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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Faberge Egg History

The name Carl Faberge is associated with the House of Faberge, a jewellery firm established in 1842 in St. Petersburg, Russia. They are most famous for their jewelled egg charms that they created for the Russian Imperial family.

The tradition of the Faberge egg stems from the Orthodox Easter tradition of giving coloured eggs as gifts. The first Faberge egg charm was gifted to the wife of the Czar Alexander III, Czarina Maria as a gift symbolising life, rebirth and love. The Czarina liked the gift so much that Faberge was commissioned to create a new Easter egg each year of the Czar’s reign. The tradition carried on even after the Czar died, and his son Nicholas II took the throne. In total Faberge designed around fifty-six different eggs for the Imperial family.

The eggs had a beautifully designed “shell” which opened up to reveal a surprise, and each year the surprise would be different. These projects became top priority for the company and always took up to a year to complete.

These eggs were luxurious not only because of their intended clientele, but also due to their intricate craftsmanship and use of precious stones. The metals that were used were silver, gold, copper and nickel mixed in various proportions to produce different colours. The beautiful shells were created by using translucent enamelling techniques of the 19th Century and involved applying several coats of enamel with firing in a hot oven between each coat. Another technique used by Faberge was called guilloche which created waved and striated patterns on the surface of the egg. These were done by machine or by hand. The egg would then be decorated using various precious stones including sapphires, rubies, emeralds and diamonds.

Of the original fifty-six Imperial eggs, only forty-four have been found and they are all located in Russia. Some are exhibited in the Kremlin Armoury Museum and others are on loan at various other museums around the globe. Faberge created twelve more eggs for a Russian nobleman at the end of the 19th Century, but they are not as widely celebrated as the original Imperial collection. The Faberge company is still in existence, but now they only produce traditional jewellery and miniature egg pendants.

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