Murano Glass Repair and Replacement

Have you broken your favorite piece of Murano Art Glass, or has your Murano Glass Chandelier been broken in a move? If so, we offer the following information to collectors, so they can bring their family heirlooms back to life.

Giovanni Nason, a member of the Nason glass blowing dynasty in Murano, Venice, has been repairing Murano glass for the past 35 years in his Maryland shop. His family has been creating Murano Glass in Italy since the 1600's, and since his emigration to the United States, he has repaired many glass items, ranging from Venetian Mirrors to Art Glass that has been in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Glass repairs, depending on the severity of the damage, often require heating, epoxy injections, grinding and polishing. Mr. Nason also repairs less severely damaged items, including chipped glass and crystal stemware, bowls and other serving items. However, items repaired with epoxy cannot be used for serving and eating food. The epoxies and other binding agents used to rejoin broken pieces can be hazardous, and don't interact well with food, heat or cleaning products.

For items that require a replacement piece, Mr. Nason is in frequent contact with his family in Murano, and often works with them to have a missing piece recreated. In a recent conversation, Mr. Nason suggested that the easiest way to contact him is by phone, as he usually has many questions that are more easily answered in the course of a conversation.

 

Giovanni Nason Glass and Crystal Restoration Center

10 Overpond Court, Potomac MD 20854-3037

301-340-2624