Laurence Eastwood, Leach Pottery, St Ives

The incredibly casual way that the 'modern' St Ives pottery has let all and sundry use their own personal marks, reflects very badly on their custodianship of a cherished studio pottery institution. To the extent that the 'modern' 21st century St Ives, is viewed by a number of Leach pottery collectors as little to do with the Bernard Leach 20th century incarnation.
              Must admit that this piece screams 'modern'. The glaze is very unususal for 20th century  St Ives. Indeed, I don't think I ever seen it on a 20th century Leach piece. Similarly with the decoration. Which as Naomi says looks somewhat oreintal. Now none of the sons and grandsons of Shoji Hamada - Tomoo, Shinsaku, and Atsuya - who worked at St Ives, used a personal mark while they were there. This is not Shoji Hamada's mark.
             Shigeyoshi Ichino at St Ives 1969/70 produced a lot of work that did not match the traditional St Ives Canon. But that is nowhere near his mark
              So yes. 21st century St Ives. Unidentifiable until the 'modern' St Ives take their historical inheritance seriously.

On looking at again. The glaze just does not look like any glaze that the 'old leach' ever used. The suggestion about a modern leach potter seems spot on. Unfortunately that makes it of no interest at all to collector's of traditional 'old leach'

Agreed Naomi. nothing wrong with the pots coming out of the Modern Leach. But Bernard Leach and the associated Leach potters have this near legendary status in the history of 20th century British studio pottery. That gives them an aura that very few other potters or potteries have.
Buy modern Leach because it is nice stuff. But it is never ever going to have the cachet of a near legend.