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MARK OF SYNYER & BEDDOES, BIRMINGHAM, 1904,
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AN EDWARDIAN ROYAL PRESENTATION SILVER PHOTOGRAPH FRAME,
MARK OF SYNYER & BEDDOES, BIRMINGHAM, 1904,
Formed as a 4-leaf clover with 4 small conjoined, heart-shaped photograph frames which revolve on a maroon leather-covered easel-back stand, with a silver presentation plaque pinned onto the base of the stand (plaque present but now detached), the plaque inscribed "The Order of the Four Hearts conferred upon Sir Thomas J. Lipton by H.R.H. The Grand Duchess of Hesse, H.R.H. Princess Hohenloe-Langenburg, H.R.H. Princess Beatrice of Saxe Coburg, H.R.H. Princess Ena of Battenberg, on board the S.Y."Erin", 29th. April, 1905", each of the royal personages appearing in portrait photographs, one in each frame, (All four were grand-daughters of Queen Victoria), 9 3/8 in. high (24 cm.)
MARK OF SYNYER & BEDDOES, BIRMINGHAM, 1904,
Formed as a 4-leaf clover with 4 small conjoined, heart-shaped photograph frames which revolve on a maroon leather-covered easel-back stand, with a silver presentation plaque pinned onto the base of the stand (plaque present but now detached), the plaque inscribed "The Order of the Four Hearts conferred upon Sir Thomas J. Lipton by H.R.H. The Grand Duchess of Hesse, H.R.H. Princess Hohenloe-Langenburg, H.R.H. Princess Beatrice of Saxe Coburg, H.R.H. Princess Ena of Battenberg, on board the S.Y."Erin", 29th. April, 1905", each of the royal personages appearing in portrait photographs, one in each frame, (All four were grand-daughters of Queen Victoria), 9 3/8 in. high (24 cm.)
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Sir Thomas Lipton (1850-1931) was born the son of a grocer but from humble beginnings he became a millionaire. In 1874, having returned to Glasgow 4 years earlier from America, he followed his father's trade & opened his own grocery store. With an ambition to put a Lipton shop in every Scottish city, by the age of 30 he ran a chain of stores and moved his headquarters to London, displaying a consumate skill in advertising & soon becoming a household name by developing tea bags and lowering the cost of tea with efficient production methods. Knighted by Queen Victoria for his services to commerce and philanthropy, he was also a keen yachtsman and a good sport, known affectionately as "the world's best loser", having attempted 5 times unsuccessfully to win the America's Cup in his racing yacht "Shamrock I".
He died, without heirs, in London in 1931, leaving most of his fortune to build hospitals in & aid the poor of Glasgow.
The Steam Yacht "Erin was his private yacht.
He died, without heirs, in London in 1931, leaving most of his fortune to build hospitals in & aid the poor of Glasgow.
The Steam Yacht "Erin was his private yacht.