How do I identify a Thonet rocking chair?

To identify a Thonet rocking chair, look for the company name. You will normally find it stamped directly onto the underside of the seat, arms or legs. You can find a collection of expertly vetted Thonet rocking chairs on 1stDibs.

Thonet Rock

Rock Chair

Thonet 20th

Circa Rocking Chairs

Bentwood Chairs With Cane Seating

Thonet Chairs Bentwood Mid Century

Thonet Rattan

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Chrome Thonet Rocking Chair Rocker

$550

Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Chrome Thonet Rocking Chair Rocker

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Chrome Thonet Rocking Chair. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 39" H x 22" W x 42" D x 17" Seat height x 26" Arm height.

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Small Thonet Rocking Chair No.10 for Children

$1,709

Small Thonet Rocking Chair No.10 for Children

By Thonet

Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj

Small Thonet rocking chair no.10 for children.

Category

Vintage 1930s Slovak Vienna Secession Children's Furniture

Materials

Rattan, Bentwood

$1,367

Bentwood Rocking Chair Attributed to Thonet, Early 20th Century

By Thonet

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Classic Vienna Secession style bentwood rocking chair with embossed wooden seat and back, and beautiful scrolling base. Refinished in glossy black.

$1,766

Thonet Art Nouveau Rocking Chair, Black Lacquered Beech, Wicker Seat

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Stunning and elegant Art Nouveau rocking chair. Design by Thonet, Kohn or Mundus but no marks or labels!

Category

Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wicker, Beech, Bentwood

Large Bamboo Rocking Chair after Albini

$1,440Sale Price|20% Off

Large Bamboo Rocking Chair after Albini

By Franco Albini, Thonet

Located in New York, NY

Incredible stylish over scale midcentury continuous arm rocking chair, after Thonet and Albini. Bent bamboo frame, with original cane and wicker seat and back.

Category

Mid-20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Bamboo, Cane

Recent Sales

Michael Thonet Rocking Chair with Original "Kohn" Label

Unavailable

H 18 in W 43 in D 21.5 in

Michael Thonet Rocking Chair with Original "Kohn" Label

By Thonet

Located in Long Island City, NY

Michael Thonet rocking chair in ebonized solid bent beech tree retaining it's original manufacturer label "Jacob and Josef Kohn.

Unavailable

H 39.38 in W 22.45 in D 43.31 in

Thonet Style Tubular Metal Rocking Chair, 1950

Located in Avignon, Vaucluse

Rocking chair tubular metal Thonet style imitation leather Measures: Top.100cm, depth 110cm, width 57cm, circa 1950.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Metal

Sold

H 39.38 in W 19.69 in D 41.34 in

19th Century Thonet Rocking Chair

Located in London, GB

Original Thonet rocking chair. The first "Modern" chair designed in the middle of the 19th century, representing the possibilities of using steam bent wood, and marking a new era f...

Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Rocking Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Thonet Rocking Chair No. 4, Beech Wood, Art Nouveau, Austria, 1920

Sold

H 39.38 in W 43.31 in D 22.05 in

Thonet Rocking Chair No. 4, Beech Wood, Art Nouveau, Austria, 1920

By Thonet

Located in LYON, FR

Thonet rocking chair model no. 4. Circa 1920. Curved beech wood rocking chair from the 1920s by Thonet.

Category

Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Modern Sculptural Chrome Thonet Rocking Chair Rocker Milo Baughman

Sold

H 41 in W 22 in D 39 in

Mid Century Modern Sculptural Chrome Thonet Rocking Chair Rocker Milo Baughman

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Mid Century Modern Sculptural Chrome Thonet Rocking Chair Rocker after Milo Baughman. Item features a chrome metal frame, white vinyl upholstery, impressive size, very nice v...

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Bentwood & Cane Thonet Rocking Chair

Sold

H 39 in W 21 in D 39 in

Vintage Bentwood & Cane Thonet Rocking Chair

By Thonet

Located in London, GB

A stunning and iconic design, this is the number 21 bentwood rocking chair by Thonet. This model was likely made in Czechoslovakia in one of the former Thonet factories which used th...

Category

Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Sold

H 38.19 in W 41.74 in D 22.05 in

Mid-Century chromed steel and rattan rocking chair from the 1970s

Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District

This Mid-Century chromed steel and rattan rocking chair from the 1970s is an elegant Italian production that reinterprets the classic Thonet rocking chair with a modernist twist.

Category

Mid-20th Century Rocking Chairs

Materials

Chrome

$2,051

H 35.04 in W 22.45 in D 29.53 in

Very rare Thonet easy chair nr.6331

By Michael Thonet, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH

Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj

Very rare Thonet easy chair nr.6331 in very good oirignal condition with signs of use.

Category

Antique 1890s Vienna Secession Chaise Longues

Materials

Rattan, Beech, Bentwood

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$519 / set

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Antique Fez Embroidery Cushions, Made to Order

Located in London, GB

Antique Fez embroidery cushions, made to order. We keep stock of 19th and early 20th century Fez embroideries, available as panels or as down-filled pillows, made to order. The...

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Pillow Made from Antique Metallic Indonesian Textile

$1,167

H 4 in W 10 in D 17 in

Pillow Made from Antique Metallic Indonesian Textile

By Stephen Miller Siegel

Located in New York, NY

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Pair of Mid-Century Rocking Chaises Walter Lamb Waikiki Lounge Style CA. 1950s

$5,800 / set

$1,709 / set

H 4.34 in W 4.73 in D 11.82 in

Porcelain Duck Shade Pair of Sconces by Gamla Stan's Lamp Factory, 1970s, Sweden

By Gamla Stans Lampverkstad

Located in Hagenbach, DE

Porcelain Duck Head Shade Pair of Sconces by Gamla Stan's Lamp Factory, 1970s, Sweden Lamps are in very good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use This lamp works wit...

Category

Vintage 1970s Swedish Space Age Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

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Thonet Rock For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic thonet rock available at 1stDibs. A thonet rock — often made from wood, bentwood and natural fiber — can elevate any home. Find 110 options for an antique or vintage thonet rock now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect thonet rock — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each thonet rock bearing Mid-Century Modern, Art Nouveau or Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made thonet rock over the years, but those crafted by Thonet, Michael Thonet and Thonet-Mundus are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Thonet Rock?

Prices for a thonet rock start at $275 and top out at $14,859 with the average selling for $1,359.

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.

Questions About Thonet Rock

How do I identify a Thonet rocking chair?
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1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
To identify a Thonet rocking chair, look for the company name. You will normally find it stamped directly onto the underside of the seat, arms or legs. You can find a collection of expertly vetted Thonet rocking chairs on 1stDibs.

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