Queen’s hair locket among Adam’s lots

Alocket of hair inscribed Catherine Parr and crested with a crown motif is one of the more unusual lots at the James Adam Sunday Interiors sale in Dublin tomorrow.

Catherine Parr (1512-1548), the last of six wives of Henry VIII, was Queen of England from 1543-47 and outlived her husband. The locket is estimated at €400-€600.

Collectibles on offer include a collection of 1976 Montreal Olympic’s coins, a pair of Tiffany plated oil lamps and a 19th century Canton-carved and stained ivory chess set.