Ceramic, 4.490 Kg, 380 mm high (15 inches), 420 mm wide (16.5 inches). Magna Gracia, circa 4th century BC. A large, well-painted red figure ware bell krater with restrained use of white slip detailing; laurel motif encircling rim; meander motif along groundline; tongues around handles; palmette complex beneath either handle. Side A: winged Nike seated on rocky outcrop holding phiale with fillet attached, in front a draped female holding tambourine in right hand, thyrsus in her left, laurel branch, rosettes and grape clusters in field. Side B: two draped youthful athletes facing, both with staffs, fillet and palmette complex in field. From large fragments, professionally restored to a standard. Provenance: from a German private collection, Munich.

Ceramic, 550 grams, 220 mm total width (8.5 inches). Circa 4th century AD. Enlivened in white and ochre slip; the lid showing on side A: a reclined female figure, her hair dressed in a patterned kekryphalos and radiate stephane, wearing pendant earrings and beaded necklace, dressed in a belted chiton, holding out a patera in her right hand, a sceptre in her left; on side B: a reclined female figure, her hair dressed in a patterned kekryphalos and radiate stephane, wearing pendant earrings and beaded necklace, dressed in a belted chiton, holding out a patera in her right hand, a frond in her left; a large palmette dividing each scene; the top of the knob handle with a rosette; a band of wave pattern on the lid rim; a band of white strokes around the top of the base. Handle with two minor chips, otherwise very fine. Provenance: ex Akenhurst collection.

Ceramic, 175 grams, 106 mm. 5th-3rd century BC. A Gnathian thistle-shaped mug enlivened with white, ochre and crimson slip; the neck decorated with bands of dots, wavy lines, and concentric rectangles; the rim with ovolo. Handle repaired, otherwise very fine without chips or cracks. Provenance: ex Suvanna collection, Sussex. Acquired 1970's.

Ceramic, 160 grams, 135 mm overall width. Circa 4th-3rd century BC. Of typical form with ring-handle and rimmed spout; the discus moulded in relief in the form of a female bust with long flowing hair. Very fine with no chips, cracks or repairs. Provenance: ex Akenhurst collection.

Ceramic, 30.90 grams, 84.69 mm across handles. Circa 4th century BC. An Apulian skyphos in black glaze with red ochre vertical lines and vine-leaf decoration, two ring handles and stepped foot. Good very fine condition, complete and undamaged. Provenance: from an old English collection, found Apulia, Magna Graecia, South-eastern Italy in the 19th century.

Ceramic, 28.09 grams, 54.01 across handles. Circa 4th century BC. An Apulian kantharos in black glaze with red ochre slip arrow design with two lines underneath, with two looped handles and stepped foot. Extremely fine condition, complete and undamaged. Provenance: from an old English collection, found Apulia, Magna Graecia, South-eastern Italy in the 19th century.

Ceramic, 48.46 grams, 80.51 across handles. Circa 4th century BC. An Apulian kantharos in black glaze with red ochre slip leaf design, with two looped handles and stepped foot. Very fine condition, complete. Provenance: from an old English collection, found Apulia, Magna Graecia, South-eastern Italy in the 19th century.

Ceramic, 23.81 grams, 106.38 mm across handles. Circa 4th century BC. An Apulian skyphos with globular belly, stepped foot and two handles formed with straight arms and a looped bridge, the body decorated in red ochre slip with wave design on the rim and two lines below. Repair to one handle, otherwise good very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection, found Apulia, Magna Graecia, South-eastern Italy in the 19th century.

Ceramic, 35.04 grams, 59.47 mm across handles. An Apulian black-glazed kantharoid krater with bi-conical body with rounded middle section mounted upon flared foot base; short bowl shaped mouth flanked by twin high arched strap handles, decorated in red ochre with on the shoulder with a band of wave motifs with two lines underneath. Very fine condition, small chip to base. Provenance: from an old English collection, found Apulia, Magna Graecia, South-eastern Italy in the 19th century.

Ceramic, 170 grams, 162 mm diameter. Circa 4th century BC. An Apulian black-glazed plate with red and white ochre decoration: a female bust with elabotrate headdress and necklace, a rosette before, surrounded by concentric bands of geometric motifs. Very fine condition, repaired. Provenance: from an old English collection, found Apulia, Magna Graecia, South-eastern Italy.

Ceramic, 125 grams, 95.94 mm. An Apulian thistle mug in black glaze with a single looped handle, expanding neck, ribbed belly and stepped foot with red ochre band. Good extremely fine condition, perfect. Provenance: from an old English collection, found Apulia, Magna Graecia, South-eastern Italy.

Ceramic, 155 grams, 142 mm. Circa 4th century BC. An Apulian Epichyses or wine-jug with a high handle in black glaze with red, white and yellow ochre designs comprising vertical white bars on the neck above bands of diagonal bars on the shoulder and radiating red bars on the flange, rosette design on the lower body and flange base; the handle D-section, the spout c-section with flanking lugs. Handle repaired, otherwise extremely fine condition, complete. Provenance: from an old English collection, found Apulia, Magna Graecia, South-eastern Italy.

Ceramic, 205 grams, 139.89 mm. Circa 4th century BC. An Gnathian oinochoe or wine-jug in black glaze with a single looped handle, scrolled rim, bulbous belly and stepped foot, with red and white slip decoration comprising ovolo on the neck and running vine leaf scroll, wavy line and ovolo on the shoulders, with egg-and-tongue on the belly. Extremely fine condition, complete. Provenance: from an old English collection, found Apulia, Magna Graecia, South-eastern Italy.

Ceramic, 295 grams, 178 mm. Circa 4th century BC. An Apulian oinochoe or wine-jug in black glaze with a single looped handle, scrolled rim, bulbous belly and stepped foot, with red and white slip decoration on the belly comprising yellow egg-and-tongue below a red band with roundels, wavy-line and ovolo ornament above. Extremely fine condition, complete. Provenance: from an old English collection, found Apulia, Magna Graecia, South-eastern Italy.

Ceramic, 120 grams, 64.81 mm. Circa 4th century BC. An Apulian skyphos with globular belly, stepped foot and two handles formed with straight arms and a looped bridge, the body decorated in ochre slip with ovolo on the rim and pellet motifs on the belly. Minor repair to one handle, otherwise good very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection, found Apulia, Magna Graecia, South-eastern Italy.

Ceramic, 135 grams, 107.25 mm. Circa 4th century BC. An Apulian oinochoe in black glaze with a single looped handle, trefoil rim, globular belly and stepped foot, decorated in red ochre with radiating bars on the shoulder above a band of leaf motifs on the body. Extremely fine condition, complete. Provenance: from an old English collection, found Apulia, Magna Graecia, South-eastern Italy.

Ceramic, 455 grams, 155 mm. Circa 4th century BC. A large Apulian oinochoe or wine-jug in black glaze with a single looped handle, trefoil rim, ribbed belly and stepped foot decorated in red ochre slip with running spiral motifs. Extremely fine condition, complete. Provenance: from an old English collection, found Apulia, Magna Graecia, South-eastern Italy.

Ceramic, 165 grams, 85.11 mm. Circa 4th century BC. A guttos of typical form with ring handle and rimmed spout on upper surface, the discus moulded in relief with a recumbent hound. Extremely fine condition, complete. Provenance: from an old English collection, found Apulia, Magna Graecia, South-eastern Italy.

Ceramic, 185 grams, 78.52 mm base to rim. Circa 4th century BC. An Apulian kylix or wine-cup in cream ceramic with concentric black circles around the shoulder above a band of billets above the equator. Extremely fine condition, complete. Provenance: from an old English collection, found Apulia, Magna Graecia, South-eastern Italy.

Ceramic, 180 grams, 104.78 mm. Circa 4th century BC. An Apulian aryballos in black glaze with tall neck and sharply everted rim, the slender looped handle emerging from the shoulder; concentric rings decorating the rimand shoulder; the handle with two longitudinal ribs. Very fine condition, complete. Provenance: from an old English collection, found Apulia, Magna Graecia, South-eastern Italy.