A 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN CAST IRON MODEL OF A BEAR the brown patinated model depicting the bear laying down on a rectangular ebonised plinth, unmarked, 14cm high x 42cm wide overall This very detailed and carefully modelled sculpture of a bear is typical of the works produced by the the Kaslinskii Factory. The Kaslinskii Factory was founded in 1747 by J. Korobkov, and was famous throughout the late 18th and 19th century for producing high quality works in cast iron which were patinated in the same manner as bronzes.