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May Premier Auction: Day 2

Sat, May 20, 2017 09:00AM EDT - Mon, May 22, 2017 09:00AM EDT
Lot 850

Three Banjos

Estimate: $500 - $800

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
octagonal banjo, signed inside "WUTHRICK/OCT 1980", collected in Ashe County, NC, mixed hardwoods, machine tuners and frets, wire tailpiece, 36 in., [good condition, some anomalies as made, short crack in interior bracket]; fretless five-string cigar-box banjo collected in East Tennessee, with oval brand "MANILA/BLUNTS/Long Filler", carved wooden tuners, sheet metal tailpiece and manufactured bracket that attaches neck to box, 33-3/4 in., [good condition, a few tiny paint drops and some nicks in wood]; and curly maple banjo collected in Watauga County, NC, 20th century, hide head set in frame screwed to sides of pot, aluminum tailpiece, 38 in., [surface generally dry, pot with vertical crack at tailpiece, top bridge missing]. Provenance: Private Virginia Collection