A steel framed rocking chair by R W Winfield.

Birmingham, England, Produced 1840 – 1850.

For re upholstery, price is for the frame as shown, please ask for upholstery options.

The original designer and manufacturer of this rocking chair has not been identified. The firm of R.W. Winfield specialised in metal furniture, particularly beds, and between 1827 and 1854 took out several patents relating to the construction of beds and sofas using iron tubing. Their stand at the Exhibition of 1851 included a rocking chair of tubular brass, similar to this one. They showed another example in strap brass at the London International Exhibition of 1862

H:110 W:61 D:91 CM