Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
1850s American Adirondack Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Wood
1860s British High Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Bentwood
19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Brass
1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Brass
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Steel
Mid-19th Century English Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Iron
19th Century English Regency Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Wrought Iron
1910s American Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Wood, Chestnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
1850s Italian Early Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Fruitwood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Beech
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Faux Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
19th Century Tibetan Other Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Teak
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Wicker
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Wood, Leather, Fabric, Upholstery
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Oak
1880s American Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Brass, Steel
Mid-19th Century American Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Wood, Paint
19th Century British Renaissance Revival Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Walnut
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Iron
Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Mahogany
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Rosewood
Early 20th Century Swedish Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Wood
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Hardwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Iron
18th Century Spanish Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Chestnut
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Brass
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Ceramic
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Bentwood
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Wicker, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Beech
19th Century English Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Oak
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1890s American American Empire Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Mohair, Oak
Early 20th Century American Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Brass, Wrought Iron
1880s German Aesthetic Movement Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Brass, Steel
1870s English British Colonial Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Steel
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Late Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
19th Century English Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
19th Century Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
Early 1900s British Rustic Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Teak
1870s British Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Steel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Iron
1920s American Mission Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Oak, Leather
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
19th Century English Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
1850s Italian Early Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Fruitwood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
Early 1900s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
1830s English William IV Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Hardwood
19th Century American Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Hickory, Leather
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Faux Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Wood, Oak, Leather
19th Century Italian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Wood, Leather
Early 20th Century French Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Wood
1920s American Mission Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Oak, Leather
1890s British Regency Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Early 20th Century English Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Oak
1890s English Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Oak
1890s English Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Oak
19th Century Austrian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
19th Century American American Classical Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Mahogany
1850s Italian Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Fruitwood
1890s French Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Wood
Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Oak
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Wood
1880s English Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
1890s French Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Bentwood
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Elm
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Chrome
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Oak
1860s English High Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Oak
Early 20th Century Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Wood
19th Century American Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Horn, Leather, Maple
Early 1900s English Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Oak
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century American Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather
Early 1900s American American Classical Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Oak
1910s North American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
1920s American American Craftsman Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
Early 1900s North American Mission Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Maple
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Bentwood
19th Century Italian Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Antique Rocking Chair With Leather Seat
Leather, Oak
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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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