From weird to wonderful: Christies hosts an Out of the Ordinary sale

Two-headed deer. Credit: ITV London/Christies

A wide array of weird and wonderful items are to go on display today ahead of a major auction next month.

More than 150 lots are to be sold at Christie's South Kensington on September 5 in its Out of the Ordinary sale.

Items involved include a flying machine prop made for the 1985 Young Sherlock Holmes film, which is expected to fetch £50,000 to £80,000, a Triceratops skull and one of the world's biggest caviar dishes.

Here is a list of the favourites on offer:

  • 'Waxflatter' Ornithopter from Steven Spielberg's film

Expecting to fetch £50,000 to £80,000

  • The Triceratops skull excavated from private land in the US

Estimated to fetch £150,000 to £250,000

Triceratops skull Credit: ITV London/Christies

  • Cygan, a giant robot made in 1957

Estimated at £6,000 to £8,000.

Cygan. Credit: ITV London/Christies

  • A marine-plywood model of a rocking horse

Expected to sell for £25,000 to £40,000

A marine-plywood model of a rocking horse Credit: ITV London/Christies

Head of sale Charlotte Young said:

The exhibition starts today and goes on for five weeks, offering visitors an exclusive opportunity to view pieces rarely seen on the market.