European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Business. Bidders signal to auctioneer include a slight wave of the Pencil eyeglasses a simple wag of the Finger or even o win. I nod As the most familiar enabled Wilson to put of pictures under the for  employ pencils catalogues fingers and to Confute the compete and jewelry sales bid Ite about the room to make to break their  than one third of _. _ is have been described As it strained and Silver sales but jewelry and Silver Tes degenerate into some Brawl. R doubt about a sign or a the auctioneer will ask Jln. So you Don t have to sneezing and ending up being official told of a russian who auction for the first time to of his government for some. The bidding started at 400 the russian by voice rapidly480 without any opposition realizing that it was thei doing All the bidding stopped to Eit plan to the nervous Novice that a should wait for competing offers and 11 there were none he would be awarded the letters. The Sale was re started and the anxious russian made off with his proud prize for 460 pounds $1,288 the auction and surrounding rooms at rotheby s Are filled with objects to be sold from the chairs to the chandeliers. Early arrivals at the sales grab chair around a Long three sided table covered with Green cloth As Are the Walls that meets on the fourth Side with the auctioneer s Rostrum. The faithful crowd the room As the auctioneer like a High priest intones the items by lot number from his , in his typically British dark coat and striped pants explained that the hardest part of his Job is trying to main Tain interest among the buyers. Of it s too slow they get bored and lose interest he said. They like  should be plenty of interest and action at rotheby s on april 10. That evening 35 pictures from the collection of Somerset maugham will be sold. It will be a glittering social occasion the Type of event for which the Gold leafed chairs Are brought out and admission 1 by ticket Only. The Sale is expected to threaten the House record for one collection of $2j million gained for the Goldschmidt Art works in 1958.the anticipated overflow crowd of 2,000 at the maugham Sale will be serviced with closed circuit television in each room to enable everyone to take part in the bid Ding. Attendants will be in Telephone touch with the  Sale for one picture at rotheby s was $770,000 in 1959 for Rubens adoration of the  it was the world auction record until Rembrandt s Aristotle contemplating the bust of Homer sold for $2.3 Mil lion last november in new York. Rotheby s feels it could have gotten More for the Rembrandt. After All it was. Wilson who immortalized the words will no one bid any More after bidding had reached a record $616,000 for a-cezanne1. If the controversial Sale of the a Vinci drawing of the Virgin with St. John the Baptist and St. Anne should Ever go through experts expect it to fetch a world record $2.8 million at rotheby s. Competing for honors As the most publicized painting of the past year has been soothe by Duk of Wellington,1 Fey Goya. After Beta auctioned for $392,000, it we stolen from London National , authoritative source said searcher Are closing in on the culprit Felt almost certainly to be an advocate of nuclear Dis armament seeking notoriety for his cause. But most of the buyers these Days air waiting with bated Bank Rolls for these Lieby Sale by Wilson on May 4 in Madrid. The painting to be auctioned is Rubens portrait of the Duke of Lerma. It s expected to fetch at least $214,000. This Plush Side of rotheby s should t discourage us or. Little chaps from taking part in one of the most fascinating entertainments free to All the world. Anyone s free to wander in and 40 per cent of the sales Are for $75 or under. But Wilson warned never buy a Pic Ture because you think it will increase in value buy it because you want  never fear pointed out an observer the auctioneer will always be As attentive to your nodded 10 pounds $28 As to the six figure moves that Salute a Cezanne Ora Rubens the Sale room is. Above All entirely  clerk offers buyers a closer look at painting before it goes of Sale. Star auctioneer director Peter Wilson carefully inquires Are you bidding in response to Wink. Magnifying Glass helps Check Art. A a the stars and stripes