Bidspirit auction | A SMALL LOCK OF ROBERT

A SMALL LOCK OF ROBERT E. LEE'S HAIR - An extraordinary relic, a lock of two strands of Robert E. Lee's hair. The locket was obtained by our consignor from Butterfield's in Los Angeles in 2001, who describes the provenance of the item: '...originally contained within a gold locket which in turn was passed down through the Lee family to Mr. Beverly Middleton, nephew of Robert E. Lee III...' A letter of authenticity issued by our consignor is included. Handsomely mounted to foamcore with a reproduction of an image of Lee and descriptive label, matted with brown velvet.