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Rocking Chairs For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Art Nouveau
Early Ralph Rapson Rocker with Leather Webbing
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
This is a rare first year production from HG Knoll Associates of a stunning rocking chair designed by Ralph Rapson. It boasts a solid birch frame with original woven leather webbing...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Birch, Leather

Oak Kid's Windsor Rocking Chair, Circa 1970s
Located in Germantown, MD
Your child will love this rocking chair! It's a true heirloom piece that can be passed down to generations to come! It's the perfect piece for a reading nook or in the living room. ...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Oak

Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chair, Adrian Pearsall Style, American, Chrome, 1950s
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chair, Adrian Pearsall Style, American, Chrome, 1950s In a word, Stunning. This fine example by this high end designer sits on a strong and sturdy box fra...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Chrome

Don Shoemaker for Senal S.A. Cocobolo Rosewood 'Swinger' Rocking Chair, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Named the 'Swinger Chair' for its pivoting mechanism that allows you to swing in your seat, this incredible cocobolo rosewood and black leather 'Swinger' rocking armchair by leading 1960s modernist designer Don Shoemaker for Senal S.A. (Mexico) is highly sought after by interior designers and avid collectors alike. The thick black leather hides used for the sling are complemented with leather buttons connecting the sling to the frame of the chair. Matching black leather removable seat cushion has beautiful patina as can be seen in the photos. Artistically sculpted exotic cocobolo rosewood put together in an eye catching and interesting biomorphic form with shoemaker's signature rosewood insert accents for the feet and upper back of the chair. Exceptional craftsmanship utilizing innovative links and joints. Metal brackets connecting the seat to the frame allow the chair to gently rock - consider this as a nursing chair for the design-centric home. Senal S.A. label on lower bar of chair. Mexican modern is a style that fits incredibly well with Mid-Century Modern, Scandanavian or Danish Modern, Brazilian Modern, and Hollywood Regency. It is also a great addition for interior designers to turn an otherwise simple contemporary space and add a splash of wild and interesting. Whether you are designing a Mid-Century Modern home, contemporary, post-modern or french neoclassical apartment, this Don Shoemaker Swinger...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Leather, Rosewood

Leather Rocking Chair by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage leather and brass rocking chair designed by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950s. Newly upholstered in genuine black leather. In excellent condition with minor patina to the brass ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Brass

Milo Baughman Mid Century Swivel Rocking Lounge Chairs, A Pair
Located in Countryside, IL
Milo Baughman Mid Century Swivel Rocking Lounge Chairs - A Pair Each chair measures: 32 wide x 23 deep x 32 high, with a seat height of 12 inches All pieces of furniture can b...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood

"Heron" Rocking Chair and Footrest for Tendo Mokko Japan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
"Heron" rocking chair and footrest designed by Mitsumasa Sugasawa for Tendo Mokko Japan in laminated bentwood oak with army greenish soft vinyl upho...
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1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Oak

Iconic midcentury Scandinavian modern, "Parrot Chair" / Pepegojan, Swedish 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
The iconic Papegojan / The Parrot chair designed by Ib & Anne Arberg for ABRA Möbler, Sweden 1970s. In original corduroy fabric. In good condition. Few,...
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Steel

Bonacina style Italian Rattan Rocking Chair, 1960s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning rattan rocking chair inspired by Franco Bettonica and the space age of the 1960s. He sought to create a chair using traditional natural materials but bending and weaving the...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Bamboo, Rattan

Large Scandinavian Adjustable Leather Armchair by Peem, 1970s, Finland
Located in Praha, CZ
-Rocking mechanism -Very comfortable -Made from leather -Good original condition -Seat hight 41 cm.
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1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Leather

Poul Hundevad Cognac Leather Rocking Chair, 1950's
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Rare rocking chair designed by Poul Hundevad, manufactured by Poul Hundevad Vamdrup, Denmark during the 1950s-1960s. The chair is made from oak and cognac patinated leather. Dimen...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Oak, Leather

De Pas D'Urbino Lomazzi lounge chair and stool Italy 1969
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very cool shaped lounge chair designed by Jonathan de Pas, Donato D'urbino and Paolo Lomazzo, made by BBB Bonacina, Italy 1969. This chair has a nice cognac leather upholstery and th...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Leather

Mid-Century Bentwood Rocking Armchair in Blond Oak by Ton, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful, iconic armchair designed by Thonet, produced in 1960s by TON company in Czechoslovakia. The armchair has been completely restored and looks amazing. The construction made ...
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Fabric, Bentwood, Oak

Mid-Century Tapiovaara Inspired Off-White Spindle Rocking Chair w/ Gold Cushions
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tapiovaara style rocking chair with spindle back and lacquered off-white / cream wood. Newly upholstered gold velvet cushions, frame is in good original condition with visible wear, ...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Wood

Rocking Chair #45 by Hans J. Wegner for Tarm Stole & Mobelfabrik, 1960s
Located in Elshout, NL
By Wegner for Tarm Stole & Mobelfabrik Less common Hans J. Wegner rocking chair with the horizontal back rest supports from the Tarm furniture factory that ran as a subsidiary under...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Fabric, Oak

Big Kids Maple Windsor Rocking Chair Rocker
Located in Germantown, MD
Elegant Classic Windsor style rocking chair for big kids. Optional cushion available. Great vintage condition. Measures 21.75W at the arms, 22.75"D x 32"H. Seat height is 11" and ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Maple

Danish Mid-Century Modern Wool Upholstery Tall Back Rocking Lounge Chair
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern wool upholstery tall back rocking lounge chair.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Upholstery, Chestnut

Earl Walnut, Beige Textured Linen Moresby Rocking Chair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Solid wood construction with hand-cut joinery and custom upholstered seat and seat back. This Rocker shown in walnut and maharam plume ciabatta ivory textured linen. In stock leat...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Leather, Oak, Walnut

Charles and Ray Eames Designed 1st Generation RKR Rocker for Herman Miller
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here is a Charles and Ray Eames designed 1st Generation RKR Rocker for Herman Miller Two Birch wooden rockers, steel rod base and main body of the ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Steel

Russel Wright Spindle Back Rocking Chair for Conant Ball
Located in Miami, FL
Spindle back maple wood rocker designed by Russel Wright and manufactured by Conant Ball.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Maple

Mid-Century Danish Rocking Chair for Bramin Møbler, 1958
Located in London, GB
A Danish mid-century design rocking chair by Frank Reenskaug, for Bramin Møbler, designed in 1958. The chair is presented in painted teak with a loose s...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Linen, Wood, Teak

Rocking Chair in Cherry Wood by Paolo Buffa, c.1950s
Located in London, GB
Italian rocking chair in cherry wood by Paolo Buffa, circa 1950s. Dimension: H92 x W57 x D80 cm. Paolo Buffa’s (1903-1970) love of the neoclassic is incorporated into sumptuous pie...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Wood, Cherry

Sgarsul Rocking Chair by Gae Aulenti for Poltronova, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
This great Sgarsul rocking chair was designed by Gae Aulenti in 1962 for Poltronova. Consists of a red lacquered bentwood frame with nicely patinated brown leather seats/upholster...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Leather, Bentwood

Authentic RAR Rocking Chair by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller, 1960s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Authentic and rare RAR Rocking chair designed by Ray & Charles Eames for Herman Miller. This rocking chair was manufactured in the 1960s. The rocking chair is in original vintage con...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Restored Sculptural Danish Rocking Chair, c1955
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Elegantly restored Mid-Century Modern rocking chair most likely by Baumritter. Comb back style with all new cushions. Seat height is 19. A true classic in a modern form.
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Fabric, Walnut

Gastone Rinaldi Ondalunga Rocking Chair Italy 1971
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
A very rare and original "Ondalunga" rocking chair, designed by Gastone Rinaldi and manufactured by Giuliano Pozzi, Italy 1971. The chair itself  is a true eye catcher and due to it'...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Chrome

Rocking Chair in Bamboo and Rattan Attributed to Franco Albini, 1950’s
Located in Hastings, GB
A wonderful 1950’s bent bamboo and rattan high backed rocking chair, very much in the style of Franco Albini’s ‘Rocking Chaise’ for Poggi, all canework and rattan ties are in good co...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Bamboo, Rattan

Set of Two Scandinavian Adjustable Leather Armchairs by Peem, 1970s, Finland
Located in Praha, CZ
-Rocking mechanism -Very comfortable -Made from leather -Good original condition -Seat hight 41 cm.
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1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Leather

Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Millerr Midcentury Rocking Chair 1960s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
American Mid-Century Modern design rocking chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames and produced by Herman Miller with original fiberglass frame and fabric upholstered seat, refurbished...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Metal

Set of Eames Plastic Rocking Armchairs for Vitra
Located in Cape Town, WC
The series of plastic chairs created by Charles and Ray Eames for Vitra are amongst the most recognised American furniture designs. A standout from this large family of chairs is the...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Stainless Steel

Vintage Danish Rocker by Unico in Teak and Leather
By Unico
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Combining an elegant curving teak frame with white leather, this vintage Danish rocker by Unico is as beautiful as it is comfortable. Please conf...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Leather, Teak

Patinated Danish Modern Teak Highback Rocking Chair
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Era: 1960s Materials: Teak Measurements: 25" wide x 19.75" deep x 34.25" tall Condition: In good original condition wi...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Teak

Poltrona a dondolo in Rattan di Rohe Noordwolde, anni '60
Located in Felino, IT
Poltrona a dondolo in Rattan prodotta da Rohe Noordwolde, anni '60, ben conservata , con segni d'uso. La poltrona e' stata restaurata in alcune sue parti, strutturalmente risulta san...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Bamboo

Fabulous Lucite Rocking Chair by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous Lucite rocking chair designed by Charles Hollis Jones in the 1970s and made by Hill Manufacturing Corporation. The lounge chair has the original beige cotton upholstery in ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Upholstery, Lucite

Mid Century Modern Brass Metal Rocking Chair Guido Faleschini Black Boucle
Located in amstelveen, NL
Rocking chair designed by Guido Faleschini 1970. With curved and gilded metal. Reupholstered in a black boucle by Bisson Bruneel.
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1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Metal

Vintage Eames Rocking Chair for Herman Miller, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Mid century rocking chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames and produced by Herman Miller. Fiberglass shell with red fabric upholstery and a black metal and wooden base. 1970s - ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Fabric, Fiberglass

Mid Century Rattan Rocking Lounge Chair
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid Century Rattan Rocking Lounge Chair Lounge chair measures: 24 wide x 29 deep x 42 high, with a seat height of 16 inches All pieces of f...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Rattan

Danish Mid-Century Pine and Rush Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danish mid-century pine and rush rocking chair inspired by Charlotte Perriand, Les Arc series. In good original condition with nice patina and visible wear. Condition is consistent w...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Rush, Pine

Charles Hollis Jones Lucite, Wood & Haitian Cotton Fabric Upholstery Hill MFG
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern bent Lucite and wood rocking chair designed by Charles Hollis Jones in the 1970s and made by Hill Manufacturing Corporation. The Lounge Chair has the original beige Haitian Cotton...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Lucite, Cotton, Wood

Danish Mid Century Modern Sculpted Rocking Chair by Ib Kofod-Larsen for Selig -A
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Mid Century Danish Modern sculpted rocking chair by Ib Kofod-Larsen for Selig. Walnut frame, rounded slats back, cloth seat support straps, ne...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Fabric, Walnut

Jeremy Broun Studio Rocking Chair, UK 1970s
Located in Berlin, DE
Jeremy Broun 1970s Studio Rocking Chair with Tennis net seat and back. The Chair is made of pine wood and in very good condition.
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1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Pine

Wonderful Adrian Pearsall Curved Wave Chaise Lounge Rocker Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful Adrian Pearsall curved wave chaise lounge rocker. This piece was reupholstered in the 80's and will most certainly need to be redone. Th...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood

Mid-Century Walnut Brazilian Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
Mid-century Brazilian rocking chair, circa 1950s, in walnut wood, exotic wood and leather. Dimensions: H101 x W71 x D84 cm.
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20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Walnut

Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Bentwood Rocking chair. This unique chair is a perfect conversation piece for any living room or lounge space. Please confirm...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Wood, Bentwood

Midcentury "Woven Branch" Rocking Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This incredibly unique rocking chair is made from intricately woven and fastened tree branches. it has a flat wood seat with the rest of the piece...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Wood

Mid Century Italian Bamboo and Rattan Rocking Lounge Chair C.1960
Located in London, GB
An Italian 1960’s bamboo and rattan rocking lounge chair, In the manner of Franco Albini’s ‘Rocking Chaise’ for Poggi. Presented in excellent condition commensurate of age. Warm c...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Bamboo, Rattan

Renato Zevi for Selig Mid Century Chrome Elliptical Rocking Chairs, A Pair
Located in Countryside, IL
Renato Zevi for Selig Mid Century Chrome Elliptical Rocking Chairs - A Pair Each chair measures: 27.75 wide x 42 deep x 31 high, with a seat height of 17 inches and arm height of ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Chrome

Georg Jensen Sculpted Teak & Boucle Wool Rocking Chair for Kubus Møbler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Georg Jensen sculpted teak & boucle wool rocking chair for Kubus Møbler. ________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bring...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Fabric, Wood, Teak

1960s Varjosen Puunjalostus Beech Rocking Chair, Finland
Located in Praha, CZ
- sturdy and stable - minor signs of use - height of seat 47 cm.
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1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Beech

Unique Rocking Chair, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
Custom hand made armchair with unique sophisticated rocking system. Made of elm and genuine leather in 1940s in Czechoslovakia. Very good condition.
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1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Leather, Elm

Danish Design Rocking Chair Ilmari Tapiovaara Model Fanett Scandinavian, 1960s
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Mid-Century rocking chair by Ilmari Tapiovaara for the 60's. Made in Finland, very comfortable!.
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1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Wood

Bamboo Rocking Chair, Spain, 1960's
Located in Barcelona, ES
Bamboo rocking chair from 1960's, Spain. Nice bamboo construction and very comfortable.
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1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Bamboo

Vintage Rocking Chair, Czechoslovakia, 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Comfortable, rarely seen, vintage rocking chair after complete renovation. The new upholstery is made of goatskin.
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Leather, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Italian Guido Faleschini Gilt Metal Lounge Rocking Chair
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian Guido Faleschini gilt metal lounge rocking chair with its original fabric upholstery, 1970s This rocking chair is in really good vintage conditions. Wear ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Brass

Mid-Century Rattan Rocking Chairs, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of rattan. - Good original condition.
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Rattan

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 a nice wide seat, solid wood frame, clean modernist l...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Fabric, Wood

Mid-Century Modern French Rattan and Caned Rocking Chair
Located in Wichita, KS
This rocking chair was made in France, circa 1960. it is made of rattan and has caning on the seat and back. The chair has a lovely patina and is in great shape. A perfect addition t...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Cane, Rattan

Italian Designer, Rocking Chair, Metal, Leather, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A metal and leather rocking chair, produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1960s.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

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Metal

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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