H. BENARD - Vegetable server (4) - oval - Silver-plated - Trays with lids

Set of two large serving trays with lids from the 1950s, originating from luxury hotels
- The trays come from two prestigious firms that manufactured luxury tableware for hotels or wealthy private clients
One bears the factory mark of Orfèvrerie H. Béard, a famous Swiss silversmithing company based in Montreux.
The punch impressed on the object provides valuable historical and collectible information:
Manufacturer: Founded by Henri Béard in 1906, the workshop became famous throughout Europe for producing refined metal objects in silverware with a high thickness (silver-plated) characterized by elegant lines and great sturdiness.
Intended use: The company specialized mainly in supplying "hotel silverware" (hotelsilber) and luxury tableware destined for grand hotels, upscale restaurants, ships, and luxurious trains of the golden age of travel (such as the 1930s and 1950s).

-The other mark pressed on the metal corresponds to a piece of Hotelsilber (silverware for hotels and catering) silver-plated produced by the historic German manufactory B. Bohrmann Nachfolger of Frankfurt am Main.
A detailed analysis of the punches present reveals the following information:
B. BOHRMANN FRANKFURT NACHFOLGER: Indicates the producer. The original foundry was founded in Frankfurt in 1871. From 1894 the company changed its name by adding the term "Nachfolger" (successors), strongly orienting towards the production of heavy silverware for hotels, transatlantic liners, and luxury railway companies."