The sale of a specimen named Shen fell apart after a fossil company questioned how much of it was a replica of Stan, a T. rex auctioned off two years ago for a record price.
“People should be able to see these pictures, and enjoy them, and appreciate them,” said the Microsoft co-founder. Will Allen’s cache of science fiction objects have a different future from the masterpieces auctioned last week?
A statesman for whom painting became a refuge, Winston Churchill created hundreds of works, some of which have sold at elevated prices in recent years.
Western auction houses are strengthening their presence in China, the world’s second-largest art market, to woo the growing horde of art collectors on the mainland.