Royal warrant of appointment

Royal warrant holders of the Court of Australia:

• Hardy Brothers

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]

• Armani
• BMW Belgium Luxembourg
• Mercedes-Benz Belgium Luxembourg
• Brussels Airlines
• Neuhaus
• Leonidas
• Godiva
• Jules Destrooper
• Delvaux
• Natan Couture

Purveyors to the Royal House of Bulgaria:

• Ballarino Gioielli (Cavour, Italy) – jewellery (honorary title granted by H.M. King Simeon II)

Purveyors to the Royal Danish Court:

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

• Miyamoto Shoko – silverware
• Gekkeikan – sake
• Kikkoman – soy sauce
• Nissin Foods – food
• Toraya Confectionery – Wagashi
• Toyota – motor vehicles
• Manyoken – catering
• Yamada Heiando – lacquerware
• Koransha – ceramic ware
• Kuni – perfume
• Otsuka Shoe – Shoe

High Patronage of the Monaco Royal Family:

• Chocolaterie de Monaco – chocolates
• British Theatre Season, Monaco – theatre
• Lexus – automobiles

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:

• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
• KPN
• Royal Delft
• Royal Dutch Shell
• Royal Philips Electronics
• Royal Vopak
• Royal Dutch Football Association

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)

Purveyors to the Romanian Royal House:

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

• BMW[6]
• Farina gegenüber – eau de Cologne to Carol I (1881)
• Steinway & Sons – pianos
• M. Welte & Söhne – orchestrions, reproducing pianos (1894, 1910)
• Murfatlar SA – wines to Michael (2003)
• Frottirex – bath towels and bedding to Michael (2005)
• Doina Levintza – clothing and accessories to Michael (2005)
• Dan Coma – clothing and accessories to Michael (2005)
• Halewood International – Rhein extra sparkling wines to Michael (2006)
• SC Transavia SA – chicken meat to Michael (2005)
• Principal Company SA – Salonta sausage products to Michael (2007)
• Biborţeni – mineral water to Michael (2008)
• Exotique Romania – Exotic furniture and decorative items (2009)
• Carol Parc Hotel – Hotelier and catering services (2011)
• RUE DU PAIN – Boulangerie Artisanale – bakery, pastry and confectionery products (2011)
• BRIDGE PRINTING GROUP - Printing Company, Offset lithography, Hot-foil stamping, Embossing, and special finishings (2013)

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]

Wappen Kaisertum Österreich 1815: 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

• Augarten porcelain – porcelain and china
• J. A. Baczewski – vodka
• Bakalowits – crystal chandeliers
• Matthäus Bauer – accordions
• Jan Becher – herbal bitter
• Lucas Bols – liqueurs
• Ignaz Bösendorfer – pianos
• Carl Suchy & Söhne - watches
• Christofle – silverware
• Courvoisier – cognac
• Demel – chocolate and confectionery
• Farina gegenüber – eau de Cologne to Franz Joseph I (1872)
• E. Fessler – ovens
• Móric Fischer de Farkasházy, owner of Herend Porcelain Manufactory – porcelain
• Café Gerbeaud – cakes and pastries
• Gräf & Stift – carriages
• Hancocks & Co – jewelry
• L. & C. Hardtmuth – ovens and pencils
• Antoni Hawełka – catering
• J. A. Henckels – knives
• Hotel Imperial – catering
• Liebig's Extract of Meat Company – processed meats
• J. & L. Lobmeyr – crystal and glassware
• Löblich & Co. – heating
• Lohner-Werke – carriages
• Girolamo Luxardo – apéritif and digestif
• Rémy Martin – champagne
• Moët et Chandon – champagne
• Moser – glass and crystal
• Ferdinand Mülhens, owner of the 4711 (brand) – perfume
• G. H. Mumm – champagne
• A. Obholzer Kürschnerei – furs
• Paulaner Brewery – beer
• Pauly Beds / J. Pauly & Sohn – beds and mattresses
• Peek Freans – cookies
• Pilsner Urquell – beer
• Rieger Orgelbau – organs
• Louis Roederer – champagne
• Royal Worcester – porcelain
• Eduard Sacher, owner of the Hotel Sacher – cakes and pastries
• Robert Schlumberger von Goldeck – sparkling wine
• Schweighofer – pianos
• William Steinway – pianos
• Baron Raimund von Stillfried – photos
• Gebrüder Thonet – furniture
• Michael Thonet – furniture
• Charles Lewis Tiffany – jewelry and silverware
• Törley – sparkling wine
• Underberg – digestif bitter
• John Thomas Underwood – typewriters
• Veuve Clicquot – champagne
• Nathaniel Wheeler – sewing machines
• Wilhelm J. Sluka – cakes and pastries
• Zwack – herbal liquors

Purveyors to the Court of Bavaria:

See Liste bayerischer Hoflieferanten (in German).

• FA Ackermanns Kunstverlag – art publishing (1879)
• Eilles – coffee and tea (1873)
• Farina gegenüber – eau de Cologne to Ludwig II (1872)
• Fr. Ant. Prantl – printing and leather goods (1797)

Purveyors to the Brazilian Imperial Family:

• Casa Granado – chemists/pharmacists and toiletries
• Henry Poole & Co – tailors to Pedro II (1874)

Purveyors to the Court of France:

• Moutard – printer and bookseller to Marie Antoinette, to Princess Marie Joséphine of Savoy, and to Princess Maria Theresa of Savoy (1770)
• Marc-Etienne Janety – master goldsmith and jeweler to Louis XVI (1777)
• Adam Weisweiler – cabinet maker to Louis XVI (1778)
• Jean-Louis Fargeon – perfumer to Marie Antoinette (1779)
• Farina gegenüber – eau de Cologne to Napoleon I (1811) and to Napoleon III (1867)
• Debauve & Gallais – chocolates to Louis XVIII (1819)
• Champagne Delbeck – champagne to Louis Philippe I (1838)
• Guerlain – eau de Cologne to Napoleon III (1868)

Purveyors to the Italian Royal Family:

• Acqua di Biella – eau de Cologne to Umberto I (1878)
• Ballarino Gioielli (Cavour) – jewellery to S.A.R. the Prince Amedeo of Savoy, patent n° 01/07
• Baratti & Milano (Turin) – sweets
• Bianchi – cars
• Caffarel (Turin) – chocolate
• Caraceni (Milan) – clothes
• Fratelli Carli (Imperia) – olive oil
• Farina Gegenüber – eau de Cologne to King Vittorio Emanuele 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

Purveyors to the sultans of the Ottoman Empire:

• M. Welte & Söhne, orchestrions (1896)
• Abdullah Frères, photographers (1863)

Purveyors to the Portuguese Royal Household:

• Ballarino Gioielli (Cavour, Italy) – jewellery (honorary title granted by S.A.R. dom Pedro de Bragança e Bourbon)
• Farina Gegenüber – eau de Cologne to Luís I (1866)
• Confeitaria Nacional – confectionary to Luís I, Carlos I, Manuel II (1873-1910)

Purveyors to the Court of Prussia:

See Liste preußischer Hoflieferanten (in German).

• Farina gegenüber – eau de Cologne to Friedrich Wilhelm IV (1841), Wilhelm I (1871), to Friedrich III (1888) and to Wilhelm II (1888)

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

Royal Warrant Holders of the Yugoslav Court:

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