Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Early 20th Century Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Leather, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Cane, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Beech
1920s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 1900s European Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Cane, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Cane, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood, Leather
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Mid-19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Beech, Bentwood, Rattan
1920s Austrian Victorian Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Upholstery, Bamboo
Early 1900s Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Cane, Beech
1880s English Victorian Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 19th Century Hungarian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Straw, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood, Beech, Rattan
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Beech
1860s Austrian Rococo Revival Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Cane, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
1860s Austrian Rococo Revival Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Cane, Bentwood
1860s Austrian Rococo Revival Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Cane, Bentwood
1910s Slovak Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
1920s German Bauhaus Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Fabric, Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Modern Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Cotton, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
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Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
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Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
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Early 1900s Austrian Other Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
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1910s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
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18th Century German Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Rattan, Wood
19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
1860s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 20th Century North American Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
1890s Austrian Late Victorian Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Metal
1920s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood, Wicker
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
1870s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Beech
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Brass
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Cane, Beech
Late 19th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Wicker, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood, Cane
1890s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Cane, Wood
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood, Cane
19th Century Austrian Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Beech, Cane
Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood, Cane
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Czech Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Beech
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Beech, Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Wood, Cane
19th Century Austrian Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Beech, Bentwood
1920s Czech Bauhaus Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Beech, Bentwood
1890s British Folk Art Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Beech, Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood, Fur
Early 20th Century Italian Bauhaus Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Steel, Chrome
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Cane, Bentwood
1890s French Victorian Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Polish Vienna Secession Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Modern Antique Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chair
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Finding the Right rocking-chairs for You
The phrase “rocking chair” didn’t find its way into the dictionary until the mid-18th century. While most of the sitting furniture that we use in our homes originated in either England or France, the iconic rocking chair is a quintessentially American piece of furniture.
A Philadelphia cabinetmaker’s bill for a proto-rocking chair issued in 1742, which identified the seat as a “Nurse Chair with rockers,” is the earliest surviving evidence of this design’s humble beginnings. The nurse chair was a low side chair intended for nursing women, so giving it a soothing rocking motion made sense. Rocking chairs, which saw a curved slat affixed to the chairs’ feet so that they could be literally rocked, quickly gained popularity across the United States, garnering a reputation as a seat that everyone could love. They offered casual comfort without the expensive fabrics and upholstery that put armchairs out of many families’ budgets.
Rocking chairs are unique in that they don’t just offer a place to rest — they offer an opportunity to reminisce. The presence of one of these classic pieces stirs up our penchant for nostalgia and has the power to transform a space. They easily introduce a simple country feel to the city or bring the peaceful rhythm of a porch swing into a sheltered sunroom. Although craftsmen took to painting and stenciling varieties of the chairs that emerged in New England during the 19th century, the most traditional rocking chairs are generally unadorned seats constructed with time-tested materials like wood and metal. As such, a minimalist vintage rocking chair can be ushered into any corner of your home without significantly disrupting your existing decor scheme or the room’s color palette.
In the decades since the first rocker, top designers have made the piece their own. Viennese chair maker Michael Thonet produced a series of rockers in the middle of the 19th century in which the different curved steam-bent wood parts were integrated into fluid, sinuous wholes. Mid-century modernists Charles and Ray Eames added wooden rockers to their famous plastic shell armchair, while Danish designer Frank Reenskaug opted for teak and polished beech, introducing pops of color with small cushions (a precursor to the bold works that would follow in the 1970s and 1980s).
No matter your personal style, let 1stDibs pair you with your perfect seat. Deck out your porch, patio or parlor — browse the vintage, new and antique rocking chairs in our vast collection today.
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