Scandinavian Modern Bronze Sundial by Gunnar Nylund, 1940s
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Beautiful sundial by Gunnar Nylund, made from bronze with great pale green patina. Decor of zodiac signs on the base in Nylund’s characteristic style. Gunnar Nylund was one of the m...
Bronze
Vintage English Country Iron Verdigris Garden Sundial with Zodiac Signs
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron verdigris garden sundial featuring the 12 zodiac signs USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 9.25"W x 9.25"D x 4.75"H Very good vintage condition with patina th...
Iron
Rare Diminutive 18th Century Sundial Plate Signed and Dated
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Rare Diminutive 18th Century slate sundial plate inscribed by the maker and the commissioner or owner of the house it was for as well as dated 1784.. Wonderful feel and patination. F...
Slate
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Sundial with Frog on a Lily Pad
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial featuring a charming frog on a lily pad USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 8.5"W x 7"D x 2"H Very good vintage condition with patina throughou...
Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Sundial "Grow Old Along With Me"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial reading "Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be." Late 20th Century Measures: 11.5"W x 11.5"D x 4"H Very good vintage condition with ...
Iron
Vintage Neoclassical Iron Garden Sundial, USA, Late 20th Century
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 8"W x 8"D x 3"H Good vintage condition with patina throughout. Sturdy and ready for immediate use.
Brass
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Armillary Sundial
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage English country or Neoclassical style iron garden armillary sundial with Roman numerals USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 7.5"W x 6"D x 10.75"H Very good vintage...
Iron
Vintage English Country Brass Garden Sundial "I Only Count Sunny Hours"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage brass garden sundial reading "I count none bust sunny hours." USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 8.13"W x 8.13"D x 3.25"H Very good vintage condition with patina ...
Brass
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Atlas Armillary Sundial in Pewter Finish with Brass Accents
Located in Stamford, CT
The Greeks have used sundials to measure time since 100 B.C. Reminiscent of classic Greek mythology, this Atlas Armillary Sundial will demand attention, ...
Aluminum, Brass
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Sundial "Grow Old Along With Me"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial reading "Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be." Late 20th Century Measures: 11.25"W x 11.25"D x 4"H Very good vintage condition wit...
Iron
19th Century Solar Signal Cannon on Marble Sundial
Located in Richmond, VA
Incredibly cool 19th century solar powered signal canon marble sun dial base. This signal cannon can be set to ignite with the sun through the attached magnifying glass- which can be...
Marble, Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Sundial "Grow Old Along With Me"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial reading "Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be." Late 20th Century Measures: 11.25"W x 11.25"D x 3.5"H Very good vintage condition w...
Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Sundial "Grow Old Along With Me"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial reading "Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be." USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 11.25"W x 11.25"D x 4.25"H Very good vintage condi...
Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Verdigris Garden Sundial "Grow Old Along With Me"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron verdigris garden sundial reading "Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be." USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 9.5"W x 9.5"D x 4.25"H Very good vintage...
Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Armillary Sundial
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage English country or Neoclassical style iron garden armillary sundial with Roman numerals USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 7"W x 6"D x 11"H Very good vintage cond...
Iron
Antique Keuffel & Esser Co 141547 Surveyors Compass in Case w Wooden Tripod Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Keuffel & Esser Co 141547 Surveyors Compass in Case with Adjustable Wooden Tripod Base. Circa Early to Mid 20th Century. Measurements: Case: ...
Metal
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Sundial "Grow Old Along With Me"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial reading "Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be." USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 8.13"W x 8.13"D x 3.25"H Very good vintage conditi...
Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Verdigris Garden Sundial "Grow Old Along With Me"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron verdigris garden sundial reading "Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be." USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 11"W x 11"D x 6"H Very good vintage cond...
Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Verdigris Garden Sundial with Hummingbird
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron verdigris garden sundial featuring a charming hummingbird USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 10"W x 10"D x 4.5"H Very good vintage condition with patina thro...
Iron
Antique Georgian Style Armillary Garden Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking antique Georgian style armillary sundial featuring an unusual 20th century armillary sphere mounted upon a beautifully weathered Georgian era red sandstone column plinth. ...
Sandstone, Steel
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Sundial "Time Takes All But Memories"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron verdigris garden sundial reading "Time Takes All But Memories" USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 9.63"W x 9.63"D x 3.5"H Very good vintage condition with pa...
Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Verdigris Garden Sundial "Grow Old Along With Me"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron verdigris garden sundial reading "Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be." USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 8.25"W x 8.25"D x 3.5"H Very good vintag...
Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Sundial "I'll only mark your sunny hours"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial reading, "Let others tell of storms and showers, I'll only mark your sunny hours." USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 8.88"W x 8.88"D x 4.5"H ...
Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Sundial "Grow Old Along With Me"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron verdigris garden sundial reading "Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be." Late 20th Century Measures: 11.13"W x 11.13"D x 6.25"H Very good vintage ...
Iron
Postmodern Glass Sundial from Royal Leerdam Crystal
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Glass Sundial from Royal Leerdam Crystal, in None conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989. Additional information: Materials: Glass Styles: Postmodern Item Type: Vintage, Antiq...
Glass
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Sundial "Count None But Sunny Hours"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial featuring Roman numerals and an hourglass with wings, reading "Count non but sunny hours." USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 8.25"W x 8.25"D x...
Iron
Vintage Cast Iron Faux Bois Garden Sundial With Acorns and Oak Leaves
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage black cast iron garden sundial featuring acorns, oak leaves, and Roman numerals. USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 11"W x 11"D x 6"H Very good vintage condition.
Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Verdigris Garden Sundial "Grow Old Along With Me"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron verdigris garden sundial reading "Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be." USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 11.13"W x 11.13"D x 5.5"H Very good vint...
Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Black Garden Armillary Sundial
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage English country or Neoclassical style black iron garden armillary sundial USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 11"W x 7"D x 13"H Very good vintage condition.
Iron
Vintage English Country Solid Brass Garden Sundial
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage solid brass garden sundial USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 7.75"W x 7.75"D x 3.75"H Good vintage condition with patina throughout. Sturdy and ready for immedia...
Brass
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Sundial "Time Began in a Garden"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron verdigris garden sundial reading "Time Began in a Garden" USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 7.5"W x 7.5"D x 3.25"H Very good vintage condition with patina t...
Iron
Vintage Iron Garden Sundial "Tempus Fugit"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial reading "Tempus Fugit," which translated from Latin means "Time Flies." USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 10.25"W x 10.25"D x 4.25"H Good vin...
Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Sundial "I only count life's sunny hours"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial featuring a horse and a poem reading, "Serene I stand among the flowers and only count life’s sunny hours. For me dark days do not exist. A bra...
Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Bronze Garden Armillary Sundial
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage English country or Neoclassical style bronze tone iron garden armillary sundial with Roman numerals USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 11"W x 7.5"D x 14.5"H Very ...
Iron
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
Swedish Atlas Astrology Garden Armillary
Located in Vienna, AT
A Swedish garden armillary on a metal base made of metal and cement plate. Total height approx. 132 cm.
Multi-gemstone, Brass
Antique English Decorative Buff Terracotta Garden Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A charming antique garden sundial featuring an ornate 19th century buff terracotta pedestal – possibly a work by Blanchard or Blashfield – with an earlier associated bronze sundial p...
Bronze
Vintage English Country Iron Black Garden Armillary Sundial
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage English country or Neoclassical style black iron garden armillary sundial USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 14"W x 10"D x 16.5"H Very good vintage condition. Pa...
Iron
French 16th Century Sundail - Cadran Solaire
Located in Round Top, TX
An exceptional Gothic Period French Cadran Solaire - Sundail beautifully carved from stone. Fabulous patina. A perfect accent to any garden.
Stone
18th Century Georgian Square Bronze Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large 18th century English Georgian square bronze sundial plate. This antique sundial was reclaimed from a country house near Newmarket, Suffolk. Though the bronze has been timewo...
Bronze
Extra Large Antique Sundial in iron and bronze, France 19th Century
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a spectacular extra large Antique Sundial or Armillary Sphere with an arrow functioning as a gnomon. This type of item is commonly found as a garden orn...
Bronze, Iron
Large Italian Limestone Garden Armillary Sundial with Acanthus Carvings
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… Measuring almost seven feet tall, this towering armillary sundial would make a wonderful garden ornament. Hand-carved in Italy, the tall base, which i...
Stone, Limestone, Metal, Iron
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Sundial with Frog on a Lily Pad
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial featuring a charming frog on a lily pad USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 7.75"W x 7"D x 3.25"H Very good vintage condition with patina throu...
Iron
19th Century French Cast Iron and Marble Sundial
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French garden sundial with heavy cast iron column base and carved marble dial plate with bronze gnomon. Nicely detailed bal...
Marble, Bronze, Iron
Reclaimed Atlas Armillary Sundial on Weathered Stone Pedestal
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A handsome feature of any garden, this reclaimed sundial sees a mid 20th century Swedish cast metal Atlas armillary brought together by an early 20th century English York stone balus...
Stone, Metal
Vintage English Country Iron Verdigris Garden Sundial "Grow Old Along With Me"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron verdigris garden sundial reading "Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be." USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 11.5"W x 11.5"D x 3.5"H Very good vintag...
Iron
Antique Marble and Bronze Noonday Cannon Sundial with Terracotta Pedestal
By Alexandre Louis Chevalier de Marolles de Lucé
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique marble and bronze noonday cannon sundial by Louis Marie Arthur Chevalier (1830-1874). Noonday Cannon Sundial This sundial is inscribed ‘CONSTRUIT PAR ARTHUR CHEVALIER PALAIS’. It is based on a noonday cannon commissioned by the Sun King, Louis XIV, for the gardens of Versaille. This miniature bronze cannon...
Marble, Bronze
Austin & Seeley Gothic Style Armillary Sundial
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 steel armillary sphere. Coupling composition stone intricacy with a contemporary armillary, this garden sundial offers a beautiful blend of antique and modern, perfect for instilling a courtyard or patio with history and interest. This gothic style pedestal appears in appears in Austin & Seeley’s catalogue dated 1841 (pictured). Here it is described as a ‘Rich Gothic Font, designed from Henry VII’s Chapel’ of Westminster Abbey, London. The drawing also appears in an advertisement from The Civil Engineers and Architects Journal 1839 (pictured), suggesting that this stone pedestal could date from even earlier. Austin and Seeley works were rarely stamped with makers marks. Austin & Seeley In 1828, Felix Austin established his own independent stone works...
Stone, Composition, Metal, Steel
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Sundial with Frogs on a Lily Pad
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial featuring a two charming frogs on a lily pad USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 7.5"W x 6.75"D x 4.5"H Very good vintage condition with patina...
Iron
Large 19th Century English Bronze Verdigris Sundial Plate
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large 19th century English bronze round sundial plate with Verdigris finish in very good condition, circa 1870. Made in bronze, this horizontal sundial plate has stood the test of...
Bronze
Large Armillary Sundial with Cast Iron Pedestal
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Large Armillary Sundial with cast iron pedestal. A Victorian white painted, Cast Iron sundial pedestal. The column is cast with four eagles and leave...
Steel, Iron
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. As the inscription reveals, the sundial ...
Stone, Slate
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Sundial With Sun
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial featuring the sun and clouds at daybreak USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 8"W x 8"D x 3"H Very good vintage condition with patina throughout...
Iron
Swedish Atlas Armillary Sundial Mounted on Hand-Carved Antique Stone Plinth
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish armillary of Atlas mounted onto stone plinth. This vintage Swedish armillary sundial is supported on the single arm of mighty Atlas, and is...
Stone, Copper, Metal
Vintage English Country Iron Garden Sundial "Grow Old Along With Me"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial reading "Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be." USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 7.25"W x 7.25"D x 3.75"H Very good vintage conditi...
Iron
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 horizon...
Stone, Bronze
Vintage English Country Brass Garden Sundial "Grow Old Along With Me"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage brass garden sundial reading "Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be." USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 11.63"W x 11.63"D x 4"H Very good vintage conditi...
Brass
Vintage English Country Brass Garden Armillary Sundial
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage English country style brass garden armillary sundial USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 18"W x 15"D x 14.5"H Very good original vintage condition
Brass
Handmade Patinated Metal Sundial, Vintage Design, 1950s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice decorative sundial . Handmade Metal . nice patine after 50 years in the garden .
Metal
Iron Faux Bois Garden Sundial With Acorns and Oak Leaves Time Began in a Garden
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage cast iron garden sundial featuring acorns, oak leaves, and Roman numerals with the phrase, "Time began in a garden." USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 10"W x 10"D...
Iron
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.