A 17TH CENTURY SOUTH GERMAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A CLASSICAL WARRIOR the soldier wearing a plumed helmet, his right hand resting on his hip and his left on a shield, raised on square base with punched decoration, raised on a modern ebonised stand, the figure 21.5cm high THIS LOT WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT OUR SOUTH KENSINGTON GALLERY UNTIL 14TH MARCH AND AT OUR CHISWICK SALEROOM FROM 16TH - 21ST MARCH. The distinctive facial features, moustache and beard, the dis-regard for correct proportion and lack of any classical influence all point to a South German origin for this delightful bronze. The chasing and facture of the bronze, as well as the thickness of the cast are all typical of bronzes produced in this region in the 17th century.