# @sothebys on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DEPzr5Qy1Ff
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/28283905-sothebys-instagram
- **Posted:** 2024-12-31T15:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sotheby's (@sothebys) — https://gondola.cc/sothebys

## Caption

The #SothebysWrapped🎁 countdown concludes with our most viral moment of the year: the sale of ‘Apex,’ the stegosaurus. Watch the last minute of the bidding war when @‌phyllliskao brought the hammer down at an astonishing $44.6 million at #SothebysNewYork, making ‘Apex’ the most valuable fossil ever sold at auction.

This sale shattered the previous record held by ‘Sue,’ the first dinosaur ever auctioned, which achieved $8.2 million in 1997. It also earned us a Guinness World Record and quickly became our most viewed video of all time, with over 11 million views on TikTok and counting.

Now, just months later, you can visit the viral sensation at the American Museum of Natural History, where it will be on view for the next four years.

That’s a wrap for 2024! Thank you for joining us on this unforgettable journey, and here’s to an even more exciting year ahead. Happy 2025!

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sothebyswrapped, sothebysnewyork

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