I’m trying to further identify a ring that my wife’s grandfather handed down. I would really appreciate your assistance. This ring is most likely a softer gold, maybe 18 carat, because the ring is out of round, indicating softer gold. The pattern seems to be a random grouping of gold nuggets; I have seen some modern rings of similar patterns. The back of the face of the ring is hollowed out, each “nugget” with a matching hollow back, maybe to save on material.
The markings on the inside band of the ring are “KK” (the K’s are very close but do not touch). Above the KK is “SPJ”. I’ve done some research and what I have found out so far is that KK is the mark for Kuzma Ivanovich Konov, a gold and silver smith located in St. Petersburg, Russia around 1890 to 1917, I understand that Kuzma Konov served the Imperial Russian Crown. Also, on Kuzma Konov pieces, an assayer also imprinted his initials. However, the assayer’s initials were very small (the SJP is as large as the KK) and are upside down from the KK orientation (the SJP is the same orientation as the KK). Also, the assayer’s initials were always two letters.
I have also included some pictures.
Thanks in advance,