A Queen Anne silver chocolate pot, William Lukin, London, 1703

with cut-card work at handle, terminals, and spout, the spout with hinged flap, the fluted cover with hinged urn finial, with later patched arms

as noted re. patched arms; minor dings, and small dents to rims throughout; small repair to spout, molded base rim, and seam of body below lower handle terminal; silver mount on handle missing several pins; upper socket with split at pin hole; finial hinge not tight
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The arms are those of Blackwell, with French in pretense.