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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Victorian Costume Jewellery | Appraisals And Valuations Online

The Victorian era saw a boom in the making and selling of jewellery made with precious metals and stones. But only an elite had the money for such jewellery, so costume jewellery became popular amongst those that wanted to keep up with fashion, but could only afford items made with cheaper materials. The fashion for costume jewellery was further encouraged by the low prices that could be achieved with new mass production methods such as electroplating and fly pressing.

Throughout the Victorian era, fashion was often led by the Queen herself. The time from her coronation in 1837 until the death of her husband Prince Albert in 1861 is known as the Early Victorian or Romantic Period. From 1861 until about 1880 is the Mid-Victorian or Grand Period and from 1880 or so until 1901, when Victoria died, is known as the Late Victorian or Aesthetic Period.

During the Romantic period, Queen Victoria was much interested in all things Scottish, and her enthusiasm sparked a fashion for a Scots, or Celtic, style in jewellery. This included silver brooches with Celtic designs, Celtic crosses and necklaces. Silver was used in the best pieces along with Agate, a stone commonly found in Scotland, which can be polished to a fine finish with a variety of colours. Being a semi-precious and relatively inexpensive stone, Agate lent itself to costume jewellery, and solid silver could be replaced by silver plating.

After Albert’s death in 1861, mourning and commemorative jewellery became popular. Around the same time, various new manufacturing techniques entered the mainstream including electroplating and machine stamping, while new materials like aluminium came into wider use. Whitby Jet, a premium material used in mourning jewellery, could be replaced with Bog Oak, an inferior and cheaper material that resembles Jet, at least superficially.

Jewellery of the Aesthetic Period became more ostentatious, with heavy use of gold and diamonds at the top end of the market. Costume jewellery makers responded by using materials like pinchbeck, a copper and zinc alloy which resembled gold, at least in colour, and had been developed in the 18th century. Coloured glass was used in place of precious stones and other cheaper materials like shells were used.

Unfortunately, costume jewellery of the Victorian era was much reproduced during the 20th century, so to guarantee that you’re purchasing a genuine piece you should buy only from reputable dealers.

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