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Rocking Chairs For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1930s
Late 19th century Thonet Beech and Cane Rocking Chair, 1890s
By Thonet
Located in LEGNY, FR
Bring charm and elegance to your interior with this stunning Thonet rocking chair, an iconic piece of 19th-century Viennese design.
This is an authentic model made of bentwood, featu...
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1890s Czech Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Beech
19th Century Regency Period Cast Iron Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
A Regency period cast iron rocking chair, having a rectangular back, with wrought iron scrolls to the arms and base. With red leather seat.
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Rare & Primitive circa 1820 Irish Famine Rocking Armchair Original Timber
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this really quite lovely original circa 1820 Irish Famine rocking armchair in pine.
A good looking and exceptionally...
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1820s Irish Primitive Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Pine
Set of Four Victorian Ladderback Walnut and Cane Seat Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Set of Four Victorian Ladderback Walnut and Cane Seat Side Chairs with hip supports.
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Primitive Childs Rocking Chair Herringbone Splint Weave
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Antique Child’s Ladder Back Chair with Cream Paint and Herringbone Splint Weave Seat
This antique child’s rocking chair features a classic ladder back design and a cream-colored pai...
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Early 20th Century American Primitive Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
19thc Ornate Hickory Bent Wood Rocker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc Hickory bent wood rocker. The backing is a wonderfully crafted turned/bent wood that extend to the arms. The seat is made from slats that are held up by the rockers potion of t...
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Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Hickory
PAIR OF FULLY RESTORED ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN BROWN LEATHER HIS & HER ROCKING CHAIRS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale absolutely stunning pair of late Victorian circa 1890-1900 hand carved his & her's rocking armchairs with ha...
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Antique L&JG Stickley Paddle Arm Rocker w/ Slot on the Sides - W8390
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an Antique L&JG Stickley Paddle Arm Rocker w/ Slot on the Sides from 1910 in very good condition. There are minor stains on the arm as pictured.
It is with cleaned original...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
Edwardian Rocking Chair
Located in Houston, TX
The beautiful Edwardian Bamboo Rocking Chair features a design with "stick and ball" elements. This rocker will fit wonderfully into almost any room!
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bamboo
Victorian Tufted Rocking Chair, Floral Velvet & Fringe Trim, c. 1900s USA
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
A whimsical and romantic Victorian rocking chair, custom upholstered in a soft blush and floral velvet fabric with a decorative fringe skirt. This antique piece features a high tufte...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Old Hickory Adirondack Style Rocking Chair
Located in Freehold, NJ
This old Adirondack style chair features rustic bent hickory wood construction, caned seat, and rocking base.
Dimensions: 27w 31d 33h 17sh 27ah
Condition notes: Chair itself is in ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rush, Hickory
19Thc Ladder Back Rocking Chair W/ Leather Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Early New England tall ladder back rocking chair with leather seat.This amazing rocking chair has a fine aged patina. and is very comfortable.The condition is very good.
Category
1850s American Adirondack Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique American Country Oak Ladder Stat Back Rocking Chair Rocker
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th Century American Country Rocking Chair. Made from oak with a ladder form and spindles. Features a contoured seat over short supports leading to rockers.
Dimensions:
2...
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Early 20th Century Country Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
Vintage Art Deco Blue Metal Rusty Basketweave Patio Rocking Lounge Chair - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Art Deco Blue Metal Rusty Basketweave Patio Rocking Lounge Chairs - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 33" H x 22.5" W x 29" D x 17" Seat height x 26" Arm height...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Rocking Chairs
Materials
Metal
Oak Antique Rocking Chair with Clavos and Leather Seat and Cane Back
Located in Lomita, CA
The main feature of this piece is the condition. The wood patina and overall condition of the rocker is quite attractive: beautiful oak and restored seat in rich brown leather. Thi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
English Victorian Rocking Chair with Leather Upholstery, 1890s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Victorian rocking chair.
Striking English design from the 1890s.
Original stained beech frame with tufted brown leather upholstery.
This wonderful English Victor...
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1890s British Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Victorian Mahogany and Tufted Velvet Upholstered Rocking Chair, Circa 1920s
Located in Germantown, MD
Absolutely gorgeous late Victorian style mahogany frame and red velvet upholstered seat and tufted back. Velvet in good shape and the mahogany frame shows charming patina. Measures 2...
Category
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Mahogany
American Rustic Old Hickory Porch Glider
Located in Queens, NY
American Rustic Old Hickory (1930s) large settee porch glider having spindle trim with a woven seat and back supported on a metal frame. (branded: OLD HIC...
Category
1930s American Rustic Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Metal
Antique French Bentwood Cane Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique bentwood cane rocking chair, this was made in France and dates from around the 1900-1920 period.
It is beautifully made, the frame is a combination of turned and st...
Category
Early 1900s French Georgian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Swedish Designer, Rocking Chair, Birch, Sweden, 1900
Located in High Point, NC
A birch rocking chair in English style designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1900.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 42.5"H x 22.0"W x 49.5"D
Seat Height (inches): 15.5"
Arm Height (inch...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Birch
Gustav Siegel Attributed, Made by Thonet, a Bentwood & Cane Rocking Chair
By Gustav Siegel, Thonet
Located in London, GB
Gustav Siegel attributed, made by Thonet. A bentwood and cane rocking chair.
Category
Early 1900s European Vienna Secession Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
French 19th Century Wrought Iron Rocking Chair
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Wonderful, sturdy wrought iron rocking chair of generous proportions. The iron retains most of its original green paint, and is delicately adorned with curlicued details. Upholstered...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
1930s Pair of Chestnut Chiavari Rocking Chairs with Springs, old America style
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Sturdy style old America 1930s chestnut Chiavari rocking chairs with springs, restored new upholster
Measures cm: D 76, W 76, H 40/82.
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Chestnut
19th Century Original Painted Sage Green Windsor Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This paint decorated 19th century Pennsylvania Windsor rocking chair has great form and in good condition. The saddle seat and fiddle back has a great painted surface with an apple p...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Fancy Original Painted Rocking Chair from New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This untouched original painted 19th century rocking chair is in pristine condition. The paint on this rocking chair is untouched. This is truly is a rare find. This item has wear co...
Category
Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Four Victorian Walnut and Cane Seat Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Set of Four Victorian Walnut and Cane Seat Side Chairs.
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
19th Century Rare Pair of Beechwood and Cane Rocking Chairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite pair of vintage rocking chairs showcases the timeless beauty of curved wood craftsmanship paired with the elegance of handwoven cane seating. Made from high-quality be...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Beech
Pair of Victorian Walnut and Cane Seat Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Victorian Walnut and Cane Seat Side Chairs
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Sewing Rocking Chair, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission oak Arts & Crafts sewing rocker
By Gustav Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak, with tan leather seat.
Measures: 17.25"W x 24.75"D x 31.25"H. Seat h...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Italian Antique Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Metal base and the fruit wood rocking chair early 20th century. Rocking chair is from the Bassano Del Grappa in Veneto region.
we are offering In ho...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Campaign Rocking Chairs
Materials
Metal
19th Century Leather and Brass Trimmed Soleil Oak Rocking Chair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Unusual and beautiful 19th century oak rocking chair with brass Helios - father of the sun - in brass on backrest and apron. Pressed brass circle trim throughout in immaculate shape...
Category
19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Brass
Antique Rocking Chair, Peter Cooper, R.W.Winfield Co. England Birmingham 1851
Located in Praha, CZ
An exceptional range of rocking chair, pioneer of bent chrome and cushioned seating, flat iron straps, round bent construction, hinged upholstery, original backing fabric, padded armrests, original fretwork, PROVENANCE-J. Klauda, pharmacist, traveller, collector of antiques, founded the Klauda Museum in Rožnov pod Radhoštem, later bequeathed his collections to the Museums Association and the Jaronek brothers-Jaronek Museum,
This important and rare piece of furniture is regularly auctioned at the world's leading auctions.The chair was first exhibited in 1851 at the first world exposition in London, the -world expo 1851-, and at the -world expo 1862-. Its probable designer is peter cooper...
Category
1850s Unknown Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Chrome
19th Century Child's Windsor Rocker from New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century handmade wooden child's rocker in great condition. This child's rocker is very strong and has been checked for strength and stability. Has a replaced rocker on the right...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Country Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Sewing Rocking Chair, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission oak Arts & Crafts sewing rocker
By Gustav Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak, with upholstered seat.
Measures: 17"W x 24.25"D x 34"H. Seat height:...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Pair of Antique RH Conant’s Sons Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Rocking Chairs c1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Pair of Antique RH Conant’s Sons Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Slat Back Rocking Chairs...
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
Rare George Hunzinger Rocking Chair with Patented Steel Webbing, 1869
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine form with one broken strap and geometric moulding at upper right missing. The back with the wire webbing flanked by bamboo form frame, and bold swirled arms with inverted trumpe...
Category
19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Circa 1880 Victorian Parlor Rocking Chair
Located in Unionville, TN
This late 19th-century Victorian cane rocker belonged to Minnie Firestone Adams, born in 1888 in Arkansas. It has remained in her family for over a century and was entrusted to us to...
Category
1880s American Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
English Spindle Back Rocking Chair
Located in Wilson, NC
English spindle back rocker, this gently rocking chair is very comfortable, having arms and a tall serpentine shaped back. There are two rows of ...
Category
1860s English Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rush, Beech
Antique Colonial Stencil Back Black Painted Plank Bottom Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Colonial Stencil Back Black Painted Plank Bottom Rocker Rocking Chair. Circa 19th Century. Measurements: 40" H x 20.5" W x 24.5" D x 15" Seat height.
Category
19th Century British Colonial Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Original Salmon Painted Windsor Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic 19thc original painted salmon children's rocking chair is from New England and is in great condition. The seat is a saddle seat form. Minor paint loss to the seat.
Category
19th Century American Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Pine
Signed Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Sewing Rocking Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts sewing or nursing rocker
By Gustav Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak, with brown leather se...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Finnish Children's Rocking Chair, Eevert Toivonen, 1930s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Children's rocking chair by Eevert Toivonen from the 1930s. Finland. Painted plywood. Good vintage condition, patina consistent with age and use. Classic early 1930's Finnish design.
Category
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Plywood, Paint
Antique New-York Style Ebonized Hand-Painted Rocker, Circa 1920s
Located in Germantown, MD
Antique New-York style ebonized hand-painted rocker, Circa 1920s.
Good vintage condition
Measure 16.5" W x 24" D x 35.5" H. Seat height is 14"
W6...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak, Paint
Antique Danish Victorian Style Rocking Chair
Located in Gardiner, NY
Authentic antique Danish Victorian style rocking chair.
This chair is in excellent overall condition with very few signs of age-related wear (see photos).
If you would like any add...
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1930s Danish Victorian Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Windsor Rocking Chair
Located in Nantucket, MA
English Yew wood Windsor rocking chair with carved and pierced splat back, saddle seat, and nicely turned legs.
Category
19th Century English Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Yew
Stickley Co. Shaker Type Chestnut Ladder Back Rocker , NYC Circa 1910s
Located in Germantown, MD
1910s Stickley Co. Chestnut Ladder Back Arm Rocker in the Shaker manner. Material Chestnut with cotton velvet upholstery. Original finish with seat Cushions Reupholstered to closely match the original Stickley fabric...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Rocking Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Chestnut
Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Sewing Rocking Chair, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission oak Arts & Crafts sewing rocker
By Gustav Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quartersawn oak, with black leather seat.
Measures: 18"W x 29"D x 33.5"H. Seat height:...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
19th Century American Platform Rocker with Footstool by George Hunzinger
Located in Southampton, NY
Rare George Hunzinger solid dark walnut platform rocker with new upholstery. Back seat cushion was custom made more recently to fit the back.
George ...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Bamboo Rocker in the George Hunzinger Style
Located in Bellport, NY
A charming little rocker with all the bells and whistles of the George Hunzinger style. Handcrafted and upholstered in a modern woven beige and green top grade fabric. Excellent cond...
Category
19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bamboo
20th Century Art Deco Bentwood Rocking Chairs with Reed Seats, Set of 2
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning Art Deco bentwood and reed seats rocking chairs.
Design Period 1920 to 1949.
Year 1920.
Production Period 1920 to 1929.
Style Spanish, Vintage, Mid-Century, Art Deco.
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Chrome Art Deco Springer Rocking Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Chrome Art Deco springer lounge chair consisting of chrome frame that seamlessly forms to shape the flat iron legs, arms, and back support of the strea...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Gustav Siegel, by J & J Kohn, Tall Stylish Secessionist Bentwood Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
Gustav Siegel.
A tall high back stylish Viennese Secessionist ebonised bentwood rocking chair.
Model# 824, manufactured by Jacob & Josef Kohn, Austria 1905.
Illustrated in Jacob ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
French 19th Century Wrougt Iron Rocking Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
Rare 19th century French wrought iron rocking chair with most of its original green paint with patient rust. Upholstered in natural colored antique linen.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Linen, Paint
Antique Early Gustav Stickley Rocker( with a Decal ) with Original Leather w2648
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Antique Early Gustav Stickley Rocker (Marked with Decal) with Original Leather
This is a great looking Gustav Stickley early rocking chair with...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
American Victorian Beige Wooden Platform Rocker
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian-style platform rocking chair with upholstered gray fabric seat and back cushion with a carved back rail and turned spindle ar...
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery, Fabric, Leather
American Victorian Red Velvet Rocking Chair
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian faux bamboo maple rocking chair with red velvet paneled back and seat.
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Maple, Velvet
American Walnut Rocking Chair with Rush Seat. Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American Walnut rocking chair with rush seat. 19th Century
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1870s American American Classical Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Stickley Brothers in the Style of, an American Arts & Crafts Oak Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
Stickley Brothers in the style of.
A good quality American Arts and Crafts oak rocking chair, with a stylish curved and slatted back and a burgundy leather cushion.
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Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
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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