STEGOSAURUS

Lot 1
12.12.2024 16:00UTC +00:00
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£ 4 275 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1350204
Lot 1 | STEGOSAURUS
Estimate value
£ 3 000 000 – 5 000 000
STEGOSAURUS
WYOMING, USA
From the Meilyn Quarry, Medicine Bow, Carbon County, Wyoming, Late Jurassic (circa 157-145 million years ago). The specimen of Stegosaurus sp. preserved with fossil bones of a black colour; approximately 144 fossil bone elements with additional cast, sculpted and 3D printed material, mounted on custom frame.
98 x 213 3/8 x 81 1/8 in. (249 x 542 x 206cm.)




Provenance

Initial excavation in 2002
Quarry and specimen acquired by current owner 2008
Additional excavation campaigns 2017-2018
Final prep work and mounting in Germany, 2023
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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