$1,795
H 40.2 in W 21.5 in D 24.2 in
19th Century English Lancashire Ash and Elm Spindle Wingback Chair
Located in High Point, NC
This 19th century English Lancashire wingback chair exemplifies regional craftsmanship with its distinctive spindle construction and honest materials. Crafted from ash and elm, the c...
Ash, Elm
$3,908
H 38.98 in W 24.41 in D 29.73 in
Antique Windsor Rocking Chair, English, Elm, Rocker, Fireside Seat, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Windsor rocking chair, an English, elm and ash porch or fireside rocker, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Traditionally appealing form with a gent...
Ash, Elm
$4,117Sale Price|25% Off
H 46.07 in W 25.4 in D 27.96 in
Large 18th Century Vernacular Lancashire Lambing Chair
Located in London, GB
A fine example of a large 18th century vernacular lambing chair. Originating from the Fylde coast and built from a combination of patinated elm, pine and fruitwood. Sitting on its or...
Brass
Barry Michael Murphy Apple Picker Rocker Chair
By Barry Michael Murphy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Comfortable and lightweight rocker in ash and elm with v-back support and inlayed apple detail. Made in the 1980s by Barry Michael Murphy out of Windmill Hill in East Sussex, England...
Ash, Elm
Mid-Century Small Rocking Chair, circa 1960s
Located in Ely, GB
Beautifully Well Proportioned Spindle Back Rocking Chair, circa 1960s. The chair, made from beech and elm, is solid in its construction and in good condition overall, with only age ...
Beech, Elm
Small Rocking Chair by Lucian Ercolani for Ercol
By Ercol, Lucian Ercolani
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
Charming small rocking chair. Quaker model 428 by Lucian Ercolani for Ercol, England. This rocking chair is based on the Ercol Quaker chair, a stylish development of the infamous Wi...
Beech, Elm
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H 34.26 in W 18.12 in D 24.81 in
Antique Late Victorian / Edwardian Elm Beech Rocking Chair Rustic Charm
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique late Victorian or Edwardian elm and beech rocking chair. An unusual and attractive chair, with no loose joints or wobbles. Full of age, character and charm. No signific...
Beech, Elm
Rocking Chair by Lucian Ercolani for Ercol
By Ercol, Lucian Ercolani
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
White rare rocking chair by the Italian designer Lucian Ercolani for Ercol, England. The design is based on the English windsor chair. Lacquered elm. The chair is offered without cus...
Elm
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H 33.08 in W 29.14 in D 20.48 in
Windsor "470" rocking chair in Elm and Beech, Ercol, England, 1964
By Lucian Ercolani
Located in La Tour-de-Peilz, CH
This perfectly executed Ercol rocking chair in elm and solid beech, alone sums up the firm's know-how. “Ercol furniture does not bend to the whims of fashion”, that’s what they clai...
Fabric, Beech, Elm
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H 40.56 in W 24.81 in D 29.73 in
Antique Rocker, English, Beech, Elm, Rocking Chair, Country House, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique spindle back rocker. An English, beech and elm country house rocking chair, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Superb craftsmanship to this traditi...
Beech, Elm
A 19th Century Ash And Elm Splat Back Windsor Rocking Armchair
Located in Pewsey, GB
A 19thc Ash and Elm Splat Back Windsor Rocking Armchair. Most stylles of this chair were made arounds woods surrounding Wycombe this particular style has roots in Dorset and Somerset...
Ash, Elm
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H 38.98 in W 22.84 in D 28.75 in
Antique Lath Back Rocking Chair, English Elm, Beech, Elbow Seat, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lath back rocking chair. An English, elm and beech elbow seat, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. Superb Victorian craftsmanship to this traditional...
Elm
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H 38.39 in W 24.41 in D 27.96 in
Lovely Mid-Century Modern Vintage Windsor Elm Slat Back Rocking Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this Victorian Windsor Elm slat back rocking chair. This simple yet classic Windsor rocking chair is presented with a generous seat area and com...
Elm
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H 33.08 in W 26.78 in D 29.53 in
Midcentury No 470 Windsor Rocking Chair by Lucian Ercolani for Ercol, 1960s
By Lucian Ercolani, Ercol
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
Fabulous blonde Ercol Grandmother rocking chair with wide low seat and high back. Design by the Italian designer Lucian Ercolani for Ercol, England. The design is based on the Eng...
Elm
Vintage Ercol Windsor Rocking Chair
By Ercol
Located in Norwich, GB
A vintage Ercol Windsor double bow rocking chair, designed by Lucian Ercolani and launched in 1962. Blue foil maker's label. Circa 1970. Showing all the quality craftsmanship used...
Beech, Elm
Vintage Ercol No.315 'Grandfather' Rocking Chair, 1960's
By Lucian Ercolani
Located in Ely, GB
A Lovely Large Ercol Windsor Grandfather Rocking Chair Model No. 315, circa 1960’s. Designed by Lucian Ercolani, the rocking chair seamlessly blend contemporary British design a...
Beech, Elm
Ercol Chair Makers Rocking Chair
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
A Classic and timeless chair makers rocking chair designed by Lucian Ercolani in the 1950s and manufactured by Ercol in High Wycombe, England. Constructed entirely from solid Englis...
Elm
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H 29.75 in W 22.38 in D 25.25 in
Mid Century Rocker Rocking Chair of Elmwood by Lucian Ercolani for Ercol
By Lucian Ercolani, Knoll, Ercol, George Nakashima
Located in Framingham, MA
Minimalist Windsor George Nakashima style rocker by Lucian Ercolani for Ercol Furniture of England, circa 1950s. This has been recently refinished yet used since refinishing, and sho...
Wood, Elm
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H 43.31 in W 20.87 in D 28.94 in
Lovely Antique Elm Victorian William Morris Sussex Chair Style Rocking Armchair
By William Morris (English)
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely late Victorian Elm rocking chair made in the William Morris Sussex chair style A very decorative and comfortable rocking chair, the ...
Elm
1960s Pair of Solid Elm Rocking Armchairs by Ercol
By Ercol
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of vintage Ercol grandfather rocking chairs, these date from circa 1960s-1970s. They are in great condition for their age, with only some minor surface wear here and ...
Elm
Vintage Midcentury Ercol Rocking Chair
By Ercol
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Lovely early Ercol rocking chair made of dark stained elm veneered ply with a bent elm frame. In good vintage condition. Some wear and tear as to be expected but nothing noticeab...
Elm
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H 41.74 in W 25.2 in D 25.99 in
Rocking Chair, Edwardian, Country Kitchen, Windsor Elbow Chair, circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique rocking chair. An Edwardian, country kitchen, Windsor, lath back, elbow chair in beech and elm, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1910. Super chair in fin...
Elm
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H 38.98 in W 25.01 in D 33.08 in
Antique Rocking Chair, English, Edwardian, Windsor Stick Back, Elbow, circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique rocking chair, an English Edwardian, Windsor, country kitchen, stick back elbow chair in elm, beech and ash dating to circa 1910. Stunning chair in fine order t...
Elm
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H 32.09 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
Rare Children's Small Antique Rope Seat Georgian Rocking Chair Solid Elm Display
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Georgian Children’s woven rope seat solid Elm rocking chair A very good looking and well-made piece, this chair is in lig...
Elm
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H 40.56 in W 25.6 in D 34.06 in
Victorian Antique Windsor Rocking Chair, English Armchair, Yorkshire, circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a Victorian, antique, Windsor rocking chair. An English armchair from Yorkshire and dating to the mid-19th century, circa 1850. A most pleasing windsor rocking armchair pr...
Elm, Yew
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H 41.74 in W 24.81 in D 33.47 in
Antique Windsor Rocking Chair Ash & Elm, Crinoline Stretcher, English circa 1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
A most pleasing windsor rocking armchair presented in very good antique condition with classic English 19th century chair craftsmanship Traditional ash and elm timbers feature in ...
Ash, Elm
Rocking Chair 1950s Ercol with Cushions
By Lucian Ercolani, Ercol
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Rocking, solid wood elm from the famous Ercol House (it appears in the catalog of 1956), this model "Grandfather Rocking Chair" is made of solid elm, with dimensions, curves and fitt...
Elm
$813Sale Price / item|47% Off
H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razoblade, Denmark, Oak
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of striking dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, made of oak and honey coloured lambskin. Refreshing design with bold Baroque coming together nicely with Mid-Century Modernism. M...
Oak
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
18th Century Welsh Country Lambing Chair
Located in Calgary, Alberta
This lovely country farm oak lambing chair was found in Wales, UK. From the 17th to the 19th century, these chairs were commonplace in British farmhouses. When the farmer was tendi...
Wood, Oak
$16,990 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
$2,695
H 48 in W 19.75 in D 22 in
Antique 18th English Century Georgian Carved Oak Wainscot Chair Yorkshire 1720
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique carved oak English George I wainscot chair, Yorkshire, circa 1720. The chair with a carved back crest with scrolled interlaced carving below and a pair of turned finia...
Oak
$2,641Sale Price|30% Off
H 42.92 in W 66.74 in D 26.38 in
18th Century Spanish Pyrenean Mountain Bench
Located in London, GB
A large late 18th century bench from the Pyrenees Mountains in northern Aragon. Primitively constructed from dark, heavily patinated pine timber - a one-off piece, likely built for a...
Pine
$3,600
H 43.5 in W 37 in D 20 in
18th Century Lambing Chair, Great Color and Patination Nice Accent Piece
Located in Buchanan, MI
An 18th century lambing chair, great color and patination, nice accent piece or captains chair. Measures: 43.5" x 27" x 30". Would look good in a library or office
Oak
18th Century English Oak Porter or Rocking Chair
Located in Troy, NY
18th Century English Oak Porter or Rocking Chair, of paneled and pegged construction, the back and sides enclosed with conforming panels and a rounded "roof". Nice dried-out patina. ...
Oak
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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