Antique York Stone Sundial of Baluster Shape
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An English carved York limestone sundial of baluster shape, fitted with its original slate sundial plate and bronze gnomon. Various fine inscriptions are etched into the slate plate,...
Stone, Metal, Bronze
Multifaceted slate stone sundial - France - Late 17th/Early 18th century
Located in Lommel, BE
Summary This is a rare example of a compact, multi-faceted architectural sundial block incorporating eight distinct dial types within a single stone.
Slate
Historic Crimean War Sundial from Kinburn Fort - Stone Garden Sculpture
Located in King's Lynn, GB
This horizontal sundial & stone pillar, an extraordinary artifact of the Crimean War, originated from the 10-Gun Battery at Kinburn Fortress.
Stone, Slate
Tabletop Antique Garden Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Dating from the early 20th century, this small tabletop antique garden sundial sees a stylistically carved York stone base below a later horizontal bronze sundial.
Stone, Bronze
Austin & Seeley Antique Armillary Sundial
By Austin & Seeley
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An impressive antique sundial pairing a mid 19th century gothic style stone pedestal by Austin and Seeley (unsigned) circa 1840, with a 20th century steel armillary sphere.
Stone, Composition, Metal, Steel
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...
Stone, Limestone, Metal, Steel
Rare Large Antique Cherub Garden Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This is mounted on a further composition stone top, later enclosed with lead. Standing at just over 4 ft high, this sundial will make a handsome feature at the centre of large garde...
Stone, Metal, Bronze, Lead
Reclaimed Armillary Sundial on Limestone Pedestal
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This reclaimed armillary sundial is a handsome focal point for a walled garden or courtyard. The sundial features a steel garden armillary sphere dating from the late 20th century ab...
Limestone, Stone, Steel
Austin & Seeley Gothic Style Armillary Sundial
By Austin & Seeley
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking focal point for any garden, this impressive sundial pairs a mid 19th century gothic style stone pedestal by Austin and Seeley (unsigned) circa 1840, with a 20th century st...
Stone, Composition, Metal, Steel
Reclaimed Red Granite Sundial with Negretti & Zambra Dial Plate
By Negretti & Zambra
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 heavy and substantial, the red ...
Stone, Limestone, Granite, Metal, Bronze
Reclaimed Bronze Armillary Sun Dial on 19th Century English Limestone Column
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A reclaimed bronze armillary sun dial on a 19th century English limestone column. Dating to the late 20th century, this large scale armillary sundial would make a striking centrepie...
Stone, Limestone, Metal, Bronze
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 semi-precious stones.
Bronze
English Stone Sundial
Located in Stamford, CT
English 2 part portland hand carved stone sundial.Wonderful old patina
Stone
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...
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) Of baluster shape in octagonal form, the elegant lines of this fine Portland st...
Stone
English 19th century stone sundial
Located in Chicago, IL
On associated circular four section stone plinth.
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...
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 reportedly removed from Pablo Picasso's garden in the south of France; this fact has not...
Stone
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 12 heads of gods of antiquity and a sundial, rests on a round base, molded and decor...
Stone
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 plate with replaced bronze gnomon.
Slate, Sandstone, Bronze
English Sundial
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lovely English composite stone sundial, the lobed baluster column supporting a square plate with circular dial and an unusual fret-cut dragon gnomon.
Composition
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, Dorset, England.
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 octagonal bronze plate, attributed to J P White.
Stone, Bronze
Georgian Carved Stone Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An elegant Georgian carved Sandstone Baluster shaped sundial with a slate sundial plate, signed ‘Negretti & Zambra London’. This is made from slate with a Bronze gnomon. The state ha...
Slate, Sandstone
18th Century French Stone Sundial
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A impressive late 18th century French sandstone sundial mounted on a custom lade iron stand. The Latin numerals finely carved at both sides and the bottom crowned by a round face rep...
Sandstone
Early 19th Century Portland Stone Sundial
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century Portland Stone Sundial. One of a kind piece. Please visit our website at www.jadamsantiques.com
Stone, Iron
Reclaimed 19th Century York Stone Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A reclaimed late 19th century hand carved English York stone sundial circa 1870, complete with bronze horizontal dial plate.
Stone
Sundial in Stone and Iron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A sundial in stone and iron, originating in France, circa 1840.
Stone, 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 shape, fitted with its original bronze sundial plate.
Stone, Bronze
George III Coade Stone Triform Pedestal Sundial
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Stunning late 18th Century Coade Stone triform pedestal sundial. Classically decorated, cornered by female terms and standing on a Greek key base, surmounted by an Austin and Seeley...
Bronze
Beautiful Antique Sundial on a Stone Socle
Located in Udenhout, NL
Nice garden item in a very good condition.
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.
Sold
H 30 in W 11.75 in D 11.75 in
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 cast stone Doric column base, c1920 Measures- 30''H x 11.75''W x 11.75''D.
Stone, Concrete, Metal
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.
Antique 18th Century George II Limestone Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique mid 18th century George II limestone sundial with a bronze sundial plate. Dating to circa 1750, this striking English sundial showcases an unusual bulbous shape on an impr...
Stone, Limestone, Metal, Bronze
French Cast Stone and Iron Sun Clock Armillary
Located in Dallas, TX
Cast stone and iron armillary is ideal for the garden, having served as both adornment and as a timekeeping device for well over a century! The cast stone is showing true patina on ...
Cast Stone, Iron
Antique Hand-carved Portland Stone and Brass Sundail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved Portland stone pedestal with a brass sundial plate. Base and pedestal, 2 pieces.
Limestone, Brass
Vintage Danish Iron Sun Clock on a Stone Pedestal
Located in Round Top, TX
Vintage Danish iron sun clock on a carved and fluted white stone pedestal, circa 1920-1940. The metal has a great verdigris patina and is bolted to the base which retains some of the...
English Garden Column Sun Dial
Located in Austin, TX
A Fine English garden column sundial of composition or garden stone featuring a bronze dial inscribed with Roman numerals, cardinal directions and the following quote: "I only count ...
Cast Stone, Bronze
12th Century Stone Zodiac Sundial
Located in Vosselaar, BE
This example is verry rare, not only because of its age and size but also because it combines a Zodiac with a sundial. It is executed with great care and eye for proportion.
Sandstone
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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