Taxile Doat (1851-1938) - England was an important artist.  Examples of his work  follow:

This 14 1/2″ vase attributed to Taxile Doat sold on eBay in May 2009 for $1475.

Taxile Doat (1851-1938) - England (seated)

Taxile Doat was born in England, and was a major figure in French pottery. He influenced Sevres Manufactory to begin manufacturing Art Nouveau. (Doat worked at Sevres from 1877 to 1905). He also had his own kilns in Paris from 1892.  He was also director of the ceramics division of the Art Academy of the People’s University.

Example’s of his Taxile Doat’s signature are below: