Napoleon's hair

[CED13000]

hi
Napoleon's hair with certificate of authenticity Louis Mushro
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[peter monahan]

And a resident of Grosse Pointe, Michigan would know that it was authentic because...? I would be far more impressed by a certificate in French from, say 1818, saying 'This lock of hair cut from the Emporer's head by XXX on Ilse Ste Helene on YYYYY, 1818. But maybe that's just me.

[praubal]

one strand???? ridiculous even if genuine....

[CED13000]

Mushroom Louis was well known for his collection of hair ...


http://www.grossepointenews.com/Obit...ny-Mushro.html

[CED13000]

yes
only one strand

[peter monahan]

The link establishes his credentials, I guess, to the cognescenti, of which I'm clearly not one.

Value? In the eyes of the beholder / what a buyer will pay.

[CED13000]

The link establishes his credentials, I guess, to the cognescenti, of which I'm clearly not one.

Value? In the eyes of the beholder / what a buyer will pay.

yes

I think the value that we can give is very personal

[Jean-Loup]

You would have to have a lot of faith to trust such an item.

[CED13000]

i have a certificate of authenticity
do you know Louis Mushro?


http://www.grossepointenews.com/Obit...ny-Mushro.html


a world-famous reference

[peter monahan]

I,ve seen, for sale, a bottle of water collected by one of Caesar's centurions as they crossed the Rubicon. Not, of course, in the original container, but WITH a certificate of authenticity.

As I don't know M. Mushro, I have no idea whether or not one of his certificates is the gold standard for hair samples. Let's assume that it is. Still a very expensive strand, IMO.

[praubal]

its not even a strand lol....its so miniscule its ridiculous....completely worthless in my opinion

[Jean-Loup]

"a world-famous reference"

I trust myself, not world famous references, who cant even be bothered to scrible more then a few words with no explanations on a so called certificate of authenticity.
This reminds me of the champagn runes.

[CED13000]

si tu le veux il n'est pas a vendre

[Gary B]

Without provenance it is a great leap of faith for anyone.

Gary B

[Gary B]

From Affiliate auctions last year:

"A strand of Napoleon Bonaparte's hair, with accompanying certificate of authenticity from Louis Mushro of The Manuscript Society, is being sold by Affiliate Auctions & Realty LLC on the 15th of March. The artefact has an estimate of $40-150 and a current bid of $10."