Can dinomania strike twice? Christie's is selling a full T. Rex skeleton—a $25 million specimen named Shen—in Hong Kong:
After spending millennia underground, dinosaurs have recently been enjoying. Now, Christie’s Hong Kong is bringing a full Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton to auction in Asia for the first time. “Shen the T. rex,” as the specimen is called, will star in their 20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale on November 30 alongside work by“We have witnessed a growing demand in the region for objects of historical significance,” said Francis Belin, the president of Christie’s Asia Pacific, in a statement.
Last month, Nicolai Frahm, an art advisor who has helped to bring dinosaur bones to auction, including the raptor Christie’s just sold for $12 million,that not only is the U.S. home to some of the world’s best fossils, but public policy helps them reach the market. “You can also have strong examples from Asia and other countries,” Frahm added, “but you’re not allowed to keep and own them because those belong to the state.”Auction houses’ increased interest in dinosaur bones has, however, sparked criticism from the scientific community.
Perhaps that is why Christie’s specifies that Shen has already been studied by paleontologists from the University of Manchester, and will go on view to the public before hitting the auction. Its debut will beFollow