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Rocking Chairs For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Oak Arts & Crafts Mission Rocking Chair, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Arts & Crafts Mission rocking chair.
Striking American design from the 1900s.
Quarter-sawn oak frame with two hand-carved monks in the back rest.
The rocking cha...
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Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
A Modernist Rocking Chair
Located in Conwy, GB
Dry untreated plywood and pine.
Unknown maker but clearly influenced by the work of Axel Einar Hjoth, Alvar Aalto, Gerald Summers and Marcel Breuer.
Anon, 1930s.
Category
Early 20th Century European Rocking Chairs
Materials
Pine, Plywood
"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...
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1920s Italian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Stickley Brothers Style Rocking Chair C1915
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Rocking Chair in the style of the Stickley Bros. Quarter sawn oak and stained in a rich deep brown that has mellowed and aged over 100 years. Beautiful wide...
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
An Early MODERN NEO-CLASSICAL FREE-FORM ROCKING-CHAIR by THONET, France 1900
By Thonet
Located in PARIS, FR
An important, very spectacular and charming free-form rocking-chair, Art-Nouveau, Art-Deco, Neo-Classical, Shabby-Chic, Free-Form, bamboo structures and cane seat, by Thonet, France ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Cane
Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Rocking Chair, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts rocker
By Stickley Brothers
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak, with newly reupholstered brown leather seat cushion.
Measures: 25.5"W x 29...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Antique Arts & Crafts Mission Quartersawn Oak Bentwood Rocking Arm Chair Rocker
Located in Dayton, OH
A gorgeous American Arts and Crafts Mission chair, circa 1930s This gem features a spindle side and back leading to a shielded crown and serpentine apron. Made from Quartersawn (Tige...
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Early 20th Century American Mission Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
Vintage Oak & Rush Farmhouse Country Slat Back Rocking Chair Plantation Rocker
Located in Dayton, OH
Solid oak American Country / Farmhouse rocking chair. Features a slat back and woven rush seat. Includes optional cushions for added comfort....
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Early 20th Century Country Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Antique Windsor Farmhouse Style Maple Stat Back Rocking Chair & Cushion Rocker
Located in Dayton, OH
A lovely rocking chair from the first half of the 20th century. Made from maple with a combination of Windsor and farmhouse styling. Features a contoured crest rail, slat back and ...
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Early 20th Century American Rocking Chairs
Materials
Maple
19th Century Spanish Pair of Rocking Carved Armchairs with Leather Seat & Back
Located in Miami, FL
19th century walnut Spanish rocking armchairs with bars back and leather seat
Measures: Height to arms 24.40 in.
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Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Rocking Chair, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission oak Arts & Crafts rocker
By Stickley Brothers
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak, with original olive green leather seat.
Measures: 25.25"W x 27.5"D x 34.5...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Swedish Gungstol Rocking Chair - Circa 1911
Located in Brussels , BE
very good condition
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Early 20th Century Swedish Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
L. & J.G. Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Rocking Chair, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission oak Arts & Crafts rocker
By L. & J.G. Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak, with brown leather seat.
Measures: 26.5"W x 29"D x 38.5"H. Seat height: ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Rocking Chair "Svensk Hemslöjd" Sheepskin & Pinewood, Sweden, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Unique rocking chair handmade by a Swedish cabinetmaker in the early 20th century.. Made in solid Scandinavian dark stained pinewood with a deep patina. Carved decorations. The chair...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Rocking Chairs
Materials
Pine, Sheepskin
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
Liberty and Co. A litte beech stained and original cane seated rocking chair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. A sweet litte beech stained and original cane seated rocking chair with a wonderful wavy back flowing down while attatching to...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Beech
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
Vintage Ebonized Bamboo Rocking Chair, Thonet, Circa 1920
By Thonet
Located in San Francisco, CA
This classic bentwood rocking chair. made of lacquered black bamboo, is attributed to Thonet from the 1920s. The seat interior and back have been upholstered in a tiger print fabric,...
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1920s Austrian Victorian Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Bamboo
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
Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Sewing Rocking Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts sewing rocker
By Gustav Stickley (model #2627)
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak, with brown leather seat.
Measures: 18.25"W x 24...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Slatted Rocking Chair attributed to Stickley Brothers
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous heavy duty slatted rocking chair in excellent antique condition attributed to the Stickley Brothers furniture Co. Deep rich color to the...
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
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
1920's Neoclassical style Ebonized & Gilt Wood Rocking Chair
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1920's Neoclassical style Ebonized and Gilt Wood Rocking Chair. Very nice neoclassic carving.
Category
1920s American Neoclassical Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Adolf Loos Style Josef Frank Fabric Vintage Rocking Lounge Chair 1920s
By Adolf Loos
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco rocking lounge chair model "Knieschwimmer" in the style of Adolf Loos from the 1920s.
An amazing rocking lounge chair with a frame and rocking curves from solid cherrywood a...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cherry
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
Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Slatted Rocking Chair by Harden C1910
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and comfortable arts & crafts mission rocker by Harden c1910. Mortise and tenon construction all pegged and with wide slats under the arms and was refinished previously. Not...
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1910s American Mission Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Children's Rocking Chair, Finland, early 1900s
Located in Espoo, FI
Step back in time with our charming and children's rocking chair, handcrafted in the early 1900s by an unknown talented Finnish artisan. This unique piece showcases Arts & Crafts des...
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Early 20th Century Finnish Folk Art Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood, Birch
Mission Arts & Crafts Rocker by Harden Quarter Sawn Oak w Leather Seat, C1905
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous large commanding arts & crafts rocker by The Harden co. Fantastic massive thick posts with wide and thick arms, slats underneath. Joints are mortise & tenon construction wit...
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Antique Victorian Walnut and Cane Carved Rocker Rocking Chair Queen Anne Legs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Walnut and Cane Carved Rocker Rocking Chair Queen Anne Legs. Circa Early 1900s. Measurements: 35.5" H x 24.5" W x 28.5" D x 15" Seat he...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Early 20th Century Rocking Chair with Caned Seat
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
36.5″OAH x 25″OAW x 28.5″D (16.5″ Seat Height x 16.5 Seat Depth)
Category
Early 20th Century Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane
Gustav Stickley Arts & Crafts Oak and Leather Rocking Chair, Fully Restored
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission oak Arts & Crafts rocking chair
By Gustav Stickley
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak, with brass studded leather seat and back.
Measures: 25.5"W x 28"D x ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Brass
Bentwood Rocking Chair
By Thonet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An attributed thonet rocking chair as it is not signed in good condition
in tinted beech.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Rocking Chairs
Materials
Beech
Victorian Walnut and Cane Seat Rocking Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A Victorian Walnut and Cane Seat Rocking Chair in good antique condition measuring 19" in width, 30" in depth, 32.5" in height with a Seat hei...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Cane
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
Italian Rocking Armchair from the Rationalist Period, in of Rope
Located in Milano, IT
Rare rocking chair from the 1920s Italian Rationalist period of Italian manufacture. The armchair is placed in the European Bauhaus period. The armchair is well constructed with soli...
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1920s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rope, Wood
Arts & Crafts Mission Rocker by Gustav Stickley 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...
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Brass
Thonet Rocking Chair Nr. 6
Located in Čelinac, BA
Thonet Rocking Chair Nr 6 for restauration.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Jugendstil Rocking Chair by Thonet, Stained Beech, Weave, Austria circa 1910
Located in Regensburg, DE
Solid beech frame, stained in a darker walnut tone.
Original braid weave / wicker in good condition. Restored and hand polished with shellac.
Manufacturer: Gebrüder Thonet
Dimensions...
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1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Beech
Early 20th Century French Thonet Style Bentwood and Cane Child Rocking Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kid's room with this antique Art Deco child rocking chair. Crafted in France circa 1920 in the matter of German-Austrian cabinet maker Michael Thonet (1796-1871), and buil...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Rocking Chair 7014 by Michael Thonet for Thonet
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This old authentic rocking chair was designed Michael Thonet and manufactured by Thonet. It was in the catalogue of 1904. It is a design classic.
This brown rocking chair...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Antique French Bentwood Cane Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique 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 steam bent solid...
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Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Egg Rocking Chair attributed to Josef Hoffmann for Società Anonima Antonio Volpe
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Egg Rocking Chair attributed to Josef Hoffmann for Società Anonima Antonio Volpe, circa 1920.
Breathtaking, rare and elegant rocking chair.
Black...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Bentwood
Antique Arts & Crafts Mission Jm Young Oak Rocker, Circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts Mission rocking chair by JM Young offers quarter sawn oak construction with upholstered back and seat, each arm having...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
Matti Savijärvi, Finnish 1920s Rocking Chair Made of Roots
By Matti Savijärvi
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Finnish Sculptural rocking chair made from tree roots. Matti Savijärvi made these kind of chairs and often gave them as gifts to his artist friends, such as Jean Sibelius and Pekka Halonen.
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Early 20th Century Finnish Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
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...
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Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Mahogany
New England Antique Rocking Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique rocking chair constructed of solid wood. High headrest and spindle back with long elegant runner. Of New England origin. Early 20th centu...
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Early 20th Century American Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Vintage Adirondack Old Hickory Style Tree Branch Wood Frame Rattan Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Adirondack old hickory style tree branch wood frame rattan rocking chair. Item features a woven rattan back and seat, nice wide frame, solid ...
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Early 20th Century Adirondack Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
No*10 Rocking Chair, Michael Thonet
Located in London, GB
A vintage No.10 bentwood and cane rocking chair in black lacquer by Thonet, Austria.
The Model No.10 rocking Chair was designed by Michael Thonet circa 1860 - 1890, this example dates from circa 1900. The chair features a generously sized newly hand-woven cane seat and high back.
The use of cane provides comfort for the sitter and gives the piece a visual lightness. Moreover, the high contrast between the black lustre...
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Early 1900s Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Beech
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
Arts & Crafts Childrens Rocking Chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
Childs rocking chair of Arts & Crafts designing the stylised back with central cartoon painting by May Gladwin. To the solid oak seat raised up on squ...
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Early 20th Century British Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
Child’s Thonet Rocking Chair
By Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Stylish child’s bentwood rocking chair attached to Thonet. This example is in very good original condition showing only light wear normal and consistent with age.
Measures: Total H ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Antique Early American Maple Spindle Back Rocking Chair Cane Seat Petite Rocker
Located in Dayton, OH
A quaint early American rocking chair, circa 1900s. Made from maple with a spindle back centered between arcade like trim. The chair featu...
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Early 20th Century American Colonial Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cane, Maple
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.
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Italian Folding Little Rocking Chair
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
A simple Italian little folding rocking chair, light but sturdy : perhaps the memory of a "dolce far niente" under a porch, or for a beautiful little ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair with Retractable Footrest Leather #204
Located in Lewes, GB
Rocking chair, original from the early 1900 Art Nouveau, with ebonised curved beech frame, upholstered seat, back and armrests.
Restored and reupholstered in leather of excellent ...
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Early 20th Century Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Bentwood
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.
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Beech, Rattan
Brutalist Solid Oak Rocking Chair, French
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Very unique brutalist rocking chair from France.
Category
1920s French Brutalist Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Thonet Rocking Chair No.7014
By Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Thonet rocking chair no.7014 in very good original condition. Original rattan seat.
Category
1920s Czech Vienna Secession Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
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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