Daley & Co white glove team handling fine antiques

White Glove Service

The Ashworth Estate Move

A Grade II listed country house relocation — two centuries of antiques, individually crated and condition-reported.

September 2024·White glove antique and fine art relocation·Cheshire → London

200+

Years of Heritage

Bespoke Crates

Built On Site

Condition Report

Before & After

Fine Art Trained

Crew

The Challenge

What needed to be done

The Ashworth estate required the relocation of 67 antique pieces — including oil paintings, Georgian furniture, porcelain collections, and a 17th-century grandfather clock — from a Grade II listed Cheshire country house to a London townhouse. Several pieces were of significant monetary and sentimental value. The Grade II listing imposed strict access restrictions on the Cheshire property, and the London townhouse had narrow staircases requiring specialist handling.

Daley & Co specialist packing fine art and antiques

Our Approach

How we delivered it

Daley & Co's white glove director conducted a two-day survey, cataloguing every piece with condition reports and photographic records. Fourteen bespoke timber crates were constructed in-house for the largest and most fragile items. A specialist fine art insurer was engaged for the duration of the move. The team of eight included two antique furniture specialists and a fine art handler. Soft-close vehicle ramps and padded flooring were used throughout. The London delivery was completed over two days to allow careful placement without rushing.

Key Actions

Two-day pre-move survey with full condition reports
14 bespoke timber crates constructed in-house
Specialist fine art insurance arranged
Eight-person team including antique and fine art specialists
Two-day London delivery for careful placement

The Outcome

The result

Every piece was condition-reported before crating and checked against that report on arrival, with the insurers party to both. The grandfather clock — which had not been moved in 40 years — was dismantled, transported and reinstalled by our specialist clock handler rather than a general crew. The client has since engaged us for two further specialist moves.