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Chaise Rocker

Adrian Pearsall Chaise Lounge Rocker in New Pale Sand Color Faux Shearling
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Saint Louis, MO
This Adrian Pearsall chaise rocker is a triple crown winner with an iconic Mid Century Modern
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Upholstery, Faux Fur, Walnut

20Thc Wicker Child's Bar Harbor Settee & Chaise & Rocker Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Dimensions : 1) rocking chair 23 x 23 x 23 x seat height 12.5 2) chaise 24 wide x 33deep x 21 high x seat
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Vintage 1930s American Adirondack Chairs

Materials

Wicker

20Thc  Wicker Child's  Bar Harbor Settee & Chaise & Rocker Set
20Thc  Wicker Child's  Bar Harbor Settee & Chaise & Rocker Set
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
H 22 in W 40 in D 21 in
Adrian Pearsall Chaise Lounge Rocker
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Adrian Pearsall Chaise Lounge Rocker
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Adrian Pearsall Chaise Lounge Rocker
Adrian Pearsall Chaise Lounge Rocker
$5,500
H 30 in W 38.5 in D 58 in
Wonderful Adrian Pearsall Curved Wave Chaise Lounge Rocker Mid-Century Modern
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful Adrian Pearsall curved wave chaise lounge rocker. This piece was reupholstered in the 80
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Adrian Pearsall Double Rocker in Bouclé
Located in New York, NY
Adrian Pearsall Double Rocker for Craft Associates. The chaise is tufted and done in Bouclé with a
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Bouclé, Wood

Adrian Pearsall Double Rocker in Bouclé
Adrian Pearsall Double Rocker in Bouclé
$17,000
H 35 in W 62 in D 30 in
Frank Gehry, "Contour" Rocker, Cardboard, Masonite, Easy Edges, Inc, 1970s
By Frank Gehry
Located in High Point, NC
An early production "Contour" Rocker / Rocking Chaise, designed by architect Frank Gehry. Produced
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Masonite, Paper

Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Bronze 'Waikiki' Rocking Chaise Lounge, circa 1960s
By Brown Jordan, Walter Lamb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sophisticated chaise longue Waikiki rocker by Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan would be a great addition as part of
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Bronze 'Waikiki' Rocking Chaise, 1960s, New Canvas
By Brown Jordan, Walter Lamb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, contact us for our current stock. This sophisticated chaise longue Waikiki rocker by Walter Lamb for
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Bronze

MCM Homecrest Outdoor Coral Adjustable Dining or Low Table & 4 Springer Chairs
By Homecrest
Located in Topeka, KS
included self-adjusting chaise, swivel rocker recliner and chaise, gliders, padded slings and technically
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Metal

Recent Sales

Adrian Pearsall Chaise Lounge Rocker
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Allentown, PA
designed by Adrian Pearsall in the 1960s.This chaise lounge is a rocker style.
Category

Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Igor Rodrigues Vintage Chaise Lounge Rocker
By Igor Rodrigues
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a swooping rocking chaise lounge composed of exotic Brazilian peroba hardwood with a smooth
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Leather, Wood

Igor Rodrigues Vintage Chaise Lounge Rocker
Igor Rodrigues Vintage Chaise Lounge Rocker
H 27.5 in W 79.5 in D 27.5 in
Edward Wormly Rocker for DUNBAR
By Edward Wormley
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is extremely rare, 1 of only 12 made, cane and bent wood. It has the original seat cushion that has been reupholstered in a Rogers and Goffigon herring bone fabric. Height is ad...
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20th Century American Chaise Longues

Edward Wormly Rocker for DUNBAR
Edward Wormly Rocker for DUNBAR
H 36 in W 68 in D 20 in
Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Lounge Chair Rocking Chaise Rocker
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Wayne, NJ
Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates lounge Chair Rocking Chaise Rocker. NY sidewalk delivery is $100
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Adrian Pearsall Wave Chaise Rocker, Circa 1960s
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in San Antonio, TX
Adrian Pearsall curved wave chaise rocker with walnut sled-like base offers a slight rocking motion
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Adrian Pearsal Waive Chaise Rocker Lounge in Ivory Shearling and Walnut
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in San Diego, CA
This Adrian Pearsall chaise rocker has been upholstered in cozy, lush and luxurious ivory shearling
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Hide, Sheepskin, Walnut

Adrian Pearsall Wave Chaise Rocker for Craft
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Adrian Pearsall wave chaise rocker for Craft - original fabric
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Vintage 1970s Lounge Chairs

Adrian Pearsall Wave Chaise Rocker for Craft Associates
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Culver City, CA
A stunning, sculptural, rocking wave chaise lounge by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates. This
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Adrian Pearsall Wave Chaise Rocker Lounge
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in New Windsor, NY
Waive chaise walnut and boucle rocker. The ultimate lounging chair for reading, a disco nap or
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Upholstery, Walnut

ADRIAN PEARSALL
Located in Chicago, IL
Pearsall for Craft Associates, Double-wide Chaise Rocker, Ultimate relaxation for one or two.
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Vintage 1950s American Chaise Longues

Materials

Walnut, Upholstery

ADRIAN PEARSALL
ADRIAN PEARSALL
H 30 in W 60 in D 38 in
MILO BAUGHMAN
Located in Chicago, IL
Swivel Chaise Rocker,Baughman for Thayer Cogin. Chaise at lowest point 16 inches 22 inches
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Vintage 1970s American Chaise Longues

Materials

Brass

MILO BAUGHMAN
MILO BAUGHMAN
H 36 in W 70 in D 24 in
Wave Chaise Lounge by Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in San Diego, CA
beloved of Mid-Century Modern designers. His chaise rockers are highly sought after and this chaise
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Fabric

Coral Modern Rocker Chaise Lounge, Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in Tulsa, OK
Bird chaise by Tom Dixon is a bold, modern, sculptural piece that makes a statement and is destined
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Wool

Oscar Niemeyer Lounge/ Rocker
Located in New York, NY
Leather and bent wood rocker w/ Niemeyers famous curves.Mobilier France. Rio chaise.
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Vintage 1970s French Chaise Longues

Oscar Niemeyer Lounge/ Rocker
Oscar Niemeyer Lounge/ Rocker
H 35 in W 67 in D 21 in
Mid-Century Modern 1950s Homecrest Riviera Siesta Swivel Rocker Lounge Chairs
By Homecrest
Located in London, Lambeth
Original "Riviera Siesta" swivel rocker lounge chair by Homecrest featuring the famous wireframe
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Steel

Walter Lamb Bronze "S" Arm Chaises Frames, circa 1949
By Walter Lamb
Located in Buffalo, NY
, ottoman, rocker, chaise, side table and dining table and was sold through the 1960s. This collection
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Bronze

Amazing Vintage 13-Piece Faux Bamboo Style Garden Set
Located in North Miami, FL
1960s in all original condition - this wonderful grouping of dining table and six chairs, rocker
Category

Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Armchairs by Walter Lamb for Brown & Jordan, Frames, circa 1949
By Walter Lamb
Located in Buffalo, NY
chair, lounge chair, ottoman, rocker, chaise, side table and dining table and was sold through the 1960s
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Bronze

MCM Homecrest White Painted Metal Glider & Taupe Vinyl Cushions & Button Detail
By Homecrest
Located in Topeka, KS
-adjusting chaise, swivel rocker recliner and chaise, gliders, padded slings and technically innovative
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Metal

Adrian Pearsall Waive Chaise Rocker Lounge in Ivory Shearling with Walnut Legs
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Saint Louis, MO
This Adrian Pearsall Chaise Rocker is a triple crown winner with iconic Mid-Century Modern
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Hide, Sheepskin, Walnut

Adrian Pearsall Chaise Lounge Rocker Newly Upholstered in Soft Peruvian Alpaca
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Saint Louis, MO
This Adrian Pearsall chaise rocker is a triple crown winner with iconic Mid-Century Modern
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Hide, Alpaca, Upholstery, Walnut

Mid-Century Adrian Pearsall Chaise Wave Rocker
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish wave style lounge chair features tufted fabric and comfortable sculpted chaise design
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Adrian Pearsall Wave Chaise Longue Rocker for Craft Associates
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
tufted black fabric and walnut rockers. Original manufacturer's label still attached underneath showing
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Adrian Pearsall Gray Chaise Lounge Rocker Upholstered Mid-Century Modern
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful and stunning vintage Adrian Pearsall chaise lounge rocker has been completely
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Double Wide Rocking Chaise, 1960s, Signed
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
elegant rocker chaise longue by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates, circa 1960, would work great in a
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Mid Century Modern Sculptural Wave Chaise Lounge Rocker by Adrian Pearsall C1960
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Adrian Pearsall Wave Rocker Chaise Lounge Chair created in about 1960 with a walnut in
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Classic Six-Piece Wrought Iron Garden Set, Including Glider and Chaise, Woodard
By Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
two-seat glider/rocker, chaise longue stationary lounge chair..springer lounge chair and occasional
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Bronze 'Waikiki' Rocking Chaise Lounge, circa 1970
By Brown Jordan, Walter Lamb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
already sold and only one is left available. This sophisticated chaise longue rocker by Walter Lamb
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Bronze

COR Sinus Leather Lounge Chair by Reinhold Adolf & Hans-Jürgen Schröpfer, 1976
By Hans-Jürgen Schröpfer, COR
Located in Vienna, AT
-comfortable chaise longue (The steel spring rockers are depicting a sinus wave) although the lounge chair
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

COR Sinus Leather Lounge Chair by Reinhold Adolf & Hans-Jürgen Schröpfer, 1976
By Reinhold Adolf, Hans-Jürgen Schröpfer, COR
Located in Vienna, AT
-comfortable chaise longue (The steel spring rockers are depicting a sinus wave) although the lounge chair
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

COR Sinus Leather Lounge Chair by Reinhold Adolf & Hans-Jürgen Schröpfer, 1976
By COR, Reinhold Adolf, Hans-Jürgen Schröpfer
Located in Vienna, AT
-comfortable chaise longue (The steel spring rockers are depicting a sinus wave) although the lounge chair
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Walnut Rocking Daybed Attributed to Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates, 1960s
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
elegant rocker chaise longue attributed to Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates, circa 1960, would work
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Daybeds

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Chic Oversized Chaise-Rocker
Located in New Orleans, LA
Oversized white rocker chaise; newly upholstered in a textured white cotton; white painted wood
Category

20th Century Scandinavian Chaise Longues

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Chic Oversized Chaise-Rocker
Chic Oversized Chaise-Rocker
H 32.5 in W 37 in D 57 in
Stick Wicker Chaise Rocker
Located in Wainscott, NY
Unusual Form, Large Stick Wicker Chaise that rocks
Category

20th Century Chaise Longues

Midcentury Rattan Daybed Chaise Longue Rocker Madeira, circa 1950
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Midcentury rattan daybed chaise lounge rocker madeira circa 1950 Fabulous 1950s rattan daybed
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Vintage 1950s Portuguese Rustic Chaise Longues

Materials

Rattan

Midcentury Rattan Daybed Chaise Longue Rocker Madeira, circa 1950
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Midcentury rattan daybed chaise lounge rocker madeira circa 1950 Fabulous 1950s rattan daybed
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Vintage 1950s Portuguese Rustic Chaise Longues

Materials

Rattan

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Chaise Rocker For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the chaise rocker you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each chaise rocker for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, natural fiber and rattan. If you’re shopping for a chaise rocker, we have 11 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a chaise rocker — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A chaise rocker is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are sought with frequency. Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates and Homecrest each produced at least one beautiful chaise rocker that is worth considering.

How Much is a Chaise Rocker?

Prices for a chaise rocker start at $5 and top out at $8,900 with the average selling for $3,500.

Finding the Right Seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.