Silver & Objects of Vertu - 14th July 2026
Lot 350
A George III silver hot water pot,
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £483
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Description
A George III silver hot water pot,
by Andrew Fogelberg, London 1769,
baluster form, scroll handle with traces of wicker binding, gadroon borders, on a raised domed cover with a flame finial, later engraved 'Lynn's Waterloo Hotel' within a strap border, height 23.5cm, approx. weight 14oz.
William Lynn, a Liverpool hotelier, leased the Waterloo Hotel. He became a benefactor of horse racing, and he provided the Waterloo Gold Cup for a flat race at Maghull in 1828. He also established a race at the Aintree course, which went on to be known as the Grand National.