BESANÇON 1752 - 1753 Silver sick-bottle, known as "duck of sick". Of oval form, it rests on a frame. The body, embossed with rows of fillets in its middle part, is decorated with a hinged lid engraved with a county coat of arms. The swan neck spout has six sides. Master silversmith: Pierre-François II GOUNOT, received in 1708 Weight : 278 g - length : 28 cm - height : 7,4 cm Condition : restorations of use Literature : See plate LXXXIX, the same model reproduced and quoted on page 204 executed by Simon Charmet, in the book Les orfèvres de Franche-Comté by Mrs. Solange BRAULT-LERCH BESANCON 1752 - 1753 A silver invalid's feeding vessel. Master silversmith: Pierre-François II GOUNOT