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Vintage Signed Napier Ad Piece Silvertone "Golden Time" Sundial Brooch, 1954
By Napier
Located in Easton, PA
Silvertone sundial brooch with security clasp. Marked "Napier." Measures: 2 1/8 inches long by 2
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Vintage 1950s American Modern Brooches

Materials

Silver Plate

Vintage Signed Napier Ad Piece Silvertone "Golden Time" Sundial Brooch, 1954
Vintage Signed Napier Ad Piece Silvertone "Golden Time" Sundial Brooch, 1954
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H 2.13 in W 2 in D 0.3 in Dm 2 in L 2.13 in
Tabletop Antique Garden Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Dating from the early 20th century, this small tabletop antique garden sundial sees a stylistically
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Sundials

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Tabletop Antique Garden Sundial
Tabletop Antique Garden Sundial
H 13.39 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Mid Century Scaphe Copper Garden Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking mid-century scaphe form copper garden sundial, mounted on an angular Scottish granite
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sundials

Materials

Stone, Granite, Metal, Copper

Mid Century Scaphe Copper Garden Sundial
Mid Century Scaphe Copper Garden Sundial
H 58.27 in W 19.89 in D 14.97 in
Vintage Iron Garden Sundial "Tempos Fugit"
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning vintage iron garden sundial reading "Tempus Fugit," which translated from Latin means
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Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Sundials

Materials

Iron

Mid 20th Century Antique Iron Wall Sundial
Located in Stamford, CT
sundial that mounts on a wall facing South to tell the time of day. Hanging in the center of the sundial
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Mid-20th Century American Sundials

Materials

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
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Sundials

Materials

Stone, Metal, Bronze

Antique York Stone Sundial of Baluster Shape
Antique York Stone Sundial of Baluster Shape
H 52.37 in W 23.04 in D 23.04 in
Carved Italian Marble Sundial with Iron Gnomon
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in Italy, this beautiful marble sundial has a turned iron gnomon that mirrors a thin
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sundials

Materials

Marble, Iron

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
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2010s Indian Sundials

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Antique Marble and Bronze Noonday Cannon Sundial with Terracotta Pedestal
By Alexandre Louis Chevalier de Marolles de Lucé
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
beautiful, aged finish that only exposure to the elements through time can create, this fascinating sundial
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Sundials

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Sundial
Located in New York, NY
compelling color combinations. Together, they make work that draws on the feeling of an ambiguous time and
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2010s Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Sundial
Sundial
H 39.5 in W 26.3 in
Antique John Pulham & Son Garden Sundial
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A rare antique John Pulham & Son Sundial standing on a Pulamite star base. The bronze sundial is
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Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Architectural Elements

Materials

Terracotta

Antique John Pulham & Son Garden Sundial
Antique John Pulham & Son Garden Sundial
H 53.35 in W 25.99 in D 14.77 in
Large 17th Century French Slate Octagonal Sundial
Located in Madrid, ES
A Large 17th century French Slate Octagonal Sundial With wrought iron gnomon and profusely
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Antique Mid-17th Century Scientific Instruments

Materials

Slate

Mechanical Equatorial Sundial, Johann Michael Bergauer, Ante 1745
By Johann Michael Bergauer
Located in Milano, IT
Johann Michael Bergauer (Simonsfeld, 1676 - Innsbruck, 1745 circa) Mechanical equatorial sundial
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Antique 1730s Austrian Baroque Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

19th Century Solar Signal Cannon on Marble Sundial
Located in Charleston, SC
different seasons or time of the day. The marble base is 13 1/8 inches in diameter.
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Antique 19th Century Garden Ornaments

Materials

Marble, Iron

18th Century Diptych Portable Sundial And Compass by German Beringer
By David Beringer
Located in Milan, IT
Antique 18th Century Diptych Sundial and Compass a portable wooden boxwood sundial with compass, of
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Antique Late 18th Century German Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Vintage Red Pitcher by Waechtersbach Germany & Blue Hall Sundial Casserole Dish
Located in Topeka, KS
, Germany and a blue covered casserole “Sundial” dish by Hall. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Portable Cube Sundial David Beringer circa 1780–1821 Beringer Is Best Known
Located in Madrid, ES
Portable cube sundial David Beringer circa 1780–1821 Beringer is best known for portable wooden
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Antique 1770s Scientific Instruments

Materials

Fruitwood

Time Traveler Heart in 18k Gold
By K. Brunini Jewels
Located in Solana Beach, CA
At the intersection of warmth and determination is this instinctively beautiful Time Traveler
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21st Century and Contemporary American Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold

Diamond Time Traveler Heart in Silver
By K. Brunini Jewels
Located in Solana Beach, CA
At the intersection of warmth and determination is this instinctively beautiful Time Traveler
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21st Century and Contemporary American Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold

Hand-Carved Time Traveler Pendant with Diamonds
By K. Brunini Jewels
Located in Solana Beach, CA
This Time Traveler pendant is composed of carved buffalo horn with 18k white and .07 carat total
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21st Century and Contemporary American Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver

18k White Gold Time Traveler Symbol on Pearl with Diamonds Necklace
By K. Brunini Jewels
Located in Solana Beach, CA
This pendant in 18k white gold features a Tahitian pearl and Time Traveler symbol set with .46
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21st Century and Contemporary American Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold

End XIX Century Brass and Glass Hourglass Antique Time Measuring Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
of students and people at the market, and bears both a sundial and a mechanical time indication
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Antique 1890s Scientific Instruments

Materials

Glass

Contemporary Art Dining Table - Inti Huatana by Fabrizio Corneli
By Mirabili, Fabrizio Corneli
Located in Pistoia, IT
Sundial Table - Vicenza stone, iron, (Removable) bronze gnome Bronze, iron and stone, cast
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Dining Room Tables

Materials

Stone, Bronze, Iron

Vintage Swedish Sun Clock or Armillary Sun Dial Attributed to Sune Rooth
Located in Plainview, NY
, adorned with intricate Greek-inspired embellishments, this time-honored piece exudes an aura of timeless
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Light Clocks' Floor Lamp by Cometabolism Studio
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
time on a sundial, the ancients had only a rough sense of time, yet comically in reality the actual
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2010s Asian Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

A Fine 19th Century Noon Day Cannon
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
A Fine 19th Century Meridian or Noon Cannon, Large Marble Base into which is carved a sundial with
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Scientific Instruments

Materials

Marble, Brass

A Fine 19th Century Noon Day Cannon
A Fine 19th Century Noon Day Cannon
H 11.42 in W 15.36 in D 13 in
Rare 12 inches terrestrial globe signed Cary, London United Kingdom 1800.
Located in Milan, IT
sundial and the time ring is at the North Pole. The horizon table/ring, also finished with calcography
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Antique Early 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Month-Going Regulator Clock by Deshays à Paris
Located in New Orleans, LA
“Sun in advance” and “Sun behind,” simulating solar time as it would be shown by a sundial. The lower
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Grandfather Clocks and Longca...

Materials

Steel

Modern American Solid Wood Oak wood Black Dining room table with Brass inlay
By Esvee
Located in Hyderabad, TG
sundials and time measuring devices, evoking a sense of history and grandeur. A work of art, the Majestic
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Organic Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

French Mid 18th Century Louis XV Period Tall Case Clock, circa 1740
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
the it will read when the minute hand corresponds to solar time as on a sundial.
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Clock in Ormolu Signed ‘Beurdeley À Paris’
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
an urn above, instructing how to tell time to the cherub on the right. The cherub is surrounded by
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Interlude, Abstract Painting
By John Gardner
Located in San Francisco, CA
brief pause in time - a sundial locked in position, a butterfly with wings fully extended, an abstract
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Unique bronze tabletop sculpture based on forms made by folding pleated paper
By Thomas Joynes (British)
Located in London, GB
weeks applying wax and building up a consistently thick layer all over the form. The most time-consuming
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2010s British Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

Midsummer Ballet Suite, Dancer and Sun Dial, Canvas Painting by Gerard Tunney
By Gerard Tunney
Located in Deddington, GB
version of " A midsummer night's dream" The dancer contemplates a sundial which echos the ballets theme of
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Midsummer Night’s Dreamers and Midsummer Ballet Suite diptych
By Gerard Tunney
Located in Deddington, GB
by a ballet version of ” A midsummer night’s dream” The dancer contemplates a sundial which echos the
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Editioned bronze tabletop sculpture based on forms made by folding pleated paper
By Thomas Joynes (British)
Located in London, GB
thick layer all over the form. The most time-consuming part of the process was smoothing off the wax to
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2010s British Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

French Surrealist Trompe L'oeil Apples OIl Painting
By Lucien Mathelin
Located in Surfside, FL
, sundial, terrestrial harmonium, empty frames ...) and the engraving press that belonged to Edgar Degas
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20th Century Surrealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Napoleon III Period Gilt and Patinated Bronze Clock by Delafontaine
Located in London, GB
time this piece was crafted, in c.1860, the company was directed by Auguste-Maximilien Delafontaine
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Midsummer ballet suite.Dancer and sun dial, Gerard Tunney, Original Painting
By Gerard Tunney
Located in Deddington, GB
dancer contemplates a sundial which echos the ballets theme of the passing of time. The colours are meant
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21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Venus Lamenting over the Death of Adonis
By Herman van Swanevelt
Located in Middletown, NY
with a sundial and a many-pointed star, and an unidentified collector's stamp in the shape of a beehive
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Engraving, Etching

Theories of Planetary Motion: An 18th C. Framed Celestial Map by Doppelmayr
By Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr 1
Located in Alamo, CA
universe through observed data, including the orbits of the known planets at the time. This interesting
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Early 18th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

The Orbits of Venus and Mercury: An 18th C. Framed Celestial Map by Doppelmayr
By Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr 1
Located in Alamo, CA
explain the universe through observed data, including the orbits of the known planets at the time. This
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Early 18th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Theories of Planetary Orbits: A Framed 18th C. Celestial Map by Doppelmayr
By Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr 1
Located in Alamo, CA
explain the universe through observed data, including the orbits of the known planets at the time. The
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Early 18th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Antique French Garden Sundial, circa 1890
Located in Houston, TX
” button below and see them first! An antique French working sundial originally placed in a garden, circa
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Antique 1890s French French Provincial Sundials

Materials

Slate, Metal

Antique French Garden Sundial, circa 1890
Antique French Garden Sundial, circa 1890
H 4.5 in W 12.75 in D 12.75 in
Rare English Atlas Fireclay Sundial by Compton Potteries
By Robert Compton Pottery
Located in Woodbury, CT
This is by far our most unusual sundial and one of our all-time favorites! Even though Atlas (who
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Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Sundials

Materials

Bronze

Arts & Crafts Compton Pottery Mary Seton Watts cobra terracotta sundial, c1900
Located in London, GB
A rare terracotta Arts & Crafts Compton Potters Arts guild sundial; circa 1900, known as the
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Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Sundials

Materials

Terracotta

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
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sundials

Armillary Sphere in Bronze c.2014
Armillary Sphere in Bronze c.2014
H 23.63 in Dm 23.63 in
1930's Cast Iron Armillary- Sun Dial
Located in Stamford, CT
Great sun dial / armilary designed for your garden. Actually keeps time when properly aligned with
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Vintage 1930s Unknown Classical Roman Sundials

Materials

Iron

17th c. French slate SUNDIAL
Located in Summerland, CA
museum stand, in a diagonal "floating" position. Keeps time perfectly without having to wind!
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Architectural Elements

Materials

Bronze, Iron

17th c. French slate SUNDIAL
17th c. French slate SUNDIAL
H 14 in W 14 in D 1 in
Marble Sundial with Incised Figures by HD
Located in New York, NY
incised 1927. The unidentified artist is believed to have worked in the Philadelphia area around the time
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Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Garden Ornaments

Materials

Marble

Ecliptic Observer
By Noel Middleton
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved by the artist from recycled wood, this sculpture of a giant necklace acts as a sundial
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21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

Figures of Night, Two Male Figures from No. 385 Flying with Clouds
By Paul Manship
Located in New York, NY
, which were created for the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair as hour markers in a large sundial and were
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Solstice, Sapele
By Animaro
Located in London, GB
throughout the day to inspire a more relaxed view of time. For many, time and a need for absolute accuracy
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2010s Chinese Kinetic Wall Clocks

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Solstice, Sapele
Solstice, Sapele
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 4.34 in
Solstice, Walnut
By Animaro
Located in London, GB
throughout the day to inspire a more relaxed view of time. For many, time and a need for absolute accuracy
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2010s Chinese Kinetic Wall Clocks

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Solstice, Walnut
Solstice, Walnut
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 4.34 in
Solstice, Oak
By Animaro
Located in London, GB
throughout the day to inspire a more relaxed view of time. For many, time and a need for absolute accuracy
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2010s Chinese Kinetic Wall Clocks

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Solstice, Oak
Solstice, Oak
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 4.34 in
Large 19th Century Rosso Antico Model of the Solar Obelisk, Rome
Located in Lafayette, CA
giant sundial (or horologium) in the Campus Martius. The meridian, worked out by the mathematician
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Antique 1820s Italian Grand Tour Architectural Models

Materials

Marble

Pair of Large, Scarce Rosso Marble Grand Tour Roman Monuments, Obelisk & Column
Located in Lafayette, CA
. Augustus erected it as the gnomon of the Solarium Augusti, his giant sundial (or horologium) in the Campus
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Antique 1820s Italian Grand Tour Architectural Models

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Carved Italian Marble Sundial
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautifully carved marble sundial from Italy has a wrought iron gnomon for telling the time
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20th Century Italian Classical Roman Sundials

Materials

Marble

Carved Italian Marble Sundial
Carved Italian Marble Sundial
H 24.13 in W 24.75 in D 2 in
1920s English Portland Stone Sundial
Located in New York, NY
1920's Portland stone sundial. Portland stone is a lime stone quarried on the Isle of Portland
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Early 20th Century English Sundials

18th Century Italian Cadron Solaire (Sundial) Marmo Carnico
Located in Dallas, TX
description for most of them: A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun. In
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Sundials

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Time Sundial For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the time sundial you’re looking for. A time sundial — often made from metal, brass and wood — can elevate any home. There are 16 variations of the antique or vintage time sundial you’re looking for, while we also have 7 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a time sundial — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A time sundial, designed in the mid-century modern, neoclassical or Arts and Crafts style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one time sundial that is appealing in its simplicity, but Animaro, Butterfield Paris and David Beringer produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Time Sundial?

Prices for a time sundial can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $125 and can go as high as $248,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,300.