British auction house Sotheby's plans to sell on Tuesday what it says is a 'substantial' lock of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair that the German composer himself cut off and gave to a pianist friend in 1826. The lock is expected to fetch up to 15,000 pounds ($19,000) but the director
1 / 5A lock of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven's hair is seen on display ahead of a Sotheby's auction, in LondonLONDON - British auction house Sotheby's plans to sell on Tuesday what it says is a"substantial" lock of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair that the German composer himself cut off and gave to a pianist friend in 1826.
"And he then gave , in a piece of paper, a lock of hair that he had just himself cut from the back of his head, a substantial lock. And he said this one at least you can be sure is genuine," Maguire said.
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