Lock of Napoleon’s hair and other eclectic items at auction

A lock of hair from the legendary French general Napoleon Bonaparte can be bought for €200, writes Sarah Slater

It is just one of 544 unusual and interesting lots up for grabs in a forthcoming auction to be held by Whyte’s.

The eclectic array of collectables includes historic artefacts, manuscripts, and documents, such as a signed page from the menu of a dinner attended in happier days by Michael Collins and former President Éamon de Valera, who later became bitter enemies and leaders of opposing sides of the Civil War.