Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Wood, Beech
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Oak
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Wicker, Wood
19th Century French Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Bamboo, Upholstery
1860s British High Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Leather, Wood
19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Maple, Velvet
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Wicker
Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Walnut, Cane
19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Walnut
19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Walnut
19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Cane, Chestnut
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Hardwood
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Oak
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Textile, Walnut
19th Century North American Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Wicker, Wood
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Cane, Oak
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Velvet, Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Brass
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Cane, Walnut
Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Fabric, Oak
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Oak
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Cane, Wood
Mid-19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century British Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Elm
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Steel
Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Cane, Bentwood
1870s British Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Oak
1830s British Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Velvet, Ash
1920s Austrian Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Bamboo
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Wood
1850s English Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Steel
Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Walnut, Upholstery
Mid-19th Century Danish Late Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Metal
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Metal
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Iron, Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Wood, Beech
1890s American Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Wicker
Mid-19th Century English Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Iron
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Wood, Leather, Fabric, Upholstery
1850s Italian Early Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Leather, Fruitwood
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Wicker
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Oak
1870s American Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Wood
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Wicker
1880s American Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Brass, Steel
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Cane, Walnut
19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Walnut
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Tapestry, Maple
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Wicker
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Cord, Rope, Oak
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Wicker, Rattan, Bentwood
1890s American Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Reed, Wood
19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Wicker
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Fabric, Walnut
Late 19th Century Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Wood
1890s British Victorian Antique Victorian Rocking Chair
Leather, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Victorian 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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