Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Late 19th Century English Victorian Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Stone, Bronze
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Steel
Early 20th Century English Georgian Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Alabaster, Bronze
19th Century Scottish Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Sandstone
1910s Swedish Primitive Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Concrete, Metal
1920s Swedish Primitive Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Concrete, Metal
Early 1900s Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Terracotta
19th Century Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Stone
Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Sandstone
Mid-19th Century British Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Cast Stone
Late 19th Century English Victorian Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Stone, Marble, Iron
Early 18th Century European Louis XIV Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Slate
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Stone, Limestone, Metal, Bronze
Late 19th Century English Victorian Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Stone, Metal, Bronze
Late 19th Century Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Steel, Iron
Early 20th Century Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Stone, Bronze
Late 19th Century Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Stone
Late 19th Century English Medieval Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Bronze
1840s British William IV Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Late 18th Century French Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Slate
Mid-19th Century English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Sandstone, Bronze
Early 20th Century Victorian Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Metal
Late 19th Century English Regency Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Bronze
Late 19th Century Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Stone
19th Century Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Marble, Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Marble
Late 19th Century Modern Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Steel
Mid-17th Century British Charles II Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Walnut
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Brass
2010s Japanese Edo Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Crystal, Iron
Late 19th Century European Moorish Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Wrought Iron
17th Century French Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Softwood
19th Century French Gothic Revival Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Wood, Giltwood
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Wood, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Italian Hellenistic Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Cement
2010s French Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Iron
1940s Danish Art Deco Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Fabric, Wood
19th Century English Renaissance Revival Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Wood, Pine
17th Century Italian Baroque Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Spruce
18th Century Italian Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Chestnut
Early 20th Century East Asian Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Rosewood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Teak
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1890s French French Provincial Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Slate, Metal
19th Century Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Stone
Mid-18th Century English George II Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
18th Century and Earlier English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
1750s European Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Wood, Paper
Late 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Copper, Iron
1760s French Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Slate
Mid-18th Century English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
18th Century and Earlier English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Brass
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Bronze
18th Century Northern Irish Rustic Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Slate, Sandstone, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Stone
1890s French Victorian Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Iron
18th Century and Earlier English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Mid-19th Century French Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Stone
1810s Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Slate, Bronze
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Terracotta
1910s French Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
19th Century Italian Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
18th Century and Earlier French Folk Art Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Iron
Early 20th Century English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Composition
Early 20th Century English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Stoneware
19th Century English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
19th Century English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Marble, Copper, Bronze, Iron
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18th Century and Earlier French Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Bronze, Iron
1920s American Folk Art Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Marble
Early 20th Century British Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Mid-18th Century English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Stone
18th Century and Earlier English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Bronze
18th Century and Earlier English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Marble, Limestone, Lead, Bronze
Early 1900s English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Bronze
Early 20th Century English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
19th Century Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Concrete
19th Century Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Concrete
19th Century English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
18th Century and Earlier German Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Late 18th Century Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Slate, Sandstone
18th Century and Earlier Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
18th Century and Earlier French Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
1840s French Victorian Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Stone, Iron
19th Century Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Stone
19th Century French Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Metal
Early 20th Century English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Mid-18th Century Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Limestone, Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century Scottish Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Early 18th Century French Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Early 19th Century English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Bronze
Early 20th Century British Country Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Stone, Bronze
18th Century British Neoclassical Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Bronze
18th Century and Earlier French Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Silver
Late 19th Century European Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Early 20th Century English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Early 20th Century American Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Metal
18th Century and Earlier Italian Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
18th Century and Earlier English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Lead
Early 20th Century European Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Metal
Late 17th Century Portuguese Other Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Stone, Concrete, Metal
19th Century English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century English Garden Antique Sundials Sundial Garden
Cast Stone, Bronze
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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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