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