(2) Taxiphote table stereo viewers, c. 1910, France, hinged mahogany case mounted with adjustable focus binocular eyepieces, the interior fitted with elaborate metal and magnifying glass mechanism, manufactured by Jules Richard, Paris, 19"h x 11"sqr

Provenance: Estate of Huguette Clark

Notes/Literature: Huguette Marcelle Clark (1906-2011) was an heiress and philanthropist, who became well known again late in life as a recluse, living in a hospital for more than 20 years while her mansions remained empty. She was an accomplished artist and musician, having studied under famous portrait painter Tadeusz Styka, and her paintings were exhibited at the Corocoran Gallery, Washington in 1925

Good, viewing mechanisms appear to be complete, both missing slide drawers in lower compartment, both missing keys, one viewer missing exterior glass diffuser