Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Wool, Teak
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Leather, Upholstery, Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Teak
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Teak
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Teak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Wool, Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Wool, Teak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Fabric, Teak
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Beech, Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Fabric, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak
1950s Danish Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Hide, Cane, Teak
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak, Upholstery
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Bentwood, Leather
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Wool, Teak, Upholstery, Wood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Teak
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Indian Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Leather, Teak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Fabric, Wood, Teak
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Leather, Teak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak, Upholstery
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Fabric, Beech
1960s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak, Velvet
Late 20th Century Campaign Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Leather
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Fabric, Oak, Teak
1970s American Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Wood, Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Teak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Alpaca, Canvas, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Cane, Teak, Wool
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Wool, Alpaca, Teak, Walnut
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Beech, Teak
1960s Danish Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Fabric, Wood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Linen, Wood, Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Fabric, Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Fabric, Rattan, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Fabric, Teak
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Beech, Teak, Lacquer
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak, Wool, Foam
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak
Mid-20th Century Dutch Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Beech, Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Teak
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Teak Rocking Chair
Teak, Upholstery
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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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