A fine French Empire gilt bronze figural mantel clock, by Deniere & Matelin, Paristhe 4inch diameter white enamel dial with Roman numerals inscribed Deniere & Matelin, De Bronze a Paris, with Breguet style moon hands, eight day movement striking on the hour and half hour with silk suspension above a beautiful cast figure of a cockerel between flaming torches, with a standing female allegorical figure of science above a cast panel depicting the sciences, raised on chased bun feet, 34 cm wide, 14 cm deep, 53 cm high