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Sotheby's to auction 'substantial' lock of Beethoven's hair (1/2)

2019-06-11 09:40:23 Ecns.cn Editor :Yao Lan

$A lock of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven\'s hair is seen on display ahead of a Sotheby\'s auction, in London, Britain June 10, 2019. (Photo/Agencies) British auction house Sotheby’s plans to sell 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 $19,000.$

A lock of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven's hair is seen on display ahead of a Sotheby's auction, in London, Britain June 10, 2019. (Photo/Agencies)

British auction house Sotheby’s plans to sell 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 $19,000.

$The reverse of the frame holding a lock of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven\'s hair is seen on display ahead of a Sotheby\'s auction, in London, Britain June 10, 2019.(Photo/Agencies)$

The reverse of the frame holding a lock of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven's hair is seen on display ahead of a Sotheby's auction, in London, Britain June 10, 2019.(Photo/Agencies)