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Bronze Armillary Sphere on Art Nouveau Base
Located in Katonah, NY
A bronze armillary sphere, with multiple celestial rings, including a numbered equatorial ring, the whole pierced by an arrow, on rising socle and integral bench, French, ca. 1950. ...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Sundials
Materials
Cast Stone, Bronze
18th Century Dial Plate or Sundial on Stand
Located in Katonah, NY
), English, ca. 1890, with associated earlier bronze sundial plate, marked “Thomas Cross, Liverpool FECIT
Category
Antique 1780s English Sundials
Materials
Bronze
Swedish Mid-20th Century Wrought Iron and Copper Garden Sundial
Located in Drottningholm, SE
Swedish Mid-20th century wrought iron and copper garden sundial.
Another beautiful sundial that we
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Sundials
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
Sundial
Located in New Orleans, LA
English sundial. In addition to the points of the compass and Roman numerals for telling time, it
Category
Antique 19th Century English Sundials
Materials
Iron
$700
Swedish Sundial
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully patinated copper and iron sundial with dolphin and arrow features.
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Sundials
$1,900
Double Sundial
Located in Hudson, NY
rare ancient cut stone double sundial - weather worn with lichens - front part of base broken away
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sundials
Materials
Stone
$1,600
Swedish Sundial
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Swedish sundial in brass with natural patina, forged rings, and simple arrow on rich
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Sundials
Armillary Sundial
Located in Hudson, NY
beautifully designed sundial - pattn. 1956 by F. W. Sunblad - in mixed colored aluminum
Category
Vintage 1950s American Sundials
Materials
Metal
$2,200
Swedish Sundial
Located in San Francisco, CA
Swedish Armillary Sundial on Dolphine Base
Roman Numeral on inside central ring, spear and
Category
20th Century Swedish Sundials
$750
Sundial Sculpture
Located in Hudson, NY
wonderful stylized artist interpretation of a sundial
fabulious patina
pointer is of
Category
Early 20th Century American Sundials
Materials
Copper
$2,200
Piscis Sundial
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Swedish sundial in brass with white/green patina with forged rings and neoclassical style
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Sundials
Swedish Sundials
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sundial
patinated ver de gris on wonderfully-finished wooden bases
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Sundials
Cannon Sundial
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A horizontal cannon sundial made of marble with brass fittings and maintaining its original powder
Category
20th Century German Sundials
Materials
Marble, Brass, Copper
$3,200
Slate Sundial
Located in New York, NY
With remains of original metal.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Sundials
Materials
Slate
Antique Lead Sundial
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand etched and poured lead sundial with a cast lead gnomon.
Inscribed on the front with "Turn
Category
Antique 19th Century American Sundials
Portland Stone Sundial
Located in London, GB
Portland Stone Sundial ca. 1780
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sundials
Materials
Stone
Sundial on Stand
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An intriguing sundial. Perfect for any bookshelf or tabletop.
Category
Antique 19th Century Sundials
$600
Bronze Wall Sundial
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bronze wall sundial with carved inscription. Beautiful patination and color.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Sundials
Materials
Bronze
$1,500
Portland Stone Sundial
Located in Northbrook, IL
Beautiful sundial with a Portland Stone Pedestal and Verdigris Face and restored Gnomen.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Sundials
Materials
Bronze
$10,720
Stoneware Pedestal Sundial
Located in Dorking, Surrey
A rare Doulton stoneware pedestal sundial circa 1880. Reference Doulton & Co catalogue page 49
Category
Antique 1880s English Sundials
Marble Sundial Plate
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A marble wall sundial plate.
Inscribed "Time Flies," with pierced bronze gnomon.
Scottish
Category
Antique 19th Century Scottish Sundials
Portland Stone Sundial
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A carved Portland stone pillar sundial with cap having a stylized leaf pattern in the manner of
Category
Early 20th Century English Sundials
$4,929
Charming Swedish Sundial
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming Swedish Sundial, the dolphin base in the Art Nouveau taste, the dial with inside numbers
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Sundials
Materials
Copper
Antique Sandstone
Bronze Sundial
Located in Lancashire, GB
Antique Sandstone & Bronze Sundial.
This is a large, elegant 19th century sandstone, baluster
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Sundials
Materials
Sandstone, Bronze
Early French Slate Sundial
Located in Woodbury, CT
French sundials are very rare and it is even more unusual to find one with its original gnomon
Category
Antique 19th Century French Sundials
Materials
Iron
Antique Carved Limestone Sundial
Located in Sudbury, MA
Beautifully carved limestone sundial, circa 1900, imported from England. Sundial face has roman
Category
Antique 19th Century English Sundials
Materials
Limestone
Antique Bronze Wall Sundial
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique bronze wall sundial with etched date, 1663, and inscriptions. Mounted on a wall, this type
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sundials
18th Century Armillary Sundial
Located in Hilversum, NL
With iron armillary sphere.
In the 18th century the armillary sundial became popular. It was
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Sundials
Materials
Limestone, Iron
18th Century English Sundial
Located in New York, NY
18th century English lead sundial depicting four cherubs and with a bronze inset gnomon.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Sundials
Materials
Bronze
$17,500
English Cast Stone Sundial
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A large cast stone sundial with lovely ware and color to the surface. The dial is cast in lead.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Sundials
Materials
Cast Stone, Lead
Noirish Swedish Iron Sundial
Located in San Francisco, CA
dark and interesting Swedish Sundial
Armillary sphere with arrow going through
raised
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Sundials
Mid Century American Sundial
Located in Culver City, CA
A fluted column serves as a platform to hold this detailed iron sundial inscribed with the words
Category
Vintage 1950s Sundials
Materials
Marble, Iron
1847 Engraved Slate Sundial
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Great graphic etched sundial dated 1847.
Wonderful graphic details.
At the bottom it says
Category
Antique 19th Century Sundials
Carved Natural Horton Stone Sundial of Octagonal Form with Bronze Sundial Plate
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An early 20th century carved natural Horton stone sundial of octagonal form with bronze sundial
Category
Vintage 1910s English Sundials
Classical Cast Stone English Sundial
Located in Woodbury, CT
This beautiful sundial will make the perfect addition to your rose garden!
Comprising a mossy
Category
20th Century British Neoclassical Sundials
Fragment of a Sundial
Located in New York, NY
With entire large corner section missing, as well as almost all original metal missing. Excellent custom-made hanging bracket is included.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Sundials
Gorgeous Portland Stone English Sundial
Located in Woodbury, CT
the perfect addition to the center of your rose or herb garden. The sundial plate is inscribed "Sunny
Category
Early 20th Century British Sundials
Materials
Brass
ALUMINUM AND CAST STONE SUNDIAL
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A early 20th century Sundial.
Category
Vintage 1930s Sundials
19th C. French Stone Sundial
Located in Nashville, TN
Unusual carved stone sundial found in the south of France. Gnomon has been repaired. Rolled steel
Category
Early 20th Century French Sundials
Materials
Stone, Iron, Steel
American Cast Iron Sundial Plate
Located in Woodbury, CT
It is exceptionally rare when we come across an American sundial plate, as they were uncommon
Category
Early 20th Century American Sundials
Materials
Iron
Magnificent Large Carved Stone Sundial
Located in Woodbury, CT
This is one of the most exceptional sundials we've ever owned! The honey-colored carved pedestal
Category
Antique 19th Century English Sundials
Materials
Stone, Brass
19th Century Cotswold Stone Sundial
Located in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire
A 19th century cotswold stone sundial with earlier Cary's London bronze plate, on a hexagonal stone
Category
Antique 19th Century Sundials
Materials
Stone
Bronze Sundial on Granite Base
Located in New Orleans, LA
A fine Regency English bronze sundial with pierced gnomon. Sits atop a barley-twist granite
Category
Antique 19th Century British Sundials
Bronze Arts and Crafts Sundial
Located in North Egremont, MA
A bronze sundial with the motto "Let others tell of storms and showers, I'll only mark your sunny
Category
Early 20th Century American Sundials
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Composition Sundial
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A late 19th century, circa 1880, composition sundial having circular top with egg and dart moulding
Category
Antique 19th Century English Sundials
19th Century Istrian Stone Sundial
Located in Hungerford, GB
This sundial is made of stone from Istria Country, Croatia. This type of stone has been carved
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Sundials
Verdigris English Brass and Limestone Sundial
Located in Woodbury, CT
English dial plate, inscribed "Sunny Hours" and dating to the 1930s. This classic sundial is the perfect
Category
20th Century Sundials
Materials
Limestone, Brass
Classic Verdigris Brass and Limestone Sundial
Located in Woodbury, CT
English dial plate, inscribed "Hours Fly" and dating to the 1920s. This classic sundial is the perfect
Category
Early 20th Century Sundials
Materials
Limestone, Brass
Lovely Edwardian Sundial with Original Dialplate
Located in Woodbury, CT
gnomon (sundial pointer). Engraved "Ye Shaddowe Tells", a typical late 19th/early 20th C embellishment
Category
Early 20th Century English Sundials
Materials
Cast Stone, Brass
Period English Bronze and Terracotta Sundial
By Stamford Pottery Works
Located in Woodbury, CT
dated 1869 to an equally wonderful 12" diameter bronze sundial plate, we think to great effect. The
Category
Antique 19th Century English Sundials
19th Century Spanish Sundial Tile Panel
Located in Montecito, CA
Very unique 19th Century Spanish sundial tile panel from Sevilla, Spain.
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Sundials
Materials
Ceramic
A Carved Bath Stone Sundial Base
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A carved Bath stone sundial base with baluster shaped body, recessed panel decoration, crenellated
Category
Early 20th Century British Sundials
Antique carved stone sundial dated 1623
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
An impressive carved stone lyre shaped French sundial dated 1623 with a contemporary wrought iron
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Sundials
Materials
Stone
Large-Scale Portland Stone Sundial Pedestal
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A large-scale Portland stone sundial pedestal carved with the date 1900 having a replacement bronze
Category
Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Sundials
Period English 18th Century Stone Sundial
By John Whitehurst
Located in Woodbury, CT
This elegant vase-form carved stone sundial in four parts is truly special. With its octagonal foot
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Sundials
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Victorian Carved Stone, Multi-Faceted Sundial
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A Victorian carved stone multi-faceted sundial. The square dial having four bronze gnomons at
Category
Antique 19th Century English Sundials
An elegant Georgian Portland stone sundial
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
With original bronze plate by William Hamlin (diameter 30 cm). The finest 18th century sundials
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Sundials
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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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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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