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Modern Scandinavian Rocking Chair
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage Scandinavian rocking chair made from teak with a black lacquered structure. It is in a
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Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Lacquer, Teak

Swedish Antique Rocking Chair Gungstol 6 Legs 1800s Hand Painted Black Gold
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish rocking chair and it is beautifully painted in gold and red folk art designs on a black base
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Antique Early 19th Century European Gustavian Rocking Chairs

Materials

Pine

Swedish Antique Rocking Chair Gungstol 6 Legs 1800s Hand Painted Black Gold
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish rocking chair and it is beautifully painted in gold and red folk art designs on a black base
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Antique Early 19th Century European Gustavian Rocking Chairs

Materials

Pine

19TH C. NE ORIGINAL DARK GREEN PAINTED LADDER BACK ROCKING CHAIR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19TH C. NEW ENGLAND MAPLE WOOD ORIGINAL DARK GREEN PAINTED LADDER BACK ROCKING CHAIR.
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Antique 19th Century American Rocking Chairs

Materials

Maple

Antique American Windsor Folk Art Painted Stencil Back Boston Rocking Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century Boston rocker. Features a black painted finish with hand stencilled fruit and
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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Rocking Chairs

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Hardwood, Paint

Stick Wicker Rattan Rocking Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Split reed rattan rocking chair very well constructed with white basket and lattice weave. 23.5" H
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20th Century American Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wicker, Paint

Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chair Made of Black Painted Metal and Rattan
Located in München, DE
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern rocking chair with armrests made of black painted metal and rattan
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Iron

Rustic Twig and Bentwood Rocking Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Rustic twig and bentwood rocking chair hand-made circa 1910-1930 in the Appalachia Mountains. This
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Vintage 1920s American Rustic Rocking Chairs

Materials

Iron

Spanish Pair of style wooden rocking chairs with Bulrush and Painted in Red
Located in Marbella, ES
Spanish Pair of style wooden rocking chairs with Bulrush and Painted in Red
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Rocking Chairs

Materials

Rope, Wood

18th Century Swedish Rococo Rocking Chair
Located in Houston, TX
18th century Swedish rococo rocking chair circa 1730-1769. Beautiful, unusual rocking chair from
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Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Rocking Chairs

Materials

Linen, Wood

Swedish Sunburst Aesthetic Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
An painted aesthetic taste rocking chair. Sweden, late 19th to early 20th century. Re
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Early 20th Century Swedish Rocking Chairs

Materials

Pine

Bar Harbor Vintage Wicker Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This old cream painted wicker bar Harbor rocking chair is in fine condition with a newly
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20th Century American Country Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wicker, Linen

Swedish Gungstol Rocking Chair - Circa 1911
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Sweden - Rocking Chair - Circa 1911 Measures : 55cmx106cm H:98cm SH:50m Material : Wood lacquered
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Canadian Primitive Rocking Chair
Located in Surrey, BC
Solid untouched original piece in old red paint, with original seat. This rocker was recently
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Antique 1810s Canadian Country Rocking Chairs

Materials

Pine

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
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Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Plywood, Paint

19THC EARLY NEW ENGLAND ROCKING CHAIR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EARLY ORIGINAL PAINTED LADDERBACK ROCKING CHAIR/ WONDERFUL SAGE GREEN OVER ORIGINAL RED/ORIGINAL
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Antique 19th Century American Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wood

Wicker Rocking Chair with Rag Rug Cushion Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine original brown painted Bar Harbor wicker rocking chair is in fine condition.It is
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Vintage 1920s American Adirondack Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wicker

Victorian Brass and Cast Iron Rocking Chair
Located in Astoria, NY
Victorian Brass and Black Painted Cast Iron Rocking Chair, with William Morris style velvet
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Rocking Chairs

Materials

Brass, Iron

19Thc Original Apple Green Ladder Back Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original apple green ladder back rocking chair with a hand woven rush seat in a salmon paint
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Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Rocking Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Wood

Early 19thc New England Original Paintedladderback Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EARLY 19THC ORIGINAL DARK GREEN PAINTED LADDERBACK ROCKING CHAIR IN GREAT AS FOUND CONDITION.THIS
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Antique 19th Century American Rocking Chairs

Materials

Pine

19thc Original Green Rustic Pressed Back Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 19thc original green painted pressed back rocking chair from Pennsylvania .This so
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Vintage 1950s American Rocking Chairs

Materials

Maple, Pine

Heywood Wakefield Green Hitchcock Style Stencil Decorated Rocker Rocking Chair
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Heywood Wakefield green hitchcock style stencil decorated rocker rocking chair. Item features
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Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wood, Paint

American Painted Adirondack Twig Rocking Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
A painted green twig chair assumed to be from the Adirondacks, circa early 20th century.
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Vintage 1910s American Adirondack Painted Furniture

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Twig

Pair of Folky Southern 19th Century Old Hickory Porch Rocking Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These handmade folky white painted ladder back rocking chairs have hand woven splint seats. The
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Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Rocking Chairs

Materials

Paint, Wood

Midcentury Scandinavian Modern Style Spindle Back Rocking Chair Black with Cane
By Conant Ball
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome black painted midcentury spindle back rocking chair in a Scandinavian Modern or Danish
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Hitchcock Style Boston Windsor Stencil Back Childs Rocking Chair Rocker
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Hitchcock or Boston style spindle back children's rocking chair. Black with gold trim and
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Mid-20th Century Rustic Rocking Chairs

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Hardwood, Paint

Midcentury Modern Rocking Chairs in Hardwood Cream Aqua Block cushions, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
found the rocking chairs (painted in brown) and how the wood looked once the paint was removed. Besides
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

MCM Turquoise Vinyl Faux Leather Spring Rockers Style of McKay and Rock-A-Chair
By McKay Furniture Corp.
Located in Topeka, KS
Furniture and Rock-A-Chair. Comprised of the original turquoise vinyl or faux leather, a wood frame, and
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Metal

19thc Original Sage Green Painted Childs Rocking Chair From Ohio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc original green over white painted Windsor child's rocking chair. The trim is gilded original
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Antique 19th Century American Painted Furniture

19THC ORIGINAL BROWN PAINTED NEW ENGLAND LADDERBACK ROCKINGCHAIR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS FANTASTIC EARLY LADDER BACK ROCKING CHAIR FROM NEW ENGLAND HAS ORIGINAL PAINTED SURFACE IN A
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Antique 19th Century American Rocking Chairs

Two Rustic Porch Rockers in Peely Paint Finish
Located in New York, NY
Two rustic Americana style porch rocking chairs with turned wood frames, and woven wicker seats and
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Early 20th Century American Country Rocking Chairs

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Cane, Maple

Early 20thc Original Dark Green Painted/signed Oldhickory Rocker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EARLY 20THC ORIGINAL DARK GREEN PAINTED SIGNED MARTINSVILLE,INDIANA OLD HICKORY ROCKING CHAIR WITH
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Early 20th Century American Rocking Chairs

Materials

Hickory

1930 s Bar Harbor Black Painted Wicker Rocker W/linen Cushion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930'S FANTASTIC CONDITION BAR HARBOR BLACK PAINTED WICKER ROCKING CHAIR.THE ROCKING CHAIR MATCHES
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Vintage 1930s Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wicker

Bentwood Rustic Armchair-Rocker with Plank Seat Traces of Early Black Paint
Located in Stamford, CT
Bentwood rustic armchair-rocker with plank seat & traces of early black paint, American, early 20th
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Rocking Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Early 19th Century New England Windsor Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century handmade amazing Windsor chair from New England. This chair is mortised and all
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Country Painted Furniture

Materials

Wood

Early Rare 19thc Spinning Wheel Rocking Chair Signed "mother
Located in Los Angeles, CA
RARE ROCKING CHAIR MADE FROM A EARLY 19THC SPINNING WHEEL FROM NEW ENGLAND. ORIGINAL OLD FINISH
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Antique 19th Century American Painted Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Beechwood Glider
Located in Baltimore, MD
A beautiful and unusual beechwood glider in wonderfully distressed original mustard paint featuring
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Early 20th Century Hungarian Rocking Chairs

Materials

Beech

5 Russell Woodard Rockers
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Rocking chairs painted metal 1750 each
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Vintage 1950s American Rocking Chairs

Materials

Metal

ORIGINAL WHITE PAINTED CHILD ROCKING CHAIR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EARLY ROCKING CHAIR IN ORIGINAL WHITE PAINT GREAT CONDITION AND PATINA FOUND IN PANNSYLVANIA
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Vintage 1930s American Chairs

Materials

Pine

19THC ORIGINAL WHITE PAINTED BENTWOOD ROCKING CHAIR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ORIGINAL WHITE PAINTED TWIG/BENTWOOD ROCKING CHAIR FROM PENNSYLVANIA-CIRCA 1880- 1900
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Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Twig, Hickory

19THC ORIGINAL BITTERSWEET PAINTED LADDERBACK ROCKING CHAIR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC ORIGINAL PAINTED LADDERBACK ROCKING CHAIR IN BITTERSWEET PAINT AND PIN STRIPED IN YELLOW
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Antique 19th Century American Chairs

Materials

Wood

1920-1930 OVER-PAINT PRESSED BACK ROCKING CHAIR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930 OVER-PAINT PRESSED BACK ROCKING CHAIR FOUND IN PENNSYLVANIA. GREAT CONDITION
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20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

MATCHING PAIR OF ORIGINAL WHITE PAINTED CHILDS ROCKING CHAIRS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PAIR OF CHILDRENS ROCKING CHAIRS IN ORIGINAL WHITE PAINT AND UPHOLSTERED IN HOMESPUN LINEN.FOUND IN
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Vintage 1930s American Chairs

Materials

Pine, Linen

19THC LANCASTER CO, PENNSYLVANIA ROCKING CHAIR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC DECORATED ROCKING CHAIR-PAINT DECORATION OF HAND PAINTED FLOWERS WITH ORIGINAL GILDING ON
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Antique 19th Century American Chairs

Materials

Wood

19THC NEW ENGLAND BOSTON ROCKING CHAIR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC ORIGINAL BURG.-BROWN PAINTED SURFACE BOSTON ROCKING CHAIR-WONDERFUL OLD SURFACE AND GREAT
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Antique 19th Century American Chairs

Materials

Pine

19THC EARLY DECORATED NEW ENGLAND ROCKING CHAIR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
WONDERFUL ORIGINAL 19THC ORIGINAL PAINTED AND DECORATED ROCKING CHAIR FROM MAINE IN PRISTINE
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Antique 19th Century American Chairs

Materials

Pine

Early 20thc Wicker Bar Harbor Childs Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc Wicker bar harbor Childs Rocking Chair. red painted wonderful size and great build
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Vintage 1920s Chairs

Materials

Wicker

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Eames Herman Miller Shell Rocker Rocking Chair, 1970s
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a vintage 1970s, Eames for Herman Miller, rocking chair with a recently
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

EARLY 19THC NEW ENGLAND LADDER BACK ROCKING CHAIR IN ORIGINAL WH
Located in Los Angeles, CA
WONDERFUL ORIGINAL OLD WHITE PAINTED LADDER BACK ROCKING CHAIR PRISTINE CONDITION
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Antique 19th Century American Chairs

Materials

Wood

19THC ORIGINAL GREEN PAINTED PORCH ROCKING CHAIR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PRISTINE OLD WORN PATINA 19THC ROCKING CHAIR IN OLD GREEN WORN PAINT AND UPHOLSTERED IN 19THC
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Antique 19th Century American More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Pine

FANTASTIC ORIGINAL PAINTED PORCH ROCKING CHAIR FROM PENNSYLVANIA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
WONDERFUL ORIGINAL PAINTED MUSTARD AND GREEN PAINTED PORCH ROCKING CHAIR FROM PENNSYLVANIA IN
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Early 20th Century American Armchairs

Materials

Pine

19th Century Original Black Painted Childs Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS CHILDS ROCKING CHAIR IS FROM PENNSYLVANIA AND HAS FANTASTIC ORIGINAL PAINTED SURFACE.THIS
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Antique 19th Century American Children s Furniture

BAR HARBOR ORIGINAL MUSTERD PAINTED WICKER ROCKING CHAIR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
WONDERFUL ORIGINAL MUSTERD PAINTED BAR HARBOR WICKER ROCKING CHAIR FROM MAINE WITH A HOMSPUN LINEN
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Early 20th Century American Armchairs

Materials

Wicker

19th Century Pine Folk Art Rocking Chair with Original Paint
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Cool 19th century pine folk art rocking chair with original paint. It's quite a rustic chair with
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Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Console Tables

Materials

Pine

Child s Rocking Chair
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
The only real antique bent willow original paint child’s rocking chair I have ever seen, let alone
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Vintage 1910s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Roland Gebhardt, Morgan, Chair/Rocking Horse, Signed, Dated, Sculpture, Laquered
By Roland Gebhardt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Just an amazing and sweet rocking horse by the well known artist Roland Gebhardt, this is part of a
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Early 2000s American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

American Folk Milk-Painted Rocking Chair
Located in Astoria, NY
American black milk-painted rocking chair, likely from the 19th century. Here are the details
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Antique 19th Century American Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wood

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Painted Rocking Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of painted rocking chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique painted rocking chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, pine and softwood. Painted rocking chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Painted rocking chairs made by Scandinavian Modern designers — as well as those associated with Folk Art — are very popular at 1stDibs. Painted rocking chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Hans J. Wegner, FDB Møbler and John Salterini are consistently popular.

How Much are Painted Rocking Chairs?

Prices for painted rocking chairs start at $365 and top out at $15,500 with the average selling for $1,438.

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.

Questions About Painted Rocking Chairs
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A platform rocking chair is a rocking chair constructed to have the rockers on a fixed platform rather than the floor. You’ll find a collection of vintage and contemporary platform rocking chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024
    What a rocking chair symbolizes is largely a matter of individual interpretation. Some people associate rocking chairs with comfort or relaxation. Because people often sit in the chairs to gently rock babies to sleep, the furniture may also represent parenthood or motherhood. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of rocking chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024
    The rocking chair is more than 275 years old. Early models date back to around 1725 and were made by outfitting Windsor chairs with skates. By 1787, rocking chairs were common enough for the word to be added to the English dictionary. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of rocking chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Boston rocking chair is a wooden rocking chair with a decorative top panel and a seat and arms that curve down towards the front. Find an assortment of rocking chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 16, 2019

    A rocking chair helps soothe infants, children, and adults alike. The rocking and swaying movement helps create a meditative and lethargic state.

  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021
    A Windsor rocking chair is built for comfort and is usually manufactured in such a way that the seat’s spindles, along with the chair-back and legs, are pushed into holes that have been drilled. This sets this type of chair apart, as the standard construction of a chair sees that the back legs are continuous. The Windsor chair originated in the early 1700s in the English town of Windsor. As mentioned, their bentwood back frames are assembled with slender wooden spindles that are plugged into drill holes in the sculpted seat, which was usually made of elm and slightly sunken or dish-shaped for the sitter’s comfort. Shop a collection of antique and vintage Windsor rocking chairs from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 16, 2019

    A wooden rocking chair can be cleaned using a sponge, soap, and water. After, you should proceed to pat the rocking chair down with a cloth.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To identify a Thonet rocking chair, look for the company name. You will normally find it stamped directly onto the underside of the seat, arms or legs. You can find a collection of expertly vetted Thonet rocking chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To identify a Windsor rocking chair, enlist the help of a licensed furniture appraiser. Many convincing distressed reproductions exist due to their popularity and value. An experienced professional can accurately determine if yours is an authentic antique or a replica. Find a range of expertly vetted Windsor rocking chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 24, 2024
    To tell if your rocking chair is an antique, search the back, rockers and the underside of the seat for a label, stamp or other marking. If you locate one, conduct online research using trusted resources to learn about the maker. By finding out when the manufacturer produced chairs similar to yours, you may be able to determine if your chair is at least 100 years old, making it an antique. If you cannot find a maker's mark, consider contacting a certified appraiser or antique dealer and asking them to date your piece for you. Explore a range of antique rocking chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024
    No, Benjamin Franklin did not invent the rocking chair. This common misconception is linked to an erroneous statement made in the book The Rocking Chair: An American Institution, published in 1921. In actuality, rocking chairs were created by English farmers early in the 18th century. Early American examples date back to around 1830. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of rocking chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    The cost of a wooden rocking chair varies depending on the type of wood used, its finish and craftsmanship. Also, the period that the rocking chair belongs to will define the price of the chair. An antique rocking chair might cost between $500 and $1,500 while a contemporary rocking chair may cost somewhere between $150 and $400. Find a variety of antique, vintage, and contemporary wooden rocking chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 24, 2024
    To tell the age of an old rocking chair, search under the seat, the legs and the bottom of the rockers for a maker's marking. By researching the maker and learning about how the characteristics of its pieces evolved over the years, you can often get a rough idea of how old your rocking chair is. If you are unable to find a mark, your piece could be a newer handcrafted item or an antique, in which case it would be helpful to have a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer evaluate your piece. An expert can also assist you if you run into any difficulty dating your piece. Explore a variety of rocking chairs on 1stDibs.