SARASOTA, FLA. — Amero Auctions opened the season with its Spring 2023 Spectacular auction on March 26, showcasing fine art, antique furniture, Oriental rugs and textiles from a private collection. First among 450 lots was an oil on canvas painting by Porfirio Salinas (American, 1910-1973) of an untitled Texas landscape showing a carpet bloom of bluebells on either side of a footpath. The scene came from the estate of a retired antiques dealer and was purchased at a gallery around 1990; estimated at $8/10,000, the landscape achieved $47,200. Price quoted with buyer’s premium as reported by auction house, more on this and other successful lots to follow.