Antique Stone Sundial
19th Century Antique Stone Sundial
Stone
Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Stone Sundial
Sandstone
Mid-19th Century British Antique Stone Sundial
Cast Stone
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Stone Sundial
Stone, Metal, Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Stone Sundial
Stone
Early 20th Century Antique Stone Sundial
Stone, Bronze
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Stone Sundial
Stone, Bronze
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Stone Sundial
Stone, Marble, Iron
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Stone Sundial
Stone, Limestone, Metal, Bronze
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stone Sundial
Steel
Late 19th Century Antique Stone Sundial
Stone
Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Stone Sundial
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Modern Antique Stone Sundial
Steel
19th Century French Antique Stone Sundial
Marble, Ormolu
1890s Antique Stone Sundial
Glass
People Also Browsed
Late 19th Century European Moorish Antique Stone Sundial
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Stone Sundial
Granite
20th Century English Antique Stone Sundial
Stone, Iron
16th Century French Renaissance Antique Stone Sundial
Sandstone
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Stone Sundial
Walnut
1780s Italian Baroque Antique Stone Sundial
Walnut
19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Stone Sundial
Wood, Giltwood
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Stone Sundial
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Antique Stone Sundial
Travertine
20th Century Cubist Antique Stone Sundial
Linocut
21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Antique Stone Sundial
Cast Stone, Cement
19th Century French Biedermeier Antique Stone Sundial
Cherry
Late 17th Century French Baroque Antique Stone Sundial
Sandstone
18th Century French Antique Stone Sundial
Wood
19th Century French Antique Stone Sundial
Iron
2010s Antique Stone Sundial
Walnut
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19th Century Antique Stone Sundial
Stone
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Stone Sundial
Mid-18th Century English Antique Stone Sundial
Stone
19th Century English Antique Stone Sundial
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Stone Sundial
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Stone Sundial
Stone
Mid-19th Century French Antique Stone Sundial
Stone
18th Century Northern Irish Rustic Antique Stone Sundial
Slate, Sandstone, Bronze
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Stone Sundial
Early 20th Century English Antique Stone Sundial
Composition
18th Century and Earlier French Folk Art Antique Stone Sundial
Iron
1840s Italian Grand Tour Antique Stone Sundial
Marble
19th Century Antique Stone Sundial
Stone
Early 20th Century English Antique Stone Sundial
Early 20th Century British Country Antique Stone Sundial
Stone, Bronze
Late 18th Century Antique Stone Sundial
Slate, Sandstone
19th Century English Antique Stone Sundial
Stone, Iron
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Stone Sundial
Lead
18th Century and Earlier Antique Stone Sundial
1840s French Victorian Antique Stone Sundial
Stone, Iron
18th Century British Neoclassical Antique Stone Sundial
Bronze
Late 19th Century European Antique Stone Sundial
Early 20th Century English Antique Stone Sundial
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Antique Stone Sundial
Stone, Concrete, Metal
Early 20th Century English Antique Stone Sundial
1920s French Antique Stone Sundial
Cast Stone, Iron
Early 20th Century Danish Antique Stone Sundial
Early 20th Century English Antique Stone Sundial
Cast Stone, Bronze
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Medieval Antique Stone Sundial
Sandstone
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Stone Sundial
Stone, Steel
19th Century Italian Antique Stone Sundial
Stone
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stone Sundial
Slate
16th Century European Antique Stone Sundial
Slate, Bronze
1920s American Greco Roman Antique Stone Sundial
Cast Stone, Bronze
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Stone Sundial
Stone, Bronze
Late 19th Century British Antique Stone Sundial
Stone
19th Century American Antique Stone Sundial
Cast Stone, Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Stone Sundial
Stone, Steel
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stone Sundial
Stone, Limestone, Bronze
Early 1900s Swedish Neoclassical Antique Stone Sundial
Iron, Copper
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Antique Stone Sundial
Cast Stone, Bronze
Early 20th Century Danish Antique Stone Sundial
Stone, Metal
Early 20th Century Danish Antique Stone Sundial
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Medieval Antique Stone Sundial
Sandstone
Mid-19th Century Korean Qing Antique Stone Sundial
Brass
1820s Georgian Antique Stone Sundial
Quartz, 15k Gold
19th Century British Antique Stone Sundial
Stone, Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stone Sundial
Stone
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stone Sundial
Sandstone
19th Century British Antique Stone Sundial
Stone
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stone Sundial
Sandstone
18th Century and Earlier Antique Stone Sundial
Stone
Early 20th Century French Antique Stone Sundial
Stone, Iron, Steel
Early 20th Century British Antique Stone Sundial
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stone Sundial
Early 20th Century English Antique Stone Sundial
18th Century English Georgian Antique Stone Sundial
Stone, Bronze
1910s English Antique Stone Sundial
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Stone Sundial
Bronze
Early 20th Century English Antique Stone Sundial
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How Much is a Antique Stone Sundial?
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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