Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Wicker, Wood
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Beech
19th Century French Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Bamboo, Upholstery
1860s British High Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Leather, Wood
19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Maple, Velvet
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Wicker
Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Walnut, Cane
19th Century Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Walnut
19th Century Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Walnut
19th Century Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Cane, Chestnut
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Upholstery, Oak
19th Century North American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Wicker, Wood
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Textile, Walnut
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Cane, Oak
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Cane, Wood
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Upholstery, Velvet, Mahogany
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Oak
Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Brass
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Fabric, Oak
19th Century English Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Oak
Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
Late 19th Century British Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Elm
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Steel
1870s British Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Oak
1830s British Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Velvet, Ash
1920s Austrian Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Upholstery, Bamboo
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
1850s English Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Steel
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Wood
19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Walnut, Upholstery
Mid-19th Century Danish Late Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Metal
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Metal
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Iron, Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Wood, Beech
1890s American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Wicker
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Iron
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Wood, Leather, Fabric, Upholstery
1850s Italian Early Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Leather, Fruitwood
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Wicker
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Oak
1870s American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Wicker
1880s American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Brass, Steel
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Wicker
19th Century Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Walnut
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Tapestry, Maple
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Cord, Rope, Oak
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Wicker, Rattan, Bentwood
1890s American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Reed, Wood
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Wicker
Late 19th Century Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Wood
1890s British Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
19th Century English Antique Rocking Chair Victorian Chairs
Steel
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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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