Base of figure signed T CARTIER. Figure appears to be gilt bronze. Depicts a seated Fox Terrier with paw raised. Piece has forest green toned marble base. Figure measures approximately 6.25 inches tall 3.75 inches wide 3 inches deep. Thomas Cartier, Thomas Cartier sculpture, Thomas Cartier Fox Terrier, gilt bronze, gilt bronze fox terrier, fox terrier sculpture, fox terrier figure. Chipping to marble. Thomas Fran?ois Cartier was a French sculptor and a late practitioner of the animalier style, a mid-19th century trend of naturalistic yet romanticized portrayals of animals both in painting and sculpture. Cartier specialized in model-sized work of hunting dogs and big cats which were often placed within clocks and other decorative objects. He was born on February 21, 1879 in Marseilles, France, and while little has been written on Cartier, he is known to have participated in the Paris Salons from 1904 onwards, for which he won a Gold Medal in 1927. Cartier died in 1943. 6LC