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Lantic Gallery is delighted to be showing a large collection of rare early work by John Maltby (1936 - 2020) . The majority of the collection is being sold on behalf of a private collector from Scotland who bought the pieces directly from John at Stoneshill Pottery in the 1970s and 1980s.
The collection includes a tea bowl, a trophy piece, a posey pot, two very collectable automatas - one with decorated figures and mirror as well as several exquisite little lidded pots not often seen on the market. There are also two later scupltures for sale including 'The Guardian' made the year John died showing the span of his work.
Lantic Gallery has been privileged to exhibit the work of John Maltby from 2004 until his passing in 2020 aged 84. John was a prolific maker whose work was inspired by English landscape, the sea, architecture and music. His work is represented in both public and private collections worldwide, including The Victoria & Albert Museum - London, The Museum Für Kunstegewerbe - Hamburg and The Royal Scottish Museum- Edinburgh. He was a Fellow of the Craft Potters Association and is recognised today as one of Britain’s finest ceramic artists.
John Maltby’s distinctive style is loved and appreciated by many who favour a different take on life. His strong themes are mostly figurative, taken from ancient cultures and historical figures, myths and legends, but informed by modern society and current affairs. The use of symbolic animals and creatures can be interpreted as statements of the artist’s view of the world in which we live now, but the interpretation is left entirely to the viewer.
Maltby was born in Lincolnshire in 1936 and studied sculpture at Leicester and at Goldsmith's College, London. John went on to teach painting for two and a half years before working with David Leach at Bovey Tracey, whose imagination and philosophy made a profound impression. In 1964 John set up his own workshop in Devon. Having trained with Leach in the Anglo-Oriental tradition he realized on reflection that he had little identification and interest with the great ceramic traditions of China, Japan and the East and was more familiar and excited by Western Artists - Picasso, Klee, Moore & Nicholson and the primitive Wallis. His work went through several distinct stylistic periods taking him away from functional pots towards the making of more individual sculptural pieces.
Lantic Gallery is delighted to be showing a large collection of rare early work by John Maltby (1936 - 2020) . The majority of the collection is being sold on behalf of a private collector from Scotland who bought the pieces directly from John at Stoneshill Pottery in the 1970s and 1980s.
The collection includes a tea bowl, a trophy piece, a posey pot, two very collectable automatas - one with decorated figures and mirror as well as several exquisite little lidded pots not often seen on the market. There are also two later scupltures for sale including 'The Guardian' made the year John died showing the span of his work.
Lantic Gallery has been privileged to exhibit the work of John Maltby from 2004 until his passing in 2020 aged 84. John was a prolific maker whose work was inspired by English landscape, the sea, architecture and music. His work is represented in both public and private collections worldwide, including The Victoria & Albert Museum - London, The Museum Für Kunstegewerbe - Hamburg and The Royal Scottish Museum- Edinburgh. He was a Fellow of the Craft Potters Association and is recognised today as one of Britain’s finest ceramic artists.
John Maltby’s distinctive style is loved and appreciated by many who favour a different take on life. His strong themes are mostly figurative, taken from ancient cultures and historical figures, myths and legends, but informed by modern society and current affairs. The use of symbolic animals and creatures can be interpreted as statements of the artist’s view of the world in which we live now, but the interpretation is left entirely to the viewer.
Maltby was born in Lincolnshire in 1936 and studied sculpture at Leicester and at Goldsmith's College, London. John went on to teach painting for two and a half years before working with David Leach at Bovey Tracey, whose imagination and philosophy made a profound impression. In 1964 John set up his own workshop in Devon. Having trained with Leach in the Anglo-Oriental tradition he realized on reflection that he had little identification and interest with the great ceramic traditions of China, Japan and the East and was more familiar and excited by Western Artists - Picasso, Klee, Moore & Nicholson and the primitive Wallis. His work went through several distinct stylistic periods taking him away from functional pots towards the making of more individual sculptural pieces.
1) Salt glaze Trophy Cup ( M - makers mark and SP - Stoneshill Pottery mark ) (Bought 1970s/1980s from John Maltby at Stoneshill Pottery) 17cm x 14cm x 7cm - £425
2) Salt glaze Posey Pot (M - makers mark ) (Bought 1970s/1980s from John Maltby at Stoneshill Pottery) 13cm x 6cm x 4cm - £260
3)Tea Bowl (unmarked) (Bought 1970s/1980s from John Maltby at Stoneshill Pottery) 10cm x 10cm x 10cm - £395
4) Round Lidded Box with Gold and Orange Detail ( scratch signed on bottom – Maltby ’74) (Bought in the 1970s/1980s from John Maltby at Stoneshill Pottery) 7cm x 7cm x 3cm – £295
5)Hexagonal Lidded Box with Green and Gold Detail (Bought 1970s/1980s from John Maltby at Stoneshill Pottery) ( Scratch Signed Maltby '74 on bottom) 5cm x 5cm x 3cm- £265
6) Octagonal purple and blue flower Lidded Box (M – makers mark) (Bought 1970s/1980s from John Maltby at Stoneshill Pottery) 4.5cm x 4.5cm x 3cm- £245
7) Round Lidded Box (M – Makers mark) (Bought 1970s/1980s from John Maltby at Stoneshill Pottery) 5cm x 5cm x 1.5cm - £225
8) Square Purple and Blue decorated Lidded Box ( M – Makers mark) ( Bought in the 1970's/1980's from John Maltby at Stoneshill Pottery) 3.5cm x 3.5cm x 3cm- £245
9) Square tall Lidded Box with Green and Red detail (signed Maltby on bottom) 4cm x 4cm x 5.5cm (Bought 1970s/1980s from John Maltby at Stonehill Pottery) )- £295
10) Round Lidded Octagonal Red Flower and Green spot Box (scratch signed on bottom – Maltby ’77 ) ( Bought in the 1970's/1980's from John Maltby at Stonehill Pottery) 6cm x 6cm x 4.5 cm £295
11) Round Lidded Toggle Box with recessed Lid ( M – Makers mark) (Bought 1970s/1980s from John Maltby at Stonehill Pottery)- 7cm x 7cm x 4cm £250
12) Round Lidded Toggle Box (M – Makers Mark) (Bought 1970s/1980s from John Maltby at Stonehill Pottery) - 5cm x 5cm x 4cm £225
13) Square Lidded Toggle Box ( M – Makers Mark and SP Stoneshill Pottery mark) (Bought 1970s/1980s from John Maltby at Stonehill Pottery) 4cm x 4cm x 6cm- £225
14) ‘Albert Herring – Lands End) Wooden Swing Boat ( signed on back – John Maltby) (Bought 1970s/1980s from John Maltby at Stonehill Pottery)- 16cm x 31cm x 6cm £795
SOLD
15) ‘The Proposal’ Wooden Automata with Mirror 31cm x 16cm x 9cm (Signed on back – John Maltby) ( Bought in the 1970's/80's from John Maltby at Stonehill Pottery) £795
16) 'The Guardian' Stoneware on Wooden Base. Signed on bottom 'John Maltby 2020. 24cm x 11cm x 7cm. Originally bought from Lantic Gallery - £850
SOLD
17)'Princess with Earrings' Stoneware. Signed and titled on bottom 'Princess with Earrings - John Maltby') (M - Makers mark) (Originally bought from Lantic Gallery) 26cm x 19cm x 9cm - £850
'Bird on King' by John Maltby. SOLD
31cm x 15cm x 8cm. Makers mark included. Signed on underside by John Maltby. Dated 2008.
Provenance- Bought originally from Lantic Gallery.
'Horse and Riders' by John Maltby. SOLD
11cm x 10cm x 3cm. Makers mark included.
Provenance- Bought originally from Lantic Gallery.
'Horse and Rider' by John Maltby. SOLD .
Provenance- Bought originally from Lantic Gallery.
'Woman and Child' by John Maltby SOLD
15cm x 5cm x 5cm. Makers mark included. Signed on underside by John Maltby.
Provenance- Bought originally from Lantic Gallery.
'Fishing Boat' by John Maltby SOLD
Ceramic Plaque - 17cm x 17cm x 2cm. Makers mark included. Signed by John Maltby - 2007. Wire to hang.
Provenance- Bought originally from Lantic Gallery.
'Horse's Head' - John Maltby SOLD
Ceramic Sculpture, 15cm x 8cm x 5cm. Makers mark included. Signed on the base.
Provenance - Bought originally from Lantic Gallery
'Tomb' by John Maltby SOLD
Ceramic Plaque - 17cm x 17cm x 2cm. Makers mark included. Label on reverse signed by John Maltby. Wire to hang.
Provenance- Bought originally from Lantic Gallery.
'Man and Bird' - John Maltby - SOLD
Ceramic Sculpture, 26cm x 10cm x 6.5cm (with oak base 32cm high - detachable) Signed on the base.
Provenance- Originally bought at Lantic Gallery