[Copper gold-plated green shark skin astronomical table]
Copper gold-plated green shark skin astronomical table, UK, 18th century. Height: 169 cm, diameter: 85 cm
The clock is made of gold-plated copper and consists of three parts: base, star plate and clock. The base is a hexahedral copper-plated gold-plated green shark skin, and the three sides are embedded with activity images of western architecture, farmland and pasture, and horse racing game; There are six copper-plated foreigners on the six lions’ paws, holding the celestial globe and holding binoculars respectively. They look different and lifelike. On the base, there is an astrolabe symbolizing the universe. The 12 constellations and months on the astrolabe are marked in Chinese; There are copper-plated images of the heavenly palaces around the astrolabe, each of which is 30 degrees of the zodiac, and there are also clear Tropic of Cancer and Polar Circle. A small white disk watch with a diameter of 10 cm is embedded at the top of the pole, and there is a top chord hole on the side of the watch base
After the bell mechanism is started, with the sound of music, houses, shepherds, horses, etc. begin to rotate. The stars on the astrolabe orbit around the sun, and the moon rotates around the earth. All activities are stopped. Manufactured by Jenny man
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