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Sundials For Sale
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 Roman numerals
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 11"W x 7"D x 11"H
Very good vinta...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Iron
Vintage Cast Iron Garden Nautical Sundial with Sail Boat "Tempus Fugit"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful vintage cast iron nautical garden sundial with a boat, reading "Tempus Fugit," which translated from Latin means "Time Flies."
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 10"W x 1...
Category
Late 20th Century American Country Sundials
Materials
Iron
Rare Diminutive 18th Century Sundial Plate Signed and Dated
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Rare Diminutive 18th Century slate sundial plate inscribed by the maker and the commissioner or owner of the house it was for as well as dated 1784.. Wonderful feel and patination. F...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Sundials
Materials
Slate
Vintage English Country Iron Bronze Garden Armillary Sundial
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage English country or Neoclassical style bronze tone iron garden armillary sundial with Roman numerals
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 11"W x 7.5"D x 14.5"H
Very ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Iron
Vintage Cast Iron Faux Bois Garden Sundial With Acorns and Oak Leaves
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage black cast iron garden sundial featuring acorns, oak leaves, and Roman numerals.
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 11"W x 11"D x 6"H
Very good vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Sundials
Materials
Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Bronze Garden Armillary Sundials, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning pair of vintage English country or Neoclassical style bronze tone iron garden armillary sundials with Roman numerals
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 11"W x 7.5"D x 14.5...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Iron
French Antique Copper
Iron Garden Sundial late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique Garden sundial, in Iron and Cooper to be embedded in the support of your choise.
The Roman numerals engraved on the copper band are use...
Category
1890s French Antique Sundials
Materials
Copper, Iron
$887 Sale Price
20% Off
English Arts and Crafts Sundial
By Garnkirk Fireclay Company of Scotland
Located in Faversham, GB
A beautiful Arts and Crafts period sundial made of glazed stoneware and attributed to the Garnkirk Fire Clay company, Scotland.
The top of the pedestal is flat in the shape of a hep...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Sundials
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sundial Signed Charles Bryne London, Anno Dom 1742
Located in London, GB
The face engraved with a sun and bordered with a latin inscription “utque redit viam constans quam suspiris umbra funax homines non reditura sumus”
which translates to “The shadow f...
Category
18th Century English Antique Sundials
Materials
Bronze
Swedish Atlas Astrology Garden Armillary
Located in Vienna, AT
A Swedish garden armillary, manufactured in the 1950s in Sweden.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Sundials
Materials
Brass
English Lead Sundial On Painted Wood Base . Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
English lead sundial resting on fluted painted circular wood base. Mid 19th Century
Category
1840s British William IV Antique Sundials
Antique 19th Century Square Marble Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique 19th century square marble sundial dating to circa 1893. This Victorian wall mounted sundial stands out with its black painted iron gno...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sundials
Materials
Stone, Marble, Iron
Midcentury Outdoor Painted Iron Stool
Located in Sheffield, MA
The outdoor stool is sturdy and made of tubular iron soldered together and painted.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sundials
Materials
Iron
Antique Victorian English Medieval Styled Solid Bronze Architectural Sundial
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Presumably having English origins, this antique solid bronze sundial is ornately cast with a series of Medieval figures across the top portion and standing in the facade of an arched...
Category
Late 19th Century English Medieval Antique Sundials
Materials
Bronze
Reclaimed Red Granite Sundial with Negretti
Zambra Dial Plate
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking reclaimed Scottish red granite sundial pedestal topped with a bronze dial plate by Negretti and Zambra, circa 1880. This antique sundial is ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sundials
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Granite, Metal, Bronze
Antique Sienna Marble Baluster Form Garden Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This early 19th century antique marble sundial is an elegant centrepiece for gardens traditional and modern alike.
Beautifully weathered, the Sienna column displays natural veining ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Sundials
Materials
Marble, Siena Marble
American Bronze Statue of Mythological Figure holding a Sundial by Robert Aitken
Located in Katonah, NY
A bronze figural sundial with satyr figure by American sculptor Robert Ingersoll Aitken (1878-1949), the satyr holding a large stylized shell while crouched beneath it, the shell top...
Category
1910s American Aesthetic Movement Vintage Sundials
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Scaphe Copper Garden Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking mid-century scaphe form copper garden sundial, mounted on an angular Scottish granite base. This unusual sundial will make a stunning modern art piece at the centre of any...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sundials
Materials
Stone, Granite, Metal, Copper
Reclaimed Bronze Garden Sundial on Alabaster Pedestal
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Unusually mounted on an alabaster pedestal, this early 20th century reclaimed bronze sundial is an elegant centrepiece for gardens traditional and modern alike.
Beautifully weather...
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Sundials
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Reclaimed Atlas Armillary Sundial on Weathered Stone Pedestal
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A handsome feature of any garden, this reclaimed sundial sees a mid 20th century Swedish cast metal Atlas armillary brought together by an early 20th century English York stone balus...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Sundials
Materials
Stone, Metal
Reclaimed Neoclassical Style Armillary Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Add style to your garden with this reclaimed neoclassical style armillary sundial. It features a steel late 20th century garden armillary sphere above an early 20th century limestone...
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Sundials
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Metal, Steel
Large Antique Carrara Marble Sundial Plate
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large antique Carrara marble sundial plate with a bronze gnomon, dating from the mid 19th century.
This octagonal sundial plate is a beautiful, aged addition to an English country...
Category
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Sundials
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Rare Pilkington
Gibbs Ltd Antique Heliochronometer Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A rare antique brass heliochronometer sundial by renowned makers Pilkington & Gibbs Ltd.
Suitable for interior and exterior use, this sundial has characterful weathering to create a...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Sundials
Materials
Metal, Bronze
English Mid Century English Bronze Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique mid century modern English bronze sundial.
Suitable for interior and exterior use, this sundial has an impressive sculptural quality with a robust form, elongated gnome a...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sundials
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Scottish Sundial
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
An eternally functioning timepiece, this 19th century Scottish sundial adds a bold statement to every environment. Atop a grand sandstone pillar, thi...
Category
19th Century Scottish Antique Sundials
Materials
Sandstone
$10,175
Large Garden Armillary Garden Sphere
Located in Newtown, CT
Large Garden Armillary with oxidized finish. It is 64" wide at the arrow x 36" deep x 68" high. Statement piece for any garden.
Category
Early 2000s Industrial Sundials
Materials
Iron
Antique English Verdigris Bronze Sundial Plate
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique English bronze sundial plate with a character Verdigris finish dating from the mid 19th century. This large horizontal sundial plate is a beautiful, aged addition to a gar...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Sundials
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique and Vintage Sundials
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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