English Composition Stone Garden Sundial with Bronze Dial
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Mid 20th Century
This garden sundial features a bronze dial plate set upon a faceted composition stone pedestal. The dealer describes the dial as bronze, inscribed with a sun motif, numerals, cardinal directions, an integrated fixed gnomon, and the inscription 'time flies'.
The pedestal consists of a baluster-form faceted column seated on a graduated octagonal plinth base, constructed in three detachable sections comprising top, column, and base. Attributed by the seller to mid-20th-century manufacture in the United Kingdom, the ensemble measures 37.25 inches high by 15 inches wide and deep.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Sundial
- Period
- Mid 20th Century
- Materials
- Bronze and composition stone
- Dimensions
- 15 W × 15 D × 37.25 H inches
- Place recorded
- United Kingdom
- Dial Inscription
- "time flies"
- Pedestal Construction
- Three pieces (top, column, and base)
Design
- Visible features
- • Octagonal bronze sundial plate inset into the stone capital with a vertical gnomon fin • Faceted baluster pedestal with weathered stone finish and surface patination • Tiered octagonal base supporting the central column
- Materials and Origin
- The primary body is constructed from composition or garden stone. The dial plate is composed of bronze. The object is attributed to the United Kingdom with an origin period of the mid-20th century.
- Physical Configuration
- The object is described as a garden sundial assembled from three detachable sections: a top, a central column, and a base. The total height of the assembly is 37.25 inches with a width and depth of 15 inches. The pedestal features a column set upon a graduated octagonal plinth base.
- Dial Plate and Inscription
- The upper section consists of a bronze dial plate. The dial features a fixed gnomon for shadow casting and is described as being inscribed with a sun motif, numerals, and cardinal directions. The plate bears the inscription 'time flies'.
Identification
- Reference
- 35654417
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Specific maker is unidentified in the source listing
- Research required: Dial details and inscriptions are not clearly legible at the distance shown in the provided photograph