18th Century and Earlier Sundials

This exceptional Italian brass armillary sphere dates to the 17th century - exceedingly rare for an armillary sphere of this size. Though other armillary spheres were often construct...

This exceptional Italian brass armillary sphere dates to the 17th century - exceedingly rare for an armillary sphere of this size. Though other armillary spheres were often construct...

A beautifully patinated 12" George III bronze sundial by Watkins & Smith, 1763-1774. London The engraved base plate has a lovely green-hued patina, a Roman chapter ring with half-...

Stunning late 18th Century Coade Stone triform pedestal sundial. Classically decorated, cornered by female terms and standing on a Greek key base, surmounted by an Austin and Seeley bronze plate. The whole in very good condition, commensurate with age and use and beautifully weathered. This design is illustrated in the Coade catalogue as item no 135, which Mrs Coade thought particularly suitable for a sundial, please refer to last image. There are four other known examples of this pedestal, these can be found at Weston Park, Syon Lodge, Audley End and Wardour Castle...

Antique carved marble sundial. Carved marble pedestal decorated with flowers and foliage, with a limestone capital and bronze sundial. Additional dimensions Overall height 106 ...

An elegant Georgian carved Sandstone Baluster shaped sundial with a slate sundial plate, signed ‘Negretti & Zambra London’. This is made from slate with a Bronze gnomon. The state has been cracked in the past by the corrosion and expansion of an old fixing. It has been repaired. The Sundial...

A impressive and intriguing Spanish Zodiac dating back to the Romanesque period. This architectural fragment would originally have been part of the facade of a aristocratic house or the inner walls of a cloister. Knowledge of the Zodiac was the privilege of the upper classes and only kept alive trough the efforts of monks who safeguarded (and hid at the same time) books and manuscripts since antiquity. This example is very rare, not only because of its age and size but also because it combines a Zodiac with a sundial. It is executed with great care and eye for proportion. The sculpture was originally made out of two vertical slabs tightly positioned next each other. We fixed both stones together and finished with a natural mortar in between as they did in the 12th century...

A impressive and intriguing Spanish Zodiac dating back to the Romanesque period. This architectural fragment would originally have been part of the facade of a aristocratic house or the inner walls of a cloister. Knowledge of the Zodiac was the privilege of the upper classes and only kept alive trough the efforts of monks who safeguarded (and hid at the same time) books and manuscripts since antiquity. This example is verry rare, not only because of its age and size but also because it combines a Zodiac with a sundial. It is executed with great care and eye for proportion. The sculpture was originally made out of two vertical slabs tightly positioned next each other. We fixed both stones together and finished with a natural mortar in between as they did in the 12th century...

A 16th century slate stone sundial with bronze gnomon (the gnomon is not original).

Intriguing 18th century Italian sundial in slate stone on a custom-made base. All inscriptions on this dial are in French and depict different timezones in Europe. It has beautiful e...

European antique sun dial Origin: Valley de la Loire, France, circa 1500 Measurements: Base is 24" x 24" x 58" H.

A rare silver French sundial by Haye of Paris in the German style with fine quality engraving.