A Regency style cut-glass twelve-light chandelier parts early 19th century

the gilt-brass suspension pole cast with berried laurel and supporting a drop festooned urn form, the twelve lustre festooned scrolling branches issuing from a leaf cast gilt-brass ring enclosing five concentric rings of pendent lustres and a faceted corbel

Chalcot House, Wiltshire, hanging in the Drawing Room;
until sold The Contents of Chalcot House, Sotheby's, 10 July 1989, lot 247

This is a very impressive chandelier, due to its scale and quality. It is overall in good condition. There are some minor losses to drops and lustres, as to be expected. The piece will require complete re-wiring by a professional. It would also benefit from a deep clean.
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The gilt-brass suspenion pole is cast with berried laurel which is almost identical to those sold Chatsworth, The Attic Sale, Sotheby's 5-7 October 2010, lot 491-494. These were attributed to William Collins, who supplied identical which supported gilt-brass chandeliers at Lissadell, co. Sligo, Ireland.