Lock of Napoleon Bonaparte's hair sells for $13,000

Auckland, New Zealand would pay some serious cash to own a small piece.

A lock of Napoleon Bonaparte's hair sold recently at an auction bringing in $13,000. The lock of hair was claimed to have been removed from the head of the Emperor of the French Empire shortly after his death in St. Helen's in 1821.

Denzil Ibbetson, the British Commissionary Officer was reported to have brought the crop of locks belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte to New Zealand after spending time on the island during Napoleon's exile.

Additional Napoleonic historical items that were also auctioned off included sketches that were drawn by Ibbetson of Napoleon Bonaparte on his death bed. Denzil Ibbetson who was the Bonaparte's  family artist and officer was reported by allvoices.com to have kept these 200 year-old Napoleon Bonaparte collectibles in mint condition, which added an increase to the artworks monetary value.

Auckland , New Zealand is also claimed to be  the home of  the resident that purchased one of the studded gloves that had once belonged to the late King of Pop Michael Jackson for $190,000 according to the sites report.

One of biggest collectors of celebrity hair locks has been that of John Reznikoff of Fairfield  Connecticut, Reznikoff has an extensive collection of celebrity hair including locks that belonged to Elvis, Michael Jackson and the one he claims he is most proud of that of Abraham Lincoln. John Reznikoff stated that he proudly displays his celebrity locks in his home the same way others display their trophy collections.

Addison K. a local Cincinnati beautician commented on this subject by saying "Wow, I sweep up so much hair everyday for the trash, to bad I haven't cut any celebrities hair,  I could be very wealthy by now. You can bet if I do, I will make sure I save it" she laughs. 

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Napoleon Bonaparte's chair he sat on before army defeat to be auctioned

The little chair that Napoleon Bonaparte is said to have sat on before his army was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo is expected to fetch £15,000 pounds at auction.

Portrait of Napoleon entitled Napoleon at Fontainbleau from the workshop of Paul Delaroche Photo: REUTERS

7:30AM BST 16 Oct 2009

The diminutive French dictator is said to have rested on the unremarkable, small wooden seat in 1815 at Courcelles in Belgium, 22 miles from the battlefield.

He stayed at the home of a family and the daughter of the owner, Pauline Cambier, kept the chair carefully, aware of who had perched upon it.

It comes with two letters of provenance, one from a friend of Cambier, stating how she had often told him about its history.

He adds: "She had always kept it with greatest care."

Featuring eight stretcher rungs, a rush seat and seven spindles, plus decorative features, it is at odds with the grandeur of the self-styled Emperor who sat on it.

It has had several owners and now is to be sold at auction and collectors from around Europe are expected to bid on it.

Despite his losing the Battle of Waterloo and being humiliatingly sent to exile on St Helena, Napoleon is still revered in France.

The Corsican's empire-building was ultimately ended by the British, notably at Trafalgar and Waterloo, but Napoleana is hugely popular among enthusiasts.

The Battle of Waterloo in June 1815 pitted Napoleon against the Duke of Wellington and his allies.

Though, as Wellington conceded, the battle was "the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life", the British won, ending many years of war against France.

Richard Davie, of International Autograph Auctions, who is selling the chair, said: "Napoleon is worshipped almost like a god in France.

"Napoleon memorabilia is hugely popular across Europe and that is reflected in the estimate put on this chair.

"It comes with two letters of provenance from the 1920s and it dates from the late 18th or early 19th century."

He added: "It has some wear and a bit of woodworm but remains in good condition and it is quite small - just as Napoleon was."

Napoleon died in exile in 1821 aged 51.

The chair, which is owned by a private collector, is being sold at the Edwardian Radisson Hotel in London this weekend.