Sometimes the bidder in the room makes the final decisive move.

That happened at a Larchmont, N.Y. sale of antiques and fine art covered by our very own managing editor, David Smith. The winning bidder was there in the room, fighting for a German surrealist masterpiece that was found wrapped in a sheet under a bed during an estate call. The damaged but mostly intact painting was by Richard Oelze and was painted in 1935. The guy in the room almost walked away, but he didn't.

As David witnessed the action first-hand:

To read the complete article, see:Long Lost Painting By Oelze Brings $414,800 at Clarke's(antiquesandthearts.com/news/2013/06/25/long-lost-painting-oelze-brings-414800-clarke-s/184717#.Uc8j0_mNqXg)