Stunning vintage Grand Old Parr Scotch mirror with stunning vibrant graphics in a selection of blacks and reds with a brilliant mix of fonts with a sleek calligraphy style that really stand out.
Intricate picture that shows the old man and the information about the age he lived until.
Deluxe Scotch whisky mirror with a nice border and sleek vivid mahogany frame.
Great vintage condition with minimal signs of authentic patina.
Height: 35cm
Length: 51cm
Width: 2cm
THOMAS PARR A.K.A. OLD TOM PARR WAS AN ENGLISH FARMER BORN IN 1483. HE REACHED THE EXTRAORDINARY AGE OF 152 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS, LIVED THROUGH THE REIGN OF TEN MONARCHS AND WITNESSED THE GOLDEN AGE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH I.
DURING HIS LONG LIFE HE BECAME A REVERED NATIONAL FIGURE AND A LEGENDARY SYMBOL OF WISDOM AND MATURITY.
IN TRIBUTE TO HIS GREAT PRESTIGE, KING CHARLES I PROCLAIMED BY SPECIAL DECREE THAT THE MAN WHO HAD LIVED LONGER THAN ALL OTHERS SHOULD BE LAID TO REST ALONGSIDE THE GREAT AND WORTHY IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
IN 1871, SCOTTISH BROTHERS JAMES AND SAMUEL GREENLEES ESTABLISHED THEIR WHISKY BLENDER AND MERCHANT BUSINESS AT GRESHAM BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF LONDON. THE MARKET FOR BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKIES WAS STILL IN ITS INFANCY – AND THEY HOPED TO EXPLOIT THIS NEWLY EMERGING INTEREST.
DRIVEN BY THIS CONVICTION, THEY EXPERIMENTED TIRELESSLY. THEY WERE DETERMINED TO CREATE A BLEND THAT WOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED AS ONE OF THE FINEST SCOTCH WHISKIES THE WORLD HAD EVER SEEN.
JAMES AND SAMUEL BECAME TWO OF THE MOST SKILLED AND SUCCESSFUL PIONEERS OF THE BLENDED WHISKY BUSINESS OF THEIR TIME.