The foremen of our foundry cast products of the highest quality, keeping carefully centuries-old traditions of art casting.
We use techniques and traditions of ancient times by the production of bells with different functions, forms and dimensions. During long years of serious work we got well-earned reputation, trust of our partners and thankfulness of customers . Quality, adequate prices big choice of products, refined ornamentation of bells suit the most exacting taste.
It is very easy to order casting of souvenir bronze bells in our foundry, it is enough to think of the subject matter of the series of bells. Our engravers will offer an approximate model of the bell, which would be an excellent vip- souvenir or a present.
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Some information about the history of using of bronze bells
People call often bells the music of the sky. First bells were similar with field flowers, they rang on the roofs of temples because of breath of the wind,which people took for breath of the highest forces. By the time Rus was baptized (988 A.D.) the priests of Byzantine directed not to ring bells, but to use a beater. That was a metal or wooden plate, which was mauled. But in the 17th century special Russian peal appeared; that was the tongue peal, when the clapper struck the cupola of the bell. Russian bell casting art become well-known abroad very soon.
A bell is one of the first musical instruments. But its using was various. Its pleasant melodious sounding defined it as a signal instrument. People hung bells on necks of grazing domestic animals, called household servants, bells announced coming of guests, showed the right way to strays, sounded the alarm, called soldiers together, praised the winners.
Table bells in houses and in community offices are mostly notable for variety. A cup-shaped body of a bell and its handhold-bolt could be very simple or be adorned with gorgeous decor, which character depended on the style spirit of the time. Some table bells became real artworks. A table bronze bell is an indication of rich Russian interior. This tradition came from the 19th century and now you have an opportunity to touch it by choosing of a bell by yourself. The table-bell was not only the instrument for calling of domestics. It was standing in the study of an official on the writing table and adorned everyday life of its owner. It can be chosen according to the style of the surrounding things, such as bronze of the study, a desk set, a candelabrum and furniture. The decoration of the bell can be strict or it can be designed with fantasy at will of the customer.
Artists and artisans draw their inspiration from the art of the past by calling into being of forgotten forms and ornaments. There are bells in Revival style, rococo style, baroque style, they can be adorned by the eastern and Russian national ornaments and motifs . A table bell can be designed according to the memorial genre, that means that it corresponds a model of a famous church bell. A bell of the instructive genre illustrates plots of fables and tales. Comic bells are founded as small bottles of wine, weights, sacks or even caps. The frivolous genre illustrates devils, maenads, amusing hunting sketches. It is possible to cast bells, which looke like statuettes of the Chinese, Russian bumpkins, peasant women. Each of such bells would be an excellent present, suiting for any case.
