The history of Kasli artistic casting began closer to the end of the first half of the 18th century. In 1747, Yakov Korobkov, a merchant from Tula, established the Kasli Foundry in the Southern Urals. Later, the foundry passed into the hands of the well-known Demidov family.

In 1751, Nikita Nikitich Demidov purchased the foundry for 10,500 rubles. Its products were already known across Europe. However, it was this famous industrialist that completed and modernized the foundry. The Demidovs owned the enterprise for many years, until it was passed on to another merchant — Lev Ivanovich Rastorguyev — in 1809. Under the leadership of Lev Rastorguyev and his descendants, the foundry truly flourished.

At first, the foundry mainly produced household items, such as clothes irons, small cauldrons, and cooking pots. However, in 1823, a new manager, Grigory Fedotovich Zotov, was appointed. Under his leadership, Kasli casting was transformed into a unique form of art. It was Zotov who introduced the German technology of molding, which Russian artisans improved and adapted.

Initially, German patterns were used, but eventually, a unique style emerged, which took shape in the 1870s. It was characterized by clear and precise lines, intricate details, and elaborate textures. A milestone in the history of the Kasli Foundry was the Paris Exposition of 1900. For this exhibition, foundry craftsmen created a cast-iron pavilion in the Byzantine style.

After the Russian Revolution of 1917, the skills of Kasli craftsmen and the quality of its artistic casting declined. However, in 1957, the craftsman Semyon Mikhailovich Gilyov began work to restore the cast-iron pavilion. This restoration process lasted about eight months. On May 3, 1958, the pavilion was finally unveiled in one of the halls of the Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts.

The cast iron vase from the Nizhny Lomov Museum of Local Lore was made in the 19th century. The molder was a representative of the famous Teplyakov dynasty that worked at the Kasli Foundry.