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...
4 item(s) found:
A pair of Australian retro lounge chairs each with rocking mechanism with brown leather upholstery.
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 English oak rocking chair late 18th/19th century, the panelled wing back with serpentine crest rail above scroll carved arms and a plank seat, the apron with conforming panelled supports on curved rockers.
Painted oak rocking chair, restored, painted antique white, rattan replaced