[KUZMA KONOV] SMALL RUSSIAN SILVER COMMUNION KOVSH (KORETZ) Konov workshop, Russia, circa 1891 - 1917

engraved in Cyrillic with a cross (on the handle) and biblical text (on the kovsh) Hallmark: silver marks ‘84’ and ‘woman in kokoshnik facing right’, goldsmith's hallmark ‘KK’ for Kuzma Konov H. 5 cm, L. 12.5 cm, Diameter 7.2 cm gross weight: 96.72 gr. Konov Kuzma Ivanovich, master silversmith, executed commissions from 1891 to 1917. He is best known and appreciated by collectors for his silver icon oklad decorated with enamel and inlaid with precious stones