Churchill's hair and spectacles up for auction in Jersey for over £50,000 combined - Jersey Evening Post
by Christie Bailey · Jersey Evening PostPosted inNews
Churchill’s hair and spectacles up for auction in Jersey for over £50,000 combined
by Christie Bailey 22 June 202622 June 2026
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A LOCK of Winston Churchill’s hair and a pair of his spectacles are expected to sell for more than £50,000 when they go under the hammer in Jersey this week.
The rare items feature in Just Collecting Auctions’ Autographs & Memorabilia Auction, which runs online until Wednesday 24 June.
Together, the two Churchill lots carry a combined estimate of £50,000 to £60,000.
The highlight is an approximately 8cm lock of the wartime Prime Minister’s light and dark grey hair, which is expected to fetch between £10,000 and £15,000.
According to the auction house, it is the only genuine example of Churchill’s hair ever to appear for sale.
The hair is being sold by the family of Brian Wells from Kent, who was called to the former Prime Minister’s Chartwell home to cut his hair when the barber was just 17 years old.
The framed lot includes original newspaper cuttings from the time and a 10-shilling note used by Churchill to pay for one of the haircuts.
Paul Fraser of Just Collecting Auctions said: “Demand is always strong for Churchill artefacts.
“And, as this is the only hair from Churchill that’s ever appeared for sale, we’re expecting a lot of interest.
“Historical hair collecting is enjoying a popularity not seen since Victorian times.”
Also offered for sale is a pair of Churchill’s tortoiseshell reading spectacles, expected to fetch £40,000 to £45,000.
The glasses were specially made for Churchill by London optician C.W. Dixey & Son, which had supplied his eyewear since 1910.
The Model 1805 frames, made in 1954, were worn by Churchill during his second term as Prime Minister.
According to the auction listing, the spectacles were later returned to Dixey for repair but were never collected. They were among three pairs discovered in the company’s archives after Churchill’s death in 1965.
The lot is accompanied by a signed note from the firm’s former director confirming their provenance, as well as Churchill’s original spectacle case.
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