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Royal warrant of appointment#Belgium

{{Short description|Official royal patronage of tradespeople}}

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, Japan, and Thailand 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

= Australia =

Royal warrant holders of the Court of Australia:

= Belgium =

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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:[http://www.dghb.be/en/suppliers.php Suppliers], Association of Belgian Warrant Holders

= Denmark =

Purveyors to the Royal Danish Court, though these are being phased out by 2029.https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/11/14/danish-royal-court-announces-end-to-practice-of-royal-warrants

{{main|List of Purveyors to the Court of Denmark}}

= Japan =

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

= Monaco =

High Patronage of the Monaco Royal Family:

= Netherlands =

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/onderwerpen/onderscheidingen/inhoud/predicaat-hofleverancier|title=Predicaat Hofleverancier (overzicht organisaties 2015)|last=Zaken|first=Ministerie van Algemene|website=www.koninklijkhuis.nl|date=3 December 2014|language=nl-NL|access-date=2017-02-06}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/documenten/publicaties/2015/02/23/predicaat-hofleverancier-2015|title=Predicaat Hofleverancier (overzicht organisaties 2015)|last=Zaken|first=Ministerie van Algemene|website=www.koninklijkhuis.nl|language=nl-NL|access-date=2017-02-06}} 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).{{Cite web|url=https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/onderwerpen/onderscheidingen/inhoud/predicaat-koninklijk|title=Predicaat Koninklijk|last=Zaken|first=Ministerie van Algemene|website=www.koninklijkhuis.nl|date=3 December 2014|language=nl-NL|access-date=2017-02-06}} These companies are also allowed to incorporate a crown in their logo. Examples include:

= Norway =

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

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  • 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){{Cite book|title=Merkantilt biografisk leksikon : hvem er hvem i næringslivet?|last=Hoffstad|first=Einar|year=1935}}
  • M. Selmer – photographer (Kongl. Hoffotograf)
  • O. Sørensen Vogn- og Karosserifabrikk – Automobil
  • L. Szaciński – photographer (Kongl. Hoffotograf)

= Romania =

Purveyors to the Romanian Royal House:

File:Furnizor al Casei Regale Române - 2003.jpg

= Spain =

{{main|Royal Warrant of Appointment (Spain)}}

File:Henry Creed Spanish Royal Warrant letter 1885-06-25.JPG on Henry Creed & Sons, 1885]]

= Sweden =

{{main|List of Royal Warrant Holders of the Swedish court}}

= Thailand =

{{main|Royal Warrant of Appointment (Thailand)}}

= United Kingdom =

{{main|Royal Warrant of Appointment (United Kingdom)}}

Historical reigning households

= Austria-Hungary =

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= Bavaria =

Purveyors to the Court of Bavaria:

:See Liste bayerischer Hoflieferanten {{in lang|de}}.

  • 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 =

Purveyors to the Brazilian Imperial Family:

= France =

Purveyors to the Court of France:

= India =

Commercial honours and recognitions in the form of warrant appointments were issued by royal households of the Indian Princely States to purveyors of goods and services prior to the end of imperial rule in 1947.{{Cite journal |date=23 September 2020 |title=Indian Princely States and the 19th-century Transformation of the Law of Nations |journal=Journal of International Dispute Settlement |volume=11 |issue=3 |via=Oxford University Press}} In recent years, former suzerain monarchies such as the House of Ghorpade have revived these institutions as programs to foster economic growth and encourage the patronage of small, independent, and local businesses.{{Cite web |date=19 September 2023 |title=Ghorpade Warrant Program |url=https://www.rgda.uk/warrants |website=Royal Ghorpade Dynasty Archive}}

= Italy =

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

File:Alvará de 28 de Outubro de 1873 (estatuto de fornecedor da Casa Real Portuguesa à Confeitaria Nacional).png

= Ottoman Empire =

Purveyors to the sultans of the Ottoman Empire:

= Portugal =

Purveyors to the Portuguese Royal Household:

= Prussia =

Purveyors to the Court of Prussia:

:See Liste preußischer Hoflieferanten {{in lang|de}}.

= Russia =

File:Coat of arms of the purveyors to the court of His Imperial Majesty of Russia.svg

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.[https://museumpskov.ru/article/muzejnye_tajny/postavshhik_eya_velichestva?fbclid=IwAR1UKUFKQ93OE_ySKq8H9Ks1fKdlLAULite4z1iD81tNSyRTerNTKDsP7Gg|The Pskov state historical, architectural and art museum ]

Purveyors to the Russian Imperial Family:

  • Farina gegenüber – eau de Cologne to Nicholas I 1843
  • Fabergé – jewellery to Nicholas II
  • Smirnoff – vodka
  • Cristal – champagne
  • Steinway & Sons – pianos
  • Gubanova Toiletries of Morshansk Russia appointed in 1763 with a Royal Warrant by Empress Catherine II to provide special cleaning and skincare products
  • The Victoria Fine Soap Works, Minsk, Belarus – soap to Nicholas I and the Imperial family
  • The Perfume Factory Partnership of Pharmacist A. M. Ostroumov - perfume, cologne, anti-dandruff soap and other medicinal cosmetics, 1900 - 1920{{cite book | last = Ostroumov | first = Alexander | title =Nashi Artistki (Our Artists)| publisher = Typography Partnership A. I. Mamontov, Moskow| year = 1912 |page =2| url = https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Our_Artists_by_A._M._Ostroumov-first_4_pages.jpg}}{{Cite web|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anti_Dandruff_Soap_A._M._Ostroumov.jpg|title=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.|first=Dan|last=Rascanu|date=March 30, 2022|via=Wikimedia Commons}}

= Sulu =

Royal Warrants by Sultan Muedzul-Lail Tan Kiram:

  • Harney & Sons – tea {{Cite web |title=Tausug Blend, Tin of 20 Sachets |url=https://www.harney.com/products/tausug-blend-tin-of-20-sachets |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=Harney & Sons Fine Teas |language=en}}

= Yugoslavia =

Royal Warrant Holders of the Yugoslav Court:

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

References

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External links

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