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Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington - Significant Lock of Hair - Taken at Death
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington - Significant Lock of Hair - Taken at Death

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington - Significant Lock of Hair - Taken at Death

$ 1848

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    Description

    DUKE OF WELLINGTON
    .  Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852) was a British soldier and statesman who earned immortality for his stunning defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo and who later served in the British government, including a brief tenure as Prime Minister.
    A SIGNIFICANT LOCK OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON’S HAIR CUT ON THE VERY DAY OF HIS DEATH, DEFEATED NAPOLEON AT THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO
    A significant lock of the Duke of Wellington’s hair cut on the very day of his death and encased inside a metal mourning locket that is engraved from the time period, “Duke of Wellington, Obt. 14 Sept. 1852.”  The locket measures 0.75” in length and is in fine condition with only minor wearing.
    ENCASED INSIDE A METAL MOURNING LOCKET THAT IS ENGRAVED FROM THE TIME PERIOD, “DUKE OF WELLINGTON, OBT. 14 SEPT. 1852”
    Three similar lockets containing the Duke of Wellington’s hair sold for ,250 in May 2014, ,125 in May 2014, and ,438 in December 2015 at Christie’s.