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Liberty Show Sold, Will Stay in North Carolina
by M.A.D. Staff

A fter 35 years on a 300-acre pastu North Carolina, the popular Liberty Antiques re in Liberty, Festival has been sold. The final show on the old farmstead will be Friday and Saturday, April 24 and 25, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. Show Manager Vito Sico ... (Read More)

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A Good Winter Auction
by Rick Russack

William Smith Auctions, Inc., Plainfield, New Hampshire Photos courtesy William Smith Auctions, Inc. Although Plainfield, New Hampshire, did not get heavy accumulation from the New England blizzard of 2026, there was still plenty. The two inches of snow that fell during the morning commute on the day of the sale, February 25, ... (Read More)

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Exhibitions, March 2026
by M.A.D. Staff

Max Beckmann (German, 1884-1950), Self-Portrait 1950, 55 1/8" x 36", 1950, oil on canvas. Saint Louis Art Museum, bequest of Morton D. May 866:1983. -Through March 15-Saint Louis, Missouri Always Modern: German Art and Design from the Collection at the Saint Louis Art Museum explores the concept of "modern" through 30 works ... (Read More)

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Winter Leads the Way
by Mark Sisco

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine This time, there were no six- or seven-figure bombshells dropped at the Thomaston Place Auction Galleries February 20 through 24 event in Thomaston, Maine. But there were plenty of lots that crept up into the high level four- and low level five-figures to anchor the ... (Read More)

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Historic Deerfield to Stage Exhibitions in Honor of America 250
by M.A.D. Staff

On January 21 at a reception held at the Columbus Citizens Foundation Townhouse in New York City, John Davis, the president and CEO of Historic Deerfield, announced the institution would celebrate the semiquincentennial of the United States with three exhibitions opening on April 18 in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Picturing the Revolution will ... (Read More)

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Sight Unseen
by Clayton Pennington

In January, a couple from out-of-town walked into Christie's at Rockefeller Center in New York City to look at what was being offered in the Americana sales. Shaking off the frigid weather, they asked, "Where's the weathervane?" Anticipating examining it, they were informed that it was not being exhibited at ... (Read More)

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Hemingway's Flag Tops $5.9 Million Sale
by Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo

Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC, Pembroke, Massachusetts Photos courtesy Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC celebrated its 20th year in business at its winter auction streamed February 20 and 21. The sale reaped record prices, brought $5.9 million (includes buyers' premiums), and was 95% sold by lot. Staff ... (Read More)

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The End of an Old School Era
by Priscilla St. Germain

Hal Hunt Auctions, Northport, Alabama Photos courtesy Hal Hunt Auctions The February 21 sale at Hal Hunt Auctions gave the Victorian antiques market a terrific lift. This sale was number 23 in Hal Hunt's museum auctions and is described in his catalog as being offered "The Old School Way." In case the ... (Read More)

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Record Fortuny Delphos Gown Sold
by Kay Manning

Augusta Auctions, Bellows Falls, Vermont Photos courtesy Augusta Auctions Italian designer Mariano Fortuny's surname means "lucky" or "good fortune" and that proved prescient in Augusta Auction's February 18 sale of what it called museum fashion and textile treasures. The $23,125 price, by far the top lot in Augusta Auction's sale, was said to ... (Read More)

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The Nashville Show: Quality, Diversity, and Education
by Pete Prunkl

Nashville, Tennessee Photos by Donna Prunkl The Nashville Show that ran from February 12 to 14 at Fairgrounds Nashville was not only fun, crowded, and entertaining but also educational as well. Teaching started when M.A.D. walked in and met B.J. Pawlaczyk, whose specialty is antique boat and bicycle motors. His important life ... (Read More)
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