4th Meridian
Art • Vintage • Gifts
online decorative arts auctions
Unique Fine Art & vintage Prints • Handmade Canadian Pottery & Ceramics • Vintage Curiosities
Our early November Indigenous Art & Artifacts online auction is open for bidding.
This month we are pleased to offer an auction of indigenous art and artifacts. Don't miss the two beautiful Tinglit Twined Spruce Root Baskets and the Kenojuak Ashevak, Goddess of the Sky, stonecut print. Other items of interest include stone and whale bone carvings, as well as prints and paintings by several notable Indigenous artists of Canada.
All items are available for preview at our Penticton shop Wednesday through Saturday, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., or by appointment.
Naramata!
#4 126 Robinson Ave in the Heart of the Village
We are now closed for the season, BUT we’ll be popping back up for annual the Christmas night market Friday, December 4th, 4-7 pm
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Cannery Trade Centre EVENTS
All of our events include guest vendors. If you are interested in having a table for any of these events, please contact us. We welcome vintage sellers of objects and clothing, crafters and makers of pottery, glass, jewelry, plus canning (bring on the jams and jellies season!)
The Hallway Social includes many invited vendors plus 10 participating Cannery businesses, and takes place Saturday November 7th 10-2 with a second event, Saturday December 5th 10-2.
The Annual Christmas Market in the Cannery Trade Centre is Saturday November 21st this year, 10 until 4. It will include SANTA!
NEW (but very old) in the shop: Milton Bradley Kindergarten Bench
The Milton Bradley Kindergarten bench was patented in 1893 and manufactured in Springfield, Massachusetts, as a sturdy surface for children to learn mathematics and counting games.
Original bench-tops were made from solid maple and had grids etched at inch-intervals all over. This particular bench may have had the top replaced as it appears to be solid oak and the grid is gone (though it may also have been sanded down at one time).
The heavy-duty metal latching system made the tables easy to store, but also very safe as they did not flip or fold without adult fingers. The latches are both stamped on one side with MBCo and the other side PATENTED DEC. 12 1893
Benches were made in different sizes, and unfortunately during the 1930s Depression many were used for firewood.
Our bench is 8 feet long, 16 inches wide, and 21.5 inches high. It is solid as the day is long. Come and see it!
Our shop in the Cannery Trade Centre has a vast collection of textiles, pottery, glass & collectibles.
