After purchasing and Russian Icon oversees, it did arrive by local carrier, cracked, almost in two parts, and the painting was damaged, with crumbled gesso pieces falling out of the  package. I thought it was irreparable, but did try anyway to get it fixed. It was deliver to  Mr. Hayk Amirkhanyan, who did such a meticulous repair job, that I did not believe it was  the same Icon. There no traces of the previous damage, and the repair job is almost  invisible. Truly a work of a experienced craftsman.

The second experience I had with Hayk, was a total reconstruction and repair, of an older painting, with a burned out whole, big as a fist, right through the middle of the painting, in a just as old frame, almost falling apart at the joins. I don't know how, but when I received the painting back, it was repaired to such an excellent extent, that again no signs of the damage where visible at all, and the frame in excellent condition.   I have nothing but praise, for Hayk's amazing work.   Thank you, Hayk.