Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Early 20th Century Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Stone, Bronze
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Stone, Limestone, Metal, Bronze
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Steel
Late 19th Century Modern Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Steel
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Brass
19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Wood, Giltwood
20th Century English Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Stone, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Crystal, Iron
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Japanese Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Straw, Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Cement
Late 19th Century Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Steel, Iron
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Spruce
1960s American Brutalist Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Brass
Early 20th Century English Charles II Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Tapestry, Velvet
19th Century French Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Cast Stone
19th Century English Renaissance Revival Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Wood, Pine
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Stone, Copper
19th Century French Tribal Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Iron
1890s French French Provincial Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Terracotta
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Stone
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Mid-18th Century English Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Stone
18th Century British Neoclassical Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Bronze
Late 18th Century Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Slate, Sandstone
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Lead
Early 20th Century Danish Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Stone, Steel
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Medieval Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Sandstone
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Stone, Bronze
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Stone, Limestone, Bronze
Early 20th Century Danish Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Stone, Metal
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Medieval Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Sandstone
19th Century British Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Stone, Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Stone
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Bronze
19th Century English Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Stone, Brass
19th Century British Victorian Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Stone, Bronze
18th Century English Georgian Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Stone, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Medieval Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Limestone
Early 20th Century American Antique Stone Pedestal With Sundial
Cast Stone, Iron
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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