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Welsh rarebit server in silver plate.  Of a Georgian style with Neo-Classical egg and dart borders and a fluted handle.

Manufactured by the silversmith firm of William and George Sissons of Sheffield, England, circa 1880-1900.

13 1/2” (34.4cm) by 10 3/4” (27.3cm), 4” (10.1cm) to the top of the wood finial. 

$795.

Per Wikipedia:

Welsh rabbit (original spelling) or Welsh rarebit (spelling based on folk etymology)^[1][2] is a traditional Welsh dish made with a savoury sauce of melted cheese and various other ingredients and served hot, after being poured over slices (or other pieces) of toasted bread or served in a chafing dish like a fondue.^[3] The names of the dish originate from 18th-century Britain.^[4] Despite these, the dish contains no rabbit meat.