About Kasli molding - history, authors, prices
 

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                         History Kasli casting
Kasli casting, the production of artistic products of iron - garden furniture, grills, tombstones, sculptures, household items - at Ironworks in Kasli. With their production uses sophisticated technology of molding and casting products with their subsequent manual chasing.

History of the plant factory was founded in 1747 by Yakov Korobkov, and already in 1752 overbought N. Demidov (see Demidov). The plant went into the Kyshtymskiy Mining District, specializing in iron smelting and manufacturing iron band. In the early 19 century. iron foundries in the Castle was purchased by merchant 1-st guild L. Rastorgueva, and from that time here begins production of artistic products.

As early as 1830. Kasli become known as the center of the casting of highly gratings, fences, genital plates with ornamental reliefs, as well as tombstones. In 1845 the plant was organized by the production of garden furniture and decorative items interior - openwork plates and candlesticks. At the same time there are first examples of small sculptures - usually small figures mounted on a paperweight.

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Pre-revolutionary Kasli

In the past 27 Antique Salon, a friend of mine dragged me to the third floor. There, in a галерейке he had last time trading statuette of Don Quixote, 80 centimeters tall. Over $ 5000. And then, there was no old or if the price is not struck a bargain, do not remember. At this time a brisk man greeted us with words - so I promised that I will do so for 5 $ and did. I have a friend ask - What does it mean? Molded or what? - No he told me, in a sense got. For a long time to show us inside some marks (the statue was empty), then showed bust Tolstoy, saying it is worth $ 500 because they, too, before the revolution of the casting, then showed bust Dostoevsky for $ 50 with the words of a modern cast.
I immediately asked his friend - why he takes the alleged

Kasli the Soviet period can be very grave matter in the iron and perhaps a masters if you put a number of pre-revolutionary thing and the thing manufactured in the Soviet period, this is heaven and earth ... .. so the son of a gun rights such fine work that was present in the old masters now certainly not work.:)

Konstantin, Konstantin contemporary Kasli here to order (100-700 USD) http://www.goldmoscow.com/tovar/tovr155rus.htm delivery, but meaning? This souvenir products, all are only interested in pre-revolutionary Kasli.
Lucy, "Ermak" interesting, what year?

I agree completely, the quality of disgusting ..

Eugene Ermak 1891 master Zakharova.

For comparison .. horror of Kasli Modern Ermak.

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