How much for Beethoven’s hair?

How much for Beethoven’s hair?

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norman lebrecht

June 13, 2019

A lock of the composer’s hair fetched £35,000 (US$44,000) yesterday at Sotheby’s, twice the estimated price.

It was allegedly snipped off in 1826 as a keepsake by the pianist Anton Halm.

Viennese barbershops are now combing through their waste sacks for more.

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