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Click here to subscribeJOHN MALTBY (born 1936); a large stoneware spade vase, stylised landscape decoration with bird flying above reeds below a red sun, painted signature, height 33.5cm (D). CONDITION REPORT: Appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); a small stoneware cup form, stylised landscape decoration with bird flying above reeds below a red sun, painted signature, height 12.5cm (D). CONDITION REPORT: Small area of paint loss, otherwise appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); a square stoneware tray, stylised landscape decoration with bird flying over, painted signature, 34 x 33.5cm (D). CONDITION REPORT: Appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); a rectangular stoneware tray, abstract decoration, painted signature, 34.5 x 24cm (D). CONDITION REPORT: Appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); a large square footed stoneware dish, wax resist abstract decoration with red crosses, impressed M mark, 41.5 x 41cm (D). CONDITION REPORT: Appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); an early stoneware chess set, dry ash glaze, missing one pawn, king height 15.5cm (31) (D). CONDITION REPORT: Repair to top of one queen, otherwise appears good with no further obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); an early stoneware circular mirror surround, the top embellished with trees and a building, impressed M and SP marks, maximum diameter 31.5cm, and a similar rectangular mirror, 24.5 x 14.5cm (2) (D). CONDITION REPORT: Repaired firing cracks to rectangular mirror, otherwise appears good with no further obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); four early salt glazed flasks and three stoneware covered soups, impressed SP marks, tallest height 17cm (7) (D). CONDITION REPORT: Appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); 'Two Windblown Figures', a stoneware sculpture mounted on wooden base, painted title and signature, length 35cm, height 23.5cm (D). CONDITION REPORT: Appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
John Maltby (born 1936) a stoneware bowl, decorated with cross motif in bronze and blue on a speckled mushroom ground, a Mary Rich pedestal bowl covered in a celadon glaze, a large turquoise vase by Usch Spettigue, and a jug painted Maltby signature, small chip to rim of Maltby bowl, 19cm. diam. (4)
‡ John Maltby (born 1936) 3 Knights, a stoneware sculpture mounted on wood, glazed stoneware figures of three reclining knights signed, titled and dated in pencil to the reverse, paper Galerie Besson label, 26.5cm x 24cm. Provenance Galerie Besson, London 27th November 1996. Exhibited John Maltby Kings, Queens and Angels, Galerie Besson, London November-December 1996. (JM92)
‡ John Maltby (born 1936) Small Suffolk Seaport, 1991, a tall spade vase, painted to one side with houses, the reverse with a boat, in black, blue and white on a buff ground, painted Maltby to base, 20.5cm. high Exhibited 20th Century British Studio Pottery from the Collection of an Oxford Graduate, Ashmolean Museum 14th April-14th August 1994, catalogue number 59.
‡ John Maltby (born 1936) a stoneware sculptural form, flat disc with side aperture, mounted on Portland stone plinth, the black glazed body slip decorated and painted with fishing boat motif to one side, the reverse with a net, in blue and white painted Maltby to base, 24.5cm. high Provenance Contemporary Ceramics, Bonhams, London 15th May 1997 lot 144.
The Highly Important Great War and Fall of Hong Kong P.O.W. Group of 11 to Sir Mark Aitchison Young G.C.M.G., the 21st Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Hong Kong. Governor Young was finally advised by Major-General Christopher Maltby to sign Hong Kong’s surrender and capitulation, going in person to surrender at the Peninsula Hotel on 25 December 1941, a day known locally as ‘Black Christmas’. Young shared in the privations and abuse of his fellow P.O.W.s despite his high position, and returned to Hong Kong after the Japanese surrender to great fanfare. Soon after he made vigorous but ultimately unsuccessful attempts to reform and democratize politics in Hong Kong, devising the ‘Young Plan’ in 1946, comprising: The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St. George, Knight Grand Cross 1st Class Set of Insignia, comprising sash badge in silver-gilt and enamels, and breast star in silver, gilt and enamels, in original fitted case, by Garrard & Co. Ltd.; with collar chain, in silver gilt and enamels, also in original fitted case, by Garrard & Co. Ltd.; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knight of Grace set of insignia, comprising neck badge, 53mm width, in silver and enamel, and breast star, 70mm width, in silver and enamel with brooch pin, neck ribbon and alternate uniform ribbon, in case of issue; The Order of St. John, officer’s breast badge, in silver;1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. M. A. Young. Rif. Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. M. A. Young.); Jubilee Medal 1935; Coronation Medal, 1937; G.C.M.G. and O.S.J. sets separate, campaign group swing mounted on bar with reverse brooch pin, these with matching set of miniatures, medals lightly polished, very fine or better, orders generally extremely fine (11). C.M.G.: London Gazette: 03.06.1931 (Chief Secretary, Palestine); The Order of St. John, Officer: London Gazette: 24.06.1932; K.C.M.G.: London Gazette: 21.06.1940; The Order of St. John, Knight of Grace: London Gazette: 21.06.1940; G.C.M.G.: London Gazette: 01.01.1946 (Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Hong Kong). Sir Mark Aitchison Young, G.C.M.G. (1886-1974), was born on 30 June 1886, the son of Sir William Mackworth Young and Frances Mary Egerton, daughter of Sir Robert Eyles Egerton. His father had served as Resident of Mysore and Coorg, and then as Lieutenant-Governor the Punjab between 1897 and 1902, and both families were counted amongst the most distinguished families in Colonial India. Mark Aitchison Young was educated at Eton College and King’s College, Cambridge, entering the Colonial Office as an ‘Eastern Cadet’ on 4 October 1909, and subsequently taking up a post in the Ceylon Civil Service. He continued to work at the Colonial Secretary’s Office, Colombo, until the outbreak of WWI in August 1914, when he joined the Rifle Brigade, being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 13 June 1915. Serving on the Western Front in France and Flanders, he rose to the rank of Captain before returning to the Civil Service once the Great War had ended. His career continued on an impressive trajectory, first returning to Ceylon as Principal Assistant Colonial Secretary between 1923 and 1928, then serving as Colonial Secretary in Sierra Leone between 1928 and 1930. Between 1930 and 1933 he was Chief Secretary to the Government of the British Mandate of Palestine (for which he was made C.M.G.), later taking up his first Governorship in Barbados between 1933 and 1938, being appointed K.C.M.G. in 1934. He also served as part of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, before serving again as Governor and Commander in Chief of the Tanganyika Territory between 1938 and 1941. Mark Young arrived in Hong Kong on 10 September 1941, and only weeks into his new role began making detailed plans to resist the attacking Japanese forces. Beginning on 8 December, the mainland areas of the New Territories and Kowloon were captured after 5 days of fighting, with Major-General Maltby’s combined British & Indian units of the Mainland Brigade (2nd Bn. Royal Scots; 5th/7th Bn. Rajput Regiment, 2nd/14th Bn. Punjab Regiment) forced back to the more readily-defensible Hong Kong Island. The first call to surrender was made by the Japanese commander Lieutenant-General Taikaishi Sakai on 13 December, but Young rejected it outright, calling upon Hong Kong’s defenders to “Fight On! Hold fast for King and Empire!” On 25 December the South China Morning Post had run the Governor’s Christmas message that very morning, showing still that the Governor had no intention of surrender: “In pride and admiration I send my greetings this Christmas Day to all those who are working so nobly and so well to sustain Hong Kong against the assault of the enemy. God bless you all in this, your finest hour.” At the same time, early that day, civilians, nurses and wounded soldiers were being killed and assaulted at St. Stephen’s College Hospital. Just hours later at 3.00pm, General Maltby was driven to Government House, in the hope of convincing the Governor to surrender, on the advice of his other fellow officers – each one at breaking point, and with water and communications now cut off. Calling a meeting with Maltby, Commander A. C. Collinson R.N., and two members of the civilian Defence Council, Governor Young heeded their advice and took the final decision to call a cease-fire at 3.15pm. Fearing further reprisals and civilian casualties, and under a chronic shortage of water, he gave the colony’s surrender to General Takashi Sakai at the Peninsula Hotel later that day, to the shock of the world, and despite Churchill’s call to fight to the very last. This, the first surrender of a British Crown Colony to invasion, became known as ‘Black Christmas’ in Hong Kong, as it braced itself for what would be a brutal 3 years and 8 months of Japanese rule. Despite his position, after two months incarceration in ‘Room 336’ of the Peninsula Hotel he spent some time in the POW camp in Stanley before being moved with other high-ranking officials (including Maltby) between further camps in Shanghai, Formosa (Taiwan), Japan, on the Mongolian border, and then to Mukden, Manchuria. Governor Young is known to have defended the rights of his fellow POWs on numerous occasions in the face of regular brutality, and shared in their privations and abusive treatment. He also once petitioned his fellow P.O.W.s to resist signing documents that they would never attempt to escape captivity. Various eye-witness P.O.W. accounts recall that Governor Young did not avoid the brutal treatment of his captors, regardless of his high position. Despite his suffering and that of those around him, he survived to see the Japanese surrender on 15 August 1945, and later took part in a number of war crimes tribunals concerning various Japanese officers and officials. Being much weakened through prolonged captivity, Governor Young was returned to Great Britain for a period of recovery before his official return to Hong Kong on 30 April 1946, where he was greeted by ‘one of the largest crowds ever to have been assembled’ by the waterfront on the Queen’s Pier (as recorded by the China Mail, 1 May 1946). This important and symbolic return to the colony’s British administration was well-received, but marked the final bow of Sir Mark Young’s eventful career. Despite his attempts to reform local politics through the self-titled ‘Young Plan’ of September 1946, which themselves were an attempt to democratise Hong Kong and to strengthen self-government for the long-term, these plans were eventually rejected for fear of communist infiltration and subversion. Governor Young was made G.C.M.G. that year in 1946, but was not otherwise recognised with any honours for his role as Governor of Hong Kong, despite his even handedness, his resilience, and his remarkable strength of character shown under the most trying of circumstances. He retired from the Colonial Office in 1947, and later died on 12 May 1974, at the age of 87.
[§] JOHN MALTBY (B. 1936) PORCELAIN POT & COVER, CIRCA 1970 with iron and cobalt brushwork under a clear glaze, impressed maker's mark STONESHILL, 6cm diameter; a JOHN MALTBY STONEWARE TEABOWL, impressed artist's seal mark, 8.5cm high; a JOHN MALTBY STONEWARE BOWL, impressed artist's seal mark, 13.5cm diameter; and an ANONYMOUS STONEWARE COVERED BOX, impressed artist's seal mark SP, 6cm high (4) Provenance: The Collection of the Late Mr Michael Moulder
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); an early stoneware flask on a drum base, lug handle and metal ring, impressed M and pottery marks, height 22cm. (D) CONDITION REPORT: Appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); a large square stoneware footed dish, wax resist abstract decoration, impressed M mark, 40 x 39.5cm. (D) CONDITION REPORT: Appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); a large stoneware footed dish, sponged and wax resist decoration, impressed M mark, maximum diameter 43cm. (D)Provenance: Purchased from the artist. CONDITION REPORT: Appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); a large stoneware cup with flat handle, abstract decoration on beige ground, painted signature, height 22.5cm. (D) CONDITION REPORT: Professional restoration to handle, otherwise appears good with no further obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); a stoneware bowl with abstract decoration, impressed M mark, diameter 21cm. (D) CONDITION REPORT: Appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); a stoneware bowl, wax resist abstract decoration, painted name, maximum diameter 29cm. (D) CONDITION REPORT: Appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); a stoneware sculpture, 'Figures and a Wall', impressed M mark and painted name, title and date of 2006, height 19cm. (D) CONDITION REPORT: Appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); a stoneware sculpture, 'Three Figures and a Tree', impressed M mark and painted name and title, height 26cm. (D) CONDITION REPORT: Appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); a stoneware sculpture, 'Two Guardians', painted name and title, height 32cm. (D) CONDITION REPORT: Section re-glued to rear, otherwise appears good with no further obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); a stoneware wall hanging sculpture of a king and queen, impressed M marks, 18 x 17cm. (D) CONDITION REPORT: Appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); a stoneware wall hanging sculpture of three warriors under a crescent moon, impressed M marks, 17 x 17cm. (D) CONDITION REPORT: Small chip to one corner, otherwise appears good with no further obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
JOHN MALTBY (born 1936); a large stoneware wall sculpture, 'King, Queen and Country', made up of 14 interlocking tiles, impressed M mark and painted name, title and date of 2010, mounted and framed, 47 x 61cm (mount). (D) CONDITION REPORT: Appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
§ John Maltby (born 1936), a collection of stonewares, comprising a large octagonal box and cover, a circular box and cover, a trinket box and cover, a teapot and cover with cane handle, an octagonal jar with cane handle, a cylindrical pot and cover, a circular bowl and a small dish with cane handle, variously marked with painted and inscribed signatures and seal marks (8)
EDWARD MALTBY - 'ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE TRUTH OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION', printed by John Burges, 1802. Note: Edward Maltby was Bishop of Durham 1837 - 1856, together with Robert Robinson - 'Ecclesiatical Researches', 1792 and various other antiquarian religious interest books Condition Report:Dedication on endpaper says: 'From the author to Willes'Lacking spine, possibly loss of pages at backPlease note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information
David Andrew Leach (1911-2005): A Porcelain Lidded Box, covered in a celadon glaze with pink crackle, impressed DL seal, 11.5cm; A Lowerdown Pottery Stoneware Vase, impressed L+ seal, 7cm; A Leach Pottery Porcelain Vase, covered in a tenmoku glaze, impressed pottery seal mark and ENGLAND, 8.5cm; and A John Maltby (b.1936) Stoneware Vase, signed Maltby and impressed SP (Stoneshill Pottery) 9cm (4)
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