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
Lead Sundial
Rare Large Antique Cherub Garden Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large early 20th century antique garden sundial supported by three weathered lead cherubs. This
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Sundials
Materials
Stone, Metal, Bronze, Lead
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Armillary Sphere in Bronze c.2014
By Brad Dillon
Located in London, GB
a 600mm diameter. Custom-made to order with approximately a twelve week lead time. Each sundial
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sundials
English Hand Cut York-stone Sundial, circa 1750
Located in San Marino, CA
English sundial made of hand cut York-stone, pedestal sits atop a wide plinth, hand forged lead
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Sundials
Materials
Lead
Victorian Sandstone Sundial
Located in Faversham, GB
A superb weathered Victorian sandstone sundial of baluster form with a molded circular base. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British High Victorian Sundials
Materials
Sandstone, Lead
Antique Garden Sundial from Fort Belvedere
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
sundial sits on a carved limestone base and features a lead insert on both sides above the markings AM and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Gothic Sundials
Materials
Limestone, Bronze, Lead
Metal Atlas Armillary Sundial Circa 1930's
Located in San Francisco, CA
Metal (non-alloy, possibly lead or mixed) armillary sundial depicting the Greek god Atlas and rings
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Antique Lead Sundial
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand etched and poured lead sundial with a cast lead gnomon. Inscribed on the front with "Turn
Category
Antique 19th Century American Sundials
18th Century English Sundial
Located in New York, NY
18th century English lead sundial depicting four cherubs and with a bronze inset gnomon.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Sundials
Materials
Bronze
English Cast Stone Sundial
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A large cast stone sundial with lovely ware and color to the surface. The dial is cast in lead.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Sundials
Materials
Cast Stone, Lead
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Italian Bronze Garden Statue or Fountain of Pan Playing Flute, Early 20th C
$10,500
H 54 in W 23.75 in D 18 in
Italian Bronze Garden Statue or Fountain of Pan Playing Flute, Early 20th C
Located in St. Louis, MO
Antique Italian bronze & copper garden statue or sculpture of pan playing flute while standing on a conch shell on an oval plinth. From an estate with a world class garden, in th...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Neoclassical Statues
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Lifesize Pair of Original French Bronze Sculptures of Herons- Moigniez
$24,000
H 28 in W 28 in D 16 in
Lifesize Pair of Original French Bronze Sculptures of Herons- Moigniez
By Jules Moigniez
Located in New York City, NY
This important and unusual pair of life size French 19th century Blue Herons are realistically depicted with the two birds foraging in their natural environment. One large Heron is h...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Beaux Arts Statues
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Greco-Roman Style Cast Bronze Fountain with Nymph, Tritons and Putti
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage tall lost wax cast bronze Greco-Roman style fountain from the mid 20th century, depicting a nymph with cornucopia, tritons and cherubs. Created with the traditional techniq...
Category
Mid-20th Century Greco Roman Fountains
Materials
Bronze
Italian Renaissance Style Wrought Iron Wishing Stone Well Head and Base
$20,018
H 96.46 in Dm 94.49 in
Italian Renaissance Style Wrought Iron Wishing Stone Well Head and Base
Located in Rome, IT
A fine Italian carved limestone and wrought iron wishing well head from the Veneto area. Great decoration for your garden. It may also be used as a planter. The octagonal base diamet...
Category
20th Century European Renaissance Fountains
Materials
Limestone
Monumental Italian Water Fountain with Horse Sculptures
Located in Rome, IT
This monumental finely carved limestone fountain is composed a three levels. The first tiered with three amazing horse statues, the others adorned with lion heads ending with a putt...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Fountains
Materials
Limestone
Mid Century Bronze Garden Statue of a Gliding Nude Woman Late 20th C
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and elegant bronze figure of a nude woman gliding, dancing forward. In the style of Messenger of the Gods. Tall 6 ft 3inches by 68 wide will enhance your garden greatly. Flo...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Art Deco Statues
Materials
Bronze
Continental 19th Century Renaissance St. Composite Stone And Wrought Iron Well
$19,500
H 86.5 in W 58 in D 57.75 in
Continental 19th Century Renaissance St. Composite Stone And Wrought Iron Well
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and large scaled Continental 19th century Renaissance st. composite stone and Wrought Iron well. The octagonal shaped well with its octagonal shaped base is decorated w...
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Fountains
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
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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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