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Rocking Chairs For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1930s
Austrian Bentwood Scroll Leather Rocking Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Bentwood (19th Cent) scroll design rocking chair with embossed leather upholstery. (THONET, Wien)
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Leather
"Egg" Rocking Chair by the Societa Anonima Antonio Volpe, Italy, Circa 1922
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare “Egg” rocking chair in curved and stained wood, with caned seat and back. The wide oval-shaped armrests, giving their name to the model, and allowing gentle swinging, are stabil...
Category
1920s Italian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Folk Art Oakwood Rocking Chair by Cabinetmaker Hans Dau, Denmark, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
Wonderful rocking chair in solid oakwood by Danish Cabinetmaker Hans Dau (1871-1956). Original embroidered fabric upholstery the seat.
Hans Dau was a renowned master carpenter who ha...
Category
1930s Danish Folk Art Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antique Wicker and Rattan Wooden Victorian Rocking Chair Rocker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Wicker and Rattan Wooden Victorian Rocking Chair Rocker. Item features a solid wood wicker wrapped frame, very nice antique, quality ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
Bentwood Rocking Chair Attributed to Thonet, Early 20th Century
By Thonet
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Classic Vienna Secession style bentwood rocking chair with embossed wooden seat and back, and beautiful scrolling base. Refinished in glossy black.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Rocking Chairs
Art Nouveau Ebonised Rocking Chair
Located in Petworth, GB
Art Nouveau ebonised beech rocking chair
Attributed to Jacob and Josef Kohn
Re-upholstered in ‘Glasgow Rose’ velvet
Rare oversized model
Circa 1900
Founded in 1849 by father an...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Beech
Stylish Pine Late 1930 Norwegian Rocking Chair
Located in Weesp, NL
Norwegian late 1930 pine rocking chair by Aksel of Norway. This rare piece is in great vintage condition.
It will be shipped overseas in a custom made wooden crate in order to avoid...
Category
1930s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Pine
Regal 19th century Venetian Rocking Chair in Walnut with Decorations and Putti - Very Rare
By A. Manzoni
Located in Villa Verucchio, Emilia-Romagna
Regal 19th century Venetian Rocking Chair in Walnut with Decorations and Putti - Very Rare!
If you are a lover of antiques and want a unique piece for your home, this 19th-century V...
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Nutwood
Antique Art Nouveau Cherry Wood Rocking Chair Rocker With Wreath Marquetry Inlay
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Nouveau Cherry Wood Rocking Chair Rocker With Wreath Marquetry Inlay. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 36" H x 26" W x 27" D x 16" Seat height x 26" Arm height.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cherry
Bentwood Early 1900s Rocking Chair Produced by Mundus, Budapest
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Bentwood and straw rocking chair produced by Mondus in the early 20th century.
The armchair is complete and features its original maker label: "Mundus Budapest".
The chair is compl...
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Early 19th Century Hungarian Art Nouveau Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Straw, Bentwood
Japanese Antique Dining Chairs, set of 2, Primitive Wooden Chair, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A set of two dining chairs made from high-quality oak wood.
The deep color and beautiful, flowing grain that have developed over the years have become richer and richer with time.
T...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood, Oak
Antique RH Conant’s Sons Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Slat Back Rocking Chair c1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique RH Conant’s Sons Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Slat Back Rocking Chair c1910
Measures - 34" x 2...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
19th Century Pair of Bentwood Rocking Chairs in Style of Jacob & Josef
Located in Miami, FL
19th century pair of bentwood rocking chairs in the style of Jacob & Josef.
Category
Late 19th Century European Colonial Revival Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Victorian Aesthetic Movement Chestnut Stick & Ball Spindle Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Aesthetic Movement Chestnut Stick and Ball Spindle Rocker Rocking Chair. Item features shapely sculpted wood frame, cane seat, uniquel...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Chestnut
Rocking Chair No.813 by Koloman Moser for J.J.Kohn
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Rocking chair no.813 by Koloman Moser for J.J.Kohn. Professionally stained and repolished.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Viener Werkstatte Rocking Chair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Vienna Secession rocking chair bentwood and caned seat.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Beech
Gustav Stickley Arts & Crafts Mission Rocker with New Leather Seat
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Arts & Crafts rocking chair by Gustav Stickley, circa 1910. Quarter sawn oak with a new leather seat and padding. Mortise and tenon construction all pegged joints. Very comf...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Brass
Japanese Antique Chairs, Rustic Wooden Chair, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique Japanese chair from the early Showa period.
Made of beech wood, this simple design is in keeping with the Japanese aestheti...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Arts & Crafts Fumed Oak Rocking Chair by Gustave Stickley, no. 311 1/2
Located in Shippensburg, PA
MISSION EBONIZED OAK ROCKING CHAIR NO. 311 1/2
Gustave Stickley ca. 1904-7, red ink maker's mark to the reverse
Item # 309VAX24P
Described in their 1904 catalogue as being "Craftsma...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
Rustic 19th Century Indian Rocking Chair with Metal Accents and Turned Supports
Located in Yonkers, NY
A rustic antique Indian rocking chair from the 19th century, with metal accents and nicely distressed appearance. Created in India during the 19th century, this rocking chair charms ...
Category
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Metal
Original Gustav Siegel Bentwood Rocking Chair / Lounge, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in New York City, NY
A fabulous and important original Vienna workshop, bentwood rocker, model# 824, Schaukel Fauteuils by designer Gustav Siegel, manufactured by Jacob & Josef Kohn, Austria 1905
Illust...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Antique slipper style rocking chair in cherrywood and blue velvet, late 19th c.
Located in View Park, CA
An antique Slipper style striped rocking chair, late 19th century or early 20th century. Upholstery in velveteen tones of Brittany blue and fog, and fe...
Category
Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Bauhaus Rocking Chair, Chromed Steeltubes, Germany, circa 1930
Located in Regensburg, DE
Original, rare Bauhaus Rocking Chair from Germany circa 1920/30s.
Chrome-plated thick bent steeltubes with original galvanization, well reserved and polished. The seat and back are u...
Category
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Attributed to Hunzinger American Victorian Red Velvet Rocking Chair
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian walnut swirl design rocking chair with red velvet seat and back. (att: Hunzinger).
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Walnut
Antique Hitchcock Style Child's Black Bow Back Windsor Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Hitchcock Style Child's Black Bow Back Windsor Rocker Rocking Chair. Item features nice black & gold finish, child's size, solid wood construction, quality American craftsman...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Other Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Italian Venetian Fruitwood Rocking Chair
Located in Queens, NY
"Italian Venetian style (19th Cent) fruitwood rocking chair with carved lion sides
Ripped Upholstery"
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood, Upholstery
Art Deco Chrome And Leather Rocking Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Art deco, machine-age rocking chair in the manner of designers Gilbert Rohde and Kem Weber features a bent chrome frame on black lacquered wood rockers with contoured back. The back ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Rocking Chairs
Materials
Chrome
ANTIQUE ITALIAN CIRCA 1850 HAND CARVED FRUITWOOD LEATHER ROCKiNG ARMCHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely very rare circa 1850 hand made in Venice Italy carved Fruitwood rocking armchair depicting Sea horses, Cherubs, and gothic gargoyles...
Category
1850s Italian Early Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
Cabinetmakers Carved Rocking Armchair in Sheepskin and Oak, Denmark, 1930
Located in Odense, DK
Wonderful unique armchair made by a Danish cabinetmaker in the 1920-40s. The chair is made from solid oakwood and is upholstered in lambswool. It has slightly curved rocker...
Category
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Oak
Mid-19th Century H.C. Andersen Rocking Chair in Polished Cast Iron
Located in Kastrup, DK
H.C. Andersen rocking chair in polished cast iron, Denmark, 1850-1870.
Reupholstered with fabric from Ralph Lauren.
(Called H.C. Andersen rocking chair, because he is depicted in one).
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Late Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Metal
American Country Pine Rocking Chair
Located in Queens, NY
American Country style stripped pine spindle back rocking chair (19/20th Cent.)
Category
19th Century American Country Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Pine
Art Deco Brushed Steel Rocking Chair By Doehler Metal Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage early 20th century, art deco rocking chair by The Doehler Metal Furniture Co. features a pressed, brushed steel frame with fluted legs and decoratively scrolled back. The seat is newly upholstered in a monochromatic gray velvet that really accentuates the fine details of the frame. On the small side, it's a wonderful cozy accent chair...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Rocking Chairs
Materials
Steel
A Rare Thonet Number 3 Bentwood Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
A Rare Thonet No. 3 Bentwood and Cane Rocking Chair. Having the unmistakable Thonet trademark flowing scroll work. We believe this model was first shown in their 1885 catalogue as sh...
Category
1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cane, Bentwood
Folder Cruiseship Chaise Longue, USA, 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Folded cruise ship rocking chaise-longue made out of oak wood. Manufactured by Marks, New York, 1890 ca.
Category
1890s American Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Iron
French Victorian Bamboo Rocking Chair
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian bamboo rocking chair with paisley upholstered seat and back
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Upholstery
Swedish Antique Rocking Chair 6 Legs 19th Century Hand Painted Black Gold
Located in Bochum, NRW
Antique Black Swedish Rocking Chair with Original Black Paint, Late 19th Century
The chair is in excellent condition, given its age and use, showing minimal signs of time and use—nor...
Category
1920s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
1920's Amish Red Painted Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1920-1930's Amish Lancaster County,Pennsylvania original tomato red bentwood rocking chair in great condition.These Amish bentwood rocking chairs...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Thonet Rocking Chair, Model Number 511, Vienna Secession, circa 1904
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Thonet rocking chair, model number 511. Vienna Secession, circa 1904.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Beech, Rattan, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Carved Walnut and Upholstered Folding Rocking Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early 20th century Victorian Style carved Walnut and Upholstered rocking chair.
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Secession Rocking Chair No.7211 by Marcel Kammerer for Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession rocking chair no.7211 by Marcel Kammerer for Thonet. Professionally stained and repolished.
Category
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Rare Rocking Chair by François Turpin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare painted metal rocking chair with canvas sling by François Turpin. Made in France circa 1930s.
Bibliography: Pierre Migennes, "Les meubles de ja...
Category
1930s French Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Metal
19Thc Ladder Back Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This natural pine ladder back rocking chair is in good sturdy condition with a mustard painted rush seat.The chair has a soft nice patina.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
American Arts and Crafts Oak Rocking Chair
Located in Lutz, FL
American 1920’s Arts and Crafts style Quarter Sawn Oak Scroll Arm Rocking Chair in solid oak with heavy duck canvas taupe upholstery with nailhead detailing. A handsome and comfortab...
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Canvas, Oak
Rocking Chair Style Thonet circa 1930 Good Condition
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rocking chair style thonet circa 1930 good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Rocking Chairs
Materials
Beech
Victorian Wicker Rocker with Interlocking Circle Arms and Spider Woven Back
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This Victorian ladies rocker matches the youth chair we have also listed. The arms and back are high Victorian style. It was probably a mother's nursery ...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wicker
Fancy Painted Child’s Rocking Chair
Located in Savannah, GA
Fancy Painted Child’s Rocking Chair, mid-19th century.
14 inches wide by 18 ½ inches deep by 21 ¾ inches tall
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
J.M. Young & Sons Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
J.M. Young & Sons Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Rocker Rocking Chair. Item features solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, original label, very nice antique item, quality...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
VINTAGE CIRCA 1930's ENGLISH OAK ROCKING ARMCHAIR WITH LIBERTY'S LONDON IANTHE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale absolutely stunning vintage circa 1930's English rocking armchair with removable Liberty's London Ianthe fabric cover
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price
I have a matching wingback...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Hindeloopen Style Spindled Rocking Chair with Studded Emerald Green Leather Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hindeloopen style rocking chair with studded green leather seating and an ornately carved wood frame. In very original condition with heavy signs...
Category
1930s Dutch Arts and Crafts Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century American Hitchcock High Back Rocking Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century American hitchcock high back rocking chair
Fine antique rocking chair - Classic American craftsmanship
Measures: 20" wide x...
Category
Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
19thc Original Paint Decorated Pa. Child’s Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic York County ,Pennsylvania paint decorated child’s rocking chair is in amazing untouched surface. The painted surface is ama...
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Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
FINE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN HARRINGTON's CRADLE ROCKING CHESTERFIELD LEATHER ARMCHAIR
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely very rare circa 1850-1860 Harrington's Patent Cradle Spring armchair with hand dyed brown leathe...
Category
1850s English Early Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak, Hardwood
Set of antique reupholstered barley twist rockers with wool pillows
Located in Franklin, TN
Antique barley twist rockers refinished and reupholstered. Sanded to their natural wood tones and sealed with a flat wax. Reupholstered with a moody forest fabric. Paired with a set ...
Category
Early 20th Century Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Elm and Ash Childs Windsor Rocking Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
19th century antique elm and ash childs Windsor rocking chair boasting a wonderful shaped turned stick back with shaped arms supported by turned columns. The seat is crafted in solid...
Category
19th Century English Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antique Arts & Crafts Arm Rocking Cube Chair by " KNOUSE " - Stickley Era
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a great looking, bulky Lounge/Arm/Rocking Chair (Cube Chair). It has a KNOUSE maker's mark from the early 1900s. The chair is in great condition with the original finish. ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cotton, Oak
19th Century Victorian Ebonized Oak English Rocker
By Drexel
Located in Germantown, MD
19th Century Victorian Ebonized Oak English Rocker. Measures 17.5" in width, 26" in depth and 33.5" in height. Seat height is 15".
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Late 19th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
English Mahogany Rocking Chair
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Rocking chair upholstered in capitoné. With an elegant design, the structure is made of dark solid wood, with a smooth finish and well-defined curved shapes that integrate the armres...
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Early 20th Century British Rustic Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Victorian Ladderback Walnut and Cane Seat Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A Victorian Ladderback Walnut and Cane Seat Side Chair
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Vintage, New and Antique Rocking Chairs
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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