Sold|$950
Vintage Garden Armillary on Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Very well made with great form and good weight. Wrought iron armillary in old white paint with gilt arrow, raised on a black painted iron tiered openwork Stand. Condition: weathered...
Wrought Iron
Six Foot Diameter English Cast Stone Sundial with Scrolled Gnomon
Located in Woodbury, CT
Without a doubt, this is the most unique piece we've unearthed all season! Fabricated from six foot diameter cast stone in 10 contiguous pieces and topped with an immense aluminum gn...
Cast Stone, Aluminum
Noon Cannon with Iron Base, Brass Cannon Elements on Marble Disc
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 'Noon Cannon' is a stunning decorative element standing boldly elegant in the sophisticated den, library or office - the Masculine appeal makes a wonderful Architectural stateme...
Brass, Iron
20th Century Large Iron Armillary, Incredible Form
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century large iron armillary, incredible form.
Iron
Sold|$7,500
Bronze Armillary Sphere on Art Nouveau Base
Located in Katonah, NY
A bronze armillary sphere, with multiple celestial rings, including a numbered equatorial ring, the whole pierced by an arrow, on rising socle and integral bench, French, ca. 1950. ...
Cast Stone, Bronze
20th Century English Garden Ornament Armillary Sphere in Galvanized Metal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage, simple yet stunning very large armillary sphere pierced with an arrow, mounted upon a three foot scrolled base, which can be additionally screwed into hardscape area as ho...
Metal
1940s French Bronze Armillary on Custom Wood Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
1940s French bronze armillary on custom wood base.
Bronze
Sold|$2,565
Large French Mid-Century Bronze Armillary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large French Mid-Century bronze armillary.
Sold|$2,200
Bronze Armillary
Located in Mt. Kisco, NY
A bronze and iron armillary with arrow directional and bell form base
Decorative Iron Sundial, German, Bauhaus Style, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful sundial, made of iron, made in Germany in the 1950s with nice patina.
Iron
Sold|$695
Art Deco Figural Armillary
Located in Oaks, PA
Art Deco Figural Armillary, Of typical form with male figure holding sphere on a wood plinth base, good vintage condition, not totally symmetrical in some parts, presents well. The w...
Aluminum
Wrought Iron and Brass Armillary Sundial
Located in Soquel, CA
Large scale ionized wrought iron and brass Armillary sundial circa 1950s with lovely patina on brass arrow. Size 30"H x 25"W x 27"D.
Brass, Wrought Iron
Sold|$650
Ring O Date Perpetual Calendar
Located in Dallas, TX
Award winning vacuum formed plastic 'Ring O Date' perpetual calendar designed in Italy by Brusasco & Torreta, circa 1970. Rare original production as documented in the book 'L'ut...
Plastic
Sold|$1,900
Swedish Sundial
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully patinated copper and iron sundial with dolphin and arrow features.
Swedish Metal Sundial with Zodiac Base and Copper Details
Located in New York, NY
Swedish metal sundial with with copper and painted details and a base with characters from the zodiac. Made circa 1940's. Height 32" x diameter 17.5".
Copper, Metal
Sold|$8,000
Mid Century American Sundial
Located in Culver City, CA
A fluted column serves as a platform to hold this detailed iron sundial inscribed with the words "Light Following Darkness"
Marble, Iron
Sold|$5,471
Pair of Sphere Sundials
Located in Madrid, Madrid
A pair sundials in the shape of armillary spheres in bronze on travertine marble bases.
Bronze
Large English Armillary on Cast Stone Pedestal
Located in Woodbury, CT
This stunning English armillary will make a fabulous centerpiece for your rose or herb garden. Tall and stately, the armillary is contemporary, but finished in a weathered pale grey...
Cast Stone, Steel
Sold|$350
Zinc Sundial
Located in Mt. Kisco, NY
Zinc sundial with nice weathered patina
Sold|$550
Sun Dial on Column
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Sun Dial On Column
Sold|$1,200
Armillary Brass Sphere
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original armillary brass sphere.
Brass
Sold|$2,400
Classical Cast Stone English Sundial
Located in Woodbury, CT
This beautiful sundial will make the perfect addition to your rose garden! Comprising a mossy and lichened mid-20th C cast stone columnar-form base (3 parts) and a naturally verdi...
Copper, Brass and Bronze Armillary Sphere with Atlas
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This twentieth century armillary sphere, with Atlas holding the earth, is made of copper, brass, and bronze on a deep walnut base. The hours of the day on the underneath side of the ...
Brass, Copper, Bronze
English Metal Armillary Sphere on Stone Pedestal
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Painted metal armillary sphere of large scale from the 1900's on an older reconstituted stone base from the 19th Century. Wonderful way to tell the time. Thank you for your interes...
Sold|$1,400
Tole Outdoor Umbrella
Located in North Miami, FL
A most fabulous vintage outdoor umbrella of aluminum with remnants of the original painted finish. This umbrella has a most glamorous appeal.. A great find
Aluminum
Sold|$4,850
Oversized Garden Armillary of Bronze
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Armillary, of verdigris iron with brass arrow and accents, set upon Corinthian column plinth of cast concrete. (Keywords: Astrolab)
Sold|$975
Exquisite Solid Brass Sundial
Located in Bronx, NY
An exquisite Mid-Century Modern solid brass desktop sun dial.
Brass
Sold|$2,500
English Bronze Sundial Plate
Located in Katonah, NY
A bronze sundial plate with engraved lion and the inscription “FEARE GOD AND OBAY THE KING 1616”, pierced in three places for attachment.
Bronze
Seahorse Aluminum, Copper and Iron Armillary or Sundial
By Sune Rooth
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A large seahorse sundial or armillary, aluminum seahorse base and arrow tips, iron and copper globe. Stamped Sune Rooth. Please visit our extensive website for other interesting a...
Verdigris English Brass and Limestone Sundial
Located in Woodbury, CT
We have married this elegant early 20th C limestone baluster that was removed from the Palais de Justice in Brussels during a renovation during 2002, with a very lovely 6" diameter v...
Limestone, Brass
Sold|$17,500
Mid-20th Large Marble Sundial
Located in Katonah, NY
A fluted columnar carved marble pedestal with bronze sundial. Provenance: Seago, Pimlico, London
Marble, Bronze
Sold|$1,800
Armillary Sphere On Base
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
An armillary sphere with a copper number strip on a cast stome base. wonderful patina on both parts.
Cement, Metal
Sold|$1,450
Mid C Italian Armillary On Black Marble Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
MID C ITALIAN ARMILLARY ON BLACK MARBLE BASE
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Sold|$7,500
Galloway Sundial
Located in Katonah, NY
A terra-cotta sundial pedestal, with reeded shaft and rising foot with stiff leaf decoration, surmounted by a bronze equatorial bow sundial with signs of the zodiac, the pedestal mar...
Sold|$500
Armillary
Located in New Orleans, LA
Vintage Italian iron armillary.
Iron
Sold|$2,400
Great Iron Armillary
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
nice big armillary with nice detail
Iron
Unavailable
Italian Limestone Sun Dial
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th century style Sundial with lateral scrolls and Roman numbers. Central Rosette with sunburst carving.
Unavailable
French Sundial
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th century style Sundial decorated with scrolls and centered mask.
Sold|$795
Vintage American "Atlas" Armillary
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Wonderful vintage American Atlas-form garden armillary. A great decoration as he is or have him mounted to a pedestal or post top for added interest.
Iron
Sold|$3,200
Cannon Sundial
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A horizontal cannon sundial made of marble with brass fittings and maintaining its original powder horn. Priming the cannon with powder and setting the lens to the correct angle for ...
Marble, Brass, Copper
Sold|$1,800
Armillary Sphere on Cast Stone Base
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
An armillary depicting Atlas holding the world on a cast stone base. The base is French and the armillary is Swedish.
Aluminum
Sold|$5,500
Seahorse Armillary Sphere
Located in Katonah, NY
A bronze, copper and iron armillary sphere, the support a finely modeled seahorse with verdigris patina, marked "Sune Rooth". Seahorse, arrow tip and fletching are bronze.
Iron, Bronze
Sold|$115
Vintage Wire Basket
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful wire basket with original pan, signed on bottom.
Item in Lambertville, NJ gallery. Please contact dealer.
Sold|$2,200
Wrought iron armillary
Located in Sarasota, FL
A wrought iron armillary, revolving sphere with arrow, neo-classical style
Sold|$750
Swedish Sundial
Located in San Francisco, CA
Swedish Armillary Sundial on Dolphine Base
Roman Numeral on inside central ring, spear and arrow finials
mounted on wood base
Sold|$2,400
Swedish Garden Armillary
Located in San Francisco, CA
Neoclassical Style bronze Armillary sphere mounted on an aggregate pedestal.
Bronze
Sold|$2,200
Armillary Sundial
Located in Hudson, NY
beautifully designed sundial - pattn. 1956 by F. W. Sunblad - in mixed colored aluminum - instructions on how to adjust and read included
Metal
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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