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After a flood or fire often your item can be damaged beyond recognition.  Insurance claims, Phone us prior to contacting your insurance company so we can liaise with them on your behalf so as to maintain the value and integrity of your antique item. with our vast  knowledge of antiques and the antiques trade we able to restore your item to its original  condition.

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Antique Clock Restoration and Repair Services including:

• Grandfather clocks
• Long case clocks,
• Wall clocks,
• Mantle clocks,
• Clock movement repair and overhaul, wheel cutting,
• French movements,
• Fusee,
• Dial and Face painting and overhaul,
• Clock case restoration,
• Dutch Marquetry restoration

Antique Furniture Restoration and Conservation Services including:

• Regency furniture, Victorian furniture, Georgian furniture, Tudor furniture,
• Gilding and Carving,
• Cabinet work, chair, mirror, coffer, table
• French polishing, Stain removal,
• De- warping,
• Metal work, Brass plates remade,
• Lost wax casting,
• Period interiors

Antique Instrument Renovation and Repair Services including:

• Barometers,
• Scientific instruments,
• Barographs,
• Music boxes

Valuation services;

• We provide a thorough and comprehensive antiques valuation service
• Auction house valuations,
• Police and insurance company valuations,
• Probate valuations

Help and antiques restoration advice;

• Unsure if your antiques can be renovated
• Don't know if it is worth conserving
• We would be happy to advise

Antique Valuations ... probate, inheritance tax or insurance valuations

We have been restoring antiques for over 35 years and we are able to provide a thorough and comprehensive antiques valuation service. 

We are often used by our clients to view at auction on their behalf to evaluate an item and then report back to its authenticity and value .

We are extremely competent in giving a proper and distinct valuation of your antiques for the correct period.

Make sure your clock is insured.

Make sure your clock is insured properly with a valuation in relation to its proper age and value.
Antique clocks such as long case clocks have had a massive price increase in the last five years many people who are not quite sure where to put their money have been investing in grandfather clocks in particular.

Maybe because of this clock burglary is on the increase, in the early months of 2011 we were asked by many clients to restore their clock after some damage had occurred to it through a burglary.

Also by some clients who had only a photograph of their missing clock sadly we were only able to offer advice in this instance.

Unfortunately though most of these clients were under insured therefore they could not be offered the full value of the clock by the insurance company and the restoration of the clock could only be partly undertaken, unless of course in many cases the client wished to pay for it out of their own pocket.

It's very important to make sure that your clock is valued correctly and that this is undertaken by reputable antique restoration and valuation company such as ourselves and that the clock or valuable antique item is photographed and index linked with your insurance company.

If you'd like us to undertake any of this work please contact us on 01462 790646

Approved Antiques Valuers

We are approved Antique valuers to tax office standards and are often asked by auction houses, the police and insurance companies to value single antique pieces or whole estates.

When we carry out antiques valuations for insurance, inheritance tax or probate, each item is individually documented and digital photographs are taken for later reference. All antique items are indexed linked with your insurance company i.e. we are able to project what the item will be worth in later years, taking into account inflation. Items are valued at provincial auction prices as of IHIA 1984s 160.
Malcolm has also undertaken quite a lot of valuation work for the restoration roadshow with Eric Knowles on behalf of the BBC and is a member of the restoration team.

Insurance work-burglary-flood-fire and general insurance damage.

After a burglary! or a flood it's really hard to know which way to turn, or maybe you simply just want have the items  valued prior to selling,after many years in the business we are used to dealing with relevant police forces in tracing lost items, we also have a vast database to compare your item .

We are experienced in assisting our clients with insurance claims.  
After a flood or fire often your item can be damaged beyond recognition.                                                     Insurance claims, Phone us prior to contacting your insurance company, otherwise it is possible that your fine antique items may be passed on to one of the business employed by insurance companies who clean carpets, clean everything but as cheaply as possible. We can liaise with the insurance company on your behalf so as to maintain the value and integrity of your antique item. 

Investment in Antiques.

In these troubled times of recession people are investing in antiques more and more. We have found that pre Victorian items are generally on the increase in particular 18th and 17th-century long case clocks,which people are finding have a much better investment than putting their money in the bank.
We are willing to provide advice on any antique item purchase with a view to investment.

Antique restoration training workshops

From time to time Green & Cockburn will share their valuable restoration skills and techniques through running a series of training workshops. These workshops are designed to allow the amateur or professional to learn more about the art of antiques restoration, renovation and conservation as Malcolm Green of Green & Cockburn demonstrates work being carried out on furniture, clocks and other antique items.

Antique restoration tool selection

Cabinet Making

We are able to build cabinets to your specification using timbers of your choice, and working very closely with you to ensure the item will be custom made to your wishes. Since we have many years of experience of working in this field, you can rest assured the finished product will be constructed exactly as you foresee. 

 

Looking for an insurance valuation for your antiques - contact Malcolm Green, approved valuer on …
Tel : 01462 790646 or E-mail : Malcolm Green