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Vintage Neoclassical Brass Armillary Sundial on Green Marble Base
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage French Provincial or Neoclassical style brass garden armillary sundial on a
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Garden Ornaments
Materials
Brass
Universal Solar Clock/Adjustable Equatorial Sundial Mounted on Marble, Italy
Located in San Francisco, CA
daylight and shadow. Likely beginning as a simple post placed in the ground, the sundial evolved over
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Garden Ornaments
Materials
Marble, Pewter
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...
Category
Antique 19th Century Garden Ornaments
Materials
Marble, Iron
Mid Century Cast Stone with Bronze Sundial by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous cast stone organic baroque styled pedestal base with a bronze sundial atop. Fits perfectly
Category
Vintage 1950s American Baroque Architectural Elements
Materials
Cast Stone, Bronze
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Composition
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
Category
Vintage 1910s American Aesthetic Movement Sundials
Materials
Bronze
Large Swedish Copper Garden Sundial, 1960
Located in Drottningholm, SE
Large Swedish copper garden sundial, 1960.
This garden sundial is slightly larger in size than the
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Sundials
Materials
Copper
Antique French Garden Sundial, circa 1890
Located in Houston, TX
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An antique French working sundial originally placed in a garden, circa
Category
Antique 1890s French French Provincial Sundials
Materials
Slate, Metal
Very Large Swedish Copper and Steel Garden Sundial, 1960
Located in Drottningholm, SE
large sundial and for use in a garden, it has a metal base with drilled hole so that it can be fastened
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Sundials
Materials
Brass, Copper
Large Swedish Mid-20th Century Garden Copper Sundial
Located in Drottningholm, SE
Large Swedish mid-20th century garden copper sundial-
A very nice and large sundial made of copper
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Sundials
Materials
Copper
Equatorial Sundial
Located in Hudson, NY
Large steel sundial architect designed for his New Jersey garden retains black painted surface deep
Category
Vintage 1950s American Sundials
Materials
Metal
$6,800
French Sundial
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th century style Sundial decorated with scrolls and centered mask.
Category
20th Century Sundials
18th Century Sundial
Located in Hungerford, GB
An original 18th century sundial pedestal base with a later bronze armillary sphere. The pedestal
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Sundials
$5,428
English Stone Sundial
Located in Stamford, CT
English 2 part portland hand carved stone sundial.Wonderful old patina
Category
Antique 19th Century Sundials
Materials
Stone
$4,800
18th Century Sundial
Plinth
Located in Kent, GB
Fowler, the son of a Middlesex gardener was apprenticed to Samuel Saunders in 1711/12 at The Globe under
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Sundials
Cubic Sundial, 18th Century
By David Beringer
Located in Paris, FR
With five gnomon on each face
Wood and paper enhanced watercolors
Base with a compass
Signed: D BERINGER Nuremberg (D like David).
Category
Antique 1750s European Sundials
Materials
Wood, Paper
Armillary Sundial with Three Rings
Located in Sheffield, MA
Swedish armillary sundial, circa 1900, supported by a neoclassical figure. Iron construction with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Copper, Iron
18th Century French Slate Sundial
Located in London, GB
, Marres family) sundial dated 1763 and bearing an elaborate coat of arms and the initials LB.
Octagonal
Category
Antique 1760s French Sundials
Materials
Slate
18th Century Sundial and Plinth
Located in Kent, GB
Fowler, the son of a Middlesex gardener was apprenticed to Samuel Saunders in 1711/12 at The Globe under
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Sundials
$8,933 / set
Small, Early 18th Century Sundial Plate
Located in Kent, GB
Brass engraved sundial with the original gnomon. The angle of the gnomon is approximately 51.5
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Sundials
Materials
Brass
Antique Large Weathered Patinated Reconstituted Stone Sundial
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique large weathered patinated reconstituted stone/concrete and brass sundial.
We are unsure
Category
Late 20th Century British Victorian Sundials
Materials
Stone, Brass
Rare English Atlas Fireclay Sundial by Compton Potteries
By Robert Compton Pottery
Located in Woodbury, CT
This is by far our most unusual sundial and one of our all-time favorites! Even though Atlas (who
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Sundials
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Swedish Armillary Sundial Attributed to Sune Rooth
By Sune Rooth
Located in Newtown, CT
Armillary sundial attributed to Sune Rooth mid 20th century. Faux bronze finish. 31.5" wide point
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sundials
Materials
Copper, Iron
18th Century Irish Rustic Stone and Slate Sundial
Located in Woodbury, CT
This rustic sundial was hand-carved from stone and features its original and scribed slate dial
Category
Antique 18th Century Northern Irish Rustic Sundials
Materials
Slate, Sandstone, Bronze
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Stone
Bronze Pedestal Sundial
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th century Art Nouveau stone & bronze pedestal sundial, circa 1900. This sundial was
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sundials
Materials
Stone
19th Century French Iron and Cast Iron Sundial, 1890s
Located in Florence, IT
19th century French iron and cast iron sundial, 1890s.
Category
Antique 1890s French Victorian Sundials
Materials
Iron
A Rare Late Eighteenth Century Bath Stone Sundial
Located in London, GB
Of an unusual design, the two faces of the plinth forming vertical Floral’s Dials. The inset circles carved with Roman numerals and radiating from the centre with the names of flower...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Sundials
Old Composite Stone Altar Serving as Sundial, 19th Century
Located in Richebourg, Yvelines
Dated from the 19th century, old composite stone altar serving as sundial. The plate, composed of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Sundials
Materials
Stone
Georgian Slate and Bronze Sundial Inscribed ‘GEORGE ANDERSON’ Dated 1818
Located in Norwich, GB
Georgian slate and bronze sundial inscribed ‘GEORGE ANDERSON’ dated 1818.
Bronze gnomon in the
Category
Antique 1810s Sundials
Materials
Slate, Bronze
Arts
Crafts Compton Pottery Mary Seton Watts cobra terracotta sundial, c1900
Located in London, GB
A rare terracotta Arts
Crafts Compton Potters Arts guild sundial; circa 1900, known as the
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Sundials
Materials
Terracotta
Large Antique Signed Italian Terracotta Cherubs Sundial Fountain Wall Plaque
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Very large Italian antique terracotta sun-dial with three cherubs/ putti with one cupid directing the arrow towards the desired sun-dial with the other two cupids holding the side sh...
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Sundials
Materials
Terracotta
Brass Bronze and Copper Armillary Sundial Attributed to Sune Rooth
By Sune Rooth
Located in Newtown, CT
Brass, bronze and copper armillary attributed to Sune Rooth. Warm patina traces of gilt. 28" wide at the arrow and the rings are 16" wide and it is 26.5" high.
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sundials
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper
Mid-20th Century Old Metal Sundial with Brass Plates with Roman Numerals
Located in Raalte, NL
Old metal sundial with brass plates with roman numerals, this is also in a good condition
Category
Mid-20th Century European Sundials
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Bronze Atlas Garden Armillary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fabulous turn of the century French bronze garden Atlas with iron base and armillary.
Category
Vintage 1910s French Sundials
Georgian Pedestal with Swags
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very ornate handcarved limestone sundial with armillary sundial.
Pedestal is riased on an
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Sundials
Armillary Sphere in Bronze c.2014
By Brad Dillon
Located in London, GB
A stunning armillary sphere sundial, exquisitely crafted in traditional Bronze.
This example has
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sundials
Italian Limestone Sun Dial
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th century style Sundial with lateral scrolls and Roman numbers. Central Rosette with sunburst
Category
20th Century Italian Sundials
1930
s Cast Iron Armillary- Sun Dial
Located in Stamford, CT
Great sun dial / armilary designed for your garden. Actually keeps time when properly aligned with
Category
Vintage 1930s Unknown Classical Roman Sundials
Materials
Iron
Witch Ball on a Stand
Located in den Haag, NL
find their place in the beautiful gardens of palaces and estates.
This green witch ball is special
Category
Mid-20th Century German Romantic Sundials
Materials
Iron
$1,350
Swagged Pedestal with grotesque masks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand carved natural limestone fluted baluster with garland and mask decoration and armillary sphere.
Category
Italian Sundials
Polyhedron Sun Dial
Located in New York, NY
An 18th Century Polyhedron Sun Dial in Pale Burgundian Stone. French
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Folk Art Sundials
Materials
Iron
English Sundial
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lovely English composite stone sundial, the lobed baluster column supporting a square plate with
Category
Early 20th Century English Garden Ornaments
Materials
Composition
$2,250
Compton Pottery stoneware sundial
By Robert Compton Pottery
Located in Chicago, IL
A Compton Pottery sundial, early 20th century. The top in the form of a putto holding a hemisphere
Category
Early 20th Century English Garden Ornaments
Materials
Stoneware
20th Ancient Marble Sundial
Located in Badia Polesine, Rovigo
vertical or horizontal. It is in a way a sundial reduced to its simplest expression. The word marble
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Nouveau Architectural Elements
Materials
Marble
English 19th century stone sundial
Located in Chicago, IL
A fine and very substantial English 19th century carved sandstone sundial with square top, the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Garden Ornaments
Antique Large Copper Armillary Sundial
Located in Sudbury, MA
ornamental sundials.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Garden Ornaments
Materials
Marble, Copper, Bronze, Iron
17th c. French slate SUNDIAL
Located in Summerland, CA
Magnificently refined octagonal object etched in slate with baroque decor and roman numerals, The original hand is bronze. The original bracket wrought iron.
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Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Architectural Elements
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Marble Sundial with Incised Figures by HD
Located in New York, NY
Eve in the Garden and Noah's Ark. Mounted on metal base upright.
Category
Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Garden Ornaments
Materials
Marble
English Sundial on Limestone Base, circa 1900
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Nice weathered finish limestone base with bronze dial English, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century British Garden Ornaments
Antique Composition Balustrade or Sundial Base, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
Antique composition garden bulbous shaped balustrade. This balustrade would make fantastic sundial
Category
20th Century European Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Stone
18th Century Portland Stone Sundial Pedestal with Brass Dial Plate
Located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
An 18th century Portland stone sundial pedestal with brass dial plate by Thomas Wright, (1711-1786
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Garden Ornaments
Materials
Stone
A very rare Late Eighteenth Century Bath Stone Sundial.
Located in London, GB
Of an unusual design, the two faces of the plinth forming vertical Floral’s Dials. The inset circles carved with Roman numerals and radiating from the centre with the names of flower...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Garden Ornaments
Materials
Bronze
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Sundial
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage English country style iron garden sundial with Roman numerals
USA, Late 20th
Category
Late 20th Century American Country Sundials
Materials
Iron
Vintage Iron Garden Sundial "Tempos Fugit"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial reading "Tempus Fugit," which translated from Latin means
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Iron
Vintage French Country Iron Garden Sundial With Arrow
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial featuring Roman numerals, a map of the globe, and an arrow
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Sundial "Mark Your Sunny Hours"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial featuring Roman numerals and reading "Let others tell of
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Sundial "Grow Old Along With Me"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial reading "Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Iron
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Garden Sundials For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of garden sundials is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique garden sundials was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, stone and iron. Find 487 antique and vintage garden sundials at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 13 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Garden sundials have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. neoclassical, Victorian and Georgian garden sundials are consistently popular styles. Austin
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How Much are Garden Sundials?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,200, while they’re typically $115 on the low end and $120,000 highest priced.
Finding the Right Sundials for You
Although typically decorative, antique and vintage sundials transport a guest in your home to a different era, their simple function a tether to the ancient world.
Humans have tracked time since the dawn of civilization. Before the invention of precise mechanical clocks, various materials including water and incense were used to mark the passage of time. The sundial was one of the earliest of these timekeeping devices.
The oldest known sundial dates back to 1,500 B.C. in Egypt. The very first sundials were simple stone blocks with markings and a vertical needle of wood or metal to indicate the hours with its shadow. Later Greek sundials had a gnomon parallel to the axis of the Earth. Some flat sundials from the Islamic world were directional objects for pointing the way to Mecca.
Mechanical clocks use a series of gears and springs to track time precisely; sundials rely on light and shadow. As sunlight crosses over a sundial, it casts a shadow that moves across the face of the dial as the Earth rotates.
There are now more accurate, easier and probably cooler ways to tell time, yet the sundial persists. It is not uncommon to find flat stone sundials among an assemblage of decorative elements in colorful gardens and standing sundials in expertly appointed outdoor spaces.
While garden sundials are among the most popular sundials today, sundials made of metal, stone, bronze and more can be found on 1stDibs to match any taste or setting. The collection also includes sundials of Scandinavian, British and North American origins.
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