SARASOTA, FLA. — Helmuth Stone Gallery’s March 8 auction featured 187 lots of paintings by artists across countries and movements, prints, sculpture, art glass, jewelry, silver, Chinese antiques and more. At the sale’s close, it realized $233,622. According to the firm’s gallery manager, the buyers were mostly from the US and UK and most bid through the available online platforms. Additionally, the firm reported that 90 percent of the buyers were private collectors.
