T-Rex Leather Handbag Fails to Sell at Paris Auction
- A handbag made from Tyrannosaurus rex cells failed to sell at a Paris auction on Thursday, as bidding fell significantly short of expectations.
- Unveiled in Amsterdam earlier this spring, the 'one-of-a-kind' accessory features collagen extracted from a T-Rex femur discovered in the US state of Montana 25 years ago.
- Palaeontology expert Iacopo Briano explained the material is '100 per cent skin,' distinguishing it from plastic-based vegan leather through laboratory cell culture techniques.
- Despite expectations of more than $500,000, auction house Drouot reported bids barely exceeded the $150,000 mark.
- Drouot described the bag as 'an object without precedent in the history of luxury' and a 'scientific feat' that creates leather without any reliance on animal rearing.
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Presented as a revolution combining biotechnology and luxury, a bag made from Tyrannosaurus Rex cells was offered at an auction in Paris. Despite a spectacular highlight and an estimate
A Fashion Label Claims To Have Lab-Grown A “T-Rex Leather” Handbag But Now They Can’t Find Anyone To Buy It
It looks like crocodile-skin handbags may have some competition. The market, however, does not seem particularly interested at the moment. A handbag reportedly made of “lab-grown T. rex leather” was up for auction on Thursday (June 11) after being unveiled at the Artis Zoo Museum in Amsterdam earlier this year. In a market where finding the next luxury collectibles niche could be extremely lucrative, auctioneer Alexandre Giquello had expected th…
T-Rex's leather handbag was auctioned on Thursday 11 June in Paris, but was not finally sold. If its authenticity is debated, it represents a scientific issue for laboratories.
‘T-rex leather’ handbag made with collagen from dinosaur fossil goes up for auction
A handbag made out of material fragments derived from Tyrannosaurus rex fossils has gone up for auction in Paris. Auctioneers Giquello had expected the “one-of-a-kind” piece to sell for more than $500,000 (£374,500) on Thursday (11 June), however, bids failed to break the $150,000 (£112,000) mark. The material was created using ancient protein fragments taken from T-Rex remains that had been found in Montana 25 years ago. It was then inserted to…
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