A lock of David Bowie's hair, cut by a wig maker at Madame Tussauds in London, is set to go up for auction this weekend.
The hair, snipped off in 1983, is expected to fetch thousands when it is auctioned off by Heritage Auctions in the U.S. on behalf of Wendy Farrier, a wig maker who worked at Madame Tussauds. The current bid stands at $2,000 (€1,763).
Farrier cut Bowie's hair so she could use it to perfect the colour of a wig for the late rock star's waxwork in 1983. Heritage says she kept it as a souvenir.
“I remember Mr. Bowie being very relaxed about the whole episode as I approached with scissors quivering,” wrote Farrier in a letter shared by Heritage Auctions.
"We have sold a lot of celebrity hair in the past but never any of David Bowie's. This is pretty unique. It is difficult to predict how much it will go for but we recently sold some of John Lennon's hair, which was snipped from his head by his barber, for a huge sum," auctioneer Margaret Barrett says.
David Bowie has now passed away and fans are devastated by the news so we are expecting to get a lot of interest in the sale."
Bowie has his eyes matched for colour in the private studio at Madame Tussaud's in London in 1983
A lock of David Bowie's hair (above) is up for auction
Bowie died in January at the age of 69 after an 18-month battle with cancer.
Bids on the lock of hair are now open, ahead of the sale on June 25. Auction information, a photo of the hair, and Farrier's letter can be found here
