Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
1930s Dutch Arts and Crafts Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Wood
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Cane, Beech
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Bouclé, Birch
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Maple
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Wood
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton, Teak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Teak, Upholstery
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Rush, Oak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 20th Century Campaign Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Leather
1940s American Victorian Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Maple
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Beech
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Fabric, Wood
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Beech, Elm
20th Century Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Walnut
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Beech, Papercord
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Beech
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Wool, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Beech
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Fabric, Oak, Hardwood, Wood, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Papercord, Beech
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Leather, Maple
1990s American American Craftsman Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Walnut
20th Century Rustic Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Twig
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Fabric, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Hardwood, Beech
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Fabric, Wood
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Papercord, Beech
1980s American Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Birdseye Maple
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Beech
1930s American Rustic Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Metal
1960s American Colonial Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Maple
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Maple
Late 20th Century North American Arts and Crafts Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Maple
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Papercord, Ash, Teak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Wood
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Leather, Beech
1960s Costa Rican Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Leather, Wool
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Wood
1950s Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Rush, Rope, Beech
1960s European Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Teak, Upholstery
20th Century American Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Wood
Mid-20th Century Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Colonial Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Maple
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Wood
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
Beech
1940s French Other Vintage Spindle Rocking Chair
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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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