Christie’s Jurassic Icons: Allosaurus & Stegosaurus sale totalled £12,405,000 at Christie’s King Street in London. The auction was led by a pair of Allosaurus fossils, comprising the skeletons of a juvenile and an adult, which sold for £8,130,000 against an estimate of £5,000,000 to £8,000,000.
A skeleton of a Stegosaurus sold for £4,275,000, against an estimate of £3,000,000 to £5,000,000. The sale marked the first time three dinosaurs had been offered together at Christie’s and in London.
According to James Hyslop, Head of Science & Natural History at Christie’s London, the results reflect the lasting appeal of the specimens and their insight into the ancient world.
(Press Release)
