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<updated>2026-02-21T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
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<title>Hemingway’s Flag Tops $5.9 Million Sale</title>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ 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]]></summary>
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<title>A Good Winter Auction</title>
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<updated>2026-02-25T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ 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,]]></summary>
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<title>Boston Collects</title>
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<updated>2025-09-12T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ Doyle, Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Doyle Auctions
Doyle Auctions launched its new Boston gallerywith its September 12 “Boston Collects” sale at The Vendome at 290 Dartmouth Street. “Boston Collects” auctions, largely monthly, bring objects from established Boston collections to market. The space has plenty of light and an entire wall of windows,]]></summary>
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<title>American Art Sold Online</title>
<link href="http://maineantiquedigest.com/stories/american-art-sold-online/10399" ></link>
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<updated>2025-10-07T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ Bonhams Skinner, Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Bonhams Skinner
Bonhams Skinner’s American Art auction was online only and featured, for the most part, art relating to New England, either by artist, subject, or collection. The 172-lot auction ran from September 26 until noon, October 7, 2025; previews of selected lots were by appointment]]></summary>
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<title>A Nosy Uncle Sam</title>
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<updated>2025-08-26T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ In a tough market, Congress is poised to make things much tougher.
In late July, legislation was introduced in the United States Senate that, if enacted, would impose significant record-keeping and reporting regulations on the trade.
Senate bill S2400, called the “Art Market Integrity Act,” would require compliance with anti-money laundering (AML)]]></summary>
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<title>Exhibitions, June 2025</title>
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<updated>2025-05-23T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ 
Manufactured by Thomas W. Jones, New York, peacock weathervane, 20" x 27½", circa 1885, copper. Private collection.
—Through June 8 —Waterville, Maine
Into the Wind: American Weathervanes at the Colby Museum of Art dives into the history of weathervanes, exploring their symbolism, use, and manufacture and what their designs advertised as they]]></summary>
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<title>Spring Sale of Americana at Horst</title>
<link href="http://maineantiquedigest.com/stories/spring-sale-of-americana-at-horst/10162" ></link>
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<updated>2025-04-05T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ Horst Auctioneers, Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Horst Auctioneers
Horst Auctioneers’ spring sale in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, began Friday, April 4, at 2 p.m., lasted until 6 p.m., continued on Saturday, April 5, starting at 9 a.m., and was over by 2 p.m. All 805 lots found buyers, and the sale brought a total]]></summary>
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<title>Stellar Gate and Growth for Hudson Antique Show</title>
<link href="http://maineantiquedigest.com/stories/stellar-gate-and-growth-for-hudson-antique-show/10163" ></link>
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<updated>2025-03-09T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ Canfield, Ohio 
The Hudson Antique Show held March 8 and 9 at the Canfield Fairgrounds Event Center (a.k.a. the Michael Kusalaba Event Center) in Canfield, Ohio, recorded the largest gate in the history of the show. Dealers and shoppers alike pulled show manager Steve Sherhag aside to state variations of]]></summary>
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<title>The Original 184th Semi-Annual York Antiques Show &amp; Sale</title>
<link href="http://maineantiquedigest.com/stories/the-original-184th-semi-annual-york-antiques-show-sale/10161" ></link>
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<updated>2025-02-01T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ York, Pennsylvania
On January 31 and February 1 the York Fairgrounds Convention &amp; Expo Center in York, Pennsylvania, opened with a rush of eager buyers looking for the best in Americana and folk art. The Original Semi-Annual York Antiques Show &amp; Sale is attended by people from multiple nearby states because]]></summary>
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<title>George Bellows: A Master of Lithography</title>
<link href="http://maineantiquedigest.com/stories/george-bellows-a-master-of-lithography/10157" ></link>
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<updated>2025-05-12T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ A Book Review
By late 1915 George Bellows (1882-1925) had become a recognized painter and financial success, allowing him to explore his fascination with lithography. He wrote that he had been doing what he could “to rehabilitate the medium from the stigma of commercialism” attached to it. Apparently he achieved success,]]></summary>
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