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Bronze, hand‑engraved 18th‑century sundial with a green patina, made in the United Kingdom and dating to 1750–1800; dimensions 30.5 cm square with a depth of 30.5 cm and a height of 19 cm, good condition with minor signs of aging and spots, and a fixed gnomon that wobbles slightly, bearing the poem Look upon my face without the sun Tempus Fugit.

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Beautiful green-patinated, hand-engraved 18th-century sundial for the garden or a collection.
The gnomon is fixed but wobbles a little.

Poem :

Look upon my face without the sun
I shall not mark the course that he has run
So let the dark days unrecorded be
But number every glowing hour like me

Time flies.

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Era

1400-1900

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Country of Origin

United Kingdom

Material

Bronze

Condition

Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes

Height

19 cm

Width

30.5 cm

Depth

30.5 cm

Estimated period

1750-1800

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sundial with a poem

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