Charles Volkmar (American 1841-1914) - Rainbow Trout, Edison Pond, Menlo Park, New Jersey, Ca. 1885-95. Oil on paper, 12 x 18 inches (image size). Pristine condition, unframed.

Charles Volkmar (American 1841-1914) - Silver and Gold Fish, Edison Pond, Menlo Park, New Jersey, Ca. 1885-95. Pen and Ink on Illustration board, with gouache highlights. 21 x 16.25 inches (overall size); 17 z 12 inches (image size). Signed lower left: Chas. Volkmar. Excellent condition, Unframed. Inscribed verso: Gold and Silver Fish in the Edison Pond, Menlo Park, N.J. The Edison Pond is located on the top of a hill from which the Orange Mountains can be seen in the distance. It has become so neglected during the last eight years, that its borders are all broken up with small shrubs and covered with tall grasses and weeds. The surface of the pond is covered with the bold and characteristic leaf and blossom of the cow or yellow lilly (sic), the leaf of which only assuming its angular character after growing above the surface of the water. It is as picturesque and decorative a spot as could well be imagined, and on a sunny day in April the gold fish with which Mr. Thomas A. Edison stocked the pond, can be seen in large numbers sunning themselves near the top of the water.

Charles Volkmar (American 1841-1914) - Fish at Edison Pond, Ca. 1888-1894. Pen and ink drawing for a plate design, in the collection of Winterthur, Wilmington, Delaware. The illlustration from this drawing appeared in Art Amateur, Ca. 1888-1894.

Durant Kilns, 1916 - Ceramic box with cover, in a beautiful purple glaze. 5 1/8 x 4 1/14 inches, 2.75 inches (height). Signed and dated on the base: Durant, 1916. Excellent condition.

Durant Kilns, 1920. Glazed bowl with rich purple exterior and Chinese blue interior. 7 7/8 (diameter) x 4 inches (height). Signed on the bottom: V. Durant, 1920. Pristine condition. Original paper label: From/Arden Studios Inv./599 Fifith Ave./New York City.

Durant Kilns, 1917. Oval platter in Chinese blue glaze. 15 3/8 x 7 3/4 inches. Signed and dated verso: Durant, 1917. Excellent condition.