Lock of Napoleon’s Hair to Be Auctioned
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LONDON — A lock of Napoleon Bonaparte’s hair will be auctioned March 16 along with books and manuscripts, the London auction house Phillips said Wednesday.
The lock of hair, mounted in a case, was cut during Napoleon’s imprisonment on the island of St. Helena and given to a British marine by Napoleon’s surgeon. Napoleon died in exile on the island in 1821.
The hair, sold together with other items belonging to British Maj. Robert Pearson Boys, is expected to fetch up to $2,440.
The auction will also include a lock of the Duke of Wellington’s hair, expected to fetch up to $325. The duke won the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, defeating Napoleon’s French army.
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