Original 1971 Soviet Russian Kasli Cast Iron Sculpture "Dzhigitovka"

Description: Up for your consideration original 1971 Soviet Russian Cast Iron Sculpture "Dzhigitovka", made at Kasli Plant. The iron foundry was founded by the merchant Ya.R. Korobkov. near the river Kasli. Since its foundation, the plant has been smelting cast iron and iron products (during wars - cannonballs, bombs, grenades, buckshot mines, in peacetime - dishes, stoves, stove accessories, etc.). In 1843, the production of artistic castings began, in 1853 the plant mastered the production of round chamber sculptures. For its iron casting in 1860 at the exhibition of agriculture and industry in St. Petersburg, the plant received its first gold medal. In 1861, the Kasli Casting Plant was awarded a silver medal at the St. Petersburg Exhibition of the Russian Manufactory Industry. Since then, the plant has been a regular participant and winner of Russian and international exhibitions (Paris, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Vienna, Philadelphia, Yekaterinburg, Copenhagen, Nizhny Novgorod, Stockholm, Milan, Malmö). Large orders: architectural casting for the administration of Chelyabinsk (1935), artistic and architectural casting for decoration of Moscow metro stations, embankments of the Moscow River, Moscow bridges and other objects (since 1936), artistic design of the Volga-Don shipping canal (1960), production of sculptural compositions for decoration of Russian cities. In 1958, the Kasli cast-iron pavilion was restored, which has been in the Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts since 1985. Since 2004, the company has been named Kasli Plant of Architectural and Art Casting LLC. Collections of Kasli art castings are kept in the State Hermitage, the State Russian Museum, in the museums of Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk and other cities of Russia.Fully marked and nymbered on the bottom. Excellent condition, consistent with age and use, no damage. Please, look at the pictures as they are part of the description. Measuring: 10.5H x 8 3/4"W x 5 1/4"D. I only ship to confirmed PayPal addresses. Insurance required on all items selling over $100. Registered mail required for all items selling over $100. I declare the actual selling price on items shipped internationally. Customs duty, VAT, or import duty is the responsibility of the buyer.There is NO RETURN for items unless I have made a fundamental mistakein my item description. NO SHIPPING FEES REFUNDED.The reason of the return should be based on facts that I have not referred to.All postage to be paid by the buyer.

Price: 425 USD

Location: Staten Island, New York

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