Vintage Anglo Indian Renaissance Style Carved Wood Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Anglo Indian Renaissance Style Ornate Carved Wood Upholstered Rocker Rocking Chair. Circa Mid 20th Century.
Wood
Vintage Modern Industrial Iron Rocker
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unusual vintage modern iron rocker features red upholstered cushions. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.
Iron
Vladimir Kagan Rocking Chair Upholstered in Champagne Ivory Peruvian Alpaca
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Iconic Vladimir Kagan walnut rocker newly upholstered in the softest hide on Earth - Champagne Ivory Alpaca.
Hide, Alpaca, Walnut
Pair of Leopard-Print Rockers
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
Pair of leopard-print upholstered rockers, tufted backs and matching lumbar pillows (not photographed).
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H 39 in W 32 in D 41 in
Mid Century Modern Style Wide Frame Sculptural Upholstered Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid Century Modern Style Wide Frame Sculptural Upholstered Rocker Rocking Chair. Item features is nice wide seat, solid wood frame, clean modernist lines, sleek sculptural form.
Fabric, Wood
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite/Upholstered Rocker
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in North Miami, FL
Chic, contemporary and hip lucite rocker by Charles Hollis Jones has been newly upholstered in a white cotton/linen weave fabric.
Chrome
Charles Eames ; Original Rocker
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Charles Eames for Herman Miller all original upholstered rocker with blue naugahyde over yellow shell , zinc base and original runners .
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H 37 in W 29.75 in L 37 in
Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Sculptural Rocking Chair Rocker New Upholstery
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Hudson, NY
Freshly upholstered rocker designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates.
Upholstery, Walnut
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H 37 in W 29.75 in L 37 in
Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Sculptural Rocking Chair Rocker New Upholstery
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Hudson, NY
Freshly upholstered rocker designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates.
Upholstery, Walnut
MCM Cantilever Rockers Newly Upholstered in a Brazilian Cowhide, Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century Modern cantilever rockers newly upholstered in a Brazilian cowhide - pair Exquisite pair of vintage Mid-Century Modern cantilever spring rockers.
Cowhide, Wood
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H 30.5 in W 38 in D 28 in
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Swivel Rockers, Newly Upholstered in Velvet, 1970s
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall, Milo Baughman
Located in Raleigh, NC
VIntage 1970s sculptural lounge chairs by Adrain Pearsall newly upholstered in taupe velvet sitting on the walnut plinth bases. Extremely comfortable and widely functional with the ...
Upholstery
Milo Baughman Rocker with Jack Tenor Larsen Fabric
By Milo Baughman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A Milo Baughman Rocker re-upholstered in vintage same period Jack Lenor Larsen Fabric.
Adrian Pearsal Waive Chaise Rocker Lounge in Ivory Shearling and Walnut
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in San Diego, CA
This Adrian Pearsall chaise rocker has been upholstered in cozy, lush and luxurious ivory shearling, it has an ergonomic shape which makes it the perfect lounger for relaxing, dreami...
Hide, Sheepskin, Walnut
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H 38.25 in W 31 in D 29.5 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Swivel / Rocker Arm Chairs in Ebonized Walnut
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist swivel / rocker arm chairs upholstered in a luxe smoked platinum velvet that is beautifully offset by their ebonized walnut frame and base.
Vintage Bauhaus Style Rocking Chair by Fasem Italy, Newly Upholstered
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Bauhaus Style Rocking Chair by Fasem Italy, Newly Upholstered in Cheetah Print Hair-On Cowhide The Mid Century Modern Mies Fasem Bauhaus Chrome Sling Rocker, newly upholster...
Chrome
Adrian Pearsall Gray Chaise Lounge Rocker Upholstered Mid-Century Modern
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful and stunning vintage Adrian Pearsall chaise lounge rocker has been completely restored from top to bottom. The walnut wood base was stained black. The beautiful expens...
Upholstery, Wood
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H 31 in W 41 in D 64 in
Adrian Pearsall Chaise Lounge Rocker Newly Upholstered in Soft Peruvian Alpaca
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Saint Louis, MO
This Adrian Pearsall chaise rocker is a triple crown winner with iconic Mid-Century Modern ergonomic Adrian Pearsall design, cozy comfort dressed in new hand sewn baby soft Champagne...
Hide, Alpaca, Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Rocker
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern original Lucite rocker with newly upholstered white fabric.
Lucite
Frank Reenskaug for Bramin Solid Teak Rocker, Made in Denmark
By Bramin Mobler, Frank Reenskaug
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Frank Reenskaug for Bramin solid teak rocker, newly re-upholstered in a nubby pale green fabric.
Upholstery, Teak
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H 25 in W 16 in D 20 in
Antique Gustav Stickley Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Child's Rocker, circa 1910
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Gustav Stickley Arts & Crafts Mission oak child's rocker, newer upholstered seat, circa 1910 Measures: 25" H x 16" W x 20" D, 11" seat height.
Oak
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H 37 in W 27.5 in D 39 in
Mid-Century Lee Woodard Tubular Brass Rocking Chair or Rocker in Tufted Vinyl
By Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The chair frame is bent and hammered tubular brass, with wooden rockers. Upholstered in a tufted oxblood vinyl.
Brass
Original Upholstered Rapson Rocker
Located in New York, NY
He taught at MIT and practiced in Boston until 1954, when he moved to Minnesota. The rocker is his iconic furniture design, but is rare to the market in either its webbed or upholst...
Birch
Pair Of Upholstered Rocker Chairs
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Pair of incredibly comfortable rocking chairs, completely re upholstered in Belgian linen.
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H 30.38 in W 24.75 in D 29.5 in
Holger Georg Jensen for Tønder Møbelværk Model 97 Upholstered Teak Rocker, 1958
By Tønder Møbelvaerk, Holger Georg Jensen
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fantastic Danish modern Model 97 teak rocking chair designed in 1958 by Holger Georg Jensen for Tønder Møbelværk, freshly dressed in vintage red upholstery. Piece pre-dates Jensen’...
Brass
Arthur Umanoff Rocker
Located in Southampton, NY
Arthur Umanoff iron and oak rocker with upholstered seats.
Iron
Chic Oversized Chaise-Rocker
Located in New Orleans, LA
Oversized white rocker chaise; newly upholstered in a textured white cotton; white painted wood base
Cotton, Wood
Early 20th Century Horn Rocker
Located in Pasadena, CA
Early 20th Century platform horn rocker recently upholstered in mohair.
RKR-1 Rocker by Charles Eames
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Hudson, NY
All original, early rocker, black wire frame with birch struts, original fabric upholstered cover.
Wendell Castle
Located in Queens, NY
Walnut Crescent Rocker with Leather Upholstered Seat Signed W. Castle
Walnut, Leather
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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