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Lot Essay
TAXILE DOAT, 1851-1938, WAS A BRITISH-BORN CERAMICS DESIGNER AND ONE OF THE GREAT FIGUREHEADS IN FRENCH POTTERY-MAKING. HE JOINTLY OPENED THE THE MANUFACTURE OF OF SEVRES TO ART NOUVEAU IN PARIS AND WORKED THERE FROM 1877-1905. HE ALSO HAD HIS OWN WORKSHOPS IN PARIS SPECIALISING IN PâTE DE VERRE AND ENAMEL TECHNIQUES.
HIS INNOVATIONS OR 'RECIPES' ENABLED HIM TO ADORN PERSONALLY-SHAPED PIECES WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ENAMELS USING GOURD AND COLOCYNTH-SHAPED CHINA FINELY DECORATED OR STONE-WARE WITH THICK CASTING, HIS WORK WAS ALWAYS DIVERSE AND OF HIGH QUALITY. LATER HE WAS A PIVOTAL FIGURE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CERAMICS IN THE UNITED STATES, TEACHING CERAMICS AT ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY AND GREATLY INFLUENCING THE DIRECTION OF THE MODERN SCHOOL.
THE PRESENT TIMEPIECE IS CLEARLY AN EXAMPLE OF HIS EARLIER WORK DONE WHILST EXPERIMENTING WITH ENAMELS.
HIS INNOVATIONS OR 'RECIPES' ENABLED HIM TO ADORN PERSONALLY-SHAPED PIECES WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ENAMELS USING GOURD AND COLOCYNTH-SHAPED CHINA FINELY DECORATED OR STONE-WARE WITH THICK CASTING, HIS WORK WAS ALWAYS DIVERSE AND OF HIGH QUALITY. LATER HE WAS A PIVOTAL FIGURE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CERAMICS IN THE UNITED STATES, TEACHING CERAMICS AT ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY AND GREATLY INFLUENCING THE DIRECTION OF THE MODERN SCHOOL.
THE PRESENT TIMEPIECE IS CLEARLY AN EXAMPLE OF HIS EARLIER WORK DONE WHILST EXPERIMENTING WITH ENAMELS.