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Antique Early American Maple Spindle Back Rocking Chair Cane Seat Petite Rocker
Located in Dayton, OH
A quaint early American rocking chair, circa 1900s. Made from maple with a spindle back centered
Category
Early 20th Century American Colonial Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Maple
H 34.5 in W 29 in D 18.5 in
Early American Wheel Back Rocking Chair
Located in New York, NY
Early American wheel back rocking chair. The chair is very sturdy and has a beautiful patina
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Rocking Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Early American Walnut Ladder Back Rocking Chair w/ Double Sided Split Reed Seat
Located in Germantown, MD
A large, early American walnut ladder back rocking chair with double sided split reed seat. Come
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Rocking Chairs
Materials
Reed, Walnut
H 42 in W 26.25 in D 31 in
Vladimir Kagan 'Rock Star' Pair of Leather Rocking Chairs, c. 1997, Signed
By American Leather, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American Leather (previously LeatherTech). Designed in circa 1997 and called the 'Rock Star' lounge chair
Category
1990s American Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather
Antique Period American Colonial Shaker Rocking Chair Rush Seat 18th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique period American Colonial Shaker rocking chair retaining an early rush seat and period rails
Category
Antique Early 18th Century American American Colonial Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak, Rush
Early 20th Century Heywood-Wakefield Bar Harbor Wicker Rocking Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century Heywood-Wakefield Bar Harbor wicker rocking chair. Attractively braided arms
Category
Early 20th Century American Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wicker
1900 Gustav Stickely Early Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Youth Rocking Chair
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Monrovia, CA
GUSTAV STICKLEY Early American Craftsman Mission Quarter Sawn Oak Youth Rocker 1900s.
Early
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood, Oak
H 29.75 in W 15.75 in D 23.25 in
J.M. Young & Sons Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
J.M. Young & Sons Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Rocker rocking chair. Item features solid wood
Category
Early 20th Century North American Mission Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
Vintage Oak & Rush Farmhouse Country Slat Back Rocking Chair Plantation Rocker
Located in Dayton, OH
Solid oak American Country / Farmhouse rocking chair. Features a slat back and woven rush seat
Category
Early 20th Century Country Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
H 39.5 in W 23 in D 24.5 in
Early American Oak and Split Reed Seat Rocker, Circa 1960s
Located in Germantown, MD
An early American oak and split Reed seat Rocker in very good condition.
Measures 21.5"W x 33.5"D
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Rocking Chairs
Materials
Reed, Oak
Donald Gordon Rocking Chair Kauri Wood Oak Sam Maloof New Zealand
By Sam Maloof
Located in Munster, NRW
Donald Gordon, rocking chair in Kauri wood
This rocking chair, made by Donald Gordon in the early
Category
Early 2000s New Zealand American Craftsman Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood, Oak
Sam Maloof Rocking Chair 1979 , With Special Provenance.
By Sam Maloof
Located in Pawtucket, RI
this gallery resides at the Archives for American Art in Washington, DC.
An Iconic chair for an Iconic
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Stick Reed Rattan Double Strand Spring Rocking Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A double-strand arm spring-loaded rattan rocking chair with cushioned back and a rattan stick sided
Category
Vintage 1980s American Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Antique Arts & Crafts Mission Quartersawn Oak Bentwood Rocking Arm Chair Rocker
Located in Dayton, OH
A gorgeous American Arts and Crafts Mission chair, circa 1930s This gem features a spindle side and
Category
Early 20th Century American Mission Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 37 in W 28 in D 30 in
Restored Franco Albini Style Stick Rattan Rocking Lounge Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A rare Franco Albini style four Double Arch arm "Day Dreaming" rattan rocking chair with custom
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Rare Restored Pretzel Arm Rattan Rocking Chair with Ottoman
By Herb Ritts, Ritts Tropitan
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A rare three-strand pretzel arm rattan rocking chair with matching ottoman. This chair features
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Rare Eames Zenith Rocking Chair for Herman Miller, USA 1950
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A very rare rocking chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames, manufactured by Zenith / Herman Miller
Category
Vintage 1950s American Rocking Chairs
Materials
Metal
Restored Albini Style Child's Stick Reed Reed Rattan Rocking Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare Child size oversized Franco Albini-style two-strand round arm stick rattan rocking chair
Category
Vintage 1960s American Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Arts & Crafts Fumed Oak Rocking Chair by Gustave Stickley, no. 311 1/2
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Shippensburg, PA
MISSION EBONIZED OAK ROCKING CHAIR NO. 311 1/2
Gustave Stickley ca. 1904-7, red ink maker's mark to
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
Antique Old Hickory Furniture Rocking Arm Chair No. 21 Rocker Adirondack Lodge
By Old Hickory Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique circa 1930s #21 rocking chair by Old Hickory Furniture Company of Martinsville, Indiana
Category
Vintage 1930s Adirondack Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Hardwood
H 33.5 in W 31 in D 23 in
Charles and Ray Eames RAR
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early Lemon yellow rocker with its original base.
Manufacturer's Label and Date Stamp.
Category
Vintage 1950s North American Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Scandinavian Modern Teak Model 120 Rocker Ole Wanscher France & Son John Stuart
By John Stuart Inc., France & Søn, Ole Wanscher
Located in Topeka, KS
Rapids Michigan from 1948 through 1956. They produced and sold high end Early English, Georgian, American
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Teak
H 29.25 in W 26 in D 31 in
Vladimir Kagan "Rockstar" Lounge Chair with Ottoman
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in Raleigh, NC
Dating to the early 2000s this rocking chair and ottoman were some of Vladimir Kagan's late work
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet
Restored Stick Pencil Rattan Rocking Lounge Chair by Emerson
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A rare Art Deco era four Double Arch arm rattan rocking chair by Emerson with custom-made cushions
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Four Piece Art Deco American Ypsilanti Co. Wicker Suite w Rare Colored Reeds
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome four-piece wicker suite includes a large sofa, arm chair, rocking chair and foot
Category
Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Reed
H 39.5 in W 74 in D 34 in
Mid-Century Mexican Modern Don Shoemaker Senal SA Sling Swinger Chairs Set of 4
By Senal, Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Forney, TX
. Conceived as an "inverted rocking chair", the chair's seat and leather back move gently back and forth over
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 32.5 in W 30.5 in D 30 in
Antique Children's Horse Head Rocking Chair
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and unusual form antique American early wooden child’s toy horse rocker with cushioned seat
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Children's Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
American Classical Bobbin Leg Wood 2-Tier Turned Leg Side Table, 19th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
, and this table between two oversized rocking chairs?
Dimensions:
24" Wide
24" Deep
28.25" Tall
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Tables
Materials
Wood
H 28.25 in W 24 in D 24 in
Manteña Chair of Power Cachique of Prehispanic Ecuador 900 AD
Located in Madrid, ES
The chair has been carved from a block of
rock
These stone chairs are usually classified according
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Religious Items
Materials
Stone
Manteña Chair of Power Cachique of Prehispanic Ecuador 900 AD
Located in Madrid, ES
Ecuador
Study, restoration and analysis of a chair
stone in the Museum of America
Andrés Gutiérrez Usillos
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Eero Aarnio for Asko Chair Orange Fiberglass Pastil or 'Pastille', Finland, 1968
By Eero Aarnio, Asko
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
manufactured in Mid-Century in late 1960s or early 1970s.
Pastil was often referred to as the 'Gyro' chair as
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fiberglass
H 20.48 in Dm 36.23 in
Vintage Germany Icon Bauhaus B35 Black Leather Chair by Marcel Breuer for Thonet
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
time. The iconic works of the Thonet collection include: rocking chair No. 1 (1860), cafe chair No. 14
Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
H 34.26 in W 24.41 in D 30.32 in
Bar Harbor Style Wicker, Loveseat and Matching Rocker
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Nashua, NH
A matching Bar Harbor Style Love Seat and matching Rocking Chair from a Rhode Island Estate
Category
Early 20th Century American Other Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wicker, Reed, Wood
A close Woven Wicker Rocker in French Green Finish
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Nashua, NH
A beautiful close woven wicker rocking chair beautifully woven and decorated from all sides as
Category
Early 20th Century American Other Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wicker, Reed, Wood
Jim Rose Two Drawer/Two Door Pie Safe with Drilled Holes, Natural Rusted Patina
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Introduced in the early 1700's, the pie safe was an essential item in American kitchens before the
Category
Early 2000s American Shaker Bookcases
Materials
Steel
H 41 in W 45.5 in D 24.5 in
Dakota Jackson French Art Deco Postmodern Mahogany Executive Partners Desk 96"
By Dakota Jackson
Located in Dayton, OH
][67] Both the American Craft Museum and the Cooper-Hewitt obtained the Vik-ter Chair for their
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 30 in W 96 in D 42 in
Rex Clawson 1965 Abstract Mixed Media Painting on Board
By Rex Clawson
Located in Miami, FL
a Clawson painting entitled Nude in a Rocking Chair. Immediately the press announced it as a nude of
Category
Vintage 1960s American Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Rex Clawson Abstract Cat Oil Painting, Signed, 1956
By Rex Clawson
Located in Miami, FL
a Clawson painting entitled Nude in a Rocking Chair. Immediately the press announced it as a nude of
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Antique Landscape Painting "Start of the Day" by William Shayer, Senior
By WILLIAM SHAYER SENIOR (1787-1879)
Located in Shippensburg, PA
of the nearby rock.
This work was acquired at Christies in New York during their auction of American
Category
Antique 19th Century British Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Steampunk Industrial Copper Timpani Kettle Drum Center Table by WFL Drum Co
By Ludwig Drums
Located in Topeka, KS
awesome would this be displayed in a music room in a corner between a couple of chairs holding a record
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rustic End Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Copper, Steel, Chrome
H 34.5 in W 29 in D 29.5 in
American Bonded Leather And Brass Rocking Chair
Located in New York, NY
AMERICAN EBONIZED, BRASS AND UPHOLSTERED ROCKING CHAIRS,
BY LEE WOODARD & SONS, LATE 19TH/EARLY
Category
Early 20th Century American Rocking Chairs
Materials
Brass
Early Charles Eames Rocking Chair for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Charles Eames rocking chair for Herman Miller.
Category
Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Iron
Rocking chair found in France
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
evidence of this. Historians can only trace the rocking chair's origins to North America during the early
Category
20th Century European Rocking Chairs
Vintage Midcentury Fiberglass Rocking Chair by Charles Eames
By Charles Eames
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a classic American made fiberglass rocking chair designed by Charles Eames.
This early
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Modern Wood Midcentury Luna Rocking Chair with Webbed Seat by Goebel
By Martin Goebel
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Bleached maple. Rocking chairs have been a focus of furniture designers for centuries, quite simply
Category
2010s North American Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antonio Volpe / Josef Hoffmann (attr.) "Egg" rocking chair c. 1920
By Josef Hoffmann, Antonio Volpe
Located in New York, NY
“Egg” rocking chair, circa 1920.
Steam bent beech with a natural patina, original caned seat and
Category
Early 20th Century Vienna Secession Rocking Chairs
Materials
Beech
Vintage Bentwood Child's Rocker
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A very nice rocker in the style of Thonet in great condition.
Category
Early 20th Century North American Rocking Chairs
Rocker Two by Klein Agency
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
rooted in Southern American porch culture. While its heritage might be southern, the Rocker Two finds
Category
2010s American Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Steel
Twig Adirondack Rocking Chair
Located in Providence, RI
A twig rocking chair assumed to be from the Adirondacks, circa late 19th or very early 20th century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Primitive Ladder Back Rocking Chair with Splint Seat Early 19th Century
Located in Tulsa, OK
Beautiful American antique primitive and rustic handmade rocking chair. This chair was made during
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Antiquities
Materials
Cane, Wood
H 36.5 in W 21 in D 33 in
Bouncer”Chairs Mid-Century Modern, Wrought Iron
Located in Long Island, NY
, possibly earlier and American made.
With a rolled back, beautifully wrought slender flat snake like feet
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Matching Bar Harbor Wicker Armchair and Rocker
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Sheffield, MA
Matching pair bar harbor wicker armchair and rocking chair in dark natural stained finish
Category
Early 20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Wicker Set
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Sheffield, MA
sofa, armchair, and rocking chair. Wide rolled arms with decorative medallions under hand rest
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sofas
Materials
Reed, Wood
Primitive Early American Rocking Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early American rocker with woven reed seat. Sturdy construction.
Size: 18" seat height.
Category
Antique 19th Century Primitive Rocking Chairs
Materials
Reed, Wood
An Early American Bannister Back Rocking Chair
Located in NYC, NY
A fine American Bannister-Back rocking chair with well turned spindles, and unique cornice all hand
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Rocking Chairs
Materials
Chestnut
Antique Early American Country Farmhouse Pine Spindle Back Rocking Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique artisinal or craftsman made Windsor style rocking chair. Made from pine with a spindle back
Category
Early 20th Century American Colonial Rocking Chairs
Materials
Pine
H 41.5 in W 20.5 in D 29.5 in
Early American Country Maple Spindle Rocking Chair Farmhouse Rocker Windsor
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th century American country rocking chair. Made from maple with a spindle back and contoured
Category
Mid-20th Century American Colonial Rocking Chairs
Materials
Maple
H 41 in W 29 in D 22.5 in
Antique 19th Century Early American Maple Bentwood Rocking Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Boston rocker, circa 1850s. Despite the name, Boston rockers were actually made in Connecticut. They have a scrolled seat, spindled back, and a rolling headpiece. The Boston ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Classical Rocking Chairs
Materials
Maple, Bentwood
Antique 19th Century Early American Farmhouse Oak Bentwood Rocking Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Boston rocker, circa 1850s. Despite the name, Boston rockers were actually made in Connecticut. They have a scrolled seat, spindled splat back, and a rolling headpiece. The B...
Category
Antique 1850s American Classical Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 39 in W 24 in D 33 in
Antique American Victorian White Wicker Sunroom Rocking Chair Rocker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Victorian White Wicker sunroom rocking chair rocker. Item features wicker wrapped
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wicker
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Find many varieties of an authentic early American rocking chair available at 1stDibs. An early American rocking chair — often made from wood, hardwood and hickory — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect early American rocking chair — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An early American rocking chair made by Arts and Crafts designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. A well-made early American rocking chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Herman de Vries, Charles and Ray Eames and Herman Miller are consistently popular.
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