• Dear Mr. Nason,

We wanted to thank you again for the superb job you did in repairing our broken china, crystal and statuette. We never thought that they would ever be the same after the movers had broken them. We were particularly impressed with the way you were able to repair the punch bowl base. There is no way that anyone can now tell that it used to be in eleven pieces - with a few others missing! You are indeed a craftsman! We recommend you to all.

Sincerely, Dale and Nancy von Haase

• Dear Giovanni,

However, after some investigation into restoration possibilities, I discovered Giovanni. What a true master craftsman he is!!! The bowl was restored so well, you would believe it had never broken! I have showed it to friends and then showed them the "before" picture of all the pieces. It is truly amazing. People are in awe when they see the repaired bowl!!!

Thank you Giovanni! Thank you so much!!!

Most Sincerely, Elizabeth Prest

• Mr. Giovanni Nason,

Several years ago, you did a beautiful job of repairing my broken meerschaum figurine. Since that time, we have moved out of the area, and in the process, another of the figurines was broken. I am sending it to you now for repair, along with a glass Christmas ornament that was also damaged. The ornament has a great deal of sentimental value and I'd like to have it repaired if possible.

Please drop us a note or give us a call when the pieces are ready. We are still in the Rockville/Potomac area from time to time, and we will make arrangements to pick them up.

Thank you for your help! Harriet Novak

• Dear Giovanni:

            I am writing to thank you and your brother, Giampaolo, for the very fine work you performed on the Murano glass chandelier pieces that I needed to replace. As I had mentioned to you, the chandelier was one that came with the house when I purchased it back in 1989, and four of the descending flower petals were badly damaged. I was very concerned about being able to match up replacement pieces with the original color, design, and gold overlay of the chandelier. I had contacted a number of very reputable glass blowers in the D.C. Metropolitan area, only to be told that they could not do the job. Fortunately, one of these artisans referred me to you.

            The six replacement pieces that Giampaolo made are indistinguishable from the original pieces. The color, shape, and gold overlay were as exact as to the original specifications as one could imagine. This was even more remarkable given the dual-color make-up of each of the pieces - combining rose and light blue colors in a single piece. We took four of the replacements and placed them in the chandelier along with the two undamaged originals, and the chandelier looks fantastic. (We will keep the additional two replacement pieces as back-ups.)

            So, again, thanks much for the very fine work. I would be glad to act as a reference for any customers seeking an endorsement of the expertise and professional service you and your brother provided. If I and my family ever travel to Italy, we'd very much enjoy meeting your brother and seeing his glass works. Please pass my appreciation on to Giampaolo at your convenience.

Edward J. Krauland

• Dear Mr. Nason:

I am writing to thank you for the amazing restoration job you were able to achieve on my shattered 18^th Century 1000 faces Japanese bowl . It had been a wedding present to my parents in 1929 from my father's father, a collector of Asian art, and stood on a large sideboard in the dining room of a very modern house built for them in California in 1930. I remember as a very young child finding the bowl both beautiful and intriguing and having to stand on a stool to count the faces. Tragically, a devastating magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the San Francisco bay area in 1989 knocked down a heavy Chinese artwork  hanging on the wall above the bowl and smashed it into smithereens. When I visited my family the next year, I was devastated by the destruction of the bowl. The pieces had been swept up and sealed in a small box, and when I asked if I could have them in the event that I could back together someday, the box was mailed to me in McLean, where it sat forgotten on a basement shelf for 12 ½ years. The box and its contents would likely never have seen the light of day had I not acted on a whim to call you after seeing a December 5 article in the Washington Post extolling your restoration abilities and those of your workshop in Potomac Maryland.

As you will recall, when my wife and I brought you the vase pieces in their box and you opened it, your first words were something to the effect that "this could provide a year's work for a retirement home," but you agreed to look at it more carefully and get back to us. I was sure you would not be able to do anything and felt somewhat foolish for having any hope at all that restoration was possible. However when you called to say that it was "a magnificent piece," and "like the Sistine Chapel, it needs to be put back together for people to see and enjoy it;" we had to say "go for it."

When you telephoned to say the bowl was ready and that we would be shocked when we saw it, I didn't know what you meant by the word "shocked", but I assumed you meant pleased or even amazed. And when we arrived to pick it up and you showed us what you had done, you must have wondered why I was not more effusive, particularly given the fact that the bowl was whole again, and that there was no indication of pieces and that you had to "recreate" two missing pieces. In short, I was shocked to see it. It was like Lazarus raised from the dead. I had never thought the pile of pieces we brought you could ever come back to create such a flawless whole. It wasn't until we got it home that I began to believe my eyes and appreciate what you had done. It was always a magnificent bowl and work of art, and somehow you had resurrected it, in an absolutely magnificent effort. You are truly a magician.

Gratefully yours, David W. Colby

• Dear Giovanni,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the wonderful restoration work you did on the two figurines. It is impossible to see where the repairs were made and I find that absolutely amazing. You are truly a master craftsman. I consider myself fortunate to have been referred to you. I also very much appreciate how quickly you were able to get the work done. Thank you very much.

Kind regards, Ellen M. Weiss