The gold-plated bronze elephant pagoda turns into a flower clock

[Gold-plated copper elephant pagoda to flower clock]

Gold-plated copper elephant pagoda to flower clock, England, 18th century. Height: 122 cm, width: 57 cm, thickness: 32 cm
Elephants stand on the gold-plated copper base with carved patterns, like flowers and stones inlaid with various colors. The machine that controls the movement of the elephant is placed in the abdomen, and the string hole is on the belly. Elephants carry a four-storey square tower. The reverse flower on the front of the bottom layer can change four shapes and colors; The front of the second floor is inlaid with a three-pin clock; The central inlaid stone column and the four-corner inlaid stone column on the third and fourth floors can rotate. There are prismatic flowers on the top of the pavilion
After winding, with the sound of music, the eyes of the elephant turn, the nose rolls in all directions, the tail swings from side to side, and the column and flower turn at the same time. The central column on the third floor can change shape when it turns, and the time is square and round. It fully demonstrates the extraordinary wisdom and skill of the manufacturer.