A bronze model of an Alsatian by Cartier, Thomas Francois Cartier (1879-1943), circa 1930s naturalistically posed, the Alsatian dog standing at the alert on a rock with his ears pricked, in patinated gilt bronze tone, raised on a carved limestone base, incised 'Cartier' to the base. Height 42 cm, length 32 cm, width 12 cm