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Antique Garden Sundials

Antique garden sundials are favourites at UKAA and we always have a selection for sale which can be viewed online or at our Staffordshire based reclamation yard. Our range includes horizontal sundials, free standing stone sundials, armillary sundials and Heliochronometers. They are available in a range of materials such as hand carved stone, cast iron, sandstone and reconstituted stone.

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Enormous Antique Hand Carved Solid Stone Garden Sundial

Circa 1810 - 1820

In stock

£4,800 (No reclaimable VAT)

Antique Richard Melvin Garden Slate Sundial On Stone Base

Circa 1850

In stock

£3,250 (No reclaimable VAT)

Antique Substantial Stott Brothers Bronze Garden Sundial

Circa 1880

In stock

£2,750 (No reclaimable VAT)

Antique 18th Century Brass Wall Mounted Gnomon

Circa 1756
Next Day Delivery

In stock

£495 (No reclaimable VAT)

Original Old Pilkington & Gibbs Heliochronometer Sundial

Circa 1910
No.892 / 1000 Made

In stock

£5,250 (No reclaimable VAT)

Original Pilkington & Gibbs Heliochronometer Sundial

Circa 1908
No.12 / 1000 Made

In stock

£4,950 (No reclaimable VAT)

Reclaimed Garden Reconstituted Stone Sundial

24" Tall
Next Day Delivery

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Old Reclaimed Garden Hand Carved Solid Stone Sundial

26" Tall

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Vintage Garden Reconstituted Stone Sundial and Brass Dial

40" Tall
Next Day Delivery

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Victorian Reclaimed Outdoor Garden Green Marble Sundial

4ft Tall
Circa 1880

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Large Reclaimed Haddonstone Sphere Sundial On Plinth

Over 6ft Tall
Worldwide Delivery

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Reconstituted Stone Garden Bird Bath and Sundial

30" Tall
Lovely Patina

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Hand Carved Solid Stone Armillary Sundial

63 ½" Tall
Worldwide Delivery

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Large Garden Hand Carved Solid Stone Armillary Sundial

6ft Tall

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Garden Metal Armillary Sundial

25 ¾" Tall
Worldwide Delivery

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Reclaimed Outdoor Garden Reconstituted Stone Sundial

36" Tall

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Reclaimed Vintage Garden Reconstituted Stone Sundial

40" Tall

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Garden Hand Carved Solid Stone Sundial

30" Tall

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Brass Pilkington & Gibbs Heliochronometer Sundial

Circa 1908
No.148 / 1000 Made

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Antique Richard Melvin Garden Circular Slate Sundial

Circa 1850
545mm Diam

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Rare Antique Hand Carved Slate Wall Mounted Sundial

Nearly 4ft Square
Circa 1860

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Brass Pilkington & Gibbs Heliochronometer Garden Sundial

9 ½" Tall
Circa 1909
No.257 / 1000 Made

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Antique Large Hand Carved Portland Stone Garden Sundial

60" Tall x 27 ½" Sq Base
Circa 1930

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Pilkington & Gibbs Heliochronometer Garden Sundial

9 ½" Tall
Circa 1909
No.185 / 1000 Made

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Antique Richard Melvin Garden Slate Sundial

Circa 1850

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Antique Garden Outdoor Armilliary Sundial

32 ½" Tall

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Garden Antique Armilliary Sundial

32 ½" Tall

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Antique Hand Carved Solid Portland Stone Garden Sundial

4ft Tall
Circa 1890

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Garden Cast Stone Baluster Sundial With Brass Dial

39" Tall
12 ½" Base
Next Day Delivery

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Garden Portland Cast Stone Sundial With Brass Dial

38" Tall
13" Wide Base
Next Day Delivery

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Garden Baluster Portland Cast Stone Sundial & Brass Dial

45" Tall
17" Wide Base

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Cast Portland Stone Free Standing Garden Sundial

60" Tall x 15 ½" Base

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Garden Cast Stone Adam Plinth Sundial with Brass Dial

53" Tall
19" Wide Base

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Garden Doric Cast Portland Stone Sundial With Brass Dial

4ft Tall
17 ½" Base
Next Day Delivery

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Hand Carved Antique Portland Stone Garden Sundial

38" Tall
Circa 1890

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Vintage Hand Carved Solid Stone Garden Sundial

30" Tall

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Vintage Garden Stone Sundial

30" Tall

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Pilkington & Gibbs Helio Chronometer Sundial

10"tall
Circa 1910

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Vintage Reconstituted Stone Garden Sundial

32" Tall

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Vintage Garden Reconstituted Stone Sundial

26" Tall

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UKAA offer a worldwide shipping service on any of our antique sundials please contact us at the office for further information.

The Sundial is known to have been a formal garden ornament since the sixteenth century, but the majority available today will date from the end of the eighteenth century. The sundial comprises of a dial which is usually, Bronze, Copper, Brass or stone, engraved with hours and compass points together with its gnomon, and be fixed vertically to a wall or placed horizontally on a pedestal of stone, cast iron or terracotta. The armillary sundial is composed of a number of circles with the object of indicting the construction of the heavens and the motions of the celestial bodies.

Original antique reclaimed Armillary Sundial on a stone pedestal available from our yard

The sundial works according to an ancient principle, which was in use long before our era. People at that time took the position of the sun to divide up time. So that makes the sundial the predecessor of our clock.

Antique original vintage hand carved solid stone garden sundial available for delivery on a next day

Operation

As the sun shines on the pin in the sundial, it throws a shadow on a time scale. The shadow line acts as the hands of a clock and indicates the time.
The sundial is regulated to our summertime when the sun shines the longest and when we are in the garden the most.

Original Antique Reclaimed Garden Sundials On Stone Base In Our Showroom

Installation of Horizontal Sundial Plates

Put the sundial in a sunny spot in the garden. Make sure the foundation is solid and level. With the Gnomon (angled shaft) facing north turn the sundial until the shadow of the Gnomon indicates the correct time. Your sundial has now been installed. For accuracy this is best carried out at midday and in midsummer.

Original antique Richard Melvin garden sundial made from slate with original plinth ready for immediate delivery

Installation of Wall Mounted – Vertical Sundials

Wall mounted sundials MUST be on a wall that faces South. At midday set the dial up so that the shadow from the Gnomon is over the 12.

Original Antique Wall Mounted Vertical Sundial Available From our yard

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Original antique stone reclaimed sundial available to view in our yard