Science and Natural History

Christie’s Science & Natural History auctions feature an extraordinary range of objects and artefacts, from billion-year-old fossils to astrolabes, WWII Enigma machines and the pieces that ushered in the computer age. Representing some of the most important scientific discoveries of the modern world, our auctions encompass scientific instruments, dinosaurs, minerals, and meteorites.

Recent auctions have achieved exceptional prices across a range of disciplines. In 2024 Christie's presented Gen One: Innovations from the Paul G. Allen Collection and reset the market for early computing machines, super computers and the first commercially available personal computers. Also in 2024, a landmark dinosaur auction saw a Stegosaurus and two examples of Allosaurus go under the hammer, while 2025 welcomed ‘Spike’, an Oviraptorosaur, to the auction room.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for a free and confidential valuation, or to simply discuss the market.