A banjo mandolin, unknown maker, circa 1940s

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR KIRK PENGILLY, SYDNEY

calfskin head, floating bridge, rosewood fingerboard, nickel hardware, eight buttoned machine heads, hardwood neck and rim, acquired on 12 October 1981

"I bought this instrument in 1981 whilst on tour on the east coast of Australia. I used it on the recording of 'Biting Bullets' from the 'Listen Like Thieves' album [1985]." Kirk Pengilly

• Lot Sold $2,400 (Hammer Price)
• $2,928 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Private Collection of Mr Kirk Pengilly, Sydney, acquired 12 October 1981

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