Lot 272: [ Autographs ] [ Subject to VAT ] Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan, 1859-1930) Trimmings from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's moustache preserved by his second wife Lady Jean Conan Doyle, c. 1930, the small cluster of hairs centrally window-mounted beneath a

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[ Autographs ] [ Subject to VAT ] Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan, 1859-1930) Trimmings from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's moustache preserved by his second wife Lady Jean Conan Doyle, c. 1930, the small cluster of hairs centrally window-mounted beneath a facsimile of the handwritten envelope ('My beloved moustache hairs') from which the hairs were taken, printed caption beneath and b & w photo. portrait of pipe- smoking Doyle and Sherlock Holmes on either side, the whole framed and glazed, approx. 30 x 50 cm A matching frame with the lot above. (1)