Stock Photo - Clock, symbol of Education or Archaeology. Detail. Circa 1810-1820 Engraved bronze, gilded with unpolished and polished gold, hands in blue steel Height: 48 cm, length: 39 cm, depth: 21 cm Former Jean François Mocquard collection Private collection The dial is signed Deniere et Matelan, bronze manufacturer in Paris. Plinth depicting a book case filled with books. Draped woman, Ancient Rome style, seated on a curule chair, leaning on an occasional table with three legs shaped like ram heads. On the floor a carving-holder with the inscription 'Antiquités d'Herculanum'. Philosopher's bust built on a plinth. Base depicting a Cupid holding two crowns held by two torches and two antique-like profile medallions, all of it underlined with a palmette frieze.