Bentwood Early 1900s Rocking Chair Produced by Mundus, Budapest
By Thonet-Mundus
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Bentwood and straw rocking chair produced by Mondus in the early 20th century.
Straw, Bentwood
Thonet Art Nouveau Rocking Chair, Black Lacquered Beech, Wicker Seat
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Art Nouveau rocking chair. Design by Thonet, Kohn or Mundus but no marks or labels!
Wicker, Beech, Bentwood
Charles W. Stendig Bentwood Rocking Chair
By Thonet, Charles Stendig
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic rocking chair by Thonet for Stending Co. Beautiful bentwood lines throughout this rocking chair, completed with caning seat and back.
Cane, Bentwood
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
Large Bamboo Rocking Chair after Albini
By Thonet, Franco Albini
Located in New York, NY
Incredible stylish over scale midcentury continuous arm rocking chair, after Thonet and Albini. Bent bamboo frame, with original cane and wicker seat and back.
Bamboo, Cane
Original 19th century bentwood Childrens rocking chair by Fischel Czechoslovakia
By Thonet, Fischel
Located in København K, 84
Designed with a child in mind, the chair’s scale and gentle rocking motion make it as practical as it is beautiful.
Bentwood, Rattan, Beech
1920s Austrian Thonet-Style Bentwood Rocking Chair with Striped Upholstery
Located in High Point, NC
This 1920s Austrian Thonet-style bentwood rocking chair embodies the graceful curvature and lightness associated with classic Viennese design.
Upholstery, Wood
$3,546Sale Price / set|20% Off
Viener Werkstatte Rocking Chair
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Vienna Secession rocking chair bentwood and caned seat.
Beech
Secession Rocking Chair No.7211 by Marcel Kammerer for Thonet
By Marcel Kammerer
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Secession rocking chair no.7211 by Marcel Kammerer for Thonet.
Bentwood
Vintage Michael Thonet Style Oak Cane Rattan Bentwood Rocking Chair Rocker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Michael Thonet Style Oak Cane Rattan Bentwood Rocking Chair Rocker.
Oak
Chaise à bascule style Thonet circa 1930 bon état.
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, J.&J. Khon 1
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Chaise à bascule style Thonet circa 1930 bon état.
Beech
Rocking Chair in Wood with Woolen Seat by Oswald Haerdtl, Thonet, Austria, 1955
By Oswald Haerdtl
Located in Den Haag, NL
Rocking chair in wood with woolen seat by Oswald Haerdtl, Thonet, Austria, 1955 It comes with a loose woolen cushion.
Steel
$896Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Bentwood Rocking Armchair in Blond Oak by Ton, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
By TON a.s., Michael Thonet
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 ...
Fabric, Bentwood, Oak
Gae Aulenti Sgarsul rocking chair Poltronova Italy 1962
By Gae Aulenti, Poltronova
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
It's a modern take on a rocking chair design from a century ago, Thonet's 1862 rocking chair No. 1.
Leather, Plywood
Patinated Cognac Leather Sgarsul Rocking Chair, Gae Aulenti for Poltronova
By Gae Aulenti, Poltronova
Located in Almelo, NL
Aulenti’s design reinterprets Thonet’s 1862 Rocking Chair No. 1, replacing beechwood with modern bentwood construction and refining the silhouette with fluid, drop-shaped curves.
Leather, Bentwood, Plywood
Rocking chair for children no.2 by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Rocking chair for children no.2 by Thonet with rattan seat in excellent condition.
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Tubular Steel S 828 Chaise Longue Rocking Chair by Torben Skov for Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Hamburg, DE
Chaise longue or rocking lounger from the renowned tubular steel furniture manufacturer Thonet based on a design by the Danish designer Torben Skov from the 80s.
Metal
Gebruder Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chaise Lounge Chair
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Chicago, IL
Gebruder Thonet bentwood rocking chaise lounge chair Scarcely seen model no. 7500.
Wood
Gebruder Thonet Bentwood Rocking Chaise Longue, 1880-1883
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic and famous version of the bentwood (beech) chair by Thonet, Vienna 1880-1883. Stained bent beech, original surface. Old if not original caneing. Rarer and more beautiful with...
Bentwood
Rocking Chair for Children No.2
By Thonet
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Rocking chair for children no.2 in original condition.
Bentwood
$542Sale Price|20% Off
1970s, Beech Rocking Chair by Ton, Czechoslovakia
By Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very good original condition with minor signs of use. -Measures: Height of seat 42 cm.
Fabric, Wood
$6,311Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Germany Icon Bauhaus B35 Black Leather Chair by Marcel Breuer for Thonet
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
The iconic works of the Thonet collection include: rocking chair No. 1 (1860), cafe chair No. 14 (c. 1859), chair of the Adolf Loos cafe museum (1899), chair No. 209 (c. 1900), Otto ...
Chrome
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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