Dear Helen,
Wonderful job on icons! Cannot believe the work. I have two small icons that I will send to you for restoration.
Regards,
James C. (private collection) Saint Louis, Missouri.

Dear Ms. Sviderskis,
Our return to Massachusetts looms on the horizon, but this year I have something to look forward to when I enter the house.... the Hudson River painting you've restored!
Thank you.
Cindy E. (private collection) MA

Dear Helen,
I want to thank you for the beautiful work you have done on the Kazanskaya icon and riza. I am most grateful. Enclosed is my check. Thank you again and may the Risen Christ continue to touch others through your hands.
Rev. Father John A.. Del Duca. NJ
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Over the years Helen Sviderskis has done conservation and restoration work for me on a number of icons. Because of her meticulous training and her years of experience I have not hesitated to entrust icons to her. I am very pleased with her work and cannot recommend her enough.
Rev. Father John A.. Del Duca. Blackwood. NJ

To the Paintings and Icons Restoration ....We just received our icon and we are thrilled with the restoration you performed. Not only is there no evidence of the former damage, the piece after cleaning is more beautiful than we imagined. We thought it was lovely when we purchased it several years ago but we had no idea how truly exquisite it could be when properly restored.
Thank you for your superb work.
Sincerely, David B. (private collection) - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Dear Ms. Sviderskis,
The icon arrived today and is absolutely GLORIOUS. I am so pleased with it and I agree that it is a very early 'sponka' and an early icon repainted in the 19th- early century. It is a gem, and the restoration perfect. As I have always said it looks 'untouched' by human hands.
With best regards for the Thanksgiving holiday,
Edward D. - (private collection) NY

Dear Helen, Thank you very much for your email. We received the painting and it looks beautiful. It is already on the wall in a "safe" location and in a spot where it can be admired! Thank you again for your communications and workmanship.
Sincerely,
Joyce C. (private collection) CT

Hi Helen... I received the icon and was very pleased to see the lovely job you did... I can't thank you enough... I'll be back in NYC on Wednesday and will send you out a check immediately.... I wish you well... and thanks again.
Michael A. (private collection) - NYC

To the Painting and Icons,
Nov. 22 1995.....Enclosed is the 25% down payment on three icons you are working on. Your work is beautiful and I appreciate you doing the restoration for me.
As Ever --- Don. K.
November. 1995 .....As directed I am enclosed a check payable to your company but mailed to you. Your restoration work is certainly to be admired, not only by me, but any others that have seen the icons. They really are beautiful. Next week I will pack up three more of my icons and send by UPS to you for restoration. Your work is outstanding in my opinion.
Best wishes --- Don. K.
Feb. 12 1996 ...... The latest group of icons as beautiful as three previous ones you have restored. In your cleaning you have brought out details that I did not see before making them even more attractive. I will be sending you three more icons that are the same size, 10 inches by 12 inches, later this week or the first of next week. Enclosed is the check to cover the balance due on the most resent work. There is no hurry in the restoration, so please take your time. Thanks much.
Very truly yours, ----Don. K.
July 29, 1996....Enclosed is a check for the freight and restoration of the last three icons. They arrived last Friday in perfect condition. Thank you. Your work in restoring the Icons is absolutely marvelous and I appreciate your doing such a fine job. I have pack up three more Icons for you to restore. One of them has a brass overlay. The UPS package should arrive at your studio some time this week.
Sincerely, ---Don. K.
October 28, 1996 .....As I indicated to you on the phone, the most recent restoration job you performed is as beautiful as ever. Thanks much. I am enclosed a check for the three Icons I just received, which includes shipping. By separate package I have enclosed four smaller Icons for restoration. With the holidays approaching, I am not in a hurry to receive this Icons, so please take your time.
As ever, ----Don. K.
October 28, 2003 .....A number of years ago, you restored all of my Icons for me - and they are magnificent !
I am in the process of reducing my entire collection, and I would like to sell the Icons. Therefore, I need your help. I am enclosing pictures of the Icons, and I'm wondering if you would assist me identifying them. Would you please write on the back of each picture the name of the Icon, so that I can put the Icon with its corresponding Expertise, which, I trust, will enable you to do this with greater ease. If you have questions, please call me. I will appreciate any help you can give me - and, of course, I will reimburse you for your services. Thank you very much.

Dear Helen,
My little landscape cleaned up beautifully and the re-gilding on the frame is perfect! Thank you ones again, for the job well done!
Diana L. VA (private collection)

Dear Ms Sviderskis,
.....I am sure by now that you are nearing the completion of your restoration of my painting of the Beggar Boy.
I have contacted Christie's for a possible evaluation of this painting, following your restoration. Please do not ship the painting back to me until I let you know. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely, --- Jeffrey J.
....... So good to do business with you again. The folks in California were extremely pleased with the Perry Painting! Thank you.
......On this one. It is 18th French - what would you chance to clean & repare the painting of Guame --- please call.
Jeff. J
........The painting is wonderful! You did a masterful job.

To the Paintings and Icons Restoration:.......Please excuse me for not having written before.
Many, many thanks for the beautiful job you did in the restoration of the lovely Russian icon of the Mother of God. It was a family jewel; belonging to my wife's grandmother; which had become rather prayed over more than 50 years; during which it had to travel to different countries. Now it is back to its original glory.
Please fell free to refer any possible client, to us, for our enthusiastic endorsement.
With our best regards and gratitude,
Antonio G. Mora. Miami, FL

Dear Helen,
Thank you so much. I received my 3 icons back in much better condition than I sent them to you. They look wonderful. I really like the pictures you took before the restoration. It shows how much they were restored. I am very satisfied.
In the love of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, ---
Sister Jouce Smith. St. Joseph Convent, Baden, PA

To whom it May Concern:
The paintings and Icons Conservation and Restoration Company has restored two icons for Holy Trinity Church, The Virgin of Kasan and The Holy Transfiguration, For sum total of $765 of which they donated to the church.
Very Rev. Dr. Gerald G. Sudick
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, Yonkers, New York

Hello Helen, ..... The icons are doing well, looking very good, and happy with the excellent restoration work you did. Best regards!!!
Eduardo S. MD (private collection) , Manhattan NYC

Dear Tad and Helen, Thank you for the beautiful work on my icons! You cant imagine how much your friendship - as well as your wonderful work - means to me.
Love, Betsy
Katherine Scheuring, Indianapolis, IN

Dear Tad:
CONGRATULATIONS to you and Helen for becoming American citizens! If only America could have more citizens of your caliber! Do keep us informed about the progress of you work.
Sincerely,
A. Dean McKenzie, Professor emeritus, University of Oregon