£5,000 for Jane Austen’s Hair?

It is widely known that Jane Austen’s sister, Cassandra, cut off several locks of hair to keep as a memento before Jane’s coffin was closed. A locket containing the strands of hair that have been woven into the shape of a weeping willow is expected to reach more than £5,000 at auction. The auctioneers admit that the hair may never be confirmed as having come from the novelist's head.