4th Meridian

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Vintage Curiosities & Mid-Century Scandinavian Glass

Our next auction will be open for bidding
May 15 - 25.

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The two small oil paintings, above, are by Ruth Harvey and will be in the May auction.
Ruth Harvey was born in the small rural farming village of Halbrite, Saskatchewan in 1908. She graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in education in 1929. Although she painted wherever she went, she lived in Prince Rupert and her focus was Northwestern British Columbia and the local First Nations communities. She was a prolific artist who moved from medium to medium, working in oil, watercolour, acrylic, pastel, and linocut. She first visited the Cayman Islands in 1964 and divided her time between the Islands and Northwestern BC for the rest of her life. She died in 1984.

4th Meridian Art & Auctions is delighted to present a collection of watercolours painted by C.H. Rawson during several trips through the province during the first half of the 20th century. The watercolours presented here have never before been exhibited.

Not a great deal is known about Charles Henry Rawson’s early life. He was born in Stayner, Ontario, in 1870, and served as a Constable in the Northwest Mounted police in Regina, Lethbridge and Dawson City between 1893 and 1901. In 1905 he married Florence May Ellis in Vancouver and listed his profession on the certificate as artist. By 1912 he was exhibiting with the B.C. Society of Fine Arts and he continued to do this until 1943, interrupted only by World War One.

Rawson exhibited with the Vancouver Sketch Club until 1932, and was a founding member of the Federation of Canadian Artists in 1941. He died in Vancouver in 1948.

Naramata!

We are OPEN in Naramata, #4 126 Robinson in the heart of the Village.

Get ready, too, for the Big Naramata Community Yard Sale May 3. Visit mynaramata.com for locations all around the village and hills.

New fine Canadian art is regularly added to our online shop.

We are excited to offer a stunning oil on canvasboard by western Canadian artist, Illingworth Kerr as well as a gorgeous watercolour by Molly Lamb Bobak.

More art is being added regularly, including Ross Penhall, Lighthouse 1, (we’re just upgrading the mat and cleaning the glass!)

Handmade at 4th Meridian! Browse our growing collection of products, including vintage woodblock printed cotton kitchen towels and Naramata oversize postcards with beautiful views of the Okanagan.

Cannery Trade Centre, our original home base.

We are open Tuesday through Saturday 11 - 3.

The Cannery Trade Centre is hopping with new businesses featuring coffee at One14 Coffee Co, baked goods in the same location made by Handful Of, amazing beer at The Tin Whistle Brewery, plus many events and artists at Donut House Studios, and even more shopping!

Visit us for: pottery, glassware, greeting cards, framed vintage art prints, original fine art, hand-poured candles, and BOOKS about food, food memoirs and food travel. Plus many vintage curiosities and useful items to accent your interior spaces.

Gift certificates! Any denomination, and we’ll mail it anywhere on your behalf. Valid at both of our locations, Cannery Trade Centre year-round, and Naramata March through to October.

CLICK the photos to see even more pics of the shop. But things change all the time, so best to visit!