JULY 21 – A lock of Florence Nightingale’s hair has fetched more than £3,500 at auction in North Yorkshire.
The hair, verified to belong to the 19th Century nursing pioneer, was expected to fetch between £2,000 and £3,000.
It was sold alongside her signature on a clipped piece of paper.
Tennants Auctioneers said the items sold in Leyburn had been in the possession of descendants of Nightingale’s sister.
A lock of Florence Nightingale’s hair has fetched more than £3,500 at auction in North Yorkshire.
The hair, verified to belong to the 19th Century nursing pioneer, was expected to fetch between £2,000 and £3,000.
It was sold alongside her signature on a clipped piece of paper.
Tennants Auctioneers said the items sold in Leyburn had been in the possession of descendants of Nightingale’s sister.
By BBC
