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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Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts | Appraisals And Valuations Online

There are certain terms that all antique dealers are expected to know and understand, even buyers are meant to know what they mean. The most famous of these are Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts.

Art Nouveau means ‘new art’ and was a new way for artists, painters and writers to express themselves by harking back to Medieval times, viewed as a more romantic era. The most prevalent theme is nature with the tulip and rose being common motifs. Lines are clean and sumptuous with Charles Rennie Mackintosh, (1868 – 1928) one of the period’s most famous designers, taking lines to a new height by criss-crossing them and producing stylish ladderbacks; simplicity with style. The rose, used in some of his work, is associated with him and is also used in contemporary jewellery influenced by the ‘Mackintosh style’.

English and Continental Art Nouveau was softer than Mackintosh’s. The lines were gentler, more curvaceous, and pewter and silver thrived. On the Continent, WMF was the main manufacturer and is as sought after as Liberty retailers. Another name to look for is Ruskin, whose gentle green pottery plaques dominated the market, decorating mirrors and vases, worn as brooches and adding colour to the softness of the silver metals. His eggshell thin china is also very desirable.

In terms of dates, we’re looking at late 19th, early 20th century (c1890-1914), the First World War bringing it to a premature end. In many ways the dates are unimportant: Art Nouveau is an all-encompassing term and its designs are instantly recognisable.

Some dealers and buyers find the Art Nouveau movement too ‘feminine’ or romantic. Those dealers tend to avoid it altogether or go for the more masculine Arts & Crafts movement. It was developed by William Morris around 1887 as essentially an anti-industrial art movement. Instead of gentle flowers, the Arts & Crafts movement used cruder shapes, harsh but still stylised tulips, heavy carving and strong shapes beaten into copper.

The two movements are compatible and often intertwine – you might choose to sell both. Arts & Crafts is a very practical style, the furniture is often very sturdy and inexpensive. In some ways you could compare Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau as His and Hers movements.

From a collector’s standpoint, the best thing about these two movements is that they never go out of fashion, they look as dated as they had always been but never go out of style. They cover a variety of objects from china, furniture, glass, painting and jewellery. You can also count on them to be built to last – this and other factors make Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau items to be very worthwhile investments.

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