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By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely fully restored Children's Aesthetic Movement Chesterfield tufted rocking armchair M25 only fo...
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Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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Located in Plainview, NY
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H 33.08 in W 25.99 in D 37.8 in
1950s, Chesterfield rocking chair, original green furniture leather, teak wood.
Located in Tarm, 82
1950s, Chesterfield rocking chair. Original green furniture leather, teak wood.
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Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning Circa 1900 fully restored hand dyed Whiskey Brown leather Chesterfield rocking reading armch...
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Vintage English Chesterfield Leather Tufted Rocking Chair Oak Green Mid Century
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Vintage English Chesterfield Leather Tufted Rocking Chair Oak Green Mid Century
Located in Tyler, TX
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1970 Danish Brown Leather Chesterfield Slipper Rocking Armchair Library Reading
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H 37.41 in W 26.97 in D 40.16 in
1970 Danish Brown Leather Chesterfield Slipper Rocking Armchair Library Reading
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage 1970's danish Chesterfield aged brown leather slipper rocking armchair A well-used vintage piece in nice condition throughou...
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Vintage English Chesterfield Leather Tufted Rocking Chair Oak Red Mid Century
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Vintage English Chesterfield Leather Tufted Rocking Chair Oak Red Mid Century
Located in Tyler, TX
TIMELESS Vintage Mid-Century English Leather Tufted Seat CHESTERFIELD Rocking Chair in Oxblood Red PERFECT ICONIC look for a gentleman's office, study, library, or cigar lounge~~uph...
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Located in Cologne, DE
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Chesterfield Leather Rocking Chair Brown Cognac One-Seat Vintage Retro
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Chesterfield Leather Rocking Chair Brown Cognac One-Seat Vintage Retro
Located in Cologne, DE
We bring to you an Chesterfield leather rocking chair brown cognac one-seat vintage retro. ...
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Chesterfield Leather Rockingchair Green Oneseater Chair Vintage Retro Wood
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Chesterfield Leather Rockingchair Green Oneseater Chair Vintage Retro Wood
Located in Cologne, DE
Green colored Chesterfield leather rockingchair in a vintage design, made for pure comfort.
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20th Century British Chesterfield Rocking Chairs
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Leather
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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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