Lot 162 , A yellow metal locket containing a lock of Napoleon I hair

A yellow metal locket containing a lock of Napoleon I hair the back inscribed 'Hair of Napoleon 1st St Helena 1816', the case by Page Keen and Keen, Plymouth

Provenance - A hand written note states Obtained by Admiral George Brine when in command of HMS Mosquito guarding Napoleon at St Helena; given by him to my mother; at her death in 1867 given by us to my brother Captain George Brine RN after whose death in 1889 it passed to his widow and at her death in 1890 it came to me
£5,000-7,000

Condition:
Glass is cracked, otherwise good condition.

Sold for £5,000