Out of This World
TRX–293 TRINITY
THE FIRST TYRANNOSAURUS REX SKELETON EVER TO BE OFFERED AT AUCTION IN EUROPE
AUCTION IN ZURICH: 18 APRIL 2023
After the extremely successful first ‘Out of This World’ auction in June 2022, the highly anticipated sequel will take place on 18 April.
The undisputed star of the auction is the approximately 67-million- year-old TRX-293 TRINITY Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton.
For the first time in Europe and only the third time worldwide, a skeleton of an entire T. rex dinosaur of exceptional quality will be offered at auction.
With an astonishing length of 11.6 metres (38 feet) and a towering height of 3.9 metres (12.8 feet), Trinity is one of the most spectacular T. rex skeletons in existence, a well-preserved and brilliantly restored fossil.
PUBLIC PREVIEWS
TRX-293 Trinity
29 March – 16 April 2023 (reservation required)
Tonhalle, Claridenstrasse 7, 8002 Zurich
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All other lots in the 'Out of This World' auction
14–17 April 2023, 10am–6pm / 18 April 2023, 10am–12pm
Koller Auctions, 102 Hardturmstrasse, 8005 Zurich
TRINITY LANDING PAGE
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TRINITY T. REX LANDING PAGE
CATALOGUES
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TRX-293 TRINITY
A conversation with:
Dr Hans-Jakob Siber
Head of the Dinosaur Museum, Aathal, Switzerland
Nils Knötschke
Professional Fossil Preparator & Scientific Advisor
Dr Dennis Hansen
Zoological Museum, Zurich
Podcast - Nils Knötschke zu T-Rex «Trinity»
Innerhalb von drei Tagen hat das Team um Nils Knötschke im Konzertfoyer der Tonhalle Zürich ein riesiges Knochen-Puzzle aus knapp 300 Teilen zusammengesetzt: «Trinity». Ulrike Thiele hat den Fossilienpräparator dabei begleitet. Wie «Trinity» nach Zürich und zu ihrem Namen kam? Warum der Schädel beim Aufbau eine Herausforderung war? Und wie viele Zähne ein T-Rex hat? Das erfahren Sie in dieser Podcast-Episode.
00:20 Ein ganz besonderer Gast
01:00 Auf einer Fossilienbörse in Arizona
01:30 Die dreiteilige «Trinity»
02:15 Robuste Weibchen, fragile Männchen
03:00 Trinitys lange Reise in die Tonhalle Zürich
03:45 Der selten gefundene T-Rex 04:40 Filmlegenden und Kunstschmiede
05:45 Vom Fund bis zur Ausstellung 06:00 Dünn wie Papier, morsch wie Holz
07:00 Drei Tage Hochspannung: Der Aufbau
08:00 Vogelsand, Schaumtaschen und Seilwinde
09:00 Am Nasenloch!
10:00 Hoch hinaus
10:45 Zähne so gross wie Bananen
11:30 30 Zentimeter, 20, 10 ... Stop!
12:30 Kopflos
13:40 Winzige Vorderarme
15:00 Jahresringe im Knochen
15:45 Ein T-Rex im Garten?
T. REX & CO. – EUROPE'S LARGEST SPECIAL EXHIBITION
SATURDAY 25 MARCH – SUNDAY 27 AUGUST 2023
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A contemporary cabinet of curiosities
Cabinets of curiosities, also called ‘Wunderkammer’, were popular among the European royalty, aristocracy and scholars since the beginning of the Italian Renaissance. They contained a wide variety of fantastic objects and artefacts, with an emphasis on the rare, eclectic and esoteric. Through the vast selection of objects, these collections told a particular story about the world and its history
Today it is still possible to start or expand such a collection of fascinating and unique objects. An exciting new department at Koller presents items from a modern cabinet of curiosities: meteorites, dinosaur fossils, geological wonders, as well as momentos from the history of space exploration and rare memorabilia from the film and music industries.