Scienza e storia naturale

Le aste di Christie’s dedicate alla scienza e alla storia naturale presentano una straordinaria varietà di oggetti e reperti, dai fossili risalenti a miliardi di anni fa agli astrolabi e alle macchine Enigma della Seconda guerra mondiale. Le nostre aste, che comprendono alcune delle più importanti scoperte scientifiche del mondo moderno, includono anche libri rari, strumenti scientifici, minerali e meteoriti.

Una volta all’anno, nella nostra sede di Londra, si tiene un’asta dal vivo dedicata, oltre a diverse aste online organizzate durante tutto l’anno. Le recenti aste hanno registrato prezzi eccezionali in una vasta gamma di discipline. Nel 2024, una storica vendita dedicata ai dinosauri ha battuto uno Stegosauro e due esemplari di Allosauro, mentre l’anno successivo la sala d’asta ha accolto “Spike”, un Oviraptorosauro.

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Skeletons of two dinosaurs displayed against a dark background, one large and one small, both mounted on metal stands.

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James Hyslop
Head of Department, Science & Natural History
London
Call+44 (0) 20 7752 3205
E-mailjhyslop@christies.com
James has been Christie’s specialist for Science & Natural History since 2007, and head of Department since 2012.

His first auction at Christie’s was the highly successful pair of Blaeu globes sold in Amsterdam in 2008 for a world record price (€793,850). Other early highlights include the silver armillary sphere in the Yves Saint Laurent sale (€781,000) and the silver simple microscope by Antoni van Leeuwenhoek in 2009 (£313,250). James’ strong personal interest in Geology has resulted in the growth of Natural History sales over the years culminating in the world record price for a Dinosaur with STAN in October 2020 ($31,847,500). With the advent of online sales, he was the first to launch dedicated history of science and technology sales, in June 2013 an Apple-1 personal computer sold for $387,750 in the sale First Bytes: Iconic Technology from the Twentieth Century, followed by a world record price for an enigma machine in November 2014 Code Breakers: Enigmas and Other Cipher Machines for $365,000. Recent sales of note include a record price for a meteorite at auction (£525,000) in the Exceptional sale 8 July 2021 and a world record for a dinosaur skull (£500,000) in 12-26 October 2021 online auction.

A graduate of Jesus College, Cambridge, James speaks English and French; he previously worked for a UK science museum and has sat on the committee of the Scientific Instrument Society.
Thais Hitchins
Associate Specialist
London
Call+44 (0) 777 138 0779
E-mailthitchins@christies.com
Rachel McLaughlin
Sale Coordinator
London
Call+44 7867180998
E-mailrmclaughlin@christies.com
Rachel McLaughlin is the Sale Coordinator for The Exceptional Sale and private sales within the Classic Art Department. She joined Christie’s as an apprentice in 2019 and has been part of the Classic Art Department since 2022.
Georgina Hilton
Head of Classic Art, Asia Pacific
Hong Kong
Call+852 2978 6862
E-mailghilton@christies.com
Georgina is responsible for developing the market and taste for European Classical Art across Asia. Prior to moving to Hong Kong in 2019, Georgina was in the Old Master Paintings department in London. She is also a global Christie’s Auctioneer, taking flagship sales in Hong Kong, New York and London.
Melody Lin
Associate Vice President, Senior Representative Classic Art Group, Asia Pacific
Hong Kong
Call+852 2978 6850
E-mailmelodylin@christies.com
Melody is responsible for expanding the market and interest of Western Classical Art in Asia, focusing on the International highlights tour and educational panels in Hong Kong, Taipei and mainland China. She joined Christie’s through the Graduate Trainee Program in 2018, and officially joined Classic Art Group in 2019. Melody was involved in number of major sales such as the Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of 13 in Verona, Leonardo da Vinci The Head of a Bear, and rare manuscripts by Isaac Newton.