[Bronze gilded enamel figure painting clock]
Bronze gilded enamel figure painting clock, England, 18th century, 28.5 cm high, 21.8 cm wide, and 18 cm thick
The clock looks like a square box. Four copper-plated leopards hold the clock body, and the clock shell is inlaid with exquisite enamel paintings. There are enamel cups on the four corners of the box cover, and the cups are painted with male and female heads; The lower edge of the cover is painted with a male head in the middle. The two-needle clock is embedded in the upper part of the front of the case, and the string hole is on the clock plate. It can run for eight days when it is full of one string. At the lower part of the front of the box are two doors with enamel painting inside. After the door is opened, you can see the scenery from the near to the far. There are boats on the river, and the sky and water are connected behind, giving a broad and profound feeling
After the mechanical winding, in the beautiful music, the tiled water method turns like a river, and the sailboat in the water moves slowly.
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