Andrei is the man for any art restoration. I had an old painting I had accidentally damaged and he…read moretotally repaired and at the same time he made a few other fixes and the painting looks amazing! Plus he's a super nice guy and in the best neighborhood Soho!

Andrei did a wonderful job for us, both in restoring 2 19th century paintings of ancestors, as well…read moreas stretching some paintings we purchased abroad. Regarding the restoration of the 19th century paintings, one was torn, there were patches where the paint had chipped off, they were sagging off their stretchers, and were scratched. His work in restoring them was meticulous. And he cleaned them so that many details that we hadn't even noticed in the paintings previously were now visible! They turned out much better than we could have even imagined. We had also purchased some paintings in Central America that we brought back rolled up in a tube. Andrei put them into custom sized stretchers, perfectly smooth, with perfectly wrapped corners. We had a great experience with Andrei. He completed the job sooner than he had anticipated, and was very professional. He takes his work seriously and we appreciated that so much. We are so pleased with his work and would recommend him highly. In fact, I'm planning to bring him another painting that is starting to peel and have him repair it as well.

I brought her two very important paintings that belonged to my grandpa, and she treated them with…read moreincredible care and respect. From the first moment, I felt that I could truly trust her -- and I was absolutely right. She did an amazing job, far beyond my expectations. On top of that, her pricing was incredibly fair for the quality of work she delivers. For something this meaningful and valuable, I honestly expected it to cost much more. Honest, kind, professional, and truly talented. If you are looking for someone you can trust with valuable or meaningful artwork, she is the one. Her work is absolutely worth every dollar.

We saw a painting going up at auction that we were interested in but it looked dull and had a…read moreyellow haze to it. We contacted Jill to who indicated that it looked like it could use a cleaning and gave us a range of what that might cost. She made clear that until she could do tests on the painting she couldn't say for sure what the outcome of a cleaning might be. We bought the painting and brought it to Jill. The cleaning and other work she did on the painting made an extraordinary difference and we are extremely happy with the results. Jill is a lovely person and very honest and easy to work with. She is highly skilled at her profession and we recommend her without reservation. Go to her website and watch her videos. You can't fail to be impressed.

Back in 2017, Chris quoted me a fair price to mount, bleach, and repair my poster, but for personal…read morereasons I wasn't able to follow up on the project. I saved his email, though, and recently reached back out to him. He responded right away with an updated quote, and in general was very helpful and responsive. Unfortunately, as we were corresponding, I found -- for the first time in years of looking -- another poster like mine for sale online. This one was in near-mint condition, and it cost less to buy it than it would to have my ratty version repaired. I really regretted having to cancel, but I don't regret connecting with Chris. One day, if I have a worthier project, I'll get back in touch with him.

I had an old magazine insert from 1929 that was very fragile and was thrilled to have it…read morelinen-backed to make it more stable and secure. Even though it was a small job, Chris did amazing work. The process cleaned up all of the dirt and grime bringing the colors back to the way they were when first produced. It may take a while, he gets busy, but you can trust your posters to the expert!

Words cannot describe my gratitude for this company. They restored an antique ceramic artwork--a…read morefamily heirloom which had fallen off my wall, breaking into hundreds, perhaps thousands, of fragments. Hess fixed the piece totally. The "fatal" fall never seems to have occurred. The patina is still there, yet the surfaces show no sign of ever having been restored or touched. My relatives will never know what happened; because I don't intend to tell them! Thank you, Hess Restorations. David, New York.

This place was recommended to me by Tiffany's. And I am soooo impressed…read more I broke a spout on our Wedgwood coffee pot. I did have a broken off piece but it was still missing chips and was not making a smooth connection with the rest of the pot. I shipped it to Hess Restorations. I did not want to pay for the complete job of re-firing the pot. I opted to just cement the piece in place. I received the pot looking brand new!! The piece is attached smoothly and I cannot tell where it was broken or that it was broken at all! And this is without re-firing the entire piece. I am so pleased with the work.

Wonderful man. Fields a lot of tourists and people asking repetitive questions…read more A recent review put it very well that it is a great place if you know what you want, but not to browse, physically flipping through. Might as well search online a bit before coming in. Small collection of The New Yorkers, mostly from the last couple decades only. Asked him for some recommendations and felt he was knowledgeable.

An absolute gem of a place!…read more So much to see - piles of posters and many adorning the walls of this large space. It has a quiet but busy vibe. Lots to look through from old time ads, movie posters, war propaganda. Truly worth a visit

We had a modern Indian painting that was ripped in two places, one more like a gash and in bad need…read moreof a cleaning. The painting was valuable and it was important to have this done and done right. Denise provided an estimate, then revisions as they figured out what to do, and always kept us informed, which if you have never had a painting restored, is unfortunately unusual. We always knew the status of the painting. The work was exemplary - the patching, inpainting, over all quality of work is museum quality. Can't recommend highly enough.

A tibetan Thangka of mine got a surface scratch and I found Alan by talking to local museums. A…read morelocal tibetan museum recommended him. He fixed the surface scratch for $40, and it looks great. He's a straight shooter and interesting person to talk to. He does a lot of conservation work with Tibetan art, but also does more general conservation - he was talking about working on building conservation in some of the landmark neighborhoods in the area.

I had an autographed movie poster signed by Lauren Bacall I…read moreloved it and I was so lucky to have Miss. Bacall sign it for me personally. When putting the poster away, I tore it!!! I took it to paper conservation studio They reconnected the torn portion back together meticulously! I got my poster back quickly and they were very reasonable. Highly recommend

Alan is a master of his craft and a delight to work with. Highly recommended for conservation work…read more He has perfected numerous prints. Prices are reasonable and work is quick.

When I was looking for a place to restore and linen-back a poster for my wife for Chritmas, the…read morefirst place in the Google search results asked for cash up front, purportedly had a two-month back-up, was located in an inconvenient place, and didn't keep regular business hours. Fortunately, we never connected and I found Chameleon instead. Super friendly, up-front about the costs and services he was offering, and he did great work in a reasonable time-frame. After the first poster, I took him two more--these were more fragile South American movie posters--and they look better than I imagined. I don't usually post on Yelp, but I am that satisfied with Chameleon's work.

I usually don't write reviews but Chameleon Restoration did an outstanding job at a very honest…read moreprice. I am a collector so I used also other restorers but Chris is really the best so far.