Bidspirit auction | 19th Century Imperial Russian Bronze

19th Century Imperial Russian Bronze Model of Tsar Bell - Height: 4 1/2 inches. This cast bronze miniature model is a souvenir replica of the Tsar Bell (Tsar Kolokol) located in the Moscow Kremlin. The bell is cast in a dark brown bronze with a rich chocolate patina, featuring high-relief baroque ornamentation throughout. The central panel depicts Empress Anna Ivanovna in imperial robes, holding an orb and scepter. The body is further decorated with ornate scrollwork, garlands, and religious iconography, mimicking the details of the original monument cast in the 1730s. The shoulder features cast relief and a decorative border, while the top of the bell is finished with six suspension loops (canons) and a globular finial. The interior contains a functional metal clapper with a sunburst-patterned strike point. Cast Cyrillic inscriptions are visible around the lower rim and within decorative cartouches, replicating the historical text found on the original bell, though the characters are not clearly legible as specific names or dates due to the scale and surface wear.