
Metal
Antique Wooden Babys Cradle, Scotland, 1750
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique cradle wooden cradle babys bed, Scotland, 1750 B780 Scotland, 1750 All original finish Shaped hood above Paneled sides Turned finials to rock the cradle back and forth...
Oak
Early American Mammy's Rocker Bench, circa 1830s
Located in Summerland, CA
Early American, circa 1830s. Designed to be a cradle rocker combination to cradle and rock your baby to sleep.
Hardwood
Cradle
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Pine and beech cradle with rocker boards inset into posts
Swiss Carved Walnut Planter or Cradle with Stand, circa 1910
Located in Evergreen, CO
Without the stand, the cradle sits on rockers. The arched head and footboard have handles for easy transport.
Walnut
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
$185,775Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in Dm 18 in
A beautiful Celestial Table Globe produced by Gerard & Leonard Valk
By Gerard and Leonard Valk
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
A magnificent and very rare early 18th century celestial table globe produced by Gerard and Leonard Valk. Established at the end of the previous century by Gerard Valk, and assisted ...
Other
Pair of Art Deco Cloud Shaped FiguredWalnut Single Beds
Located in Barnstaple, GB
A beautiful pair of Art Deco Single headboards of cloud shaped design. Highly figured veneers to the front of each bed. Great iconic shape and lovely honey colour. Presented in excel...
Walnut
Early 19th Century Hand-Painted German Two-Door Armoire Shrunk
Located in Round Top, TX
Early 19th Century Hand-Painted German Two-Door Armoire Shrunk Early 19th-century German pine two-door armoire ("Shrunk") retaining its hand-painted finish. Front doors feature four ...
Wood
$3,425
H 16.74 in W 13 in D 13 in
Bronze Umbrella Stand Attributed François Xavier & Claude Lalanne, France 1970s
By Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing umbrella stand in bronze oak leaves shaped attributed to François Xavier & Claude Lalanne. Made in France in the 1970s. Claude Lalanne was a French sculptor ...
Metal, Bronze
$334,395
H 49.22 in Dm 55.12 in
Monumental Paavo Tynell Art Deco Brass & Opaline Glass Chandelier, Taito 1930s
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
A monumental art deco chandelier by Paavo Tynell and made by Taito. Commissioned for the iconic "Ilves Linna" building in Jämsänkoski designed by Architect W. G. Palmqvistin and fini...
Metal, Brass
Original Blue Painted and Carved Swedish Chair, Dated 1722
Located in Round Top, TX
Original Blue Painted and Carved Swedish Chair, Dated 1722 Early 18th-century Swedish pine chair retaining its original painted and carved decoration, dated 1722. The chair features ...
Wood, Pine, Paint
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
$574,500
H 84 in W 56 in D 20 in
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
$13,700
H 72.45 in W 82.68 in D 22.05 in
Art Deco Bedroom Set Osvaldo Borsani manner, Birch and Walnut Burl Period, 1930s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Code FR89 Art Decò bedroom set Osvaldo Borsani manner -Atelier di Varedo- Beautiful single room Art Deco birch burl and massive walnut. Dresser-wardrobe with four large drawers,...
Walnut
$19,183
H 51.19 in W 73.63 in D 85.44 in
Guglielmo Ulrich for Valzania Art Deco King Bed 160cm Mattress Burl Wood Bedroom
By Valzania, Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in London, GB
An exquisite and extremely bed by the italian 1940s designer Guglielmo Ulrich produced by Valzania in book-matching burl/bird eye maple wood and black ridged feet. This documented im...
Wood, Burl
Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set in Cognac Leatherette
By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, leatherette, mirrored glass, plastic, brass, lacquered wood, metal, Italy, 1968 Outstanding Italian dressing table designe...
Metal, Brass
19th Century Black Forest Carved Unusual Bear Bench
Located in High Point, NC
An excellent example of a 19th century Black Forest carved wooden bear bench from Switzerland made from linden wood. The bench having highly detailed hand carved bears at either end ...
Fruitwood
$26,124
H 6.7 in Dm 6.7 in
1924 Rene Lalique Vase Formose Fishes Agate Glass Cased Grey Opalescent Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase “Formose” (Fishes) made in agate glass (cased grey and opalescent) by René Lalique created in 1924. Molded signature on bottom. Perfect condition. Wonderful model and extremely...
Blown Glass
$4,500
H 5.5 in Dm 4.5 in
Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver & Guilloche Enamel Picture Frame Chester 1914
By S. Mordan & Co.
Located in London, GB
A wonderful Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver & Guilloche Enamel photo frame Date Chester 1914 by Makers S. Mordan & Co. Great Maker with the Hallmark S Mordan & Co, Chester. The sil...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Deco Chinese Carpet by Nichols & Co.
Located in Milan, IT
Only a very limited group of the carpets woven during the thirties at the Tianjin city looms are decorated by geometric patterns typical of the Art Deco period. Some of these rare pi...
Wool
When you’re shopping for antique, new and vintage children’s furniture, you’ll want your choices to fit nicely within the decor scheme of the rest of your home. But you’ll also want to create an alluring and inspirational space for your children to feel relaxed and encouraged creatively. Indeed, a child’s room can be simultaneously stylish and playful — the ideal environment for children.
Understandably, beds were the first piece of furniture designed for young children. In Ancient Egypt, children’s beds were scaled-down versions of adult beds. They were intended to be a logical size for a child and low enough to the ground so that they could climb in by themselves.
Historians discovered early high chairs in Ancient Greece. In the 6th century B.C., a child’s training potty might have also been used as a high chair, while archaeologists on a dig discovered a terracotta high chair in a marketplace in Athens. By the Renaissance period, children’s bookshelves were popular with upper-class families who had disposable income and the desire to beautify all areas of the home. The original purpose was to organize school books, but shelves eventually became integral to children’s rooms of the era.
In the early 20th century, Italian physician Maria Montessori changed the way designers thought about children’s furniture. She wrote that it was important for children to have a safe environment of their own that they could easily navigate. Montessori believed that children’s furniture should be sized for them but that it should also be made of light, durable materials so that it’s easy for them to carry if needed.
Today’s widely known mid-century modern furniture designers took interest in the idea that young children should have well-crafted furniture of their own. You can find vintage mid-century modern children’s furniture created by the likes of Harry Bertoia, Charles and Ray Eames and Alvar Aalto. Contemporary industrial designer and architect Philippe Starck is also known for having introduced versions of his furniture that were geared toward children, especially his seating and storage solutions.
It’s never too early for good design. Decorating a child’s room offers the opportunity to combine elevated furnishings and a youthful spirit and can result in spaces that are at once elegant and whimsical. On 1stDibs, find design ideas for children’s rooms as well as a variety of new, antique and vintage children’s furniture today.
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