[The gold-plated elephant carrying the flower water method clock]
The gold-plated elephant carrying the flower water method clock, England, 18th century, 105 cm high, 53 cm square at the bottom
The trapezoidal base has a music box inside, and the decoration is extremely complicated. Four elephants were standing on the piled rocks, carrying four layers of water to turn the flower clock. In the middle of the first floor, there are figures, cows, horses, etc. standing on the disk, and the outside is inlaid with the enamel painting of the blonde lady. On the second floor, there are two needles and two sets of clocks, protected by peacocks and surrounded by flowers and leaves. The middle of the three layers is water painting, and the outside is painted figure painting. On the fourth floor, there is a jungle around the waterfall, and the four-cornered warriors stand guard. There is water method in the middle, and a bouquet at the top
After the machine starts, the people and animals on the disk rotate with the rotation of the disk, and the water method column and the flower cluster on the top rotate.