A few examples of appraisal values for
OLD BANJOS

• Antique/Vintage Banjo in case
  Antique/Vintage Banjo in case
• Folk Art Tin Banjos American. Two
  Folk Art Tin Banjos American. Two folk art banjos each with tin body wooden handle and metal strings; largest lg. 33.5 wd. 10 dp. 4.25 in. Condition: Missing strings and wear.
• HOMEMADE FOLK ART BANJO, CA.
  HOMEMADE FOLK ART BANJO, CA. 1900Homemade folk art banjo, ca. 1900, with brass pot, bone bridge, and tail piece, 33 1/2" l. Condition: Missing two peg sockets, as expected wear consistent with age and use.
• TWO FOLK ART HOMEMADE BANJOSTwo
  TWO FOLK ART HOMEMADE BANJOSTwo folk art homemade banjos, one inscribed on underside Jesse E. Stout Snow Camp Alamance Co. ? N. C. - Oct. the 28th, 10-11 33" l. and 22" l. Condition: Overall good condition.
• Small banjo (banjo-lin), four
  Small banjo (banjo-lin), four mother of pearl inlays, 21"L. Surface wear, missing strings and clamp.
• Patriotic Civil War-Period Banjo
  Patriotic Civil War-Period Banjo 33.5 in. overall no maker's mark one piece dark wood neck and headstock wooden pot with brass rim skin head. Rim adorned with 16 decorative hooks each depicting an American eagle grasping the Union Forever banner.?Lacking bridge strings tuner and tailpiece. This instrument is similar to those seen in Civil War images.AUCTIONEER'S NOTE: It has been called to our attention that this banjo was probably produced after the Civil War ca 1870s-1880s.? Condition: Expected wear including some wear to fretboard with some nicks and scratches.?
• 2 pieces. Original Photographs -
  2 pieces. Original Photographs - Salt prints: Banjo player with other musical instruments. Ca. 1850. Ovate, 7 1/8 x 5 1/4 inches (180 x 133 mm). Somewhat faded. * Performer with hat and cane (Jo Cowell?). Ca. 1857. 6 5/8 x 4 1/8 inches (168 x 105 mm). Rich ptg., clean & well preserved.
• UNMARKED BANJO UKECirca 1950Plain
  UNMARKED BANJO UKECirca 1950Plain unadorned peghead with unlisted shape. Twelve cleat pot. Waverly five-string tailpiece. No bridge. Original green felt soft bag-case.
• AMERICAN VERNACULAR FIVE-STRING
  AMERICAN VERNACULAR FIVE-STRING FRETLESS BANJO Appalachia. 2nd half, 19th century; with fixed rawhide head set on a wooden rim; cherry, the body about 10 1/4 in. Diam., 2 1/8 in. D., 36 in. L. overall.
• ANTIQUE EZY TUNE OPEN BACK BANJO
  ANTIQUE EZY TUNE OPEN BACK BANJO four string 27 fret bars 10 1/2'' body mother of pearl inlays ivory color post type tuners all in fitted hard case with spare strings. The banjo shows moderate to heavy wear and has a few repairs and some oxidation.
• An American Inlaid Five-String
  An American Inlaid Five-String Banjo-Banjeaurine c. 1894 by Samuel S. Stewart Phila. serial # 9538 fully marked with intricate wood and mother-of-pearl inlay some restoration.
• Vintage ORPHEUM Banjo. From a
  Vintage ORPHEUM Banjo. From a Long Island estate. Dimensions: 24" long
• EARLY 20TH CENT. EAST TN FOLK ART
  EARLY 20TH CENT. EAST TN FOLK ART BANJOAppalachian fretless five string banjo with skin head, Johnson County, Tennessee. Signed in pencil to the underside of head "RFD 1 Box 30/ Volna Osborne/ Dortha Wallace/ Nov 18 1925_Tenn/RFD1 Box 30". 33 3/4"L x 10" dia. (head). Note: Volna Marion Osborne (b. Feb. 7, 1899) and Dortha Ella Wallace (b. Jan. 27, 1900) were married by 1920. Condition: Some looseness to strings. Tears/losses to vellum head.
• Two banjos and two banjo ukuleles
  Two banjos and two banjo ukuleles Estimate $ 100-200 No condition report supplied.
• VINTAGE FOUR-STRING TENOR BANJO
  VINTAGE FOUR-STRING TENOR BANJO 1920s, possibly made by Gretsch since the headstock's shape and mother-of-pearl inlays conform with designs used by that company; maple pot, shell position inlays on the fingerboard; likely original tuners; all hooks present; new head, but the original, dated 1927, is present. Stored in an Ernie Ball softshell gig bag.
• FAIRBANKS-VEGA STYLE K EIGHT STRING
  FAIRBANKS-VEGA STYLE K EIGHT STRING BANJO-MANDOLINCirca 1920sWith 10 1/8 pot new head and original hard-shell case.''
• VINTAGE FOUR-STRING TENOR BANJO
  VINTAGE FOUR-STRING TENOR BANJO 1920s, possibly made by Gretsch as the headstock shape and mother-of-pearl inlays conform with designs used by that company; maple pot, shell position inlays on the fingerboard; likely original tuners; all hooks present; new head, but the original, dated 1927, is present. Stored in an Ernie Ball softshell gig bag.
• VINTAGE FOUR-STRING RESONATOR TENOR
  VINTAGE FOUR-STRING RESONATOR TENOR BANJO Circa 1930s-1940s, anonymous, with maple rim, resonator and neck; shell inlay on headstock; the resonator back with decal of a classic Spanish galleon under full sail.
• AMERICAN FOLKSY HOMEMADE BANJO. Mid
  AMERICAN FOLKSY HOMEMADE BANJO. Mid 20th century six strings, silver painted head with punched cross and religious phrase "He is Lord of All, Walk With him". Rim and back in glittery purple. 37"h.
• Banjo Four string banjo with
  Banjo Four string banjo with inlay and painted ship scene on backside. Maker unknown. ?Includes latching case; 30.5 in. Condition: In need of repair.
• VINTAGE 1940-50'S CELLULOID TENOR
  VINTAGE 1940-50'S CELLULOID TENOR RESONATOR BANJO United States,C.1950Four string tenor banjo with celluloid covered headstock, resonator, and fretboard with chrome accents. Includes booklet on music and hardshell carrying case.
• 1926 BACON AND DAY SILVER BELL
  1926 BACON AND DAY SILVER BELL BANJO1926 Bacon and Day Silver Bell banjo in case. Accented with Mother of Pearl inlay. Banjo was crafted in Groton, CT. Although the earliest Bacon banjos were produced by various makers for Bacon from 1906-1920, the company's most famous era began in 1922 when David Day left the Vega company to partner with Fred Bacon who had begun crafting his instruments in-house in 1920. The Silver Bell line of instruments were introduced in 1923. For shipping quote, please contact Box Brothers Sacramento at boxbrosacto@gmail.com. Condition: Some wear to case and minor scratches on banjo. Witherell's strives to provide as much information and photographs as possible but encourages in-person inspection by bidders. Condition: statements are only for general guidance and should not be relied upon as complete statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty or assumption of liability by Witherell's. All lots are sold "AS IS" under the Terms & Condition: s.
• BELTONE BANJO, ETC.Beltone banjo,
  BELTONE BANJO, ETC.Beltone banjo, together with a Stella mandolin, a Weymann mandolin, and a zither. Condition: As found.
• VINTAGE DIXIE BANJO-UKULELE
  VINTAGE DIXIE BANJO-UKULELE 1940s-1950s, aluminum construction with traditional head and wooden bridge. A little guy who is very loud!
• 1970S LIDA FIVE-STRING
  1970S LIDA FIVE-STRING BANJO.1970s Lida Five-String Banjo. Label affixed to rear of headstock bearing serial number 230—MO2913. Mother of pearl inlays to headstock and fingerboard, chrome-plated metal parts. Contemporary hard case lined with velvet. Overall good used condition, in need of cleaning and re-stringing.
• FOUR STRING TENOR BANJOFour
  FOUR STRING TENOR BANJOFour string tenor banjo. Early 20th Century. Mother-of-pearl star inlay on headstock, flat wooden resonator screwed onto back. Grover Nontip banjo bridge holds strings on drum head. Wear and scuffing to drum head, loss to varnish around neck. Some j-hook brackets are loose. Wear to exterior of fitted case, tearing to felt inside case. 32" H x 12 1/2" L x 4" W
• Four-string tenor banjo, figured
  Four-string tenor banjo, figured maple pot and neck, mother-of-pearl inlay, celluloid tuners, pot with 21 brackets, original hide skin, adjustable neck, face with drawings and sayings with various names, "Madame Molitiere", "Hey, hay, girl", images from 1920s and 1930s, interior frame marked "Perfacktone", 30 in. Frame in good condition.
• Estrada 4 string banjo with
  Estrada 4 string banjo with resonator and wrist rest. Very good condtion. Comes with soft shell case.
• A five string banjo in oak finish
  A five string banjo in oak finish case 36ins overall and case for same and a Savana stained wood and chromed metal ukulele 21.5ins overall and case for same
• 1920S DEWITT 4 STRING TENOR BANJO
  1920S DEWITT 4 STRING TENOR BANJO United States,Circa 1920Four string seventeen fret banjo with inlaid tendril design headstock and inlaid resonator.
• ANTIQUE ROSEWOOD INLAID BANJO -
  ANTIQUE ROSEWOOD INLAID BANJO - LEVI BROWNFine and rare antique minstrel banjo with elaborate abalone inlay of flowers, stars, etc on rosewood frame. Attributed to Levi Brown circa 1860. 38 in long, 13.5 in diameter of drum. Unsigned. Together with 2 Bridgham identified photos on heavy cardstock of minstrels in black face with banjo - 9 by 7 inch and 6.5 x 4.25 inch. Good condition with 3 abalone stars missing and some minor inlay loss. From Greig estate NH.
• VINTAGE "BOWEN BEAUTY" FIVE
  VINTAGE "BOWEN BEAUTY" FIVE STRING BANJOVINTAGE "BOWEN BEAUTY" FIVE STRING BANJO, 12 1/2" rim, 28 brackets (missing three tensioners), twenty fret mother of pearl inlaid fret board, birds eye maple neck and pot, non serialized.
• NICE AMERICAN GAMBLING THEME FOLK
  NICE AMERICAN GAMBLING THEME FOLK BANJO United States,Mid 20th CenturyA great find, from the Tanzi family comes this maple resonator banjo with plywood side wrap, pierced and chased aluminum decoration, with billet aluminum18 lug head ring signed Tony Tanzi, and quality German aluminum hardware. The neck is also maple with rosewood fretboard inlaid with abalone shell gambling motif, each representing the fret position, the 20th fret is flanked by "Tony" and Golliwog face. A nice playing banjo, sounds great.
• An A.C. Fairbanks, Boston MA, banjo
  An A.C. Fairbanks, Boston MA, banjo with mother of pearl inlay in fret, and bone handles, damaged hide drum 35.75”L, in leather case. Condition: leather case damaged, banjo with damaged hide and losses to mother of pearl CT Transfer Fee $10
• THREE STRINGED INSTRUMENTS, 20TH
  THREE STRINGED INSTRUMENTS, 20TH C.Three stringed instruments, 20th c., to include two dulcimers and a banjo. Condition: Overall good condition. Some wear.
• VINTAGE WAVERLY BANJOVintage
  VINTAGE WAVERLY BANJOVintage Waverly Banjo Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.