1856 Russian Spoon Makers Mark - Can't find

[RubyFish]

1856 Russian Spoon Makers Mark

I do know the assayer was Kovalsky, but I'm having a hard time finding the maker.

Any help would be great appreciated.

[Qrt.S]

Possibly Mihail Pivert, but the sources claim he was active during the first quarter of the 19th century. Andrei Kovalsky's working period was 1821-1856 (1856 on your spoon). However, 1856 is not exactly "first quarter", but...?

[Qrt.S]

Found an other possibility, Maksim Funtikov 1840-1900 because the mark looks not only as MP but also like МФ (Latin MF). He fits better than Pivert with the Kovalsky. In addition, Funtikov made spoons.

[Goldstein]

Hi RubyFish -

A very nice 161 years old spoon with a nice pattern!
Here the maker: Maksim Funtikov


Here the assayer from Moscow for 1856:
Andrej Kowalskij 1821-1856

Regards
Goldstein

[RubyFish]

Thank you Goldstein and Qrt.S for taking the time to help me out. I really appreciate it.