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"Moderno" Leather Rocking Chair by Yrjö Kukkapuro, Finland, 1960s
By Yrjö Kukkapuro
Located in Hägersten, SE
Rare rocking chair from the "Moderno" series designed by Yrjö Kukkapuro Produced in Finland by Lepokalusto during the 1960s. Made from lacquered tubular steel and upholstered seat in...
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Vintage 1950s Finnish Rocking Chairs

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Steel

Midcentury Woodard Style Steel Garden Rocking Chair, Pair
By Russell Woodard
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Midcentury Woodard style garden outdoor rocking chair pair made from a stamped sheet metal seat and a tubular steel frame. There is a unique woven basket design along the top of each...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

Antique Glascock s Baby Walker and Tender Bentwood Bouncy Chair for Infant
Located in Chicago, IL
This Glascock's Baby Walker and Tender is a wonderful example of early industrial design. It makes excellent use of the materials and applies an industrial mindset to solve a clearly...
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Antique Early 1900s American Industrial Children s Furniture

Materials

Metal

Excellent 1950s Modernist Iron Hoop Radial Patio Rocking Chair by Salterini
By Salterini, John Salterini
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Excellent 'hoop' or 'radial' rocker by Salterini in iron, 1950s. Restored. Measures: 31.5" wide x 31" deep x 28.5" tall, seat height 16".
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Iron

Eames Elephant Grey RAR Rocking Chair, Herman Miller, 1950s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Beautiful and iconic late 1950s RAR rocking armchair in very good condition by Charles and Ray Eames. Original base and runners! Signed with embossed factory logo (Summit) and patent...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Metal

Rocking Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Renato Zevi
By Renato Zevi
Located in Dallas, TX
Rocking lounge chair and ottoman by Renato Zevi for his edition Zevi international, Italy, 1970s. Both chair and ottoman are in excellent condition.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

Charles Ray Eames Lemon Yellow Rar Rocking Armchair by Herman Miller, 1952
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Beautiful and iconic lemon yellow RAR rocking armchair by Herman Miller, USA. Early example with 'rope edge' in very good condition and strong fiber pattern. Signed with 'checkerboar...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Metal

Rocking Chair, North American
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Rocking chair, North American, circa 1960 Wicker and brass.
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Vintage 1960s American Rocking Chairs

Materials

Iron

Pair of Rocking Modern Leather Chrome Lounge Chairs
Located in Pasadena, CA
"Modern Rocking Chrome Lounge Chairs With Chrome Base Leather, Chrome Dimensions Width 25"" Depth 34.50"" Height 30"" Arm Height 23"" Seat Height 14"""          
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Late 20th Century American Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Turn of the Century Metal Rockers Everlasting Comfort Chair Trudo Mfg Co
By Trudo Manufacturing Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing pair of all metal Industrial rocking chairs manufactured by the Trudo mfg co. Superior quality and construction. Everlasting comfort chair, chairs retain original metal label...
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Vintage 1910s American Industrial Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Metal, Steel

Herman Miller Eames Navy Blue Fiberglass RAR Rocker
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Herman Miller Eames fiberglass armchair rocker. Model RAR. Signed vintage molded fiberglass shell with unbelievable fiberglass texture and pattern. The perfectly faded patina. No bre...
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Mid-20th Century American Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

20th Century Chrome and Leatherette Rocking Chair in Thonet Style
By Thonet
Located in Paris, FR
1950s rocking chair in Thonet style. It is composed of a black leatherette upholstered seat and back with oval top, above scrolling arms and undulating legs inspired by the Art Nouve...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Metal

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 streamlined seat. The arms are toppe...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Green Velvet Rocking Chair, circa 1970
By Maison Jansen
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A nice chrome and original green velvet rocking chair. It's made in Italy in the 1970s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Midcentury Rocker with Iron Hairpin Legs and Foot Stool
By Paul McCobb
Located in South Charleston, WV
Simple and elegant rocking chair with ottoman in the style of Paul McCobb or Clifford Pascoe, circa 1940-1955. Features teal upholstery performed recently with the iron also recently...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Iron

Rocking Stool by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From the Vitra edition of Isamu Noguchi's 1954 design, which has been out of production for many years. The Rocking Stools are fun to sit on, at once ergonomic and playful. Their con...
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Vintage 1950s German Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Modern Italian Rattan Tubular Chrome Rocker Rocking Chair, Italy
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a beautiful rocking chair, made of tubular chrome and rattan in the style of Mies Van Der Rohe, made in Italy, circa 1970s. In very good vintage condition. ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Samsonite Outdoor Tubular Steel Rocking Chair
Located in Wilmington, DE
What a find. Offered is a rare outdoor rocking chair with a tubular steel frame and blue/green plastic slats. It was made by Samsonite, (circa 1960s). It is good structurally sound c...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

1970s Thayer Coggin Chrome Cantilever Chair
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970s Thayer Coggin chrome cantilever chair. Needs reupholstering.
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Vintage 1970s Rocking Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Rocking Chair Nonna Straessle by Paul Tuttle
By Paul Tuttle, Strässle International
Located in Berne, CH
Nonna Rocking chair in black from the manufacturer Strässle Design (CH) Design Paul Tuttle from the 1970s. Leather, metal.
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Vintage 1970s Swiss Other Rocking Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Restored Woodard Wrought Iron Cantilever Spring Base Lounge Chairs
By John Woodard, Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in Ferndale, MI
Recently powder coated with new glides installed to base.
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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Steel, Wrought Iron

Nonna Rocking Chair Designed by Paul Tuttle for Strassle International
By Strässle International, Paul Tuttle
Located in Milano, IT
Comfortable Nonna rocking chair designed by Paul Tuttle for Strassle international, Switzerland 1972. This example is very nice with the tubular chrome rocking frame and the sides in...
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Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

Stendig Rocking Chair
By Stendig Co.
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Is there anything better than chrome and rattan? Add any one of our sheepskin throws for added coziness. Sheepskins sold separately.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Beach or Lawn Rocking Chair in Original Painted Surface
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rocking lawn chair in original painted teal surface metal. The condition is very good.
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Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Rocking Chairs

Materials

Metal

Woodard Sculptural Rocker Chairs, 2 Pairs
By Russell Woodard
Located in Pasadena, CA
Two pairs of highly desirable Russell Woodard iron and steel mesh "Sculptura" rocker armchairs. Both pairs of chairs are in overall very good condition and are newly powder coated in...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Iron

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Beech Rocking Chair Rex by Niko Kralj Slovenia, 1950s
By Niko Kralj
Located in Vienna, AT
This presented rocking chair by Niko Kralj, 1950s Slovenia was made of solid beechwood and bent plywood with metal connections. Also you can fold this rocking chair. Very good vint...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Eames for Herman Miller Fiberglass Rocking Lounge Chair in Navy
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Here we have an iconic design Classic from the Mid-Century Modern period. This vintage fiberglass shell chair was designed by Charles Eames and produced by Herman Miller, circa 1972....
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Shigeru Uchida Z Chair/Rocker Made in Japan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very unique ability to be both chair and rocker! Rocker blades fold down to make into rocker! 1960s Uchida chair with a canvas sling. Missing it's head pillow. Made in Japan! Chair f...
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Rare Salterini Radar Wrought Iron Rocking Chair
By Maurizio Tempestini, John Salterini
Located in Hudson, NY
A rare vintage 1950s rocking chair from the Radar collection by Salterini, designed by Maurizio Tempestini, the wrought iron chair is designed with a round frame and two panels makin...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

1970s Vintage Italian Brass Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and extremely comfortable vintage rocking chair with a brass and wooden frame, this dates from the 1970s, it was made in Italy. We have had this re-upholstered in a lovel...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of Oscar Tusquets "Bavarius" Rocking Chairs, circa 1970, Spain
By Oscar Tusquets Blanca
Located in Girona, Spain
Pair of Oscar Tusquets "Bavarius" rocking chairs Unique pair of rocking chairs circa 1970, Spain Very good vintage condition Oscar Tusquets Blanca (Barcelona, June 14, 1941) is a...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

1970s Chrome and Black Leather Sculptural Rocking Chair by Heals
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
1970s rocking chair with a sculptural chrome tube frame and leather slung seat.  It was originally retailed through Heals, London. The chair is good vintage condition, there is so...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Midcentury Eames for Herman Miller Fiberglass Rocking Lounge Chair in Black
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Here we have an iconic design Classic from the Mid-Century Modern period. This vintage fiberglass shell chair was designed by Charles Eames and produced by Herman Miller, circa 1972....
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

1990s Spanish Pair of Handmade Wrought Iron Rocking Chairs
Located in Marbella, ES
1990s Spanish pair of handmade wrought iron rocking chairs upholstered with colored stripped pattern.
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Late 20th Century Spanish Rocking Chairs

Materials

Iron

Italian Milo Baughman Style Rocking Chair in Chrome and Leather, circa 1970
By Guido Faleschini, Milo Baughman
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Italian rocking chair in the style of Milo Baughman or Guido Faleschini. Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Country: Italy Model: Rocking chair Design period: 197...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Swedish Green Leather Swivel Chair and Ottoman by Göte Möbel Sweden, 1970s
By Göte Möbler Nässjö
Located in Retie, BE
Vintage lounge swivel chair with ottoman from the 1970s, made by Göte Möbel Nassjo - G-Möbel - Göte Möbler Sweden. This stylish and relaxing Scandinavian Modern rocking recliner ro...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Metal

Renato Zevi White Tiger Pattern Fabric Chrome Rocking Chair for Selig Ellipse
By Renato Zevi, Selig
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury rocking chair designed in Italy during 1970s. The piece is a very modernist Italian example, the "Ellipse" by Renato Zevi for Selig, designed with the strong ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Cut Steel, Chrome

He and She Patio Iron Chairs
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
For your consideration rocking chair and patio chair with new handmade plastic strip fabric, metal with its original vintage color. Chair measurement: D 75, W 65 H 75 SH 30 Rocking...
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Iron

1948 Parchment Color Fiberglass Shell RAR Rocking Chair by Charles Ray Eames
By Herman Miller, Zenith, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Rocking chair by Charles & Ray Eames, fiberglass shell and birch, USA, 1948 RAR rocking chair designed by famous couple Charles and Ray Eames. This is an early example with beauti...
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Eames for Herman Miller Fiberglass Rocking Lounge Chair in Orange
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Here we have an iconic design Classic from the Mid-Century Modern period. This vintage fiberglass shell chair was designed by Charles Eames and produced by Herman Miller, circa 1972....
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Pair of Midcentury Salterini White Wrought Iron Peacock Chair and Rocker Set
By John Salterini
Located in West Hartford, CT
Set of John Salterini classics includes an armchair and a rocker. Made of white wrought iron and features the signature Salterini peacock back.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Rare Early Herman Miller Eames RKR-2 Rocking Chair with Bikini Pads
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare early example of the Eames RKR-2 wire rocking chair with bikini pads for Herman Miller, circa early 1960s with original pads and Herman Miller label. Original walnut rockers wit...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

Original Pierre Paulin Butterfly Chair
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural leather and nickel chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort. Type F675. Original leather and frame. Frame has been repainted silver. Very good condition. Excellent piece of des...
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Rocking Chairs

Materials

Nickel

Eames Sea Foam Green Rar Herman Miller USA Rocking Chair, 1950s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Beautiful late 1950s RAR rocking armchair in an original very good condition. Original base and hardware! Signed with embossed factory logo (Summit) and patent label.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Rocking Lounge Chair Metal Leather by Renato Zevi, Italy, 1970s
By Renato Zevi
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of rocking chair or lounge armchairs by the designer Renato Zevi for his edition Zevi international. Metal chrome, fully upholstered with a very nice full grain leather. Famous ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Rocking Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Rocking Chair in Steel Frame and Sling Leather
Located in Bucharest, RO
Rocking chair in steel frame and sling leather in style of Muller Van Severen.
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1990s Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

Sculptural and Comfortable Scandinavian Birch Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Comfortable Scandinavian birch rocking chair. Very sculptural piece.
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Vintage 1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Perfect Condition Herman Miller Eames RAR Rocking Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Herman Miller Eames rocking chair, RAR model. In perfect condition. Shell is ochre color and embossed with Herman Miller logo. Dates to late 1950s. Base is new from Modern Conscience.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

Rocking Chair/Sculpture in Stainless Steel, "Rock n roll" by Sigurdur Gustafsson
By Källemo
Located in Goteborg, SE
"Rock'n'roll" by Sigurdur Gustafsson is just as much a sculpture as a piece of furniture. It was made in 1998 by Källemo in a limited edition. This piece is number 6 out of 99. The ...
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1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Lee Woodard Rocking Chair, United States, 1950s. One Available.
By Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rocking chair designed by Lee Woodard in the 1960s. Newly brass plated and reupholstered in a soft black leather. One available.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Brass, Steel

Mid-Century Italian Modern Chrome Rocking Lounge Chair Ottoman by Renato Zevi
By Selig, Renato Zevi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
All original set designed by Renato Zevi and produced by Selig in the early 1970s. The set consists of heavy polish chrome frames, with the original Scandinavian print upholstery. Ot...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Rocking Chaise Longue by Ico Parisi for Albini
By Ico Parisi, Franco Albini
Located in Brussels, BE
Rocking chaise longue by Ico Parisi for Albini.  
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Metal

Renato Zevi Ellipse Rocking Chair and Ottoman, in the style of Milo Baughm
By Renato Zevi
Located in Southampton, NY
A vintage, highly modernistic Ellipse lounge chair and matching ottoman by Italian designer Renato Zevi for Selig, following the style of Milo Baughman. Both chair and ottoman come w...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Scroll Chrome and Black Upholstery Rocking Chair after Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Classic design rocking chair with a modern 1970s twist. This rocker features a scrolled chrome tubular frame with black fabric cushions.
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Rare Eames Zenith Rope Edge RAR Rocker in Seafoam Green
By Charles and Ray Eames, Zenith, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rope edge Eames RAR rocker in extremely rare sea-foam green from the first or second year of production. In as found condition with no repairs. No cracks. Minor staining to shell sea...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Iron

Mid-Century Modern Sculptura Wire Mesh Rocking Chair by Russell Woodard
By Russell Woodard
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous example of Mid-Century Modern in a outdoor patio rocking chair. In excellent condition, freshly sprayed black.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Iron

Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chair by Charles Eames for Herman Miller in Orange
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful retro orange fiberglass rocking chair designed by Charles Eames for Herman Miller. It features a vintage fiberglass shell chair on a newer production rocker base. Embosse...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

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20th Century Metal Rocking Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of 20th century metal rocking chairs for sale on 1stDibs. 20th century metal rocking chairs made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made 20th century metal rocking chairs over the years, but those made by Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames and Charles Eames are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are 20th Century Metal Rocking Chairs?

20th century metal rocking chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,000, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $78,000.

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.