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19th C. Ebonised with Gilt Decoration, Boston Style, Rocking Chair (American)
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19th C. Ebonised with Gilt Decoration, Boston Style, Rocking Chair (American)

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19th Century. Ebonised with Gilt Decoration, Boston Style, Rocking Chair (American).

Boston Rocker, American rocking chair, made of solid wood, 1840 – 1890. It has a high spindle backrest with a decorative top panel, a seat and armrests curved forward. The rockers are positioned further back to ensure greater stability.

CONDITION:

Wear commensurate with age. Good structural condition.

COLLECTION:

Buyer must collect, or arrange collection, from Westbury, Wiltshire.

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Physical Dimensions
Height
109cm (42.91")
Width
51cm (20.08")
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White Space Antiques has dated this Ebonised Boston Rocking Chair to the 1890s.

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SA1218908
Description
19th Century. Ebonised with Gilt Decoration, Boston Style, Rocking Chair (American).

Boston Rocker, American rocking chair, made of solid wood, 1840 – 1890. It has a high spindle backrest with a decorative top panel, a seat and armrests curved forward. The rockers are positioned further back to ensure greater stability.

fig 1. A 19th-century ebonised Boston-style rocking chair featuring a tall spindle back, curved armrests, and gold-stencilled decoration on the top crest rail.
fig 1. 19th C. Ebonised with Gilt Decoration, Boston Style, Rocking Chair (American)

CONDITION:

Wear commensurate with age. Good structural condition.

COLLECTION:

Buyer must collect, or arrange collection, from Westbury, Wiltshire.

WEBSITE:

For more information or more detailed images, please visit our website:

https://www.WhiteSpaceAntiques.com

Height
109cm (42.91")
Width
51cm (20.08")
Date of Manufacture

White Space Antiques has dated this Ebonised Boston Rocking Chair to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1218908
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Archive I A 19th-century ebonised Boston-style rocking chair featuring a tall spindle back, curved armrests, and gold-stencilled decoration on the top crest rail.

19th C. Ebonised with Gilt Decoration, Boston Style, Rocking Chair (American)

Archive II A 19th-century ebonised Boston-style rocking chair featuring a tall spindle back, curved armrests, and gold-stencilled decoration on the top crest rail. View II
Archive III A 19th-century ebonised Boston-style rocking chair featuring a tall spindle back, curved armrests, and gold-stencilled decoration on the top crest rail. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century ebonised Boston-style rocking chair featuring a tall spindle back, curved armrests, and gold-stencilled decoration on the top crest rail. View IV
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A 19th-century ebonised Boston-style rocking chair featuring a tall spindle back, curved armrests, and gold-stencilled decoration on the top crest rail.
19th C. Ebonised With Gilt Decoration, Boston Style, Rocking Chair (American)
Ref: SA1218908
A 19th-century ebonised Boston-style rocking chair featuring a tall spindle back, curved armrests, and gold-stencilled decoration on the top crest rail.
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A Boston rocking chair is a traditional American seating design originating in the early 19th century, characterised by a tall spindle back, a scroll-shaped crest rail, and a contoured wood seat with curved rockers.

These chairs were constructed from native hardwoods such as pine, maple, or birch, featuring turned spindles, bentwood rockers, and hand-applied ebonised or painted finishes decorated with gilt or bronze powder stencilling.

Authentic period pieces exhibit natural wear patterns on the seat, armrests, and footrest, along with pegged joinery, hand-turned spindles, and original hand-stencilled floral or fruit motifs showing age-appropriate patina.

Positioning an ebonised rocking chair within a neutral reading nook or alongside contemporary textiles creates contrast through monochrome balance while introducing historic structure.

Clean gently using a dry microfibre cloth, avoiding harsh liquid polishers or abrasive solvents that could lift the delicate stencilled gilding or strip the underlying black finish.
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