John Maltby

John Maltby Stoneshill indeed. He did an apprenticeship with David Leach. Hence this handled dish is very much in the somewhat generic Leach style of his early career.

Bit if a mess this one! He started Stoneshill pottery in 1964. Which of course was very much standard leach style stuff. This one looks as though he was experimenting a bit. Late 1960's or so?

Sorry for the quality of the photo. That is the trouble when pieces are behind glass. From the Bill Ismay collection at York COCA. June 2023.

A very pretty John Maltby yunomi from the Bill Marshall collection at COCA York. June 2023.

That is nice! Very unusual to be Salt glaze as well. I cannot remember seeing a Maltby Salt glazed piece before.

The question of when the Stoneshill mark disappeared is interesting. This piece just as much. As it looks like a transition piece.
The Stoneshill pieces are mostly very generic Leach style pieces. But lets say it, because of that very fact, they are mostly rather boring! He founded Stonehill in 1964. Which was a good time for selling. Better economic conditions, cultural changes, swinging 60's and all that.
But times change. The Mid/late 1970's were tough economic years. He had to change his style to a more individualistic, more noticeable. I think the Stoneshill mark probably disappeared some where around then.

I don't think so Naomi. He had a heart attack in the mid 90's. Then gave up throwing and switched to the sculptural work. We lived down in Devon way back then, and we visited him. We were able to buy some of the very last slab built pieces he had made. Lovely bloke, and a wonderful wife.
A lot of his slab built work was a lot bigger and heavier than the Stoneshill items.