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Royal warrant of appointment

Royal warrants of appointment have been issued for centuries to tradespeople who supply goods or services to a royal court or certain royal personages. The royal warrant enables the supplier to advertise the fact that they supply to the issuer of the royal warrant; thus lending prestige to the supplier. Royal families of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco, Denmark, Sweden, and Japan among others, allow tradesmen to advertise royal patronage.

Suppliers having a royal warrant charge for the goods and services supplied; a royal warrant does not imply that suppliers provide goods or services free of charge. Royal warrants are typically advertised on company hoardings, letter-heads and products by displaying the coat of arms or the heraldic badge of the royal personage issuing the royal warrant. Warrants granted by members of the British royal family usually include the phrase "By Appointment to…" followed by the title and name of the royal customer, and then what goods are provided; no other details of what is supplied may be given.

Purveyors for current households edit

Australia edit

Royal warrant holders of the Court of Australia:

Belgium edit

 
Au grand Rasoir

In Belgium the title of 'Purveyor to the Court' (Gebrevetteerd Hofleverancier van België/Fournisseur breveté de la Cour de Belgique) is granted to businesses who provide services or goods to the royal court. The list of 'purveyors to the Court' is updated every year. The king himself makes the decision who gets a title or not.

Some of the 'Purveyors to the Court' include:[1]

Denmark edit

Purveyors to the Royal Danish Court:

Main article: List of Purveyors to the Court of Denmark

Japan edit

Purveyors to the Imperial Household Ministry; after World War II, the permission system was abolished, but purveyors still exist today:

Monaco edit

High Patronage of the Monaco Royal Family:

Netherlands edit

 
Hofleverancier sign displayed on a store

In the Netherlands, the status hofleverancier is awarded to small and medium-sized businesses that have existed for at least 100 years which have a good reputation regionally.[2] However, the companies need not actually supply goods to the court. At present there are at least 387 companies that hold this status, which can be renewed every 25 years.[3] Companies designated as hofleverancier are further permitted to display a plaque on their premises attesting to their status.

In addition, certain companies are granted the use of the designation koninklijke ("royal" in Dutch).[4] These companies are also allowed to incorporate a crown in their logo. Examples include:

Norway edit

Purveyors to the Royal Court of the Norway: the status 'purveyor to the court' (hofflevrandør) is no longer awarded.

 
King Haakon crown on Foss brewery beer.
  • Karl August Anderson – photographer (Kongl. Hoffotograf)
  • Farris – mineral water
  • Foss Bryggeri – Brewery (H.VII Eneberettiget)
  • Hans H. Holm – Felt hats
  • King Oscar – Sea food
  • H. C. Reiersen – Tailor (Kongl. Hoffskredder)
  • Christian Rohde & Søn – Tailor (Kngl. Norske slotts hoffleverandør)[5]
  • M. Selmer – photographer (Kongl. Hoffotograf)
  • O. Sørensen Vogn- og Karosserifabrikk – Automobil
  • L. Szaciński – photographer (Kongl. Hoffotograf)

Romania edit

Purveyors to the Romanian Royal House:

 
The wording reads: Purveyor to the Romanian Royal House, used since 2003 (and probably between 1923 and 1947)

Spain edit

Main article: Royal Warrant of Appointment (Spain)
 
Royal Warrant of the Queen of Spain on Henry Creed & Sons, 1885

Sweden edit

Main article: List of Royal Warrant Holders of the Swedish court

Thailand edit

Main article: Royal Warrant of Appointment (Thailand)

Uganda edit

The Royal House of Bunyoro-Kitara awards royal warrants to businesses that deliver goods and services to the royal house on a regular basis. The royal warrant can be awarded by a grantor, either the King, the Queen or the Crown Prince. The Board of the Royal Warrant Holder Society advises the Grantors but each Grantor makes the final decision to grant a Warrant. A business may only receive one Warrant from a Grantor. The warrants of the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom are valid for one year.[7]

United Kingdom edit

Main article: Royal Warrant of Appointment (United Kingdom)

Historical reigning households edit

Austria-Hungary edit

 
Purveyors to the Imperial and Royal Court were allowed to display the double-headed eagle.
 
Imperial eagle displayed at the store of the purveyor Rudolf Waniek, in Vienna
 
Imperial and royal warrant of appointment issued to Johann Backhausen on November 8, 1888
Main article: Imperial and Royal Warrant of Appointment

Bavaria edit

Purveyors to the Court of Bavaria:

See Liste bayerischer Hoflieferanten (in German).
  • FA Ackermanns Kunstverlag – art publishing (1879)
  • Ed Meier – shoes, clothes, leather goods and accessories
  • Eilles – coffee and tea (1873)
  • Farina gegenüber – eau de Cologne to Ludwig II (1872)
  • Fr. Ant. Prantl – printing and leather goods (1797)

Brazil edit

Purveyors to the Brazilian Imperial Family:

France edit

Purveyors to the Court of France:

Italy edit

Purveyors to the Italian Royal Family:

  • Acqua di Biella – eau de Cologne to Umberto I (1878)
  • Ballarino Gioielli (Cavour) – jewellery
  • Baratti & Milano (Turin) – sweets
  • Bianchi – cars
  • Caffarel (Turin) – chocolate
  • Caraceni (Milan) – clothes
  • Fratelli Carli (Imperia) – olive oil
  • Farina Gegenüber – eau de Cologne to King Victor Emmanuel II (1876)
  • Florio (Marsala) – wine
  • Gancia – wine
  • Gentilini (Roma) – food (biscuits)
  • Marinella (Naples) – ties
  • Martini & Rossi – liquor
  • Musy, Padre & Figli (Turin) – jewellery
  • Pagani (Parma) – sweets
  • Pernigotti – chocolate
  • Petochi (Rome) – jewellery
  • Prada (Milan) – leather goods, trunks and clothes
  • Saiwa – food (biscuits)
  • Sperlari – food (biscuits)
  • Steinway & Sons – pianos
  • Luigi Borrelli (Naples) – clothing
 
Royal warrant of appointment issued to Confeitaria Nacional on 28 October 1873

Ottoman Empire edit

Purveyors to the sultans of the Ottoman Empire:

Portugal edit

Purveyors to the Portuguese Royal Household:

Prussia edit

Purveyors to the Court of Prussia:

See Liste preußischer Hoflieferanten (in German).

Russia edit

 
Coat of arms of the purveyors to the Imperial court[8]

In the Russian Empire since 1856 there was the designation with the highest authorization "Supplier of His Imperial Majesty" with the state coat of arms on the shield. From 1895, at the request of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, a second, additional authorization was granted: "Supplier of Her Imperial Majesty". Both authorizations existed until 1917, until the abdication of Nicholas II.[9]

Purveyors to the Russian Imperial Family:

Sulu edit

Royal Warrants by Sultan Muedzul-Lail Tan Kiram:

Yugoslavia edit

Royal Warrant Holders of the Yugoslav Court:

  • Sljeme (Zagreb) – trunks and leather goods, appointed in 1931

References edit

  1. ^ Suppliers, Association of Belgian Warrant Holders
  2. ^ Zaken, Ministerie van Algemene (3 December 2014). "Predicaat Hofleverancier (overzicht organisaties 2015)". www.koninklijkhuis.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  3. ^ Zaken, Ministerie van Algemene. "Predicaat Hofleverancier (overzicht organisaties 2015)". www.koninklijkhuis.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  4. ^ Zaken, Ministerie van Algemene (3 December 2014). "Predicaat Koninklijk". www.koninklijkhuis.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  5. ^ Hoffstad, Einar (1935). Merkantilt biografisk leksikon : hvem er hvem i næringslivet?.
  6. ^ "Automobile Bavaria Group - Centru de presă". www.automobilebavaria.ro.
  7. ^ "NSTITUTIONS - Royal Warrant Holder Society". Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  8. ^ Ostroumov, Alexander (1912). Nashi Artistki (Our Artists). Typography Partnership A. I. Mamontov, Moskow. p. 2.
  9. ^ Pskov state historical, architectural and art museum
  10. ^ Ostroumov, Alexander (1912). Nashi Artistki (Our Artists). Typography Partnership A. I. Mamontov, Moskow. p. 2.
  11. ^ Rascanu, Dan (March 30, 2022). "English: This is an advertising poster for an anti-dandruff soap produced by A.M. Ostroumov in Moscow – Russian Empire, at the beginning of the XX century. At the top of the image is the coat of arms of the Russian Empire and it says that the company A.M. Ostroumov was purveyor to the court of His Imperial Majesty. This photocopy is after an original photo from the archive of my family Rascanu / Ostroumov" – via Wikimedia Commons.
  12. ^ "Tausug Blend, Tin of 20 Sachets". Harney & Sons Fine Teas. Retrieved 2024-04-15.

External links edit

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