How does your antique house clearance service work?

Here are four common scenarios:

1 If the contents of the house to be cleared have no antiques or collectables with resale value, then we suggest you use a reputable, licensed & insured house clearance company like Abacus.

2 Some of the house clearance contents may have resale value. Common items with resale value include antiques, precious metals, jewellery, collectables and artwork. We'll give you an allowance for these and deduct it against the cost of the clearance.

3 If the majority of your house clearance items are valuable and this value exceeds the clearance costs, we’ll give you the difference (either in cash or cheque).

4 And finally, where the contents of your property have been valued for probate, this value can also be deducted from the cost of your house clearance. No matter which service you need, we can help.

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We will buy vintage clothing, costume jewellery, antique furniture, 50s 60s 70s furniture, in fact we will buy anything antique or collectable we can sell.

We will happily look through and pick out antiques & collectables from various locations including cluttered houses, garages, lofts, or basements, even if it takes us all day. We do not mind getting dirty.

Not sure what you have? Then call us! You will be surprised at what we actually do buy. Our staff are very knowledgeable and will pick out items you would have never guessed were otherwise saleable.

Ipswich Antique House Clearance Areas We Cover: Akenham Belstead Wherstead Stoke Park Ravenswood Rushmere St Andrew Kesgrave Martlesham Heath Needham Market Creeting St. Mary Barham Henley Claydon Hadleigh Copdock Belstead Shotley Peninsula Capel St Mary Chelmondiston Shotley Kirton Nacton Levington Felixstowe Trimley St. Martin Trimley St. Mary Woodbridge Orford Woodbridge Framlingham Stowmarket Stowupland Aldeburgh Leiston Aldringham Eastbridge Sizewell Theberton Thorpeness Saxmundham Southwold Easton Bavents Reydon Walberswick Babergh Thorpe Abbotts Watton Saham Toney Hilborough Mildenhall culford Cockfield Forest Heath Breckland Waveney. And All Other Areas Of Ipswich.

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Restoration or Conservation Which Do You Need?

Consult an antique appraiser if you’re in doubt about the value of the antique object. Expect to pay for an estimate. You may not have to, but be prepared.
Ask questions about the work to be done. What materials will they use, and why? What are the alternatives? Responsible professionals want you to make an informed choice. Save any loose pieces, no matter how small.

Anyone who cares for antique things knows that it’s rare indeed to encounter a antique piece that hasn’t already had repairs. It’s not uncommon to encounter three or four generations of repairs of varying quality on a 200-year-old object, be it a painting or a antique sideboard. Historically, restorers have been responsible for repairing the damage caused by the vicissitudes of environment, accident, and use. Their clients set the standard for what were acceptable levels of restoration, and the restorers worked to that standard.

Rare and important now indicates that the appearance of a antique piece is consistent with its original maker’s intentions, and that the information that the antique piece contains about its original materials, technique and appearance has been protected, preserved, and where possible revealed.

With more complex problems, the differences between antique restoration and conservation are manifest both in approach and in execution. A antique restorer’s priorities are to improve appearance and function. This may or may not require removing and replacing damaged elements and coatings. If there is information present about the original materials and techniques of the maker, there is not necessarily a separate priority or capacity to look for and preserve it.

However, if the restoration has been performed without identifying and protecting remnants of original material and technique, the antique piece slips further away from its origins. Simultaneously, it moves further away from being a meaningful or valuable representative of its type. For example, once a piece of antique furniture has been refinished or reupholstered, information about early finish layers, or nailing patterns and threads captured under tacks becomes fragmentary and difficult to find.

Both antique restorers and conservators rely on their own experience and the antique piece itself for information about original appearance and what has happened to bring it to their attention.

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