rocking - chairs, singles/pairs
rocking chair. A form of cottage chair fitted with half round rockers, good for dozing in before the fire or on the verandah. There are many variants dating from about the middle of the 18th century, although most found on the Australian market are Victorian or later. Many rocking chairs are based on adaptations of the Windsor chair, with or without arms, others on the 19th century Grecian chair, usually with a caned seat and back. American spindle back chairs were also made as rockers. The genuine rocking chair is usually somewhat wider than the standard dining chair, and the American spindle back rocker always has two horizontal splats below the vertical spindles. Some truly wonderful rocking chairs were made by Thonet and others in bentwood during the second half of the 19th century.
A platform rocker is a chair mounted on a frame or platform, with short legs and castors. The rocking chair itself was fitted with coiled springs to regulate the action when in use. They were very popular from the later 19th century until the 1930s, and often had a carpet back and seat.
Skid rockers are not as common as platform rockers. more...
A platform rocker is a chair mounted on a frame or platform, with short legs and castors. The rocking chair itself was fitted with coiled springs to regulate the action when in use. They were very popular from the later 19th century until the 1930s, and often had a carpet back and seat.
Skid rockers are not as common as platform rockers. more...
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A 19th century English elm rocking chair, pierced and shaped splat back,stretcher base
An Australian cedar and upholstered rocking chair Circa 1840, circa 1840 the rectangular upholstered back with curved top rail above long scrolling arms, above an over-stuffed serpentine seat, originally removable, with evidence of original canning to the
Victorian convertable high chair converts to rocking chair
An old Canadian beech and walnut child's spindle back high chair converting to a rocker
An antique Victorian platform rocking chair
Australian pressed spindle high backed rocking chair
An early 19th century Boston rocking chair, the shaped rectangular crest rail painted with architectural motifs, above a spindle back and scroll arms, the solid seat raised on turned supports.
Mitsumasa Sugasawa, Herron rocking chair, c1960, laminated plywood, red upholstery, manufactured by Tendo Mokko, Japan
An ash and rush seated rocking chair English, late 18th century
A rare Regency elm rocking chair, with simulated bamboo carving throughout, plaited seat on a base United by stretchers on original rockers, in untouched condition
An early 20th century American stained oak rocking chair, with embossed leather seat
A late 18th century oak lambing chair, with a serpentine crest rail, panel back and outswept scrolling flat arms, the cushioned seat and box form base on rocking sledges
A bentwood and caned rocking chair by Ligna, Czechoslovakia
A pressed wood rocking chair, circa 1900, possibly American. 98 x 48 cm
A Swedish beech and pine rocking chair, first half 20th century
A pair of Australian retro lounge chairs each with rocking mechanism with brown leather upholstery.
A 19th century Dexter platform rocking chair
An Edwardian rocking chair with cane insert to back and seat
Beech ladder back rush seat rocking chair
19th century elm and oak rocking chair
A Mitsumasa Sugasawa Heron rocking chair and Ottoman by Tendo Mokko with a bentwood frame, upholstered in brown velvet