A George II cut glass eight light chandelier circa 1730

the eight branches arranged on two levels, with finely cut relief and flat-cut diamond decoration to the stem and arm receiving bowl,  two small branches 19th century replacements

This chandelier is in very good condition. Two small branches are 19th century replacements as stated in the catalogue. The silvering in the bowl is flaking slightly. One bobêche is chipped, another has a crack in it. It is a rare piece.
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The obvious fragile nature of this type of chandelier has meant that few have survived and the present example is therefore  extremely rare. 

A similar cut-glass chandelier, formerly at Thornham Hall, Suffolk and now in the collection of the Winterthur Museum, U.S.A., is illustrated in Martin Mortimer, The English Glass Chandelier, 2000, p.10, pl.1. Another example exists in the collection of the Dukes of Devonshire at Chatsworth, illustrated in The Duchess of Devonshire, Chatsworth The House, 2002, p.189.