Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Stone, Bronze
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Steel
19th Century English Georgian Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Sandstone, Steel
Early 20th Century English Georgian Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Alabaster, Bronze
19th Century Scottish Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Sandstone
1910s Swedish Primitive Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Concrete, Metal
1920s Swedish Primitive Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Concrete, Metal
Early 1900s Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century British Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Cast Stone
Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Metal, Bronze
Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Sandstone
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Stone, Marble, Iron
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Stone, Limestone, Metal, Bronze
Early 18th Century European Louis XIV Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Slate
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Stone, Metal, Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Steel, Iron
Early 20th Century Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Stone, Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Stone
Mid-19th Century English Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century English Medieval Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Bronze
Late 18th Century French Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Slate
1840s British William IV Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Late 19th Century English Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Sandstone, Bronze
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Metal
Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Stone
19th Century Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Marble, Iron
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Composition
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Marble
Late 19th Century Modern Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Steel
Mid-17th Century British Charles II Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Walnut
1890s French French Provincial Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Slate, Metal
1910s French Antique Garden Sundial Garden
19th Century Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Stone
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Garden Sundial Garden
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Garden Sundial Garden
1750s European Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Wood, Paper
Late 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Copper, Iron
1760s French Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Slate
Mid-18th Century English Antique Garden Sundial Garden
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Brass
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Bronze
18th Century Northern Irish Rustic Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Slate, Sandstone, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Stone
1890s French Victorian Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Iron
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Mid-19th Century French Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Stone
1810s Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Slate, Bronze
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Terracotta
19th Century Italian Antique Garden Sundial Garden
18th Century and Earlier French Folk Art Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Iron
Early 20th Century English Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Composition
Early 20th Century English Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Stoneware
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Marble, Limestone, Lead, Bronze
19th Century English Antique Garden Sundial Garden
19th Century English Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Marble, Copper, Bronze, Iron
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Bronze, Iron
1920s American Folk Art Antique Garden Sundial Garden
Marble
Early 20th Century British Antique Garden Sundial Garden
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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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