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17th Century German Portable Ivory Sundial — Possibly Nuremberg
Located in Madrid, ES
Rare portable sundial crafted in engraved ivory, a fine example of German scientific instrument
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Early 1600s Antique Sundial

Materials

Bone

Antique French Country Wrought Iron Garden Armillary Sundial
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning antique French country wrought iron garden armillary sundial USA, Early 20th Century
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Early 20th Century American French Provincial Antique Sundial

Materials

Iron

19th Century Horizontal Bronze Sundial After Erasmus Habermel
Located in Madrid, ES
Fine 19th-century horizontal sundial, crafted in bronze, inspired by the designs of Erasmus
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1880s Antique Sundial

Materials

Brass

18th Century Octagonal Brass Sundial Signed “Johan Schrettegger
Located in Madrid, ES
Exceptional 18th-century octagonal brass sundial, signed “Johan Schrettegger, Augsburg”, featuring
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18th Century Antique Sundial

Materials

Brass

18th Century German Portable Ivory Sundial — Possibly Nuremberg
Located in Madrid, ES
Exceptional portable sundial made of engraved ivory, a fine example of German craftsmanship from
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Early 18th Century Antique Sundial

Materials

Bone

19th Century Satyr and Laurel Decorative Sundial Column
Located in Hastings, GB
sundial on the top, this has been lost over time, but could be easily replaced. An absolutely stunning
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sundial

Materials

Composition

19th Century Carved Ivory Terrestrial Globe with Hidden Sundial
Located in Madrid, ES
a hidden sundial inside. This extraordinary piece exemplifies the artistry and ingenuity of 19th
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1840s Antique Sundial

Materials

Bone

Mechanical Equatorial Sundial, Johann Michael Bergauer, Ante 1745
By Johann Michael Bergauer
Located in Milano, IT
Johann Michael Bergauer (Simonsfeld, 1676 - Innsbruck, 1745 circa) Mechanical equatorial sundial
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1730s Austrian Baroque Antique Sundial

Materials

Brass

A German Stockert Pattern Fruitwood Diptych Pattern Pocket Sundial
Located in Firenze, IT
A German Stockert pattern fruitwood diptych pattern pocket sundial signed, early 19th century The
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1780s German Neoclassical Antique Sundial

Decorative Antique English Slate Sundial on Stand c.1842
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A decorative antique English slate sundial mounted on a bespoke steel stand, inscribed with the
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Sundial

Materials

Slate, Metal, Steel

A Brass Butterfield Paris Dial French Pocket Sundial Circa 1780
Located in Firenze, IT
engraving of cities with their latitude because it is a single latitude horizontal sundial therefore
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Mid-18th Century French Baroque Antique Sundial

Materials

Brass

19th Century Portable Sundial Signed “Dollond London” — Wood and Brass
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant 19th-century portable sundial, signed “Dollond London”, finely crafted in wood and brass
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1880s Antique Sundial

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century Solar Signal Cannon on Marble Sundial
Located in Richmond, VA
Incredibly cool 19th century solar powered signal canon marble sun dial base. This signal cannon can be set to ignite with the sun through the attached magnifying glass- which can be...
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19th Century Antique Sundial

Materials

Marble, Iron

19th Century Chinese Portable Engraved and Enameled Bronze Sundial
Located in Madrid, ES
Rare cadran solaire portatif chinois du XIXe siècle, finement ouvragé en bronze gravé et émaillé. Cet instrument aux détails précis témoigne du savoir-faire et de l'art scientifique...
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1880s Antique Sundial

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Portable Engraved and Enameled Bronze Sundial
Located in Madrid, ES
Rare cadran solaire portatif chinois du XIXe siècle, finement ouvragé en bronze gravé et émaillé. Cet instrument aux détails précis témoigne du savoir-faire et de l'art scientifique...
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1880s Antique Sundial

Materials

Brass

19th Century Asian Bronze Portable Sundial with Semi-Precious Stones
Located in Madrid, ES
Rare Asian portable sundial from the 19th century, beautifully crafted in bronze and adorned with
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1880s Antique Sundial

Materials

Bronze

18th Century German Gilt Brass Portable Sundial Signed “J. Vogler”
Located in Madrid, ES
Exceptional German portable sundial, finely engraved and gilt brass, signed “J. Vogler”, and
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1730s Antique Sundial

Materials

Brass

Good 18th Century Bronze Sundial By Miller And Adie, Edinburgh
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A finely engraved 18th century, 15" diameter bronze sundial signed Miller & Adie, Edinburgh with
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Late 18th Century Scottish Antique Sundial

Materials

Bronze

: Wooden pocket diptych sundial Ernst Christoph Stocket. Germany 1780 - 1811.
Located in Milan, IT
Wooden pocket diptych sundial Ernst Christoph Stocket - type, Bavaria. A folding wooden sundial is
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Late 18th Century German Antique Sundial

Materials

Wood, Paper

Body Armor Men s Sundial Ring with Sapphire in 18k Gold Bezel
By K. Brunini Jewels
Located in Solana Beach, CA
Body Armor sundial ring in sterling silver with 18k yellow gold bezel and 1.33 carat sapphire. The
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Sundial

Materials

Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver

Antique 18th Century Diptych Pocket Sundial and Compass by German Beringer
Located in Firenze, IT
With hinged gnomon, hour ring and latitude arc, silvered compass rose with two inset bubble levels, raised on three levelling screws, in velvet lined and shaped leather covered case,...
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1780s German Neoclassical Antique Sundial

Materials

Brass

Rare Silver Pocket Sundial And Compass By Michael Butterfield Paris Circa 1700
Located in Firenze, IT
A beautiful, rare solid silver Anglo-French octagonal pocket sundial with compass by Michael
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Mid-18th Century French Baroque Antique Sundial

Materials

Silver

Sundial and Compass with Case, Schrettegger, Johan, Augsburg, Germany, Ca 1800
Located in Madrid, ES
Sundial and compass with case. Bronze. SCHRETTEGGER, Johan. Augsburg, Germany, around 1800
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Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Antique Sundial

Materials

Bronze, Other

Compass with Pocket Sundial, with Case, Bronze, Butterfield, Michael 1635-1724
Located in Madrid, ES
Compass with pocket sundial, with case. Bronze. BUTTERFIELD, Michael (1635-1724). Paris, circa 1700
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Early 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Sundial

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Other

Sundial with Compass and Case, Bronze, Bion, Nicholas, Paris, 18th Century
By Nicholas Bion
Located in Madrid, ES
Sundial with compass and case. Bronze. BION, Nicholas. Paris, 18th century. Polygonal sundial
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18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Sundial

Materials

Bronze, Other

A Thomas Haye Brass Butterfield-Type Pocket Sundial French Early 18th century
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: XVIII century. Provenance: French, signed Haye. Dimensions: 8 cm x 5,9 cm Signed HAYE A PARIS, octagonal brass dial engraved, inset compass, mounted with hinged gnomon with ...
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Early 18th Century French Baroque Antique Sundial

Materials

Brass

Rare Silver Pocket Sundial and Compass by Michael Butterfield, Paris, circa 1700
By Butterfield Paris
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A beautiful, rare solid silver Anglo-French octagonal pocket sundial with compass by Michael
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Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Sundial

Materials

Silver

French Early 19th Century Marble and Ormolu Quarter Strike Clock with Sundial
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
strike clock with sundial, signed Robert et Courvoisier. The clock is raised on an ebonized fruitwood
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19th Century French Antique Sundial

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

A Fine Victorian Oil on Board Titled "A Lady Standing by a Sundial in the Park"
By Henry John Yeend King
Located in LA, CA
Sundial in the Park" Oil on panel. Signed lower right: Yeend King. "YK" Sticker en verso. Provenance: T
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Late 19th Century Academic Antique Sundial

Materials

Oil

A Fine Victorian Oil on Board Titled "A Lady Standing by a Sundial in the Park"
By Henry John Yeend King
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sundial in the Park" Oil on panel. Signed lower right: Yeend King. "YK" Sticker en verso. Provenance: T
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Sundial

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Magnificent French Empire style in white marble
Located in Berlin, DE
A magnificent 19th-century French Empire sundial in white marble, decorated with bronze floral
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1820s Empire Antique Sundial

Materials

Carrara Marble

Cluny Hotel Well - Reduction In Patinated Plaster And Wrought Iron, Late 19th C.
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
trapezoidal entrance courtyard, bordered by single-story buildings, are two sundials and a well. The well
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Sundial

Materials

Wrought Iron

Planispheric Astrolabe – Equinoctial Dial, late 16th–early 17th century
Located in Madrid, ES
planispheric astrolabe or equinoctial sundial, dating from the scientific Renaissance. The instrument features
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16th Century Antique Sundial

Materials

Brass

Portable Universal Equinoctial Dial
Located in Madrid, ES
the hours in a day. Size of the sundial:20 cm hughx8 cm diameter manufactured in USA
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Early 1900s Antique Sundial

Materials

Brass

Folk Art Sculpture of a Woman
Located in Branford, CT
diamond-shaped on chest (possibly a sundial). American. 19th century. H 28-1/4" W 13-1/2" D 7". Condition
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1890s Folk Art Antique Sundial

Materials

Stone

19th century French Empire Period Elm Barometer signed Gabriel
Located in London, GB
Jean Chevalier Gabriel (1777-1848) is recorded as a sundial and barometer maker.
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19th Century French Empire Antique Sundial

Materials

Ormolu

18th Century Silver Butterfield Dial By Langlois Paris
By Pierre Langlois
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine example of a silver Butterfield type sundial in the original green shagreen case. The finely
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Sundial

Materials

Silver

Art Deco Sterling Silver Turquoise and Grey Enameled Cufflinks
Located in Lexington, KY
, while the grey harmoniously flows along with the frame of the links and features a sundial pattern in
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Sundial

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

French Empire Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock , France 1810
Located in New York, NY
an ovoid fluted column topped with a detailed sundial. Resting gently on the column is the figure of
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1810s French Empire Antique Sundial

Materials

Bronze

Large Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock by Samuel Marti
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
, seated in quiet contemplation as he marks the passage of time upon a sundial—an elegant and poetic
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19th Century Unknown Rococo Revival Antique Sundial

Materials

Bronze

Round Art Deco Sterling Silver Blue and White Enameled Cufflinks
Located in Lexington, KY
, while the bright white harmoniously flows along with the frame of the links, featuring a floral sundial
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1920s Art Deco Antique Sundial

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Shell Spectacular: A Collection of Mollusk Shells Engraved and Handcolored, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
illusion of depth or perspective, akin to a sundial's face. 4. **Sabot grumeux** - Named for its
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1840s Antique Sundial

Materials

Paper

Rare 12 inches terrestrial globe signed Cary, London United Kingdom 1800.
Located in Milan, IT
sundial and the time ring is at the North Pole. The horizon table/ring, also finished with calcography
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Early 19th Century English Antique Sundial

Materials

Brass

A Fine 19th Century Noon Day Cannon
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
A Fine 19th Century Meridian or Noon Cannon, Large Marble Base into which is carved a sundial with
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Sundial

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Mid 18th Century Louis XV Period Tall Case Clock, circa 1740
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
the it will read when the minute hand corresponds to solar time as on a sundial.
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sundial

Materials

Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Trumeau with Painted Allegory of Science
Located in Atlanta, GA
various scientific instruments, including a planet, a compass, a telescope, a globe, and a sundial, all
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sundial

Materials

Mirror, Wood

French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Clock in Ormolu Signed ‘Beurdeley À Paris’
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
many learning tools, including a book, a scroll and a globe in the back, all while holding a sundial.
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sundial

Materials

Ormolu

Month-Going Regulator Clock by Deshays à Paris
Located in New Orleans, LA
“Sun in advance” and “Sun behind,” simulating solar time as it would be shown by a sundial. The lower
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Sundial

Materials

Steel

The Orbits of Venus and Mercury: An 18th C. Framed Celestial Map by Doppelmayr
By Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr 1
Located in Alamo, CA
, Germany. He wrote extensively on astronomy, geography, cartography, spherical trigonometry, sundials and
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Early 18th Century Antique Sundial

Materials

Engraving

Theories of Planetary Motion: An 18th C. Framed Celestial Map by Doppelmayr
By Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr 1
Located in Alamo, CA
wrote extensively on astronomy, geography, cartography, spherical trigonometry, sundials and
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Early 18th Century Antique Sundial

Materials

Engraving

Set of Three Italian Early 19th Century Gouaches
By Michelangelo Maestri
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
holding a sundial and the other an hourglass above rabbits, a lamb, a pedestal at one side and, most
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19th Century Italian Antique Sundial

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Late Georgian Mahogany Musical Table Clock
Located in London, GB
: Including Makers of Scientific Instruments, Sundials and Barometers. London: N.A.G. Press, 2006, p. 670.
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Sundial

Materials

Mahogany

Theories of Planetary Orbits: A Framed 18th C. Celestial Map by Doppelmayr
By Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr 1
Located in Alamo, CA
, cartography, spherical trigonometry, sundials and mathematical and other scientific instruments and was
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Early 18th Century Antique Sundial

Materials

Engraving

Napoleon III Period Gilt and Patinated Bronze Clock by Delafontaine
Located in London, GB
case is topped by a gilt bronze model of a globe, accompanied by a miniature sundial, collection of
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Sundial

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

Venus Lamenting over the Death of Adonis
By Herman van Swanevelt
Located in Middletown, NY
with a sundial and a many-pointed star, and an unidentified collector's stamp in the shape of a beehive
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Antique Sundial

Materials

Handmade Paper, Engraving, Etching

American Bronze Statue of Mythological Figure holding a Sundial by Robert Aitken
By Robert Ingersoll Aitken
Located in Katonah, NY
A bronze figural sundial with satyr figure by American sculptor Robert Ingersoll Aitken (1878-1949
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1910s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Sundial

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Sundial
Located in Hungerford, GB
An original 18th century sundial pedestal base with a later bronze armillary sphere. The pedestal
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Sundial

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Antique Sundial For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique sundial you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, stone and bronze, every antique sundial was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique sundial — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right antique sundial, those designed in Neoclassical, Victorian and Arts and Crafts styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one antique sundial that is appealing in its simplicity, but Butterfield Paris, David Beringer and Abercrombie Fitch produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Sundial?

The average selling price for an antique sundial at 1stDibs is $3,409, while they’re typically $381 on the low end and $102,083 for the highest priced.