[Copper gold-plated flower turning umbrella clock]
Copper gold-plated flower turning umbrella clock, England, 18th century, height 70 cm, bottom 27 cm square
The clock has three floors. The bottom floor is equipped with music and mobile devices and machinery; There is a stone flower in the front circular plate. The flower is divided into two layers. The upper layer is inlaid with red stone and the lower layer is inlaid with white stone. The front of the second floor is a three-pin two-set clock. The three-storey circular roof is composed of 16 copper-plated umbrella leaves, and a group of water methods are arranged under the umbrella leaves; There is a bunch of rotating flowers on the top of the umbrella, three stone flowers on the side of the bouquet, and spiral flowers inlaid with stone on the top
The clock timing system is connected with the music and mobile device system. After the bell chimes, the movement in the music box starts to play, and the two layers of the front flower turn in the opposite direction, with red and white interwoven, full of changes; The three-layer gilded umbrella leaves open, and the water method under the umbrella turns like a fountain. When the music stopped, the flowers stopped turning, the umbrella leaves gradually closed, and the shape of the round roof was restored.