Re: John Maltby

by **philpot** July 29th 2021, 7:01 pm

As to it being a silly price. Much the same thing has happened to a number pf studio potters in the past few years. John Ward prices went up by a multiple of 3-4 in a few years, ditto Emmanuel Cooper.
Or even more so in the real world. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are having a ridiculous huge bubble market. Tech firms have come to market valued at many £billions, and yet they have never made a profit, and are still making subsantial losses.

by **croker** July 29th 2021, 8:10 pm

Hi NaomiM, I think the chess set that you might be referring to was the very crude one shown on the studio pottery collectors facebook that was 'said' to have been found on Ebay. The one sold today was far superior and had been owned by the vendor for 21 years .Many people claim to have found various rare items , boot fairs are the normal venues for their amazing valuable discoveries .When you consider there were 32 pieces +a chess board in this lot, the breakdown price paid is probably comparable with regular single pieces.

by **NaomiM** July 29th 2021, 8:59 pm

by **HelenC** August 18th 2021, 4:02 pm

First match for the mark on this small (10cm) unglazed vessel is John Maltby - does that look right? Clay body seems to fit but his work is very varied and I’m not familiar with it at all.

by **HelenC** August 18th 2021, 4:02 pm

One more pic

by **dantheman** August 18th 2021, 4:40 pm

can we see a close up of the mark?

by **HelenC** August 18th 2021, 4:45 pm

Here you go, with the icing sugar washed off!

by **NaomiM** August 18th 2021, 4:58 pm

Yes, definitely by Maltby. One of his transitional pieces made before he started making his figural pieces that he's better known for.

by **HelenC** August 18th 2021, 5:02 pm

Thank you! Have to find out a bit more about his work now (he’s like expensive wine, I try not to develop a taste I can’t afford!)

by **studio-pots** August 21st 2021, 8:54 am

The stoneware and glazes are both typical of John's work from the early to mid 1970s, so much so that even if it was unmarked, I would say that it could be attributed to Maltby. Although in this case the clay body, glazes and mark fit together, it illustrates that it is most important to not just rely on the mark for a positive identification.

by **dantheman** August 21st 2021, 9:08 am

For me, the colour and clay type was enough to identify this piece
I have poor recall when it comes to potter's marks but I always remember glazes, clay, production methods, etc and these can be spotted from 4 or 5 yards away so I tend to scan at car boot sales and antique fairs

by **HelenC** August 21st 2021, 10:36 am

Thanks both - luckily it’s small enough to keep so I can enjoy it - just need to decide which pot to “bump” from the shelf!

by **studio-pots** August 21st 2021, 11:56 am

Buying ceramics in the way that you are i.e. in miscellaneous boxes it is perfect way of learning without spending a great deal. Much of the stuff will be of limited value even when fully identified and so my advice would be to keep what you like and dispose of the rest either by donating to a charity shop, putting it back into auction or into your bin. One or two pieces will be worth putting on eBay individually of course.

by **Davee** September 11th 2021, 2:32 pm

Stoneshill Teapot with Tenmoku glaze and flower decoration.

by **benwilliams** December 15th 2021, 3:32 pm

Raku Mirror - SP and M mark
Pretty sure this is John Maltby
White, blue and purple glaze
Shame it’s not a more sculptural piece.
Did he do much raku fired work?
And when would this have been made do you reckon? 1980s?

by **NaomiM** December 15th 2021, 6:51 pm

Yes, Maltby. Very nice and unusual.

by CD151 January 10th 2022, 4:14 pm

Looks very similar to Stoneshill Pottery mark. Can anyone clarify? Thanks

by **NaomiM** January 10th 2022, 8:26 pm

He used a number of SP marks. Looks right

by chester1703 April 24th 2022, 7:42 pm

A rather nice ash-glazed stoneware teapot, 1970's looking, with a stamped mark STONESHILL. Anyone know if this is John Maltby's first
independent pottery? Usually you see an SP mark. The teapot is good enough to be by the great and late JM.

by **philpot** April 25th 2022, 9:04 am

He did use the Stoneshill impressed mark as well. I had a set of bowls some years back with the mark on. But judging from the quality of the bowls I had, it was used very early in the history of the pottery as they were fairly ordinary.

by **NaomiM** April 25th 2022, 11:58 am

Maltby is the only potter I know of with a ‘Stoneshill’ pottery. Looks typical of his early standard ware

by **dantheman** April 25th 2022, 12:30 pm

Do we think his early standard ware prices will go the same way as Alan Wallwork's early standard ware?

by **NaomiM** April 25th 2022, 12:32 pm

I don't think Wallwork ever made standard table ware. Shrugs

Not much call for Maltby's early table ware.

by **studio-pots** April 25th 2022, 1:27 pm

NaomiM wrote:Maltby is the only potter I know of with a ‘Stoneshill’ pottery. Looks typical of his early standard ware

.............. and "Stonehill" is just a few miscellaneous houses along a road in "the middle of nowhere", as John used to say.

by **philpot** October 29th 2022, 5:19 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmHoxjMxd5I

A superb near half hour Video by the Yew Tree Gallery as a tribute to John Maltby. It has a lot of loan pieces from collectors and is much more than just a selling exhibition Really well worth viewing as it provides a lot of background and details of John Maltby's work.
There is also a hardback book available from the gallery.
There are some adverts at the beginning which you need to get through first.

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