A Queen Anne Britannia standard silver chocolate pot by John Jackson, 1704, London, with maker's mark ''Ja'' for John Jackson, the domed lid with removable turned chained finial (for stirrer) over a spreading cylindrical body with swan's neck spout with hinged flap, scroll handle thumb piece, decorated with a coat of arms centered by a chevron featuring three horizontal rings and three eagles, est:$4000/6000
*Price Realized: $8,625.00

9.25'' H x 6.25'' W x 6.5'' D, 18.5 oz gross weight. Note: Britannia standard silver is 95.84% fine silver. An 1697 Act of Parliament replaced the Sterling standard with the Britannia standard. This act was reversed on June 1, 1720 and Britain reverted to the Sterling Standard. The identifying hallmarks for the Britannia standard are the ''lion head erased', and the ''Britannia''. During the period of the compulsory Britannia standard for silver, maker's marks composed of the first two letters of the maker's surname were required. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Santa Monica, CA. Condition: Good condition overall. General marks, scratches, rubbing and tarnishing commensurate with age. With a few scattered minor dings to top and body. Marked on finial, lid and body. Finish to handle lacking. With possible old repair to silver sleeve at top of handle. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL