18th Century Grim Reaper Stuart Crystal Slider without stones Six Ruby Cabochons

Six Ruby Cabochons

It's survived in remarkably good condition

and the jockey sports a yellow cap and blue and yellow striped jersey

and Beethoven's 9th Symphony

and general degenerates who had taken part in the infamous California gold rush earlier in the century

18th Century Grim Reaper Stuart Crystal Slider without stones Six Ruby CabochonsDATE: Early 18th Century, c. 1717 A remarkable early 18th century Stuart Crystal slider featuring a skeletal personification of death complete with scythe and hourglass. The grim reaper is modelled in minute pieces of gold under an oval faceted rock crystal, and set over a lock of blonde hair with fine gold wire creating a horizon line behind the figure. A double dedication to the back of the slider reads: "WC obt 24th Dec 1714, MC obt 6 Mar 1717",