Jane recently restored a large, severely damaged wooden statue i had purchased. The piece is circa…read more16th century , quite heavy but delicate. Jane handled the restoration in a thoughtful, highly skilled manner. Her work was excellent. The cost was extremely reasonable. Her customer service was top notch. I would highly recommend Jane as you will get excellent, thoughtful work at a fair price that will be completed in a timely manner.

Jane is a miracle worker. What every other framer in the city wanted $$$$ for, Jane did it fast and…read morefor a lot less. She restored a vintage frame (about 100 + years old) and now I can hang it without worrying it will fall apart! Lovely person to work with, plus she's got the cutest pup ever in her studio! (bonus!) Communicative, fast, quality work. I will definitely keep Jane in my contacts for future projects.

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!

I had a Philippe Augé painting from the 1970s that I loved but the paint was buckling and about to…read morefall off in many places. I called Andrei and he had worked on an Augé in the past. He knew the painter's technique and said it suffered from "inherent vice," which meant the technique itself was causing the instability of the paint. He was very honest about why it would be a difficult job and what he thought he could do for the painting. When I saw the result of his restoration a few months later I was absolutely thrilled. The painting is as beautiful as ever and now has a vastly extended life. The cost was reasonable. I cannot recommend Andrei highly enough.

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.

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!

Just unrolled a linen backing job to a large Beatles poster that Chris ar Posterfix did for me. And…read moream I amazed how the several serious tears are now completely invisible. A masterful restoration and preservation job!

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.

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

Definitely glad we went, and the owner is really nice. A great selection, but here are my issues:…read morenot enough good movie posters, and the selection is heavily based around Italian content (meaning not a ton of stuff from countries around the world that are not Italy) and seems to mostly be from the same time period. In other words, not enough variety for me but definitely a lot to look at. Also the price are sky high, but they do have to pay NYC rent.

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.

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.

A number of years ago Paper Conservation Studio Inc. destroyed a French 19th-century Pierre Noire…read more(charcoal) drawing by overbleaching. The drawing was "platinum" after its treatment. When I expressed my concerns and devastation, showing Alan Firkser a scan of the drawing pre-treatment, he refused any responsibility. Unfortunately, art insurance does not cover damage caused by " restoration." I would never recommend Paper Conservation Studio for fine art conservation.

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.

Swatch watches are low quality. I bought one less than 2 years ago for about 300$, a sistem 51…read morevariant and it already crapped out. It was well over half as much money to repair when it was new. If you're interested in automatic watches my only advice is save up, entry automatic watch quality is poo poo

Meh, its an OK place to purchase a watch. Their watches are light, cheap in price, and with feeling…read morelike wearing toy watch (physically cheap). Definitely not worth it when other choices are available...