Hi Susan,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.

Collectors are drawn to rocking chairs for a mix of design history, craftsmanship, nostalgia, and movement. Many antique rockers showcase hand-turned spindles, steam-bent runners, or laminated plywood innovation—techniques that reflect advances in furniture making. They’re associated with domestic life, storytelling, and comfort. In American culture especially, the porch rocker is symbolic of tradition and continuity.

Your chair was made in the second half of the 20th Century and features pressed rather than carved elements in the crest and machine cut and bentwood spindles. It was likely mass-produced rather than benchmade by an individual artisan or craftsman, though I'm not finding any similar enough examples upon which to base an attribution.

Similar rocking chairs that have come to auction usually sell below $100, though retailers may price ones they're offering for more.

Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

A vintage Art Nouveau style pressed and bentwood rocking armchair
unattributed industrial maker, mid 20th Century
The ovoid crest with relief-pressed foliate elements over square stiles and spindles over a shaped plank seat, on squared cabriole legs on rockers. Unmarked.
Overall height: 42-1/2 inches; width: 24 inches
CONDITION: With minor wear commensurate to age, with a gouge or peg hole
PROVENANCE: Unknown
$ 50-75*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

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~ Delia