Vintage Windsor-Style White Rocking Chair

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Description

White lacquered rocking chair in the Windsor style, dating from the mid-20th century. The high-backed design, with its slender spindles … Read more White lacquered rocking chair in the Windsor style, dating from the mid-20th century. The high-backed design, with its slender spindles and curved armrests, creates a clearly defined, light-feeling silhouette. The color of the rocking chair can be customized upon request.

Historical Context:
Since the 19th century, rocking chairs have primarily served as a means of quiet seating in living rooms, porches, or bedrooms and were particularly widespread in middle-class interiors. Designs featuring spindle backs and curved rockers draw on traditional English and North American models.

Features:
- High-set backrest with fan-shaped round slats
- Curved armrests with rolled ends and a glide-based rocking mechanism

Design:
The design is inspired by Windsor forms, though it cannot be definitively identified as a historical original. Distinctive features include the openwork backrest, the slight tapering of the slats, the turned sections in the lower area, and the harmonious combination of a wide headrest, a flat seat shell, and widely flared runners.

Function:
In the past: a portable armchair for living rooms and quiet spaces. Today: a rocking chair for the living room, children’s room, or reading nook, or as a striking statement piece in bright, rustic, or minimalist interiors.

Dimensions in cm:
Height 113, seat height 50, width 70, depth 105

Material and condition:
Wood, white lacquered. Used condition with visible lacquer marks, dents, and scuffs on edges and runners. See less