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19Thc Platform Rocking Chair in Leather / Oil Cloth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing platform rocking chair was found on a Ranch and it has amazing undisturbed original surface.The seat and backing are in oil cloth -leather like upholstery which is all ...
Walnut
Victorian Wicker Rocking Chair by Heywood Brothers, Late 19th Century
By Heywood Brothers & Co.
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian natural wicker ornate high back platform rocking chair with woven rolled arms and finials & swag chain link on back (HEYWOOD BROS.)
Wicker
Antique Victorian Small Child's Maple Wood Platform Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Small Child's Maple Wood Platform Rocker Rocking Chair. Item features floral tapestry upholstery, platform spring rocker, unique small chair.
Tapestry, Maple
Antique Heywood Wakefield Victorian Woven Wicker Platform Rocker Rocking Chair
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Heywood Wakefield Woven Wicker Victorian Platform Rocker Rocking Chair. Item features a carved wood platform rocker base with rolling casters, ornate woven wicker wrapped fra...
Wicker
Antique Eastlake Victorian Oak Wood Paw Foot Platform Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Eastlake Victorian Oak Wood Paw Foot Platform Rocker Rocking Chair with Newer Brown Naugahyde Upholstery.
Oak
19th Century American Platform Rocker with Footstool by George Hunzinger
By George Hunzinger
Located in Southampton, NY
Rare George Hunzinger solid dark walnut platform rocker with new upholstery. Back seat cushion was custom made more recently to fit the back. George Hunzinger invented and designed ...
Wood
Antique Victorian Small Child's Maple Wood Platform Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Small Child's Maple Wood Platform Rocker Rocking Chair. Item features floral tapestry upholstery, platform spring rocker, unique small chair.
Tapestry, Maple
George Hunzinger, Lollipop Platform Rocking Chair, United States, circa 1880
By George Hunzinger
Located in New York, NY
An innovative cabinet maker, George Hunzinger was born in Tuttlingen, Germany, to a family of furniture makers dating back to the 17th century. After immigrating to America he establ...
Upholstery, Wood
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H 28.5 in W 17 in D 18 in
Vintage American Beechwood Child's Platform Rocking Chair, Scotland 1970, H192
Located in Vancouver, BC
Vintage American beechwood child's platform rocking chair, Scotland 1970, H192 Scotland 1970 Solid beechwood Original finish Padded back with new fabric Double turned rails to the ...
Beech
Mid-Century Modern Platform Rocking Chair
By Paoli Chair Company
Located in Astoria, NY
Mid-Century Modern platform rocking chair in the manner of the Paoli Chair Company, with ochre upholstered back and seat supported by an oak and walnut frame on springs, above a plat...
Fabric, Oak, Walnut
Antique Hunzinger Oak Rope Twist Platform Rocking Chair c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Hunzinger Oak Rope Twist Platform Rocking Chair Unsigned C1890 Measures - 41 3/4" x 25 7/8" x 33" This antique rocking chair, attributed to George Hunzinger, features a rop...
Oak
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H 44.5 in W 22.5 in D 25 in
Antique Victorian Aesthetic Movement Oak Platform Rocking Chair Rocker Beehive
Located in Dayton, OH
An intriguing Aesthetic Periiod platform rocking chair. Made from oak with a spindled back, ribbed and graduated (beehive) finials, bentwood and turned arms and a cloth seat.
Fabric, Oak
Antique Hunzinger Walnut Rope Twist Platform Rocking Chair c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Crafted from walnut, the chair features an intricately carved frame with a platform rocking mechanism.
Walnut
19th Century Lollipop Platform Rocking Chair by George Hunzinger
By George Hunzinger
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular lollipop platform rocker in mahogany by George Hunzinger. Late 19thc creation that is still relevant today. Seat has a spring system as well as being padded. This chair i...
Metal, Brass
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H 41.5 in W 27 in D 22.5 in
Antique 19th Century Victorian Ebonized Platform Rocker Rocking Chair Regency
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th century Victorian platform rocking chair. Features a hardwood ebonized frame with gold trim and striped upholstery.
Upholstery, Hardwood
American Victorian Beige Wooden Platform Rocker
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian-style platform rocking chair with upholstered gray fabric seat and back cushion with a carved back rail and turned spindle arms and legs.
Wood, Leather, Fabric, Upholstery
Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Platform Parlor Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
A platform rocker is a type of rocking chair with a seat that moves on a stationary base, rather than directly on the floor.
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut Platform Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut Platform Rocker Rocking Chair. Item features Rolling casters, solid wood frame, beautiful wood grain, nicely carved details, very nice antiqu...
Walnut
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H 39.5 in W 19 in D 28 in
Antique Victorian Lowentraut Oak Aesthetic Period Platform Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
A lovely Aesthetic Era platform or gliding rocking chair by Lowentraut, circa 1876-1888.
Oak
1950s Mid-Century Modern Platform Spring Rocking Chairs, a Pair
Located in San Carlos, CA
Cool set of 2 Mid-Century Modern platform spring rocking chairs with spindled barrel back.
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Heywood Wakefield Wicker Platform Rocker
By Heywood Brothers & Co.
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late 19th century Victorian wicker platform rocker made by Heywood Brothers who eventually became the Heywood Wakefield Company. Unique fluid design with Art Nouveau influences. Cons...
Wicker
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H 38 in W 31 in D 30 in
Mid Century Platform Rocker Designed by Milo Baughman for James Furniture
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
Milo Baughman for James Inc. recliner, platform rocker, circa 1950's. This chair features a vinyl upholstered high back, and seat, an exposed architectural wood frame. The chair i...
Upholstery, Walnut
Art Deco / Streamline Bamboo Tilt/ Swivel Platform Rocker, Tear Drop Arm
By Ritts Tropitan, Paul Frankl
Located in Buffalo, NY
Art Deco / streamline bamboo Tilt/ Swivel platform rocker, tear drop arm. Triple banded bamboo very reminiscent of famed designs by Paul Frankl. Amazing original condition, patina, s...
Fabric, Bamboo
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H 40 in W 27 in D 30 in
Westnofa Recliner/Lounge Chair and Stool, Designed by Ingmar Relling, Norway
By Ingmar Relling
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
One of the unique features that make this chair so special, it has a mechanism on the side that allows one to unlock it, and it becomes a platform rocking chair or to lock it in an u...
Teak
Platform Rocking Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Hjelle
Located in New York, NY
Stylish platform rocker, lounge chair, and ottoman, manufactured by Hjelle of Norway, possibly designed by Gerhard berg. Structurally sound and sturdy, upholstery as is and will need...
Swivel Rocker Lounge Chair by Milo Baughman
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Peabody, MA
Rare platform rocking lounge chair with chromed steel swivel base by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin, circa 1970s.
Chrome
Hunzinger Lollipop Platform Rocking Chair
By George Hunzinger
Located in New York, NY
George Hunzinger lollipop platform rocking chair.
Wood
Pair of Rustic 19th Century Platform Rocking Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of super comfortable 19thc platform rockers have been rewoven seats and backs in a fantastic rustic straw . They are durable and very sturdy pine wood with a dark old surf...
Pine
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H 31.5 in W 23.5 in D 23.5 in
Mid-Century Platform Rocking Chair Att. to Paoli Chair Company Czechoslovakia
By Paoli Chair Company
Located in New York, NY
Classic mid-century platform rocker, in wonderful original condition, clean and ready to use. Attributed to Paoli Chair Company, made in Czechoslovakia circa 1950's. Measures: tot...
Fabric, Wood
19th Centruy, American Hunzinger Style Walnut Platform Rocking Chair
By George Hunzinger
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely 19th century American hand-turned walnut Rocking chair. From circa 1880…………………..definitely in the style of Hunzinger……………….Aesthetic Movement. The rocker sits on a tight...
Walnut
American Victorian Wicker Woven Rocking Chair
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian natural wicker ornate high back platform rocking chair with woven rolled arms and finials on back (HEYWOOD BROS.)
Wicker, Upholstery
19th Century Lollipop Platform Rocking Chair by George Hunzinger
By George Hunzinger
Located in Southampton, NJ
An outstanding Lollipop platform rocker in carved Oak by George Hunzinger late 19th c. production. The iconic patented Huntzinger steel and spring rocking mechanism is perfectly in t...
Brass, Steel
Nautical Theme Platform Rocker
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century nautical theme platform rocking chair. The chair has loose vinyl cushions, the back cushion having an anchor motif, the wood frame has ships wheel arm supports and a naut...
Upholstery, Wood
Victorian Wicker Platform Rocker
By Heywood Brothers & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Victorian platform rocking chair, in original natural finish.
Wicker
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H 38 in W 26.75 in D 27 in
Pr. Wrought Iron Platform Rocking Chairs att. to Woodard c. 1970/1980's
By Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
Pair of stylish platform rockers constructed of wrought iron, with metal mesh seats, and backs. The chairs ae complete with removable indoor outdoor cushions, they are clean and read...
Wrought Iron
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H 32 in W 24 in D 26.25 in
1880s George Hunzinger Victorian Platform Lollipop Rocker or Rocking Chair
By George Hunzinger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Iconic Victorian "Lollipop" Rocker by George Hunzinger, circa mid-late 1880s with a curving turned spindle back, reeded edge, and spiral twist stretchers. Cane seat looks to be a lat...
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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