Mid Century Bentwood Rocker
Creative Playthings Mid Century Childs Rocker
By Creative Playthings
Located in Riverdale, NY
Creative playthings mid century Childs bentwood Rocker designed by Gloria Caranica circa 1964
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Children's Furniture
Materials
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Iconic Thonet Style Bentwood Rocking Chair Natural Cane Rattan Seat Back Rocker
By Thonet
Located in Dayton, OH
Thonet style attributed rocking chair. Circa mid century. Made from hardwood in classic bentwood
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Mid-20th Century Victorian Rocking Chairs
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H 40.5 in W 20.5 in D 40 in
Mid Century Modern Bentwood Rocking Chair with Caning
By Thonet
Located in Freehold, NJ
This vintage rocker in the style of Thonet features unique bentwood frame with caned seat and seat
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Mid Century Scandinavian Rocker by and Ottoman Attributed to Ingmar Relling
By Ingmar Relling
Located in Esperance, NY
Presenting an exquisite vintage bentwood rocker with ottoman that exudes timeless beauty. This
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Bentwood
H 38 in W 28.5 in D 30 in
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Scandinavian Rosewood and Leather Rocker Westnofa
By Ingmar Relling
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous bentwood rocker in rosewood and black leather by Ingmar Relling for Westnofa. Very comfy
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Vintage 1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs
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Rosewood, Leather
H 38 in W 28 in D 33 in
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Beech Bentwood Rocking Chair Attributed to Thonet
By Michael Thonet
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant sculpted bentwood Thonet rocker from Czechoslovakia c1960. Hand caned seat and
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Beech
H 40 in W 19.75 in D 42 in
1970s Paul Tuttle Nonna Rocking Chair for Strässle International Chrome Rocker
By Strässle International, Paul Tuttle
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
, ebonised bentwood, leather and canvas. The seat and backrest consist of a thick black canvas, which is
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Chrome
H 35.44 in W 22.45 in D 37.41 in
Pair of Bentwood Rocking Chairs with Cane Seat and Back
By Thonet
Located in Miami, FL
This model is inspired by the Thonet no. 10 rocker from circa 1880.
It´s made in Spain, circa 1940
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Rocking Chairs
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Cane, Bentwood
1970s Bentwood and Velour Textile No.10 Rocking Chair Attributed Michael Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Madison, WI
Rock star rocker to have if you need to get a rocker.
If you have a baby to rock, this is the
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Bentwood
H 40.15 in W 19.69 in D 41 in
Rare Lishman Rocker, Sculptural Chrome-Plated circa 1976, William Lishman
By Bill Lishman
Located in Buffalo, NY
1976 Lishman Rocker, an apparent homage to the sinuos lines of the Nouveau-influenced bentwood rocker
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Vintage 1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Metal, Aluminum
Bauhaus Style Black Vinyl & Chrome Bentwood Style Rocking Chair After Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
mid-century modern to modern in style but honestly it would blend beautifully with SO many décor
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Late 20th Century Unknown Bauhaus Rocking Chairs
Materials
Chrome
H 42 in W 22.5 in D 43 in
1966 Tendo Mokko Heron Highback Rocking Chair Ottoman Japan
By Mitsumasa Sugasawa, Tendo Mokko
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Tendo Mokko Heron high back rocking chair lounge and footrest Japan
bentwood with original
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Fabric, Bentwood
Limited edition Rocking Chair Thonet Nr.1, 1993
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
This is the rocker number 1, which was first introduced in 1860. In 1993 for the 175th company
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Belle Époque Rocking Chairs
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Creative Playthings Seesaw
By Creative Playthings, Gloria Caranica
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Creative Playthings rocker made of a light, warm birch plywood. Designed in 1964 by Gloria Caranica
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Children's Furniture
Materials
Wood, Birch, Bentwood, Plywood
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Mid Century Bentwood Rocker For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic mid century bentwood rocker available at 1stDibs. Each mid century bentwood rocker for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, bentwood and cane. There are many kinds of the mid century bentwood rocker you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right mid century bentwood rocker, those designed in Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one mid century bentwood rocker that is appealing in its simplicity, but Mitsumasa Sugasawa, Tendo Mokko and Creative Playthings produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Mid Century Bentwood Rocker?
Prices for a mid century bentwood rocker start at $275 and top out at $3,500 with the average selling for $975.
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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