[Gold-plated copper elephant carrying water magic star flower clock]
Gold-plated copper elephant carrying water magic star flower clock, England, 18th century, 110 cm high, 48 cm wide and 40 cm thick
The clock has three floors. The bottom floor is a music box, and the appearance is designed as a landscape of mountains and rocks, among which there are dogs, ducks, snakes, birds, etc; There are landscapes and buildings in the landscape window in the middle of the front, and people who can move in the landscape painting. The second floor is the timing part. The elephant carrying the clock is standing in the center of the platform. There are water spitting beasts with horseheads and fish tails on the four corners of the platform. There is a person kneeling on the back of the platform to top the bucket. On the third floor, there are three towers, each of which has water method, and there are precious stars on the top of the tower
When the machine starts, the people in front of the bottom landscape move, the water method in the mouth of the exotic animals and the water method on each floor of the tower rotate, and the treasure stars on the top of the tower also rotate at the same time. The clock is made by London Barbot.
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