Sundials by Robert Foster Commission a dial

Armillary spheres

Splendid range of unique craftsman made armillaries in brass, bronze and aluminium.

13 pieces, from £210, every one made by hand at the workshop in Jackfield.

A Taurus armillary mounted on an Upton pedestal, seen from a distance in its garden setting.
The all-brass Ecliptic armillary sphere, showing its banded rings, mounted Roman numerals and arrow gnomon. 1.Ecliptic £375 The all-bronze Orbis armillary sphere, its equatorial band carrying fitted Roman numerals. 2.Orbis £485 to £525 The all-bronze Taurus armillary, its pivoting globe held between two Taurean horns. 3.Taurus £595 to £658 The all-bronze Solstice armillary, its colures and equatorial band of mounted Roman numerals arranged around a central orb. 4.Solstice £300 to £525 The all-brass Apollo armillary sphere, its four plain rings carrying fitted Roman numerals. 5.Apollo £245 to £385 The all-bronze Draco armillary, its open Equatorial design showing the raised Roman numerals. 6.Draco £375 The Azure armillary in sky-blue anodized aluminium and brass, fitted with brass ball tips at the poles. 7.Azure £235 to £270 The bi-metal Mandala armillary in copper-bronze and brass, its horizon secured by two Mandala flowers. 8.Mandala £295 to £325 The Capricornus armillary in bronze with matching brass, its sphere pivoted between two Capricornian horns. 9.Capricornus £310 The Celeste armillary, its bright sky-blue anodized sphere held between Taurean horns in brass. 10.Celeste £595 The all-bronze Europa armillary, its open Equator crossed by a full Solstitial Colure. 11.Europa £396 The Cygnus sundial, a swan in black-stoved aluminium with brass gnomon and Roman numerals set along its outstretched wings. 12.Cygnus £210

Also for indoors

Named after the Goddess of hearth and home, a ten inch armillary sphere that makes a wonderful indoor ornament, a symbol of peace and tranquillity from a bygone era.

Sphere diameter: 10 in. (300mm) · £255

A Vesta armillary placed indoors as an ornament in a room setting. 13.Vesta £255

Engraving

Brass and Bronze are both excellent for engraving, Aluminium less so. The full globe armillaries offer an ideal surface for your personal message: along the top facing side of the Equator.

On sundials which do not have a surface suitable for engraving, a separate brass plaque can usually be fixed to the top of the pedestal to provide a fine alternative.

Guide price for an inscription:

from £65.00