Antique 6-String Banjo with Nickel Plated Headstock and Inlay
click the photo to enlarge
English six string banjo, circa 1900s, open back, with 38 brackets, the headstock plated in nickel, and Mother-of-pearl inlay to the fingerboard, 92 cm long
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
This item has been sold, and the description, image and price are for reference purposes only.
- Mother-Of-Pearl - Mother-of-pearl, technical name "nacre", is the inner layer of a sea shell. The iridescent colours and strength of this material were widely used in the nineteenth century as an inlay in jewellery, furniture, (especially papier mache furniture) and musical instruments.
In the early 1900s it was used to make pearl buttons. Mother-of-pearl is a soft material that is easily cut or engraved.
Nowadays it is a by-product of the oyster, freshwater pearl mussel and abalone industries. - Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
This item has been included into following indexes:
Visually similar items
A solid crystal opal dress ring, 18ct yellow gold, crafted as a modern solitaire dress ring, set with a single pear cut solid crystal opal, measuring 9 x 5.8 mm, strong spectral colours throughout in a simple split gold band
Sold by
in
for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
A small Edwardian silver leaf shaped dish, decorated with a snail. Chester 1901. Length 17.5 cm
Sold by
in
for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
Sold by
in
for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
Antique whales tooth scrimshaw 'The Blanch taking the La Nymph', approx 16 cm long
Sold by
in
for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.