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Vintage English Country Iron Verdigris Garden Sundial "Grow Old Along With Me"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron verdigris garden sundial reading "Grow old along with me. The best is yet
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Verdigris Garden Sundial "Grow Old Along With Me"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron verdigris garden sundial reading "Grow old along with me. The best is yet
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Iron
Antique Georgian Style Armillary Garden Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
character sundial feature of a similarly weathered walled garden or focal point of a contemporary pathway
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Sundials
Materials
Sandstone, Steel
Vintage Cast Iron Garden Nautical Sundial "The Mariner
s Sundial"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful vintage cast iron nautical garden sundial with a boat, reading "Lumen Me Regit," which
Category
Late 20th Century American Country Sundials
Materials
Iron
Vintage Garden Armillary Sundial on Column Pedestal
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage garden sundial on column pedestal
USA, Late 20th Century
Metal armillary, atop
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Metal
Vintage Cast Iron Garden Nautical Sail Boat Sundial
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful vintage cast iron nautical garden sundial with a sail boat
USA, Late 20th Century
Category
Late 20th Century American Country Sundials
Materials
Iron
Vintage Garden Armillary Sundial on Cast Corinthian Column Pedestal
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage garden sundial on cast concrete corinthian column pedestal
Circa 1980s
Metal
Category
Vintage 1980s Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Concrete, Iron
Glazed Ceramic Lefco Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A glazed ceramic garden sundial with bronze sundial plate, attributed to LEFCO (Leeds Fire Clay
Category
Mid-20th Century Sundials
Materials
Ceramic
English Georgian Style Limestone Garden Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
About
This beautiful English sundial is made from Limestone and features a Corinthian capital
Category
20th Century English Garden Ornaments
Materials
Limestone
Antique Neoclassical Verdigris Sundial with Hard Stone Doric Column Base c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Neoclassical garden sundial offers verdigris dial having Roman numerals and raised on
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Stone, Concrete, Metal
Lefco Glazed Ceramic Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
About
A glazed ceramic garden sundial with bronze sundial plate, attributed to LEFCO (Leeds fire
Category
20th Century Sundials
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture French “Armillary sundial”, Bronze and stone, midcentury
By French House
Garden
Located in Valladolid, ES
“Armillary sundial” sculpture, Bronze and stone, mid-20th century – France
Ancient sculpture from
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sundials
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Vintage Iron Garden Armillary Sundial
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden armillary sundial
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 13"W x 9"D x
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Iron
Antique Terracotta Garden Armillary Sundial
By Blanchard
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Antique Terracotta Garden Armillary Sundial. This antique sundial made by Blanchard (stamped) is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Steel
Early 20thc Garden Ornament Sundial Sphere on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc garden ornament sundial sphere on stand.This fun object we use today as a garden
Category
Vintage 1930s American Sundials
Materials
Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Black Garden Armillary Sundial
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage English country or Neoclassical style black iron garden armillary sundial sphere
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Black Garden Armillary Sundial
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage English country or Neoclassical style black iron garden armillary sundial with
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Iron
Vintage Garden Armillary Sundial on Cast Stone Pedestal
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning antique garden armillary sundial on pedestal
Circa 1940s
Metal armillary, atop
Category
Vintage 1940s Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Cast Stone, Iron
Sundial
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A bronze sundial.
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Sundials
Materials
Bronze
$475
Bronze Sundial on Baluster-Shaped Column Base of Garden Stone
Located in Austin, TX
An English sundial of composition or garden stone with bronze dial. Featuring a bronze sundial
Category
Early 20th Century English Sundials
Vintage Sundial
Located in New Orleans, LA
Sundial
Category
Antique 19th Century Sundials
Materials
Concrete
$1,082
Vintage Sundial
Located in New Orleans, LA
Sundial
Category
Antique 19th Century Sundials
Materials
Concrete
$899
Pocket sundial
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A nice example of an English brass pocket sundial
Category
Antique 19th Century English Sundials
$659
Crehore Sundial
Located in New Orleans, LA
A rare and highly important melding of science and art, this fixed latitude sundial was invented by
Category
Early 20th Century Sundials
Materials
Bronze
$118,500
Limestone Garden Armillary Sundial with Carved Tassels and Floral/Foliate Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in Italy, this limestone garden armillary sundial features carved tassels and floral
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sundials
Materials
Limestone, Iron
Vintage English Sundial
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Vintage English composite sundial on baluster base and stepped plinth. The sundial plate is
Category
20th Century British Victorian Sundials
Materials
Concrete
Large English Sundial of Composition Stone with Bronze Dial for the Garden
Located in Austin, TX
A large English sundial of composition or garden stone - featuring a bronze sundial inscribed with
Category
20th Century English Sundials
Materials
Stone, Cast Stone, Metal, Bronze
German eqinoctial sundial
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A good example of a 17th century German brass and silvered sundial by Lorenz Grassl
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Sundials
Slate Wall Sundial
Located in Essex, MA
Large Slate Sundial, purchased from collection comprised primarily of antiquities. Age of this
Materials
Slate
$1,800
Nicely Patinated Sundial
By Queen and Co.
Located in Darnestown, MD
Nicely patinated sundial that is probably made of brass. It measures 12 1/4" in diameter and 6 3/4
Category
Vintage 1930s American Sundials
Georgian Carved Stone Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An elegant Georgian carved Sandstone Baluster shaped sundial with a slate sundial plate, signed
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Sundials
Materials
Slate, Sandstone
Weathered Portland Stone Sundial
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Weathered oversized Portland stone sundial, bronze sundial plate with original currently not
Category
Mid-20th Century British Sundials
Materials
Stone
Compton Pottery Terracotta Sundial
Located in London, GB
A fine Compton Pottery terracotta sundial with original bronze gnomon, circa 1900.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Sundials
Materials
Terracotta
A George II Sundial
Located in London, GB
An imposing early 18th century Baroque Portland stone sundial with 16” bronze plate.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sundials
Butterfield type silver sundial
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine small example of a Butterfield design silver pocket sundial by P La Maire, Paris in the
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Sundials
Carved Italian Marble Sundial
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautifully carved marble sundial from Italy has a wrought iron gnomon for telling the time
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Roman Sundials
Materials
Marble
Sundial in Stone and Iron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A sundial in stone and iron, originating in France, circa 1840.
Category
Antique 1840s French Victorian Sundials
Materials
Stone, Iron
Large 19th Century French Sundial
Located in Ongar, GB
A beautiful large antique metal sundial from France. It has a lovely weathered patina. Hanging
Category
Antique 19th Century French Sundials
Materials
Metal
1920s English Portland Stone Sundial
Located in New York, NY
1920's Portland stone sundial.
Portland stone is a lime stone quarried on the Isle of Portland
Category
Early 20th Century English Sundials
Antique Decorative Marble Sundial with Bronze
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Antique carved marble sundial. Carved marble pedestal decorated with flowers and foliage, with a
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Sundials
Materials
Limestone, Marble, Bronze
Fine Sundial by Adie of Edinburgh
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine example of a early 19th century bronze sundial with an elegant gnomon, measure: 15".
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Scottish Sundials
Rare 18th Century French Silver Sundial
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A rare silver French sundial by Haye of Paris in the German style with fine quality engraving.
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Sundials
Wrought Iron and Brass Armillary Sundial
Located in Soquel, CA
Large scale ionized wrought iron and brass Armillary sundial circa 1950s with lovely patina on
Category
Vintage 1950s American Sundials
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
American cast iron
bronze sundial, 1900
Located in Kenilworth, IL
octagonal top with a cast bronze sundial.
American, early 20th century.
Category
20th Century American Sundials
Materials
Quartz, Bronze, Iron
Antique Portland Stone Pedestal with Bronze Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Antique Portland Stone and Bronze Sundial. English carved Portland limestone sundial of baluster
Category
Early 20th Century Sundials
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Carved Italian Marble Sundial with Iron Gnomon
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in Italy, this beautiful marble sundial has a turned iron gnomon that mirrors a thin
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sundials
Materials
Marble, Iron
English Bronze Sundial by Thomas Callow
Located in Essex, MA
Mounted on a wood backing. Octagonal with engraved decoration and inscription "Ye Houres Fleeth awaye".
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Sundials
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Carved Portland Stone Sundial
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A well-executed and large-scale, early 20th Century carved Portland stone sundial.
With original
Category
Early 20th Century British Country Sundials
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Carved Tapered Limestone Armillary Sundial from Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
The tapering nature of the column adds a touch of elegance to this limestone armillary sundial
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sundials
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Metal, Iron
George III Coade Stone Triform Pedestal Sundial
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Stunning late 18th Century Coade Stone triform pedestal sundial.
Classically decorated, cornered
Category
Antique 18th Century British Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful Antique Sundial on a Stone Socle
Located in Udenhout, NL
Nice garden item in a very good condition.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Sundials
English Sundial of Composition Stone with Bronze Dial
Located in Austin, TX
An English sundial of composition or garden stone with a bronze dial and gnomon. Featuring a bronze
Category
Early 20th Century English Sundials
Vintage Regency Monumental Wrought Iron Sundials, a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fantastic pair of vintage Regency sundials. Monumental in size and drama. Constructed from a
Category
Late 20th Century North American Regency Sundials
Materials
Wrought Iron
Reclaimed Armillary Sundial on Doulton Lambeth Stoneware Pedestal
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
garden with this reclaimed neoclassical style armillary sundial as it features an associated late 20th
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sundials
Materials
Stoneware
Large Carved Limestone Sundial with Wrought Iron Armillary
Located in Dallas, TX
garden. Sometimes called an “equatorial sundial”, the armillary was invented by ancient Greeks. In its
Category
2010s Italian Sundials
Materials
Limestone, Wrought Iron
18th Century Italian Cadron Solaire (Sundial) Marmo Carnico
Located in Dallas, TX
This stunning 18th Century Italian sundial is made from a marble called carnico and is from Udine
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Sundials
Antique Classical Weller School Pottery Sundial, Circa 1920
By Weller Pottery
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique sundial in the manner of Weller offers upper cast verdigris sundial reading "Count None
Category
Early 20th Century American Sundials
Materials
Metal
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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
Seeley, Sune Rooth and AB Aronsson
Soner each produced beautiful garden sundials that are worth considering.
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.
Questions About Garden Sundials
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