Jamie Murray
Jamie Murray
2023-01-28
Quality fast and reliable service with a cracking bunch of lads definitely recommended
Bill Mitchell
Bill Mitchell
2021-09-14
Contracted this company to clear the flat of my deceased mother. Two young guys cleared EVERYTHING out of the rented property, including furniture, carpets, ornaments, white goods and food/household products, politely, efficiently, and respectfully. Excellent service.
Charles winter
Charles winter
2021-05-21
The guys from Northern House Clearance have just cleared a house for me in Scotland. The house was packed not only with a lifetimes worth of memories, but all the clutter that goes with it. Within 2 days it was emptied down to the floorboards. A great job from a good team of lads. Highly recommended.
Graeme hatton
Graeme hatton
2021-02-24
An excellent 5 star service. Firstly the compassion shown due to the circumstances which resulted in having to use their services, not just on the phone but by the team who arrived, on time, to perform the job. Above all a friendly attitude goes a long way in stressful times. Professional from the start to the end of the day and due to the amount of clutter a second day was needed. I could not believe how much was cleared in just one day, it was as if the clutter had it's own clutter to clear. Hope that I never need to use them again, but if I have to clear another property they will be the only people that I call. Highly recommend them. G.Hatton. Cheshire.
Lorna Hamilton
Lorna Hamilton
2021-02-05
Fantastic service. Highly recommend. The team was so helpful.
Richard Foster
Richard Foster
2020-11-26
The guys from Northern house clearing cleared my deceased brothers house which was in a state. They were very discrete and great guys very understanding at such a sad time. Great job guys thank you.
Xiu Yun Chen
Xiu Yun Chen
2020-11-25
This is a good company would highly recommend these guys. Very efficent and helpful.
Laura
Laura
2020-11-05
Highly recommended. From my initial enquiry I found them to be efficient and professional and was given an immediate quote. On the day the guys arrived promptly and were friendly, helpful and thorough. I would not hesitate to use this company again and I would recommend to others. I felt in good hands and I, m very happy with the service I received.
Ruth Lawrence
Ruth Lawrence
2020-08-22
The team arrived bang on time and began work immediately. They continued for five solid days and completed the entire clearance of my late uncles house, which was a case of extreme hoarding over many decades. They even removed carpets, curtains and swept up so the house was ready for sale. They were exeptionally hard working, polite and charged a reasonable price for this incredibly difficult job. Terrific service, absolutely recommended.
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Dutch Delftware | Appraisals And Valuations Online

In theory, the term Delftware or ‘Delft’ can refer to anything from antiques made in Delft during the 17th and 18th centuries, to the very modern tourist pieces still being made in Holland. Concentrate on collecting whichever aspect or era of the industry that most appeals to you.

The origin of most Dutch or Blue Delftware porcelain can be dated back to the 16th Century. A number of Dutch towns were producing multi-coloured “Majolica” ceramics which were imported from Italy and were popular at the time.

Around the 17th Century, the Dutch East Indian Company began importing porcelain from China. This porcelain, especially the blue and white variety became very popular among the Dutch. The Majolica producing factories started imitating this Chinese porcelain for several reasons:

Firstly, Civil war in China meant that exports decreased, which in turn increased demand for the porcelain in Holland. Secondly, the items took a long time to deliver because of the distance. Finally, if the customers requested specific items, they would not always receive what they wanted due to language problems.

Porcelain was a relatively unknown material in the Netherlands, and so the potters attempted to imitate the Oriental products as well as they could with the local clay. They succeeded within a relatively short period of time and soon a large number of factories opened up, especially in the cities of Rotterdam and Delft. This was due to a large number of vacant buildings left behind by the ailing brewing industry.

At the height of its popularity between late 17th to early 18th Century, there were at least 32 factories producing Delftware. By the late 18th Century, when its popularity waned, there was only a handful of companies that still produced traditional, hand-painted Delftware.

The most notable of which were the Delftse Pauw, Plateelbakkerij (Zuid Holland) and the Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles which produced hard, white bodied porcelain, decorated with traditional motifs of Dutch countryside, windmills and children. This manufacture is the most well known of the several manufactures that operate today. Their wares are now produced under the well known name,”Royal Delft”.

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