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SEVRES STYLE GARNITURE SET - URNS

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Hello, I found these items when helping clean out my aunts house and can't find any information on them. They look pretty neat and I figured id see if you know anything about them and if they are of any value. There are two urns that say "duroy" on them and one larger cup thay says "guy" on it. They are too neat to go in a garage sale for sure! You are correct! These are too nice to put into a garage sale! You have a Garniture Set (Although it appears to be a marriage...the base of the large urn is different from the pair) made in France around the later part of the 19th or early part of the 20th century. It is considered in the Sevres Style and may have even been made in the area of Sevres. The pair of tall urns were hand painted and signed by an individual named Duroy. The bottom is marked "B.Altman & Co" which was a reknown New York based Department Store. These would have been made in France for Altman & Co to sell. The shorter and wi